New Britain herald., 1919-03-22
HARTFORD WOMAN
 NAMED PRESIDENT
Heads Woman'S Baptist Foreign
 Missionary Conference

SiOnarN conference of the Hartford association was held yesterday in morning and afternoon sessions at the Baptist church. The Hartford assO- citation includes the members throu gh- out Hartford county, many of whom were present.
 Miss Sarah Hathaway ot Hartford detailed the report for the nominat- ing committee, and the following off, cers were elected
 President, Mrs. Allen Brown of West Hartford; vice presidents, Mrs H. c. Thompson, Mrs. H. J. White, Mrs. J. N. Lackey, Mrs. P. c. Wright, Mrs. w. B. Reed, Mrs. C. L. Fisher, Mrs. Isaac Glazier. Mrs. R. A. May CT. Mrs John Mckenzie. all | of Hartford recording secretary, Mrs. c. A. Ludvigson of this city; corre- spending secretary, Mrs. C. H. Barrett of Hartford; junior secretary, Miss Eunice Purinton of Hartford; treas urer, Miss; E. Louise Carey of Hart ford; auditor, Miss Nellie BarroWs of Hartford; executive committee, Mrs c. J. Bridgman, Hartford Mrs. c. R. Hitchcock, New Britain; Mrs. F. V. Cushman. Mrs. E. w. Emmerson, Mrs. Fl. H. Dickinson, Mrs. E. c. Wilbur. Mrs. Alexis Hendricks and Mrs. F. w. Fayne all or hartford.
 Following in part is the report of Mrs. Emma J. Brown, association sec retary:
 "The Plainville, West Hartford. New Britain, Bristol, Bloomfield and Asylum avenue churches have a list equal to 10 per cent. of church mem bership. This is a great gain As to the specific work of the secretary, she I,o and has called two regular meetings during the year.
 Junior Secrctary'S Report
 The junior secretary's report, Miss Eunice Purinton, follows in part:
 "The epidemic of influenza pre- vented many chapters from holding their meetings in the fall and also the rally of the Wonen's society at which there was to- be given a program by nine of the w. w. G. Girls. The big feature of the year for the chapters was the annual rally, held November Is, nearly 200 being present.
 I've now have enrolled fifteen chapters, twelve of which are active. The First Baptist church has four chapters.''
 The minutes of the 1918 meeting were read by the recording secretary, Mrs. c. A. Ludvigson, and brief address was given by the retiring president Mrs. G. B. Germond.
 Mrs. Germond has served the so- ciety for 12 years and her remarks were of a personal nature, expressive of the sorrow she felt in severing her official connection with the .associa- tion and of the great responsibility Which rested on the shoulders of the Missionary organization. She said that opportunities were opening to women as never before and that Wom- cn were alive to new interests as never before in American history. Christian women now, she declared, were under taking the~work of the world.
 Mrs. Germond has raised $1,O1O for special mission work in China and she spoke of her appreciation of the contributions. She was given a beau tiful bouquet of violets from the mem bers of the association and a set of resolutions in appreciation of her services was read.
 Following a solo by Mrs. F. H. Wilkins, an address was given by Miss M. F. Moran, principal of the Bible Training school at Tinnhanda, South India.
 She spoke of conditions existing in India among the women and de- scribed educational conditions in that country There the Bible is now be- ing used as a textbook, and once a week the pupils are allowed to choose their own subjects. The girls are taught to recite lessons in the class rooms and are then corrected. Unmarried girls in India are diff ; cult to manage, according to Miss ! Moran, and are not allowed to go l about unchaperoned. She said that 1 there was little discrimination be- { tween the castes, whether Hindu or l Mohamm edan. Meetings to teach the 1 gospel arc held everywhere and at any l time, no matter where tho place l may be.
 we teach. as the first lesson. obe- l dience," said Miss Moran, "and we ] tell them that it is the first lesson in ! the Bible and that children will be ! pun ishedj for disobedience by being l compelled to study after school hours. 1 Our studen are of Christian parent
 age, although they are taken from all castes.' The speaker spoke of the types of Indian pupils-thc stupid, the aver | age and the brilliant.
 1 "MissionarieG are sometimes called l upon to arrange marriages in India, 1 but many of them refuse to do so,''
 she said.