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^M^Mf^'^^M Digitized by tine Internet Arcliive in 2011 with funding from Drew University witli a grant from the American Theological Library Association http://www.archive.org/details/yearbookwomo01woma YEAR BOOK Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church BEING THE FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SOCIETY Organized 1869 Incorporated 1884 General Office: Room 710, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Publication Office: 581 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. ... Sessions of the General Executive Committee Date Place President Secretary Receipts 1870 Boston, Mass Mrs. David Patten . Mrs. W. F. Warren. $ 4,546.86 " •• 1871 Chicago, 111 Calvin Kingsley W. F. Warren. 22,397.99 • " 1872 New York City D. W. Clark. W. F. Warren. 44,477.46 " ' 1873 Cincinnati, O L. D. McCabe . R. Meredith .... 54,834.87 " " 1874 Philadelphia, Pa F.G.Hibbard.. J. H. Knowles . 64,309.25 1875 Baltimore, Md " F.A.Crook " R. R. Battee 61,492.19 " •• 1876 Washington, D. C F.G.Hibbard... W. F. Warren . 55,276.06 " " 1877 Minneapolis, Minn. Goodrich Delia L. Wilhams 72,464.30 1878 Boston, Mass " W.F.Warren.,. ' J. T. Gracey 68,063.52 " " 1879 Chicago, 111 S. J. Steele L. H. Daggett . 66,843.69 1880 Columbus, O " W.F.Warren... " .J. T. Gracey 76,276.43 " " 1881 Buffalo, N.Y F.G.Hibbard... Mary C. Nind. 107,932..54 " '• 1882 Philadelphia, Pa W. F. Warren . J. T. Gracey 195,678.50 " " 1883 Des Moines, la L. G. Murphy . J. T. Gracey .... 126,823.33 " " 1884 Baltimore, Md W. F. Warren . J. T. Gracey 143,199.14 " " ISS.'i Evanston, 111 I. R. Hitt F. P. Crandon . 157,442.66 " " 1886 Providence, R. I W. F. Warren . , J. H. Knowles. 167,098.85 1887 Lincoln, Neb Miss P. L. Elliott " J. T. Gracey 191,158.13 1888 Cincinnati, Mrs. D.W.Clark " J. T. Gracey 206,308.69 " " 1889 Detroit, Mich I. N. Danforth. J. T. Gracey .226,496.15 " ' 1890 Wilkesbarre, Pa W. F. Warren . J. T. Gracey 220,329.96 1891 Kansas City, Mo " J.J. Imhoff " J. T. Gracey 263,660.69 " " 1892 Springfield, Mass W. F. Warren . J. T. Gracey 265,242.15 1893 St. Paul, Minn " W. Couch " J. T. Gracey 277,303.79 " " 1894 Washington, D.C... A. H. Eaton J. T. Gracey 311,925.96 1895 St. Louis, Mo Miss E. Pearson " J. T. Gracey .... 289,227.00 " 1896 Rochester, N.Y Mrs. S. L. Baldwin. J. T. Gracey 285,823.94 " " 1897 Denver, Colo Cyrus D. Foss. J. T. Gracey 313,937.86 " " 1898 Indianapolis, Ind Cyrus D. Foss. J. T. Gracey .... 328,488.75 " " 360,338.63 1899 Cleveland, O Cyrus D. Foss. J. T. Gracey " " 1900 Worcester, Mass Cyrus D. Foss. J. T. Gracey 414,531.33 " " 1901 Philadelphia, Pa Cyrus D. Foss. J. T. Gracey 426,795.28 " " 1902 Minneapolis, Minn. Cyrus D. Foss. J. T. Gracey 478,236.03 " " 1903 Baltimore, Md Cyrus D. Foss. J. T. Gracey 491,391.75 " " . 534,040.17 1904 Kansas City, Mo Cyrus D. Foss. J. H. Knowles " " 548,943.55 1905 New York City Cyrus D.Foss. C.S. Nutter 1906 Omaha, Neb " A. W. Patten " C.W.Barnes 616,457.71 " " 692,490.07 1907 Springfield, 111 Cyrus D. Foss. C.W.Barnes " " 673,400.04 1908 Cincinnati, Cyrus D. Foss. C.W.Barnes.... 1909 Pittsburgh, Pa " W.F. McDowell. " C.W.Barnes 691,961.39 1910 Boston, Mass " W.F. McDowell. " C.W.Barnes 743,990.31 1911 St. Louis, Mo " W.F. McDowell. " C.W.Barnes.... 