The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-03

Another extension in Friends activi-
Ties was made Thursday, when the
Young Friends board and the Home
mission board both OF the Five Years
meeting, moved from the main central
Office at 101 South Eighth street, to
rooms in a cottage on the rear or the
let. Grow ded conditions resulted in
the change.
1t is interesting to note the rapid ex.
pansion of work by the boards of the
Friends Five Years meeting during The
past few years.
In 1912 the American Friend, the Of
hcial organ published by the Five
Years meeting, moved to Richmond
from Philadelphia A single room was
occupied in the rear of the fourth floor
CT the Second National Bank building.
With the exception of few years. dur
ing which time the business Office of
the publication was in Urbana. o., the
paper has been maintained here. The
editorial offices have been located in
Richmond ever since the coming of the
Office to Richmond in 1912.
Missions Office Downtown.
When the business Office was re.
located in Richmond in the spring of
1918. they We're established in the Pal
ladium building. Later, the American
Friends Board of Foreign missions,
which had occupied q single room in
the home of Charles Tebbetts, on Col
lege avenue, was moved to the fourth
floor of the Second National bank
building. This was also the floor upon
which the Young Friends Board OF
the Five Years meeting moved when
it came to Richmond from Dunreith, in
the early part of 1918. In Dunreith
the Young Friends board had been
located in the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
John Hayes, whose daughter, Lillian
was secretary.
About the time the Young Friends
board moved to Richmond. the Bible
school board came here from Fair
mount. and established it's Office in the
first square on North Tenth street
With its arrival, there were Five Years
meeting Offices located in three differ
cnt places in the city.
Offices are Extended.
From a start Of one room in the
hank building, the addition of the For
eign Mission board and the Young
Friends hoard to the Office Of the
American Friend made necessary an
extension to five rooms. s. Edgar
Nicholson was editor of the Friends
publication at that time. Walter Wood
ward, present editor, assumed his
duties in 1917
November 20. 1918, the Five Years
meeting board purchased the old Math
er homestead, the present main build
ing, and moved in in June. 1919 after
remodeling the home TO suit the needs
of the boards.
This brought together in one build
ing the American Friend business and
editorial offices, the American Friends
Board of Foreign missions. the Young
Friends Board of the Five Years meet
ing and the Bible school board of the
meeting. IT was not until April. 1920
that an Office of the Home Mission
board was established in the central
mice. Up until this time. Alexander
&. Purdy. of Earlham college, had spent
a portion of his time as secretary Of
tho board. Miss Ruthanna M. Silnms
who had been member of the Office
staff in the Second National Bant
hri1dira was made secretary of the
Home Mission board, which Office she
still occupies.
Forward Movement Organizes.
Progressive work Of the Five Years
meeting caused the organization OF the
Friends Forward Movement, with head