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Show Mrs. Hough returned in December, reporting "more in sorrow than in anger" that no recognition had been made of us at the Boston Board meeting but cordial note of us was given at the Board of Interior meeting and Dr. Clark continued with cheering letters. It was finally voted to co-operate, for the time, with the Woman's Board of the Interior. Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Utah were communicated with and urged to join with us and Mrs. T. R. Jones of Salt Lake and Mrs. F. A. Knox of Nevada became secretaries for their states. At the close of 1875, we were supporting with $1000 a home in Kobe, Japan, sending $400 to the Bridgman School in Peking and making up a deficiency in Mrs. Watkin's school in Mexico of $175. Beside these, great interest was taken in Mrs. Cole's school for Chinese girls in San Francisco and the work of Miss Rappleye in Constantinople. We hoped, also, to support Miss Starkweather in Japan. Two thousand dollars was disbursed the second year and some hundreds remained in the treasury. The year 1876 is full of interest. Miss Rappleye proposed to give up her work in Constantinople and open a new school for Greek girls at Brousa. This finally came about and the Boston Board transferred Miss Rappleye to us for support and we legally adopted her as our own. Miss Starkweather started to Japan and we bade her Godspeed in a crowded meeting. The secretary says '' the ' Creme de la creme' of the meeting was Miss Starkweather herself, true loving spirit, who spoke straight to the heart." We decided all life memberships must be paid in gold from now on, owing to the depreciation in currency. The year was saddened by the death of Mrs. T. B. Bigelow who had been a valued member and the archives of the Board contain a loving printed tribute to her. It was Centennial year and we were able to have three delegates at the Woman's Board meeting at Hartford-Mrs. A. H. McLean, Mrs. G. M. Fisher and Mrs. E. P. Flint. The third annual meeting surely made history. It met at Redwood City-"a perfect day, a pleasant ride from the city, the generous hospitality of the people of Redwood with the greeting of faces of I 13 ] |