939,257.55 1912 Baltimore, Md " W.F. McDowell. " C.W.Barnes.... 837,224.49 1913 Topeka, Kan " W.F. McDowell. " C.W.Barnes.... 911,337.43 " " *1, 228.85 1914 Buffalo, N.Y W.F. McDowell. C. W. Barnes. 096, 1915 Los Angeles, Cal ' W.F. McDowell. " C.W.Barnes.... 931,780.67 1916 " " C.W.Barnes 1,033,770.65 Minneapolis, Minn. W.F. McDowell. 1917 Detroit, iMich " W.F. McDowell. " L. L. Townley. .. 1,175,758.90 " " 1918 Cleveland, O W.F. McDowell. Charles Spaeth . 1,343,930.03 " ° 1919 Boston, Mass W.F. McDowell. Charles Spaeth . 2,006,370.66 " ' 1920 Philadelphia, Pa W.F. McDowell. Charles Spaeth . 2,000,631.12 Total since organization $23,617,927.30 *$163,795.00 Bequest and gifts of Mrs. Prancesca Nast Gamble. WOMAN'S FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY of the METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OFFICERS President Emeritus Mrs. Cyrus D. Foss, 1830 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa. President Mrs. William Fraser McDowell, 1509 Sixteenth St., N. W., Washing- ton, D. C. Vice-Presidents Mrs. Thomas Nicholson, 4613 Ellis Ave., Chicago, 111. Mrs. Frederick F. Lindsay, 25 Seymour Ave., S. E., Minneapolis, Minn. Vice-President-at-Large Mrs. Francis J. McConnell. 1623 Beechwood Boulevard, Pittsburgh, Pa. Recording Secretary Mrs. Charles Spaeth, 11 Audubon St., Rochester, N. Y. Treasurer Miss Florence Hooper, 30 Maryland Life Bldg., Baltimore, Md. FOREIGN DEPARTMENT Chairman Mrs. Thomas Nicholson Secretary Mrs. L. L. Townley, 323 Beech Ave., Wyoming, Ohio ^ Member ex-officio Mrs. William Eraser McDowell, President Corresponding Secretaries Mrs. Mary Carr Curtis, 10 Deaconess Road, Boston, Mass. Mrs. George A. Wilson, 820 Livingston Ave., Syracuse, N. Y. Miss Elizabeth R. Bender, Assistant, Room 715, ISO Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. Miss Carrie Jay Carnahan, 400 Shady Ave., E. E., Pittsburgh, Pa. Miss Juliet H. Knox, Assistant, 7320 Brighton Road, Ben Avon, Pa. Mrs. E. L. Harvey, 1626 Monroe St., Washington, D. C. Mrs. R. L. Thomas, 792 E. McMillan St., Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio Mrs. J. M. Dolbey, Assistant, Hyde Park, Cincinnati, Ohio. Miss E. L. Sinclair, 328 S. Douglas Ave., Springfield, 111. Mrs. J. M. Avann, Assistant, 4949 Indiana Ave.. Chicago, 111. Mrs. Randolph E. Beall, Mount Ayr, Iowa Mrs. William Perry Eveland, 315 Northwestern National Life Ins. Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. Miss Ella M. Watson, 1701 S. Seventeenth St., Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. G. W. Isham, Assistant, University Place, Neb. Miss Rebecca J. Watson, Assistant, 1701 S. Seventeenth St., Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. S. Frank Johnson, 710 Locust St., Pasadena, Calif. Mrs. Charles W. Huett, 1520 Thompson St., Portland, Ore. Miss Florence Hooper. Treasurer 10662 —— 4 Officers and Committees HOME DEPARTMENT Chairman Mrs. Frederick F. Lindsay Member ex-officio Mrs. William Fraser McDowell, President Secretary Mrs. F. H. Sheets, 1930 Sheridan Road, Evanston, 111. Secretaries of the Home Base Miss Clementina Butler, 229 Waterman St., Providence, R. I. Mrs. Warren F. Sheldon, 537 W. 123 St., New York, N. Y. Miss Susan