,ift^'--^ <>;i;,^iil^^.,. YEAR BOOK Woman's Foreign Missionary Society OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT f"ik Ai^ ARY NINETEEN FORTY PERIODICALS THE METHODIST WOMAN The New Woman's Magazine of the Woman's Division of Christian Service, The Methodist Church PURPOSE . To promote the work of the Woman's Division of Christian Service in its Departments of Missions and of Christian Social Relations and Local Church Activities. Every Woman in the Local Woman's Society of Christian Service SHOULD BE A SUBSCRIBER Subscription Price, Fifty Cents a Year Send Subscriptions to THE METHODIST WOMAN 420 PLUM STREET CINCINNATI, OHIO WORLD OUTLOOK Is the General Missionary Magazine of The Methodist Church It presents Missionsions in the Home Field and Foreign Field, togethertog with news and movements of the religiousligious world. Subscription Price, One Dollar a Year Send Subscriptions to WORLD OUTLOOK 150 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK COMBINATION OFFER THE METHODIST WOMAN and WORLD OUTLOOK $1.25 For One Year (Foreign, $2.) Combination subscriptions may be sent to the address of either magazine (see above) JUNIOR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS The new missionary magazine for juniors. Subscription price, single copies, 25 cents a year. Six copies addressed to one person, $1.00. Ten copies or more, addressed to one person, 15 cents each. Send subscriptions to JUNIOR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS 420 Plum Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 1 YEAR BOOK V\/omans Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church being the seventy-first annual report of the society (abridged) ig40 •'•J^ Organized 1869 Incorporated 1884 General Office: 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. illg Spatli l0 i£xU Immortal Ella M. Watson, Corresponding Secretary of Topeka Branch 1905-1940 Frances A. Scott, India 1889-1921 Lydia A. Wilkinson, China 1893-1929 Mary Clayland Meek, Malaya 1899-1906 Susan Collins, Africa 1901-1922 Grace A. HoUister, Mexico 1905-1940 Bertha M. Creek, India and China .... 1905-1929 WOMAN'S FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY of the METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH GENERAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS President Mrs. Dorr Diefendorf, 45 Prospect Street, Madison, N. J. Vice-President Mrs. Thomas Nicholson, 812 Summit Ave., Mt. Vernon, Iowa Secretary Mrs. Harry Earl Woolever, Candor, N. Y. Treasurer Mrs. J. Wesley Masland, 6701 North Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. Members Miss Annie G. Bailey Miss Juliet H. Knox Mrs. a. E. Beebe Mrs. Charles L. Mead Mrs. J. D. Bragg Mrs. Leo H. Paulger Mrs. J. K. Cecil Mrs. Leon R. Peel Mrs. Harvey Harmer Mrs. C. N. Timmons Mrs. C. H. Van Meter branch CONTINUING CORPORATIONS New England Branch Miss Annie G. Bailey, 581 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., Secretary Mrs. H. M. LeSourd Mrs. Webster H. Powell Mrs. H. W. Selby^ Mrs. Walter C. Kite Mrs. L. O. Hartman Mrs. Alfred Avery Miss Effie A. Merrill Mrs. Adolphus Linfield New York Branch Mrs. Franklin Reed, The Westfield Arms, Westfield, N. J., Secretary Mrs. William L Haven Mrs. Frank A. Horne Mrs. Dorr Diefendorf Mrs. Fred A. Victor Miss Grace Andrews Mrs. Clinton Morris Mrs. Charles H. Hardie Mrs. Alexander S. McNear Philadelphia