Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-14
A NOTABLE OCCASION.
Annual Meeting of the Woman's Auxiiiar,
of tlie Board of Missions.

of the Board of Missions.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary Of the Board of Missions Of
the Diocese of Delaware, which was
held in Old Swedes Church Thursday,
was notable occasion. The attendance
was large.
Bishop Coleman delivered the 'ad-
dress of welcome. Addresses were also
made by the Rt. Rev. A. G. Garrett.
D. d., bishop of Northern Texas; the
RI Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, ID. D.,
bishop Of Wyoming and Idaho; the Rt.
Rev. Lemuel II. Wells, D. D., bishop
Of Spokane, the Rev. Joseph NJ. Francis
of Toxic, Japan, the Rev. Henry For
roster of Mexico and the Rev. John D.
briggs of Point Hope, Alaska. Their
remarks were extremley interesting.
Holy communion was celebrated by
Bishop Coleman, assisted by the Rev.
Martin B. Dunlap, the priest in charge
of Old Swedes.
Besides those previously mentioned
there were present the Rev. @. Il.
Murray, the Rev. George c. Hall, the
Rev. X. j. Hammond, the Rev. George
W. Dame, Jr., the Rev. W. j. Wilkie,
the Rev. f. NJ. Munson, the Rev. H.
M. Bartlett, the Rev. g. S. Gassner,
the Rev. A R. Walker, the Rev. E. x.
Miller and the Rev. A. H. Miller, who
acted as Bishop Coleman's chaplain.
The business session which took
place in the afternoon, was held in the
guild room. 1t was opened by Bishop
Coleman, who introduced the speakers,
after which Mrs Charles H. McIlvaine
presided. The speakers were Messrs.
Francis and briggs.
Mrs. McIlvaine, the president, pre-
scented her annual report. She gave an
interesting account Of the auxiliary
since its last anniversary, and referred
in glowing terms to the recent gather
ing of women at Minneapolis and st.
Paul. Reports were also read by Mrs.
William @. Lodge, the treasurer, Miss
Frances Hurd, the secretary, Mrs.
Charles l.. Murray, domestic direct
ress; Miss M. I. Candy, directress Of
the Mexican division Miss Lafferty OF
the Church Periodical Club division
aud Mrs. Geogre q. Hall and Miss
Frances Swift of the junior auxiliary.
The junior auxiliary received in
money and boxes about 5000 and the
woman's auxiliary about 5000. In adj
| dition the woman's auxiliary gave S430
| to the united offering which was sent
| to Minneapolis. This sum was put in
white watered silk envelope decor
ated in gold and bearing the seal Of
| the bishop of Delaware.
Mrs. T. Gardiner Littell read paper
on systematic giving.
| Pledges to aid several objects recon-
mended to the auxiliary were made.
Officers as follows were elected for the
ensuing year: Mrs. Charles E. Nell
vaine, president; Miss Emily Rodney,
Vice President for New Castle county
| Miss Harriet Comegys, Vice-President
for Kent county; Miss Margaret Orr,
Vice President for Sussex county; Miss
Frances Hurd, Secretary; Mrs. William
G. Lodge, Treasurer; Mrs. A. &. Will.
son, Domestic Directresa; Mrs. S. M.
| Curtis, Foreign Directress; Miss Laf.
ferty Librarian; Mrs. George G. Hall,
President Of the junior auxiliary; Mrs.
Charles M. Curtis, Secretary anG
Treasurer of the Junior auxiliary; Miss
M. T.. Candy, Directress of tho Mexi
can branch.
Resolutions of thaaks for the hospi
tally received, and also for the SER
vices of TIE Rev. Martin B. DUNLAP
and the members of the choir, were
| adopted
This anniversary of the auxiliar,
meeting was the most largely ATTENDED
of its annual meetings and the growth
of interest in mission work was equally
manifest.
An invitation to hold the next annua
meeting in st. Andrews Church wal
| accented.