Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-03-15

missionary women's meet-Other Hap
penings About Tswn-Longsst Pier On
the Delaware River.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
NEW CASTLE, March 15.--0ne Of the
largest congregations OF the season
greeted Mrs. Clinton B. Fisk, Of New
Jersey. when she arose to address the
ninth annual convention o. the Whining
ton Conference Woman's Home Mission
arr Society at the M. f, Church
last evening There were people
business men as we'll as church women
from all parts OF the Peninsula, and many
chairs were strung along the aisles. The
afternoon had been spent in most
profitable summing up Of the society's
good work in local and distant fields In
the United States. These officers were
elected
Conference officers-Prssident, Mrs.
N. NJ. Browne; corresponding secretary,
Mrs @ Wesley Weldln; recording score
tary, Mrs. Washington Hastings; trea-
surer. Mrs. Il. G. Robinson
Conference secretsries-Young peoples
work, Mrs J. P. Doughten mite boxes.
Mrs. ]. D. Lincoln; home missions, Mrs
James Sawdon; supply work, Mis- IL. r.
Pickles, local work, Mrs Jane Colby.
District Wilmington, Miss
Sarah r. Weldin, president; Mrs Il J..
Floyd, secretary. Dover, Mrs. n. B.
Smithers, president; Mrs. w. L 4.
Murray, secretary. Esston, Miss Emma
Merritt, president Miss Addie Hszzsrd.
secretary, Salisbury, Mrs. William
Jackson, president Miss p. Cottingham,
secretary.
Conference Executive Board.
Epworth, wilmington-M Mrs Annie
King, Mrs. Mary Gee, Mrs Annie V,
Sergeant
New Castle-Mrs Mary Challenger,
Mrs. Annie Cannon, Mrs. ]. 6 King.
Newark-Mrs S D. Hill. Mrs, Samuel
Deputy, Miss Belle Mote,
Port Depoht-Mrs. Harvey Ewing,
Niles L. Boynton, Miss Emma Abrams
Centreville-Miss Maria Davis, Mrs. T.
Chambers, Miss s. Bailey.
Easton-Mrs J. Il, Turner, Mrs. Leon
Saxton.
Elkton-Mrs. John Perkins, Mrs. J.
Alexander, Mrs l. Walmsley.
Grace. Wilmington Mrs G. w
Pussy, Mrs. a. F. Pickles, Mrs, Thomas
Darlington.
Union, Wilmington-Mis Sue Sher
wood. Mrs F. A. Mitchell, Mrs. Lizzie
Francis.
Asbury, Wilmington-Mr M. A. Tag
CART. Mrs. Annie Z. Taylor, Mrs. B. F
Leonard.
Middletown-Mrs. Annie Taylor, Mrs
Clara Jones. Mrs Marian Price.
st. PAui's, Wilmington-M Mrs. M. r
Lincoln, Mrs. E F. Morrow, Mrs j. H
Huntington.
Rising sun, Md Miss Brumfsld, Mis-
Mary Conner.
scott-Mias Annie Hall, Mrs. NJ. A
Price, Mrs W. H Eberle.
Mrs. Fisk Talks and Collects.
Before beginning her address Mrs
Fisk had the large audience repeat witt
her the 23d Psalm The Nj e Churcl
choir sang two fine anthems, "Come, Hol
Spirit and "Abide With Ne" led by
- Manlove and accompanied by PrefessO
w II. Eberle and Rev. " \ Collins
cornetists, and by other orchestral lustru
ments.
Mrs, Fisk talked OF the wor
In the West and Northwest wher
ministers were kept from starvation an
want. and the establishment and MAR
tenance Of various schools and missions
Before closing her address Mrs Fisk,
good Methodist style, asked her audienC
70 see what they could do for certAi
Alaska mission In two minutes timl
There were prompt responses to I'll
amount Of $50
After the address several eongregi
tlonal hymns were sung, and Mrs. Prize
OF Middletown, and J. B Msnlove san
solos The usual ''thanks" were e.
tended all around.