Branch Mrs. William H. Welsh, 6344 Ross St., Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa., Secy. Mrs. Edward A. Bleckwell Mrs. Wm. H. Dievler Mrs. Robert Bagnell Mrs. J. H. Keiser Mrs. Curtis Sooy Mrs. J. Wesley' Masland Mrs. Ina W. Campbell Mrs. I. H. West Mrs. G. Raymond Conover Mrs. James S. Williams 190882 4 Officers ami Coiiiiiiittccs Baltimore Branch Mrs. Graham Hartzell, 823 Evasham Ave., Baltimore, Md., Secretary Mrs. Ross Davis Mrs. Harry Hoskinson Mrs. Leo H. Paulger Mrs. Carl F. New Mrs. D. L. Ennis Mrs. S. A. Hill Mrs. Eugene Wesley Shaw Miss Lulie P. Hooper Miss Maria Baldwin Mrs. R. A. Compton Cincinnati Branch Mrs. James Johnson, 1554 Clifton Ave., Columbus, O., Secretary Mrs. Clarence Laylin Mrs. Harvey Harmer Mrs. J. M. Dolbey Mrs. C. C. Long Mrs. Alvin Bippus Mrs. E. E. Gaver Mrs. Paul H. Seay Mrs. C. B. Smith Mrs. H. Lester Smith Northwestern Branch Mrs. F. E. Munch, 8018 Peoria St., Chicago, 111., Secretary Mrs. Frank E. Baker Mrs. Olin Clark Jones Mrs. W. C. Gilbert Mrs. Harry L. Hoskins Des Moines Branch Mrs. Oilman Smith, 1238 29th St., Des Moines, Iowa, Secretary Mrs. Flora S. Dudley Mrs. B. J. Flick Mrs. F. R. Hubbard Mrs. Frank G. Brooks Minneapolis Branch Mrs. L. R. Peel, 607 Wesley Temple, Minneapolis, Minn., Secretary Mrs. Ralph Cushman Mrs. C. W. Hall Mrs. S. W. Pinkerton • Mrs. F. L. Parso Topeka Branch Dr. Mary Shannon, 314 Greenwood Ave., Topeka, Kansas, Secretary Mrs. C. L. Mead Mrs. E. G. Cutshall Mrs. B. M. Davies Mrs. Wm. C. Hanson Pacific Branch Mrs. Clyde Collison, 1420 Spruce St., Pasadena, Calif., Secretary Mrs. E. a. Warner Mrs. S. F. Johnson Mrs. Alvin Ault Mrs. Jerome Seymour Mrs. Cora Cassill Mrs. W. C. Shannon Mrs. J. K. Cecil Mrs. B. D. Snudden Mrs. F. p. Flegal Mrs. J. W. F. White Columbia River Branch Mrs. C. H. VanMeter, 4857 N.E. 8th Ave., Portland, Ore., Secretary Mrs. C. D. Fletcher Mrs. Florence Booth Mrs. E. T. Warrensford Mrs. Paul E. Edwards Mrs. Walter Gill Mrs. F. D. Hagg Mrs. C. H. White Rev. Thomas D. Yarnes Officers and Coiniiiitfces SECRETARY OF GENERAL OFFICE Miss Faye H. Robinson, 150 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. PERSONNEL SECRETARY Miss Ruth Ransom, 150 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. General Counselor—Mr. Andrew C. Dana, Philadelphia, Pa. Auditor of Accounts of the General Treasurer and of the Treasurer of Retirement Fund—Mr. John P. Herr, C.P.A., Philadelphia, Pa. STANDING COMMITTEE Investments The General Officers and General Counselor. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS Transportation Aides Miss Faye H. Robinson, 150 Fifth Ave., New York; Mrs. E. L. Anderson, 96 Carl St., San Francisco, Calif.; Mrs. Clyde CoUison, 1420 Spruce St., So. Pasadena, CaHf.; Mrs. Blaine Burnett, 5021— I7th Ave., Seattle, Wash. REPRESENTATIVES ON BOARDS AND COMMITTEES Foochow Christian Union Hospital — Mrs. Dorr Diefendorf, Mrs. Eugene Wesley Shaw, Mrs. Frank E. Baker. Alternate, Mrs. Frank Home. Trustee at Large— Dr. Lillian Martin Quimby. Permanent Committee of Mission Boards Working in the Philippine Islands — Mrs. Harvey Harmer, Mrs. Dorr Diefendorf. Overseas Medical Council — Mrs. Dorr Diefendorf. Committee on Co-operation in Latin America — Miss Elizabeth M. Lee, Miss Juliet Knox, Mrs. F. J. McConnell. Alternate, Miss Ruth Ransom. Rural Missions Co-operating Committee — Mrs. Franklin Reed. Alternate, Miss Jean Cochrane. UNION COLLEGES CHINA Associated Boards for Christian Colleges in China Methodist Representatives on Special Committees of Associated Boards Executive Committee Cheeloo Woman's College—Mrs. M. Avann; Ginling College—Mrs. F. J. —J. McConnell; H-wa Nan College ^*Mrs. J. Wesley Masland. Alternate, *Mrs. Dorr Diefendorf. *Nominations sent by Hwa Nan Board of Trustees to the Associated Boards. 