C. Lodge, 1720 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Lulie P. Hooper, St. Paul and 23 Sts., Baltimore, Md. Mrs. F. L Johnson, 82 North High St., Columbus, Ohio Mrs. Joseph N. Reed, 541 Broadway, Benton Harbor, Mich. Mrs. W. M. Dudley, 1306 East Grand Ave., Des Moines, Iowa Mrs. George D. Taylor, 4216 Upton Ave., S., Minneapolis, Minn. Mrs. F. R. FIollenback, 780 Elizabeth St., Denver, Colo. Mrs. John L. Burcham, 745 University Ave., San Jose, Calif. Mrs. Willma Rouse Keene, W. 804 Providence Ave., Spokane, Wash. SPECIAL SECRETARIES Student Work Mrs. Burton St. John, 105 Midland Ave., Montclair, N.J. Young People's Work—Mrs. Ellis L. Phillips, 316 W. 94th St., New York, N. Y. Children's Work Mrs. C. R. Havighurst, 980 Bryden Road. Columbus, Ohio German Work in United States and Europe—Miss Amalie M. Achard, 1269 S. San Fernando Road, Glendale, Calif. Swedish Work Mrs. Edwin S. Dahl, IS Edwards St., Worcester, Mass. THE GENERAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE—1920 The President Emeritus The President, Vice-Presidents, Recording Secretary and Treasurer Corresponding Secretaries, Secretaries of the Home Base Secretaries for Student, Young People's, Children's, German and Swedish Work Delegates New England Branch Mrs. F. H. Morgan Mrs. W. T. Finney New York Branch Mrs. Thomas W. McCormack Mrs. W. H. Yard Philadelphia Branch Mrs. D. a. Sloatman Mrs. L. O. Langworthy Baltimore Branch Miss Maria Baldwin Mrs. L. B. Harper Cincinnati Branch Mrs. O. N. Townsend Mrs. C. V. Biddle Northwestern Branch Mrs. Hattie L. Asbury Miss Matilda Hutchinson Officers and Committees Des Moines Branch Mrs. J. W. DicKMAN Miss Elsie Will Minneapolis Branch Mrs. a. G. Merrill Mrs. William D. Lowthian Topeka Branch Mrs. Fred Garland Mrs. C. H. Kimball Pacific Branch Mrs. Frank J. Wilson Miss Mabel Williams Columbia River Branch Mrs. H. W. Parker Mrs. H. J. Wood EDITORS Woman's Missionary Friend Miss Effie A. Merrill, 139 Adams St., Waltham, Mass. Der Frauen Missions Freund Miss A.malie M. Achard, 1269 S. San Fernando Road, Glendale, Calif. Junior Missionary Friend Mrs. Walling Clark, 43 Madison Ave., Madison, N. J. General Literature Miss Annie G. Bailey, 581 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. PUBLISHER Miss Annie G. Bailey, 581 Boj-lston St., Boston, Mass. SECRETARY OF GENERAL OFFICE Miss Amy G. Lewis, Room 710, ISO Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. FIELD STUDENT SECRETARY Miss Twila Lytton, Room 710, 150 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. COMMITTEES FOR 1921 By-Laws Mrs. Charles Spaeth, Mrs. John Legg, Mrs. S. J. Herben, Miss Flor- ence Hooper, Miss Susan C. Lodge. Real Estate and Titles Miss Florence Hooper, Chairman, 30 Maryland Life Bldg., Baltimore, Md., Mrs. J. M. Avann, Secretary. Mrs. Cyrus D. Foss, Miss Pauline J. Walden. General Office Mrs. J. E. Leaycraft, Mrs. Cyrus D. Foss, Mrs. Thomas W. McCor- mack, Mrs. John T. King, Mrs. W. F. Sheldon. Retirement Fund Miss Elisabeth F. Pierce, Cliairman, The Portner, Washington, D. C, Mrs. Cyrus D. Foss, Mrs. E. D. North, Miss EII^ May Carnahan, Miss Florence Hooper, Mrs. J. F. Keator, Mrs. O. N. Townsend, Mrs. Claude S. Moore, Mrs. E. D. Huntley. Conference With the Board of Foreign Missions.