The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-17
co TO OTTAWA
Methodist Home Missionary
Society Ends Convention Here.
To Hold 1921 Meeting in Fall
Instead of Spring.
MRS. H. 0. HOlTER TO OFFICE
Topeka Woman Elected Vice
President This Morning.
Mrs. j. L. Taylor Reelected
Mrs. j. L. Mccoy Delegate.

Mrs. J. Luther Taylor of Pittsburs,
Kan, was reelected president of the
Kansas conference of the Woman's
Home Missionary society of the Meth
odist Episcopal church at the last ses-
sion of the three-day conference at
the First Methodist church this morn
ing.
Mrs H. o. Hotter of Topeka was
elected second vice president to sue
coed Mrs. Flora Wark Bechtel of Law
renee. Kan. Mrs. F. M Bailey of
Kansas City, Kan. vice president of
the conference; Mrs. w. Z. Wilson o.
Chanute, recording secretary; Mrs.
Jennie E. Smethurst of Manhattan,
recording secretary. and Mrs. j. L. Nc
Coy of Coffeyville. treasurer, all were
reelected.
To Ottawa Next Year.
The 1921 Kansas. conference con-
vention of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society, will be held in OF
tawa. The meeting will be held in
the fall. instead of in June, according
to decision reached at recent ex-
ecutive meeting.
Forty-seven thousand Indians in the
United States know nothing of the
Christian religion. it was stated in a
talk by Mrs. Flora Wark Bechtel of
Lawrence, religious worker at Haskell
on Indian missionary problems. Mrs.
A. c. Pollard of Lawrence also spoke
concerning the Methodist work among
the Indian young people. telling of the
! interest in the work taken by the stu
dents. of their morning devotional
services, and the strongly organized
Y. w. c. A. and Y. NJ. c. A. in the
school. camp will be provided for
Indian students this summer at Silver
Lake. under the auspices of the Kan
sas Methodist missionary conference
and the Y. W. c. A.
Mrs. j. L. Mccoy Is Delegate.
Mrs. ]. L. Mccoy of Coffeyvire will
be the delegate from the Kansas con-
ference to the national conference. to
! be held in Detroit this fall. Mrs Nc
/ Coy has been treasurer of the Kansas
conference for nine years. Mrs. r. L.
/ Herrick of Topeka was chosen alter
nate to the convention.
! In forty years the national organiZa-
ton of the society has spent $4,000
! 600 in Americanizing foreigners. ac-
cording to figures quoted by Mrs. Dan
Brummitt, the principal speaker on
Wednesdays program. The organiza-
ton now has 2S6,000 members.
Pledges totalling $4,000 were made at
the Wednesday pledge service.
Church societies will have a great
opportunity to serve foreign women,
Mrs. Brummitt said, for in the next
: several years tnere is certain 10 be an
! increased number of women immi-
grants who will come to America be-
cause of lack of opportunity in their
F., own countries.
Pageant Wednesday Night.
THE Call of the Homeland" a
pageant presented by the local chap
/ tiers of the Queen Esther circle last
night at the First Methodist church
under the direction of Mrs. j. Newell
| A bra hn ms was most successful and
enjoyable.
ITO save America. not for Americas
sake, for the worlds sake and TO
point out Americas opportunity to a
place of leadership in a new age were
purposes brought out in the pageant
! Among those who took part were Miss
Mary Paxton, as America" and
1 supporting cast composed of Rena
! Dibble, Mildred Greist, Ruth Hastings,
Lucille Maze, Mable Rugger. Hazel
! Owen, Melvin Booth. Adelaide Spick-
erman. Lucille Baughman, Thelma
/ Rohwitz, Berl Gardner, Agnes Brubbs,
Mano Morris. Juanita Mcdowell, Inez
! Tiffany, Edith Barrett, Francis Nc
! Ginnis. Richard Mathews. Harold Hol-
ter. Bernice Long, Lillian Mechan,
Charles Wiseman. Theron French.
Margaret Bell. Esterline Mason, and
Esther Paxton.
An impressive tableau at the con-
clusion OF the pageant showed fifty
girls in white Grecian robes, wearing
wreaths of white flowers, representing
the home mission spirit.