BUREAU OF WOMAN'S WORK.
Reading edition
MISS D. E. EMERSON, SECRETARY.
"WHAT PROGRESS DO YOU MAKE?"
PROF. CHAS. L. PARKER.
In our letters from different parts of the country, the above is the oft-repeated question. My answer, which is the purpose of this letter, will not deal with statistics either of church or of school, for the best work done among the mountaineers is not recorded in the church books or school curriculums; it is the work accomplished in the lives of individuals and through them. Often these individuals are never known outside their own community.
A little over a year ago, in company with a friend, I went to visit a Sunday-school in a mountain community way back in the "Ridges." The Superintendent, a man whom we had met before at a Sunday-school convention, invited us to speak. After the services we went home with him to dinner. His family consisted of a wife and five children. He deplored the fact that they had not better opportunities for education and better church privileges, so we suggested that, when the crops were harvested, he should move with his family to C—— to send them to school.
The idea pleased Mr. W——, and in course of time he came. Mrs. W—— entered the school with her children as a regular student, being in some of the same classes with her little girls. All worked diligently through the winter, enjoying an intellectual feast, of which they had hitherto known nothing. It is unnecessary to say that the winter passed too quickly with them, and the time came for "making a new crop" all too soon. They left the school reluctantly and returned to the mountain home, taking with them a spirit of progress, which will make even a rugged fastness into a blooming garden.
Last Sunday we visited the Sunday-school again, no longer a small one, for it enrolls over one hundred and fifty pupils. Mr. W—— has also organized a "Saturday class," at which the youth and grown people of the neighborhood meet after the week's work on the farm, and learn to read and write and spell. On Sunday they "meet out" at 9 o'clock in the morning for Bible study and worship, and again in the afternoon for sacred song service and church. Thus they spend the entire day. The county Superintendent has visited Mr. W's "Saturday class," and is about to recommend such movements throughout the county, as a means of keeping up an interest in education during the long period between the sessions of the free school, which rarely last longer than three months in a year. Who knows but that from this small beginning great good may grow?
Mr. W. is not a Congregationalist, nor is he a minister of the gospel, but he and his estimable wife are doing good work for Christ in their own community. This is by no means an isolated instance; all over our mountain country are schools established by the American Missionary Association, which are doing valuable work in and through their students.
WOMAN'S STATE ORGANIZATIONS.
MAINE.
Woman's Aid to A. M. A.
State Committee—Mrs. C. A. Woodbury, Woodfords; Mrs. A. T. Burbank, Yarmouth; Mrs. Helen Quimby, Bangor.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Female Cent Institution and Home Miss. Union.
President—Mrs. Joseph B. Walker, Concord.
Secretary—Mrs. John T. Perry, Exeter.
Treasurer—Miss Annie A. McFarland, Concord.
VERMONT.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. J. H. Babbitt, W. Brattleboro.
Secretary—Mrs. M. K. Paine, Windsor.
Treasurer—Mrs. Wm. P. Fairbanks, St. Johnsbury.
MASS. AND R. I.
[A] Woman's Home Missionary Association.
President—Mrs. C. L. Goodell, Boston Highlands, Mass.
Secretary—Miss Anna A. Pickens, 32 Congregational House, Boston.
Treasurer—Miss Sarah K. Burgess, 32 Congregational House, Boston.
CONNECTICUT.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Miss Ellen R. Camp, 9 Camp St., New Britain.
Secretary—Mrs. C. T. Millard, 36 Lewis St., Hartford.
Treasurer—Mrs. W. W. Jacobs, 19 Spring St., Hartford.
NEW YORK.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. Wm. Kincaid, 483 Green Ave., Brooklyn.
Secretary—Mrs. Wm. Spalding, 511 Orange St., Syracuse.
Treasurer—Mrs. J. J. Pearsall, 230 Macon St., Brooklyn.
NEW JERSEY.
Woman's Home Missionary Union Of The N. J. Association.
President—Mrs. A. H. Bradford, Montclair.
