South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-20
ELECT OFFICERS
At CONFERENCE
IN SOUTH BEND
Mrs. Myron Campbell Re-
elected Treasurer of North
ern Indiana Societies.

Mrs Myron Campbell will begin
her S7th year as treasurer OF the
northwest Indiana conference Of the
Woman's Missionary societies as a
result OF reelection at the Wednes-
day morning session Of the confer
ence now in progress at the First
NJ r. church.
other officers chosen were Mrs.
Henry Ostrom Of Greencastle. pres
ident: Mrs W. b. Wilson OF Lafay-
cite, first vice president; Mrs. a. T.
Briggs OF Laporte, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. T. j. Everett Of Kirklin.
third vice president; Mrs. +. 9.
Evans OF Charlottesville. fourth
vice president. and Mrs. Charles Ehr-
man of Terre Haute, corresponding
secretary. The secretaries OF de-
partments were chosen as follows;
Supplies. Mrs g. r. Jewett OF Terre
Haute: mite boxes. Miss Clara Pig
low Of I.aporte; young Peoples work.
Miss Elizabeth Rossitcr Of Boswell
Ind. assisted by Mrs. Fred Wood
ward Of South Bend; children's
work Mrs. Irene Dedelow OF Ham
mond: Christian stewardship, Mrs.
4. W. Stecker OF Rensselaer,; tenn
perance. Mrs. Frank Brodbeck Of
South Bend, missionary education,
Mrs. Charles Dock OF Delphi. and
evangelism. Mrs s. A. Hayes Of
Greencastle.
Pledge Financial Ala
a pledge of 500 TO the Esther
nome Jon ogden Utah. was made by
the conference at the suggestion Of
Mrs. NIyron Campbell following a
talk by AIRS. May Leonard Woodruff
who is chairman Of the financial
committee OF the home. During the
course Of her morning talk Mrs.
woodruff urged appropriate cele-
Dration Of the 10th anniversary of
the Home Missionary societies which
occurs June 8. 1920. Mrs. Woodruff
sCEgested. in connection with this.
that new members be obtained, sub
scriptions 20 the Missionary maya
zine solicited and that finances be
increased.
Reports Of department secretaries
were made at the meeting. the finan-
cial report submitted by Mrs. Camp
bell being the best ever made By
the conference More than $4,000
was reported in the treasury which
Is an increase Of more than $4,000
over last years amount. The re-
po~. of the corresponding secretary,
Mrs. =. ". Rutinger read by Mrs.
-. II. Erhman. showed an advance
i'm all lines OF work.
A short talk on the evangelistic
force OF missionary women was Civ
on by Rev. Henry L. Davis, district
superintendent.
DIR. Steckcr Talks.
DR.. Daniel Stecker. superintend-
ent of the Campbell settlement
house in Gary. made the principal
address AT the afternoon session
Wednesday telling i'm general of the
work and the obstacles met in its
ruIhHmeut He urged support by
the conference of the community
school located I'M the locality OF the
settlement house showing that g.
GOO pupils receive their only reli-
gious instruction In these schools
" WItn are NlDNNlAtO 10y hA Nv thet N'AA
tributions and will be abandoned un-
less outside aid is forthcoming
According 20 survey made under
The direction OF DR. Stecker 900
families come under the supervision
Of the house. oue-third of whom are
colored. The majority of the people
are Croatians and of the Roman
Catholic faith, making "a direct re-
Fcious approach impossible The
settlement house depends Upon its
social activities including play
ground. reading room. clubs, etc,
TO attract the people whom it wishes
10 help. 4 nurse is employed 10y
the house and since the establish
ment OF the welfare station in July
more than 1000 children have been
examined and cared for The inn
portaucc OF The settlement house as
i means of Americanizins was en-
Dhasized by DR.. SteCker.
Mrs T. Starbuck. corresponding
secretary OF the northern Indiana
conference also spoke az the after
noon meeting. her subject being
"Our Mutual Interest"