Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-09
WOMEN FINISH
THEIR WORK HERE
ANNUAL CONvEN-
TON OF FOREIGN MISSIONARY
SOCIETIES CLOSED.

1WENTf-fffTH ANNUAL CONVEN'
TON OF FOREIGN MISSIONARY
SOCIETIES CLOSED.
The twenty-fifth annual convention
of the Ottumwa district members of
the Women's Foreign Missionary So
ciety closed Sunday evening at the
First Methodist church. The invita-
ton extended by Richland auxiliary
for the 1917 convention was accepted
During the morning services Dr.
Agnes Edmonds talked at the First
church: Miss Ada Lauck at the Viii.
lard street, and Mrs. Georgia Day Rob-
inson at the Main Street church. In
the evening at the First church the
mass meeting of the convention was
held and several of the different mis-
sionaries gave their farewell talks. On
Saturday evening splendid address
was given by Miss Ada Lauck of Sir
oncha, India, on the work which she
is doing in that country.
Officers Are Chosen.
Saturday afternoon the services
were opened by solo "A Little Bit OF
Love-" sung by Mrs. Guy Kitterman.
The report of the nominating commit
tee was accepted and the following
officers elected: President, Mrs: M.
D. Cox, Agency; first vice president,
Mrs. Estella Walker, Keosauqua; sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Chris Haw,
Ottumwa; third vice president, Mrs.
Ella Holland, Milton; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Della Sewers, Bloomfield;
treasurer, Mrs. w. B. Miller, Center
vile, and corresponding secretary,
Mrs. A. E. Vanschoiach, Abba.
Miss Alta Huston Of Abba, gave
brief biographies of recent Des
Moines branch missionaries making
special mention of Miss Elizabeth
Turner of Oskaloosa land Miss Alice
Cheney Of Keosauqua, who have re.
Gently gone to India and Japan. The
childrens hour was in charge of Mrs.
Marion Cheney of Oskaloosa. A band
of King Heralds from the First church
and the Willard Street church gave
their rally cries and listened with
great interest to Miss Lauck and DR..
Edmonds as they told of the children
of India and China. DR.. Edmonds put
on her respondent Manch robe decor
ated with five toed dragons. DR.. Ed
monds has been FOURTEEN years in
charge of the hospital at Chung King,
China, and Miss Lauck twenty-three
years in India.
Little James Field, son Of Rev. and
Mrs. C. A. Field of the Main Street
church was made life member of the
Little Light Bearers by the convention.
Those Attending.
The speakers and officers at the
convention were:
Mrs. Ella Pichereau, Fl. Madison.
Agnes NJ. Edmonds, Chung King,
China.
Georgia D. Robertson, Chengtu,
China.
q Ada J. Louck, Seroncha, India.
Mrs. M. D. Cox, Agency.
Mrs. Emma c. Anderson, Washing
ton.
Mrs. Anna Van schoiack, Abba.
Blanche Scott, Redfield.
Mrs. M. s. Cheney, Oskaloosa.
Delegates and Visitors.
Mrs. Anna Noble, Abba.
Miss Emma Gilaspie, Abba.
Miss Alta Huston, Abba.
Mrs. Della Glowers. Bloomfield.
Mrs. Emma Payne, Bloomfield.
Mrs. I. B. Thompson, Centerville.
Mrs. G.. E. Lisitor, Centerville.
Mrs. Mary Plowman, Keosauqua.
Mrs. Gertrude Calhoun, Keosauqua.
Mrs. Lavina Cheney, Keosauqua.
Mrs. Estelle B. Walker, Keosauqua.
Orpha Barker, Selma.
Mrs. May Whipple, Agency.
Mrs. Buchanan. Agency.
Mrs. r. A. Best, Agency.
Mrs. A. w. Blakeslee Mystic.
Mrs. l.. P. Henson, Richland.
Mrs. M. f. Long, Richland.
Mrs. M. Bottorf, Richland.
Mrs. ]. E. Payne, Richland.
Mrs. J. w. Pool, Moulton.
Mrs. Ann Blosser, Moulton.
Edna Gay Skies, Lovilia.
Frances Spencer, Lovilia.
Mrs. A. 8. Daniels, Hldon.
Mrs. Ella S. Holland, Milton.
Miss Daisy Herman, Farson.
Miss Stella Main, Moravia.
Miss Jennie Zimmerman, Morav1a-
Miss Jennie Drues, Centerville.
Mrs, A. C. Yant, Centerville.
Mrs. W. B. Miller, Centerville.
Mrs. Julia A. Vermillion, Kirkville.
Mrs. Emma Shavner, Kirkville.
Miss Edna Day, Keosauqua.
Mrs. A. w. McBlain. Eldon.
Mrs. Nina Houser, Kirkville. ...
Mrs. G. H. Montgomery, Mystic.
Mrs. Belle Gronewold, Nrkville.
Mrs. L. w. Baker, Farson.
Mrs. s. E. Woodruff, Farson.
Mrs. I. M. Walker, Richland