Secret'y—Mrs. Wm. O. Weeden, Upper Montclair.
Treasurer—Mrs. J. H. Dennison, 150 Belleville Ave., Newark.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Woman's Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. A. H. Claflin, 191 Franklin St., Allegheny.
Secretary—Mrs. C. F. Yennee, Ridgway.
Treasurer—Mrs. T. W. Jones, 211 Woodland Terrace, Philadelphia.
OHIO.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. J. G. W. Cowles, 417 Sibley St., Cleveland.
Secretary—Mrs. Flora K. Regal, Oberlin.
Treasurer—Mrs. G. B. Brown, 2116 Warren St., Toledo.
INDIANA.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. W. A. Bell, 221 Christian Ave, Indianapolis.
Secretary—Mrs. W. E. Mossman, Fort Wayne.
Treasurer—Mrs. F. E. Dewhurst, 28 Christian Ave., Indianapolis.
ILLINOIS.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. Isaac Claflin, Lombard.
Secretary—Mrs. C. H. Taintor, 151 Washington St., Chicago.
Treasurer—Mrs. L. A. Field, Wilmette.
IOWA.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. T. O. Douglass, Grinnell.
Secretary—Mrs. V. H. Mullett, Clinton.
Treasurer—Mrs. M. J. Nichoson, 1513 Main St., Dubuque.
MICHIGAN.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. George M. Lane, 179 West Alexandrine Ave., Detroit.
Secretary—Mrs. J. H. Hatfield, 301 Elm Street, Kalamazoo.
Treasurer—Mrs. E. F. Grabill, Greenville.
WISCONSIN.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. H. A. Miner, 540 State Street, Madison.
Secretary—Mrs. A. O. Wright, Madison.
Treasurer—Mrs. C. M. Blackman, White Water.
MINNESOTA.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Miss Katherine W. Nichols, 230 East Ninth Street, St. Paul.
Secretary—Mrs. C. F. Fullerton, 3016 Harriet Ave., Minneapolis.
Treasurer—Mrs. H. W. Skinner, Northfield.
NORTH DAKOTA.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. W. P. Cleveland, Caledonia.
Secretary—Mrs. Silas Daggett, Harwood.
Treasurer—Mrs. J. M. Fisher, Fargo.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. A. H. Robbins, Bowdle.
Secretary—Mrs. W. H. Thrall, Huron.
Treasurer—Mrs. F. H. Wilcox, Huron.
NEBRASKA.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. J. T. Duryea, 2402 Cass Street, Omaha.
Secretary—Mrs. S. C. Dean, 636 31st Street, Omaha.
Treasurer—Mrs. G. J. Powell, 30th & Ohio Sts., Omaha.
MONTANA.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. O. C. Clark, Missoula.
Secretary—Mrs. W. S. Bell, 410 Dearborn Ave., Helena.
Treasurer—Mrs. Herbert E. Jones, Livingston.
MISSOURI.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. Henry Hopkins, 916 Holmes St., Kansas City.
Secretary—Mrs. E. C. Ellis, 2456 Tracy Ave., Kansas City.
Treasurer—Mrs. K. L. Mills, 1526 Wabash Ave., Kansas City.
KANSAS.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. F. E. Storrs, Topeka.
Secretary—Mrs. George L. Epps, Topeka.
Treasurer—Mrs. D. D. DeLong, Arkansas City.
OREGON.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. John Summerville, 108 Second Street, Portland.
Secretary—Mrs. George Brownell, Oregon City.
Treasurer—Mrs. W. D. Palmer, 283 Fourth St., Portland.
WASHINGTON.
Woman's Missionary Association.
President—Mrs. A. J. Bailey, 323 Blanchard St., Seattle.
Secretary—Mrs. W. C. Wheeler, 434 South K St., Tacoma.
Treasurer—Mrs. J. W. George, 620 Fourth St., Seattle.
CALIFORNIA.
Woman's Home Missionary Society.