6 Officers and Committees Committee on Finance **Hiva Nan College—Mrs. F. J. McConnell. Alternate, Mrs. Lynn Harold Hough. Committee on Promotion Cheeloo Woman's College—-Mrs. Frank G. Hughson; Hica Nan College— *Miss Edna Ambrose. Alternate, *Mrs. L. R. Peel. West China Woman's College—Mrs. Frank E. Baker, Mrs. Franklin Reed; Yenching College for Women—Mrs. Dorr Diefendorf. Committee on Christian Character, Staff and Curriculum Cheeloo Woman's College—M.ys. E. L. Phillips; Ginling College—Mrs. F. J. McConnell; Hiva Nan College— *Miss Faye H. Robinson. Alternate, *Mrs. Parris C. Greenly. Methodist Representatives on Boards of Trustees, etc. Cheeloo (Shantung Christian) University Board of Governors (4 year terms) Mrs. J. M. Avann (1943), Mrs. J. K. Cecil (1941), Mrs. P. C. Greenly (1943), Mrs. E. L. Phillips, Co-opted, Mrs. Frank C. Hughson, Co-opted. Alternate, Mrs. Eric North (1941). Woman's Committee Mrs. J. K. Cecil, Mrs. David Shipley, Mrs. E. L. Phillips. Mrs. J. M. Avann, Co-opted; Mrs. Frank C. Hughson, Co-opted; Alternate, Mrs. Eric North. Ginling College Board of Founders (3 vear terms) Mrs. F. J. McConnell (1941), Mrs. Leon Roy Peel (1940). Mrs. Harry E. James, Co-opted. Hwa Nan College Board of Trustees Mrs. Thomas Nicholson, Mrs. Dorr Diefendorf, Mrs. Charles H. Hardie, Mrs. Franklin Reed, Mrs. William S. Mitchell, Mrs. Parris C. Greenly, Miss Elizabeth M. Lee, Mrs. Eugene Wesley Shaw, Mrs. Harvey Harmer, Mrs. Frank E. Baker, Mrs. Otis Moore, Mrs. Leon Roy Peel, secretary, Miss Mary Shannon, Mrs. J. K. Cecil, Mrs. C. H. Van Meter, Mrs. J. Wesley Masland, Mrs. H. E. Woolever. Co-opted Trustees Miss Edna Ambrose, Mrs. Lyon Harold Hough, Mrs. F. J. McConnell, Miss Faye H. Robinson. Associate Members of the Board of Trustees Miss Elizabeth Congdon, Miss Lulie P. Hooper, Mrs. H. M. LeSourd, Mrs. H. G. Campbell. Nominations sent by Hwa Nan Board of Trustees to the Associated Boards. **Hwa Nan not Union College but member of Associated Boards. Officers and Committees 7 University of Nanking Board of Founders Mrs. F. J. McConnell, Co-opted. West China Union University Board of Governors (1-3 year terms) Mrs. Frank E. Baker (1940). \\'oman's College Committee Mrs. Frank E. Baker (1940), Mrs. Franklin Reed (1940). Yenching University Board of Trustees (3 year terms) Mrs. J, M. Avann, Co-opted. Woman's College Committee Mrs. J. K. Cecil (1942), Mrs. Dorr Diefendorf (1941), Dean L. J. Franklin (1940). INDIA Isabella Thoburn College Board of Directors in America Mrs. Charles H. Hardie, Mrs. H. E. Woolever, Miss Florence Hooper, Mrs. Otis Moore, Dr. George Briggs, Dr. Thomas Donohugh. Mrs. Fred A. Victor, alternate; Mrs. E. L. Phillips, advisory member. Women's Christian College, Madras Board of Directors of the American Section of the Governing Board Mrs. Parris C. Greenly, Mrs. Frank Burr. Alternate, Mrs. Charles H. Hardie. St. Christopher's Training College, Madras Board of Directors of the American Section of the Governing Board Mrs.