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Show Lamater's Hall, the constitution was formally adopted; ordered printed; a constitution of auxiliaries drawn up and permanent officers elected. The churches represented were San Mateo, Santa Barbara, four from San Francisco, Soquel, Rio Vista, San Jose, Oakland and Santa Cruz. The matter of missionary intelligence was not overlooked and a committee was appointed, consisting of Mrs. Louisa Drennan and Miss Delia Pierce, to obtain subscriptions for "Life and Light for Women.'' The officers elected were: President, Mrs. A. L. Stone; Secretary, Mrs. S. S. Smith; Treasurer, Mrs. R. E. Cole. Thirteen women contributed a dollar each to start correspondence, this was the first contribution to Board finances. This closes the record of our organization. In the pages of the record book are two pressed pink geraniums and two very faded California poppies-w^ere they souvenirs of fifty years ago ? And now follow records of monthly meetings, held in churches about the Bay, attended mostly by women from those churches. The meetings were called to order in the mornings. There were always devotional services. Lunches were served at noon-"elegant and abundant" one record says-and the meetings varied in size from ten members to more than sixty. At the second meeting, Oakland First made the first application for auxiliary membership in the Woman's Board and it was also voted that day to ask the Boston Board to turn over Miss Rappleye of Oakland, serving as missionary in Constantinople, to our new Board's support. We can smile now over what was tragedy in those days-letters passed back and forth to Boston for the American Board protested against any independent organization on our part at all, we being so far from the centers of civilization. Dr. Clark wrote most feelingly on the subject, joined by Miss Childs of the Woman's Board, refusing to transfer Miss Rappleye. Mrs. J. W. Hough and Mrs. T. B. Bigelow took part in this spirited correspondence. Meantime a very cordial letter was received from the Woman's Board of the [ 11 1 |