Evening journal., 1890-01-30
WOMEN OF GRACE CHURCH
THEIR GOOD WORK DURING
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.

Refreshments Were Served while the
Grace Orchestra Played.
Every seat at the Grace M. r. Church
was occupied last evening, and chairs
ware placed ia the aisles to accommodate
the unusual crowd. The exercises were
interesting and the social reunion which
followed was q crowded social success.
The music has been feature Of the
Jubilee meetings that deserves all the
praise that has been given it. The choir,
or chorus, is the largest that has ever
sung Ia a Wilmington church, and the
selections of high class music that have
been rendered have been q credit to the
choir and It's leader The hymns have
been sung with verve and vol
ume that inspired the congregation TO
earnest assistance. 1.-THE Heavens Are
Falling" and "Hark, Hark Ny Soul"
were given last evening. Next Sunday
evening the service will be preceded by
an hours service of song by the choir.
Mrs George w. Sparks presided last
evening and the subject was "Woman's
Work" On the platform with Mrs
Sparks were Mrs. H. f. Pickles, Mrs. N.
NJ Browne of Newark, Mrs. job Fl. Jack
son and DR.. Jacob Todd. After the open
ing hymn Mrs. N. M. Brown offered
prayer and Mrs. Job H. jackson read
part Of the XIvth Chapter of Mark.
A paper on "Womsn's Work in Grace
a. E. Church" was then read by Mrs 81.
r. Pickles
The paper wss review OF the work Of
the women of Grace Church for the
last twenty-five years brief sketch
Of each organization was given.
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on September 28, 1865, at the residence
of Mrs. J. T. Cause It's object WAS the
furnishing of the church and parsonage.
Mrs. Daniel NJ. Bates was the first pres
ident. In various ways the society raised
Sc, 916 or, and in October, 1868, it's object
having been accomplished. the society
was dissolved.
The Ladies' Liquidation Society was
organized on October 81, 1868, having for
its object the liquidation of the debt of
the church. Mrs. ]. Taylor Cause was
the first president. In 1871 it ceased
to work, having raised through the
means Of fairs, teas, sociables, etc, $12,-
233. 50. At two OF it's meetings, with
the CO operation of the board OF trustees,
subscriptions amounting to $40, 900 were
raised.
The Dorcas Society, having for its
object the distribution of clothing and
funds among the destitute of the city,
was organized on January IL, 1871.
Miss Martha Robinson was the first
president and has always been retained
in office. The sum of 50, 157. IA has been
raised.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety was organized on January 10, 1878,
with Mrs. ]. Taylor Cause as president.
The sum of SO, 013 sc was contributed for
foreign missions, through the efforts Of
| this society.
In 1879 the Ladies Mite Society was
organized with Mrs Emma L.
Kittinger ss president. Up to date it
has collected SO, ll6 Ga.
In 1878 the Ladies' Liquidation Society
was re-erganized. with Mrs. Cause again
as president. It raised $40, ole and again
dissolved.
With the object Of collecting funds for
| the erection of parsonage, the Parson-
age Fund Society was organized in Feb
ruary, 1880 Mrs. n R. Benson was the
nrsu president. The society now has
| SO. 946 % in the treasury.
| On Sunday, January II, 1886, pre-
liminary steps towards the organization
of the Woman's Home Missionary Society
I were Ndktus a lew QdfH dIhcI ~ ms
organized with Miss Sarah r. Weldin as
president. The contributions of money
have reached 5000 and supplies valued at
1868 81 have been distributed.
The total Of $44 666 56 has been con-
tributed to the work of the church by
its women.
In closing, Mrs Pickles paid tributes
i to the memories Of Mrs. Gilbert Robin
son, Mrs Clara Teas Hill, Mrs. Ella M.
| Doughten, Mrs. E. S. r. Butler and Mrs
Henry C. Jones.
After DIR. Todd had pronounced
the benediction almost the en-
tire congregation assembled to the
/ Sunday school room, where refresh
ments were served to the music Of the
Grace orchestra. The occasion was one
| of cordial sociability and spirit. DR..
| Jacob Todd and Rev. w. J. Stevenson
were presented with large cakes. Col
| onel Enoch Moore made the speeches of
presentation. The ladies of the church
| had charge of the refreshments, assisted
by the following young ladies and gentle
men who served them
Misses Mary Jackson, Blanche and
Edith Crow, Helen Scott, Elsie Kent,
| Nellie Todd, Carrie Hoffecker, Lulu
Weldin, Margie Prentiss. Blanche Wei
din, Edith Aydon, Elsie Moore, Jennie
Morrison, Elsie Foord, Helen McCaulley
Elsie and Gertrude Johnson, Ella Brown
and Lillian Baldwin; George Moore, R
g. Robinson, Leighton Mahoney, Earnest
Hayes, Scott Beggs, Enoch Moore. Jr.,
Harvey Hickman, Robert Moore. Edgar
S. Haynes, Joseph Mendinhall, George
Maris, Frank Landon, William Wheatley,
George and Howard Craig, Benjamin b.
Smith, Baldwin Springer, p K. Taylor.
Grace Orchestra was composed of the
following: o. H. Lauer. leader; ]. N.
Robinson, w. H. Weldin, H. Fehling,
Horace Belts. @. NJ Baird, Morris Wor.
rell, W. L. Butler, Ralph Stone, James
Dimeter, v. r. Pyle, il. J. NJ Curtis,
A. j. Boulay, f. Fuhrena.
Young Peoples Work win be the sub
ject OF to.night's meeting. w. E. Haw-
kins will preside A paper on Young
Peoples Societies of Grace NJ E. Church,
will be read by Miss Sarah B. Weldin
and one on 1.-The Future of Grace NJ. E
Church, by Miss Mary ]. Wheeler.
Rising Sun Democratic Club.