The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-03-26
THEY OBSERVE
ANNIVERSARY
Ladies Of Woman's Foreign Mission.
ary Society Celebrate Anniversary
of the Society
MISS ELSIE CLARK GIVES TALK
Miss Clark Lives in Baltimore and
Had Just Returned From Foo
chow, China, on Cacation

Had Just Returned From Foo
chow, China, on Cacation
TheIadies of, the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society of the Methodist
Episcopal church of this city gave
special attention to the fiftieth ami
versary of the founding of the society
on Monday evening of this week at
the church parlors. The Denison aux
iliary stands high in the Des Moines
conference inasmuch as Mrs. E. w.
Pierce and Mrs. c. L. Voss hold most
Irresponsible positions, Mrs. Pierce be-
ling president of the Council Bluffs dis
trict and Mrs. Voss secretary, which
offices they have held for number of
years.
The meeting on Monday evening
was called a birthday party and was
presided over by Mrs. E. w. Pierce,
who introduced the program with a
brief account of the founding of the
society by eight women at Boston,
Mass, in 1869. She said that but one
today, and that she was on mission
sent out were Miss Isabelle Thoburn
and Miss Clara Swain, being the first
missionary workers ever sent out by
woman's organization. Mrs. VIM.
Strahan gave most appreciatiye talk
on the missionary career of Miss Tho
burn and Mrs. NJ. A. Penney on that
of DR.. Swain. Miss Thoburn had the
honor of being the founder of the first
school for women on the continent of
Asia, while DR.. Swain had medical
career. being medical missionary,
ard became the founder of number
of medical schools, and her work has
been continued by others until now it
is most important. Miss Ruby Kelly
then gave an outline Of the work done
by the young ladies' branch of this
great society, 'the Standard Bearers,
and this was followed by accounts
by Mrs. F. l.. Hoffman, of the little
Light Bearers and Kings Heralds and
Mrs. Stanfield of the French War Or
phan work These societies include
the young people and are an import
ant part of the Foreign Missionary+so-
ciety, helping missionaries in the for
teign fields to carry on the needy work.
The main event of the evening was
the talk by Miss Elsie Clark, of Balti-
more, who is a returned missionary
from Foochow, China, who Is spending
her leave of absence at her home. Miss
Clark is a remarkably bright young
woman of; very pleasing appearance
and her audience was greatly drawn
| to her by her account of missionary
work. 1t would appear that FoochoW
lis centrally situated for the Metho-
dist educational work in China. Miss
Clark held, out the bright side Of mis-
sionary work. She stated that while
1.-THE Chinese were peculiar in their
dress and habits, when one became
Acquainted with them they were just
the same as other folks and were
capable of loving and appreciating
what was done for them, and one
could soon forget that they belonged
to another race and could class them
with the grand human family. Miss
Clark has been home on leave for
some six months and it was her pleas
ure to meet in this country three Of
the girls whom she had helped educa-
tionally in the college at FoochoW.
Two of these girls are in our own
state, one being at Coe college, Cedar
Rapids, and the other at Morningside,
Sioux City. At both colleges the man
Iagement were anxious to have other
young ladies sent over, because those
who were here were such devoted
christians and were so bright. The
speaker stated that, missionary work
1had it's recompense in the love and
appreciation of those who were helped
AS is we'll known Americans are high
lly honored in China, and when any Of
the teachers are borne through the
streets in a sedan chair, which is the
usual mode of travel, the Inhabitants
,are always ready to give them the
right of way as they pass. Miss Clark
was looking for young ladies to take
up the missionary work.
After the program the company was
Invited to the church dining room in
the basement and were served to a
, fine lunch which was prepared under
the able direction of Mrs. Brown Ro-
mans and Miss Lessie Marshall. After
the repast, Mrs. ]. B. Romans favored
the company with one of her inimit-
able readings which brought forth JOY
GUS peals of laughter Miss Anna Sol
linger also gave reading which was
greatly appreciated. Following these,
selections those in attendance had the
opportunity of meeting Miss Clark per-
sonally and a short social time was
enjoyed. as