The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-16
SEVERAL SESSIONS ARE TO
Be HELD IN MAAKATo
Presbyterian Board Is Conducting Edu-
. cationaI Campaign; Reception Held
Last Night For the Delegates; Ad-
dress Of Welcome Delivered BY Mrs.
C. H. Cooper and Response Made BY
Mrs. w. S. Shells of Morgan; Inter.
ested Group Taking Hold of Work

| Mrs. L. j. Taylor, lie Sueur, presi-
dent.
Mrs. Walter Barrow, Rushmore, first
vice president.
Mrs. j. H. Healy, Mankato, second
vice president.
Mrs. Robert Stewart, Redwood Fails,
| third vice president.
Mrs. H. N. Welch, Winnebago, re-
cording secretary.
Mrs. c. w. Headly, Winnebaso,
treasurer.
Mrs. W. A. Mullen, Madelia, cores
ponding secretary.
Mrs. w. S. Shiel,- Morgan, educa-
tional secretary.
Mrs. L. N. Nichols, Blue Earth,
literary secretary.
Mrs. S. L. Neff Lake Crystal, Freed
mems secretary.
Mrs. F. III. PrideauX, Rushmore,
secretary of extension work.
Mrs Carlow, Balaton, secretary of
the Light Bearers
Mrs. w. H. Valentine, Tracy, secre-
tary of the Young Peoples society.
Above are the officers of the Home
Missionary society of the Mankato
presbytery, elected by unanimous vote
during the business meeting held this
morning in the Sunday school room Of
; the Presbyterian church. Mrs. L. j.
Taylor of LIE Sueur, president of the
society, presided, and Mrs. H. N.
Welch of Winnebago, recording sec
rotary of the society, acted as secre-
tary of the meeting. Reports for the
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Apportionment For Year.
Mrs. Headley of Winnebago, treas
urer of the society, presented the
budget showing the society's appor-
tionment for the coming year, which
will be $246 more than the last years
budget. The women voted to accept
the apportionment. Last year S1,34S
was raised by the society, and this
year $1,594 is asked. Reports of the
Auxiliary societies were read and &C
cepted, and general routine business
was transacted. Mrs. Roeback gave a
closing address and pronounced the
Denediction The missionaries, Mes
danes Silverthorn, Wells and Nc
Affee arrived during the meeting and
at the close of the session were in
troduced to the delegates. Mrs. Taylor
of LIE Sueur, who was reelected to
the office of president, which position
she has held for many years, in
graceful little speech expressed her
thanks and appreciation to the So
ciety. At 1890 a dinner was served
to the guests in the church dining
room by committee of the local
ladies'.
Meeting Last Night.
Women of the Presbyterian church
missionary societies of the Mankato
presbytery are arriving in the city on
every train to attend the educational
conference which is being held this
week under the auspices of the Wom-
ans Presbyterian Board of Missions of
the Northwest and the Wonlan's Board
of Home Missions of the Presbyterian
church, u. S. A. The meetings will
continue until late Thursday after
noon, that being the closing session.
About eighty people were in attend
ance at the reception which was Civ
en- last evening in the Presbyterian
church in honor of the visiting dele
gates, who had arrived on the evening
trains from Wiz chc.5sc, Blue Earth,
Morgan, Delhi and other places.
Mrs. L. J. Taylor of LIE Sueur pre-
sided as chairman of the meeting.
and the praise service was conducted
by Mrs. G. w. Williams of Minneapo-.
lis, president of the Synodical' For
eign Missionary society. Mrs. c. H.
Cooper, president of the local mis-
sionary society, delivered the address
of welcome.
Working AS Missionaries.
"We-fope that in this mingling to-
gether we may mutually benefit and
prosper" said Mrs. Cooper. 1--WE are
banded together as missionaries, try
ing in our plain, human garb to carry
on the work of Christ. The con-
seriousness of Gods presence means
much to us, and we will work and
pray that He may be revealed in all
His holiness to those of the heather
lands as well as to other countries"
She spoke of the object of the meet
ing being to discuss together common
problems of missionary work, and told
the visiting delegates that the Man
skato women were. looking to them for,
inspiration, and would cooperate and
do everything in their power to make
the meetings mutually beneficial. Mrs.
Cooper closed her address with warm
and hospitable words of welcome
from the Mankato women to their
guests.
Response BY Morgan Woman.
Mrs. w. S. Shells of Morgan, Sec
rotary of mission study for the Man
kato presbytery, delivered the re-
Spouse.
"In the name of the women lof the
Mankato Presbytery, I will say that it
us tolbe here said Mrs Shells. She
us to be here sad Mrs. Shiels. She.
spoke in very complimentary terms of
the hospitality of the Mankato wom-
en-, and the excellent accommoda-
lions available 1--WE are very pleas
ed to be here in such good fellowship,
as we have met many of the ladies
in meetings elsewhere, and the assoc
citation has been delight to us. While
we appreciate and enjoy the hospi-
tally shown Nus, we hope to receive
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