Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-16

Credit IS due the Salem Musi
Bureau for it's successful work.
About fifty women from Port.
land, Salem and surrounding
towns attended the sessions OF
the Home Missionary conference
board of the Methodist Episcopal
church, Thursday, when local Of
ficers of the Home Missionary
Society Of the Salem Methodist
churches acted as hostesses. The
attendance was one of the finest
the conference board has ever had
two automobile LOADS coming
from Portland and still others
coming by train from that city.
There were also visiting women
from Silverton and other nearby
auxiliaries.
Mrs. w. o. Shepard, wife of
Bishop Shepard of this area,
president of the conference board
presided at the sessions, opening
at II o'clock at Kimball College.
In the morning session reyurts
were heard from the depart1o.nr
secretaries. Mrs. Eugene c..
Hickman, secretary OF young
peoples work, told Of the coming
of Mrs. Byron C. Wilson, of the
national association of young
peoples work, who will hold raj
lies in Medford. Salem and ort-
land for the young people. Mrs.
Carl G.. noney, secretary OF evan
gelism spoke on the work of nor
department, and the marked pro-
gress Of every phase of the con-
ference work indicates this de-
partment is one of the most i'm
portant in the entire work.
Mrs. f. J. Swafford, secretary
of Christian Stewardship, stated
in her report that the conference
has more than double the number
of tithers of last year. Mrs.
Marie Petit, of Portland, secre-
tary OF temperance, made an op-
timistic report about her de-
partment. Mrs. J. w. Wiseman,
of Portland, mite box secretary,
urged every woman to put at
least a dollar in her mite box, so
the goal of $1,000 from mite boxes
would be reached.
Mrs. E. E. Upmeyer, secretary
of training schools, told of a cor
respondence with forty girls who
are looking to Christian life serv-
ice. Mrs. H. Peterson, of Port
land, press secretary, urged more
publicity for the work.
The morning session closed at
1890 o'clock when luncheon for
the conference was served at the
Y. M. c. A. The afternoon ses-
sion was opened with a solo by
Miss Grace Davis. This was fol-
lowed by a report by Mrs. F. w.
Selee, president of the old peoples
home board, who spoke on the
subject Of the proposed new build
ing to be erected at a coast of
$4,000. The conference board
voted to raise $4,000 in order to
win an additional $4,000 which
will be given in this event. Miss
Ola Grace Davis, superintendent
of social settlement work, toId OF
the work Of the last two months
in the Portland settlement center.
She reported that the attendance
for all activities in that length
OF time has totalled 1884. She
also told of proposed new lines
OF work consisting of a day nur-
sery and a clinic.
Mrs. George H. Alden, con-
ference corresponding secretary,
the Importance of region
al meetings to be held during
Miss Wilson's visit and urged |
more group meetings. She urged |
all Home Missionary women 10 be
planning for publicity day, June |
D. She also spoke on the impor- /
lance of gaining perpetual mem
Oers for the society and whe-, she
the members of the
board presented Mrs.
w. o. Shepard, their president,
with a perpetual membership.
The concluding report of the
session was the report of Mrs.
May C. Bliss, of Los Angeles
national field secretary. She told
of the visit in Portland Of Mrs.
W. c. Evans, of San Francisco,
secretary of japanese and
Korean work, who thinks that
his conference is ready to under
AXE japanese work in Portland.
Honoring Miss Laura Jones.
who left Monday for her home
n Lake Andes. South Dakota,
dr. and Mrs. Arthur Utley ana
Mrs. c. L. Blodgett entertained
N Saturday evening at their
lone on the Wallace road. The
'vening was devoted to cards.
even tables being arranged.
Prizes fell to Mrs. W. c. Frank
in and Frank Names Refresh
nents were served by the hostess
IS. Those present were: Miss
'ones. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Pet
eys. Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Steiner.