Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-14

Congregational women from all over
Iowa, to the number OF 200 or more,
L will be guests OF the city "Wednesday
and Thursday. Oct. % ana %, when the
forty-third annual meeting of the Iowa
branch OF the Woman's Board of Mis-
I sions of the Interior will be held at the
4 CONGREGATIONAL church. The meeting
is cf more than ordinary Importance
because IL marks the centennial Of the
founding of the board OF missions, ana
4 the five-y year campaign for the jubilee
fund for the missionary work of the
organization is expected to he brought
to a close at this gathering.
i This convention was 20 have been
y held in this city last winter but was
postponed because of the influenza
epidemic. The WomansBOar6 of MIS-
sions of the Interior is the Mississippi
l Valley branch of the Woman's Board
Y OF Missions, the national body In
charge OF foreign mission work. Mrs.
J. F. Hardin. OF Eldora, is president.
and Mrs. C. E. Greet. also OF Eldora, Is
secretary treasurer.
h Mrs. |. Q. kemble, of this city. IS
4 chairman OF the entertainment commit
tee, and delegates and visitors will be
entertained on the Harvard plan"
Prominent Workers to Attend.
\ Women prominent in mission work
are to attend and take part in the pro-
gram. Among these are Miss Frances
/ Bement for twenty-one years mis-
sionary in China; Miss Ella c. HoNie,
Of India: Mrs. Lydia Lord Davis, OF
/ Oberlin. O.. who viii lead inspirational
meetings and outline the study books
for 1920: Miss Rada Pavlova, OF Bull
garia- a graduate OF one Of the mission
schools, who will appear in native cos
tune 10 tell of the work in her country.
and Mrs. Frank c. Travers, Of Des
Moines. who will present Bible study.
The society has raised about $4,000
this year. and of this sum about $4,000
goes to the rebuilding of the missionary
work in Turkey and relief work among
the Armenians. By arrangement
among denominations the Congrega-
tional church is the only church doing
missionary work in Turkey.
Program of Convention.
The opening session Of the conven-
ton will be held at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning, Oct. %. Devotional SER
vices will be led BY Mrs. F. II. Ander-
son, Of Rockwell; the address Of well
come will be by Mrs. B. F. Martin, OF
this city. and the response by Mrs w.
D. Evans, Of Hampton. Following the
work Of organization, Miss Pavlova viii
speak on Experiences in Bulgaria
Talks by Mrs. J. K. Hawley, Of Ames,
on Our Women's Conferences" and
by Mrs. Trayers, on "Our Guide Book.
also will be part Of the morning pro-
gram.
Mrs. Travers will lead devotional ser
vices in the afternoon, and greetings
! from the woman's Home Missionary
Union will be extended by Mrs. B. J.
| Kicker Of Grinnell, with response by
Mrs Willard Whiting, Of Whiting. Mrs.
! Lydia Lord Davis will speak on "a
i Crusade Of Compa ssion," and Mrs. S.
F. Hersey. Of Cedar Falls, secretary OF
/ children's work. on the Junior training
Il camp. An interesting feature viii be
Il stories of other lands. by Miss Pavlova-
Bulgaria: Miss Hoxie, India, and Miss
Bement, China.
Interesting Evening Program.
The young women's banquet will be
held in the church dining room at s
H o'clock. and the evening session Fill be
called to order at T:45. The features
Of the evening will be addresses by
Miss Bement, on China, Which Shall
1t Be-" and Miss Hoxie, a Modern
Flight in Hindustan."
4 review Of the years work will be
given at the morning session, Thurs
day, followed by the treasurers re-
port. Miss Grace z. Potwin. Of indie
pendence, secretary OF Christian En-
deavor work, will speak On the achieve
nents of that organization. Ready
Reserves will be the subject Of an ad-
dress by Mrs. r. II. Anderson. OF
Rockwell. and TN the Front Trenches
at Shaowu," viii be the subject OF
talk by Miss Bement.
Mrs. Alice Il. Wheeler, of GrinneI.
secretary Of literature will discuss the
literature Of the organization, at the
afternoon meeting, following which an
open meeting will Re in charge OF Rev.
Iona Brosius, OF Arion. Miss Dora
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