The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-16

as a surprise. She was recognized in
the audience which she had entered I'M
attended and was welcomed TO the plat
form. She gave few amusing re-
marks concerning her experiences
with movie" men who had discoy-
cred her presence in New York.
Then, quickly changing her tone, she
recalled some OF the history OF tho
past as she glanced about at the IA
miiiar faces in portraits on the walls
of the Presbyterian mission boards
assembly room and spoke most feel
ingly OF her experiences In Presby-
terrain missionary work.
Telling OF finer visit to the first head
quarters of the Presbyterian woman's
board OF home missions at the old To-
cation at % Center street, New York
city, she described the room then oc-
cupied as so small that IL two were
in the room and third person want
ed to come, one must leave before
the other entered" She also briefly
described the mission publicity ef-
forts OF the earlier days and told OF
how women who were interested
would carry with them leaflets which
they would send out from their
homes because there was no fund by
which salaried people could be en-
gagged to do this work.
The Presbyterian leaflets now sent
out by the thousands of pages from
the Woman's Board at 156 Fifth
avenue. were then numbered only by
the hundreds. she said.
RECALLS INDIAN WORK.
The former Presbyterian mission
airy. now Congresswoman. also vivid
ly recalled her work among the
Indians in the old Indian territ DRY,
now Oklahoma. and expressed delight
in the fact that the Presbyterian Wo-
mans Board has recently been intro
ducing various phases of community
work at the "old" Elm Spring and
"old" Dwight Presbyterian mission
centers in Oklahoma.
Telling OF her experiences incident
to being appointed as a Presbyterian
missionary. Miss Robertson remarked
that after her fathers death in mis-
sion service since there seemed no
one else to take his place. she came
to New York City and offered her
services. Her interview was with DR..
J. Hall. at that time pastor of the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church,
New York City. and president of the
Presbyterian Board OF Home Missions.
DR.. Hall in seeing the woman be-
fore him applying for this position
Immediately wanted to know why
some man should not do the work.
II felt that he looked upon me as
an impossibility," said Miss Robert
son. land when he ASKED me why
some man should not be engaged. i
said, There is NJ nan, l must DO II
myself fo- it must be done.
As events have proved. this spirit
characterized Miss Robcrtson's atti-
tude throughout and she did the work
with the thoroughness and dispatch
of a man. combined with the gentle
ness and loving services of devoted
Christian woman.
HAS NO JOBS TO OFFER.
In referring to the recent Rcput-
lican election, which made her the
first Congresswoman from her State,
Miss Robertson declared that she
was not a politician and that she has
continually made it understood that
she has mo jobs to offer anyone"
After she had been waited upon by
committee and had been urged to
allow her name to stand for election
to Congress. she made it subject OF
earnest prayer. She declared she be-
lieved her election was in answer to
that prayer.
Following her talk before the Pres
byterian Woman's Board Miss Rob-
srtson kept some other engagements
in the city. and then returned ia
Was hington and to her official duties