Arizona republican., 1918-04-26
MISSIONARIES
 WILL OBSERVE /. ARIZONA DAY

The Arizona Christian Missionary society will be in session today. It will be Arizona day. Melnotte Miller Of Douglas will preside. The morning will be taken by reports from pastors and the report of the board. In the after noon Edgar Lloyd Smith of Los An geles. superintendent of Bible school work and R. E. Dunlap, superintendent of missions will give their field reports followed by a business session. In the evening Melnotte Miller will deliver the presidents address and second ad- dress will be delivered by Dr. Charles Wm. Dean of Denver.
 Yesterdays Session
 The state organization of which Mrs. George Day of Phoenix is president held it's session yesterday in the Cen irsl Christian church. Practically every local organization had repre- sontatiyes. Former presidents of the society, Mrs Hattie k. Mcllroy Of Tue son and Mrs. r. A. French of Phoenix, were present Mrs. Robert Wales. Miss M. Cluner and Mrs. Harker of Miami, J. E. Brown. Mrs. Reuben F. R. Cook, Mrs. W. C. Heck of Tucson; Mrs. J. F. English. Melnotte Miller. Mrs. L. D. McCortney. Mrs. J. W. Tierce of Doug las; Mrs. w. F. Buster, MT. and Mrs. Fred <. Carter, Mrs. J. J. Tatum, Mrs. J. l.. Donell of Winslow; Miss Mary Hitler. Milwaukee; MT. and Mrs. Asa Graham, Mrs. J. J. Leo, Mir. and Mrs. J. IT. Swift of Glendale; Mrs. Cans. Il. Prather. Mrs. Chas. Stewart, Mrs. D. Glen Teetor. Mrs. R. l.. Gilliland, Mrs. l. hsnlWa M FC A. N. Smith, Mrs. c. F. Caldwell, Mrs. A. S. Richards. Mrs T. A. Niver, and J. R. Rountree of Tempe; Mrs. Lowell C. McPherson. of Keuka Park, N. Y.; Mrs. !. r. Ivy, Mrs. J. M. Harmon, and Mrs. D. r. Clanton of Buckeye together with a large local delegation made up large attendance upon the sessions. Dr. Charles Wm. Dean of Denver su- perintendent of the inter mountain district, composed of the states of Wy oming, Colorado, Utah and New Mex ico also arrived today representing the American Christian Missionary society and will participate in the convention today.
 Gain in Local Societies
 The reports of the morning hour from the various departments showed gain in local societies, in number of members, number of the national pa pers taken and general work done. Mrs. Lowell c. McPherson delivered a masterful review of the work in all lands at II o'clock, and afternoon con- ducted a round table on the immediate activities of the local organization de- signed to bring the work up to a higher state of perfection. At the evening hour after the story of the Circle Girls by Miss Bertrande Hendrix, Mrs. Mc- Pherson delivered an address on the responsibility of the circle girl.
 History of the Organization
 The Inter national Christian Wom- ans board of missions was organized in Cincinnati. in 1874. Its work has grown steadily from year to year until it has outstripped the other missionary organizations of the church in the amount of money raised. the economy of it's administration and the number and effectiveness of it's missionaries. It has schools and hospitals the world around. It has taken over the hard iollsxof the home and the foreign so- cietfk and pushed them forward to success.
 It has to it's credit the institution of Bible chairs in connection with state institutions which have become popu- lar now among many people, It also has planted schools for the mountain people of Virginia, Kentucky and Ten nessee It took charge of the work among the negroes a few years ago and made a wonderful success of that en- terprise. Beside all this it helps in 34 states of the union supporting pastors and evangelists.