Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-13
DIES MONIES WOMAN ELECTED As
HEAD OF BRANCH MISSIONARY
SOCIETY.
SUCCEEDS MISS PEARSON,
MANY YEARS PRESIDENT
Miss Pearson Chosen as President
Emeritus-New Officers Elected and
Many delegates to Con-
ference Sessions Observation-Disclosures
Swelied by New Arrivals.

Mrs. Oner S. Dow. of Des Moines.
was elected president of the Des Moines
sionary Society of the Methodist church
at the annual business session of the
society. held this forenoon. Mrs. Dow
succeeds Miss Elizabeth Pearson, of
| Des Moines. who becomes president
! emeritus OF the society. after thirty
seven years of work in the society and
twenty-seven years its president. III
health has caused Miss Pearson's re-
tirement.
| Most of the officers of the society
were reelected. altho several were
chosen for the first time They are
Mrs. J. NJ. Gray. Kansas City, Mo. sec
ond vice president, and Mrs. r. c.
! PETER. Of ST. Louis, Mo, third vice.
president, which is a new office: Mrs.
William Humphrey, OF Carroll, secre-
tary of tithing; Mrs Margaret Leland,
of Ames, superintendent Of young
peoples work; and Mrs. II. T. Fisher,
| Of Waterloo. superintendent Of litera-
ture.
| The officers reelected were Mrs
Esther P. Carpenter, Des Moines, first
vice president; Mrs. A. E. Craig. Sioux
| City, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Flora s Dudley, of Indianola. associate
secretary; Mrs. H. NJ. Humphrey. In
dianola, recording secretary; Mrs. W.
II. Arnold, Des Moines. treasurer; Miss
Jeanette Lewis, Rockwell City. col
lege secretary: Miss Kate Moss, Kan
sas City. Mo, secretary of special
work: Mrs. George Irmscher. Dubuque
superintendent of chldren's work;
Mrs. E, P. Anderson. Sedalia, No, SUI
pervisor of jubilee; and Mrs. D. B.
Gardner. st. Louis, editor of the
Quarterly.
Delegates Chosen.
The delegate to the general executive
at Detroit. st. Louis conference Is
Miss Christine Page, Kansas City, Mo:
first alternate, Mrs. \. E. Skellett, St
Louis, Mo-; second alternate. Mrs. E
P. Anderson. st. Louis. The delegate
10 the Des Moines conference is Mrs
Martha s. Beall. Mt. Ava: arst alter
nate, Mrs. S. L. Rutt, Casey; second
Mrs. L. R. Voss ,Denisor
Over $50 in Attendance.
Additional delegates, who arrived
| Friday afternoon and evening and this
morning brought the attendance be-
| yond the $50 mark. Others are ex-
| pected to be here for the sessions of
Sunday. the closing day.
! In addition TO the annual election of
officers, reports and miscellaneous bus
mess took up most of the forenoon ses-
sion.
| Preceding the annual business ses-
sion reports of special work, literature.
and agent of supplies, were read by
Miss Kate Moss. The first showed that
s2.4sO had been paid out for scholar
ships, missionaries salaries. teachers,
and hospital beds; the second that
1851 copies Of text books had been sold.
| together with 24.100 leaflets. booklets,
and other small pieces: the third that
s2.947.20 had been received for litera-
ture and text books Following this a
letter from Dr. Agnes Evans, Of China.
was read. Dr. Evans is at home on
furlougn. and is at present in sana-
| forum at Los Angeles.
This Afternoons Meetings
The afternoon session was opened
with departmental meetings. following
which Mrs. Anna Vanschoiack. of
Abba, had charge Of the devotions,
after which Miss Jeanette Lewis, the
| college secretary told of her work
among the students OF the various
Methodist colleges, in the interest Of
the foreign mission work. A children's
rally in charge Of Mrs Irmscher. with
returned missionaries. followed, during
which the young folks We're told stories
of the field and other interesting facts.
IT, z-Sz:-. close: =::h conference
| delegation meetings.
| The program for this evening will be
a young peoples evening and will be
| in charge of Mrs. J. /. Compton, of
Kansas City. The program will open
with devotlons and will include several
short addresses and q pageant which
will be given by the young people of
the city.
Convention Ends Sunday.
The program for Sunday, which is
the closing day will include morning
afternoon and evening sessions. Dur
! ing rIe Sunday schOOl hour which will