President—Mrs. M. L. Merritt, 478 Edwards St., Oakland.
Secretary—Mrs. L. M. Howard, 911 Grove St., Oakland.
Treasurer—Mrs. J. M. Havens, 1329 Harrison St., Oakland.
NEVADA.
Woman's Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. L. J. Flint, Reno.
Secretary—Miss Margaret N. Magill, Reno.
Treasurer—Miss Mary Clow, Reno.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
Woman's Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. John McCarthy, Vinita.
Secretary—Mrs. Fayette Hurd, Vinita.
Treasurer—Mrs. R. M. Swain, Vinita.
NEW MEXICO.
Woman's Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. C. E. Winslow, Albuquerque.
Secretary—Mrs. E. W. Lewis, 301 So. Edith St., Albuquerque.
Treasurer—Mrs. F. A. Burlingame, Albuquerque.
LOUISIANA.
Woman's Missionary Union.
President—Miss Bella Hume, corner Gasquet and Liberty Sts., New Orleans.
Secretary—Miss Matilda Cabrère, New Orleans.
Treasurer—Mrs. C. S. Shattuck, Welsh.
MISSISSIPPI.
Woman's Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. C. L. Harris, 1421 31st Avenue, Meridian.
Secretary—Miss Edith M. Hall, Tougaloo Univ., Tougaloo.
Treasurer—Mrs. L. H. Turner, 3012 12th Street, Meridian.
ALABAMA.
Woman's Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. H. W. Andrews, Talladega.
Secretary—Mrs. T. N. Chase, Selma.
Treasurer—Mrs. H. S. DeForest, Talladega.
FLORIDA.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. S. F. Gale, Jacksonville.
Secretary—Mrs. Nathan Barrows, Winter Park.
Treasurer—Mrs. W. D. Brown, Interlachen.
TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY AND ARKANSAS.
Woman's Missionary Union of the Tennessee Association.
President—Mrs. G. W. Moore. Box 8, Fisk Univ., Nashville.
Secretary—Mrs. Jos. E. Smith, 304 Gilmer Street, Chattanooga.
Treasurer—Mrs. J. E. Moreland, 1214 Grundy St., Nashville.
COLORADO.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. J. W. Pickett, White Water.
Secretary—Mrs. Chas. Westley, Denver.
Treasurer—Mrs S. A. Sawyer, Boulder.
WYOMING.
Woman's Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. G. S. Ricker, Cheyenne.
Secretary—Mrs. W. C. Whipple, Cheyenne.
Treasurer—Mrs. H. N. Smith, Rock Springs.
OKLAHOMA.
Woman's Missionary Union.
President—Miss M. McConnell, Guthrie.
Secretary—Mrs. L. E. Kimball, Guthrie.
Treasurer—Mrs. L. S. Guilds, Choctaw City.
UTAH, (Including Southern Idaho).
Woman's Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. J. B. Thrall, Salt Lake City, U.
Secretary—Mrs. W. S. Hawkes, 135 Sixth St., E., Salt Lake City, Utah.
Treasurer—Mrs. Dana W. Bartlett, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Secretary for Idaho—Mrs. Oscar Sonnenkalb, Pocatello, Idaho.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Woman's Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. J. W. Freeman, Dudley.
Secretary and Treasurer—Miss A. E. Farrington, High Point.
TEXAS.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. J. M. Wendelkin, Dallas.
Secretary—Mrs. H. Burt, Lock Box 563, Dallas.
Treasurer—Mrs. C. I. Scofield, Dallas.
GEORGIA.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. A. F. Sherrill, 19 Highland Ave., Atlanta.
Secretary—Mrs. H. A. Kellam, Atlanta.
Treasurer—Miss Virginia Holmes, Barnesville.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
Woman's Home Missionary Union.
President—Mrs. Emma Cash, 1710 Temple St., Los Angeles.
Secretary—Mrs. H. K. W. Bent, Box 443, Pasadena.
Treasurer—Mrs. Mary M. Smith, Public Library, Riverside.