Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-15

Tho members OF the Delaware Branch
Of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Board
Of Missions were most thoroughly de.
lighted with the entertainment pro-
vided for them by the st. Andrews
\ branch of tho auxiliary in the lecture
Of ST. Andrews Church Thursday after
noon. The completeness of the arrange
ments to entertain the 200 or 800 who
attended were generally commented
upon. Miss r. j. Warner was the
& chairman of the large committee which |
Z brought so much Communication upon
Z Itself. The guests were served at four
/ tables and each table had its own group |
\ OF ladies' to wait upon them. Tables |
\ and room were decorated with potted |
plants. Whom the luncheon hour was
h over the room was put into shape for |
the 18th annual business meeting of the |
auxiliary and shortly after 2 o'clock the
organization was called to order by
Mrs. Clementine l.. McIlvaine, the
president, Bishop Coleman, who was
s. the only clergyman at the meeting,
y conducted devotional exercises in which
4 be offered the missionary prayer. Mrs.
McIlvaine read her annual report. In
4 2 1t she referred TO the receipt of a letter
In sympathy with the work from Mrs
H. M. Bartlett, who recently started
with her husband, the Rev. II. NJ.
Bartlett, for Washington State.
After reading the minutes of the last
meeting the secretary, Miss Frances b.
& Hurd Of Newark, called the roll of
branches and recorded delegates present
as follows: Claymont, O.; Dover, 6;
Newark, 8; Delaware City, Z. Middle
town, 10; New Castle, 90; Smyrna, 6;
y st. Andrews, this city, GO; Calvary,
8; Trinity, 81; Old Swedes, A; Girls
Friendly Society, 81 Christ Church,
Christiana hundred, o.
The auxiliary then went into nomi-
nation and election of officers, with the
following result: President, Mrs. @.
I. McIlvaine of this city; Vice. Presi-
dents. for New Castle county, Miss
Emily Rodney Of New Castle; for
Kent Miss Comegys Of Dover; for
Sussex, Miss Orr Of Lewes; Directress
of Domestic Missions, Mrs. Andrew
G. Wilson of thiD CITY; Directress of
Foreign Missions, Miss Harriet L.
Curtis of Newark; Secretary, Miss
Frances B. Hurd of Newark; Treasurer,
Mrs. William O. Lodge of Caymont;
Librarian and Corresponding Secretary
Of the Church Periodical Club, Miss
Mary Lafferty of this city. Mrs.
George Q. Hall was elected president
and Miss Helen Van Trump secretary
treasurer OF the Junior Branch of the
3 Auxiliary.
The annual report of the secretary
showed that one new branch of the
auxiliary. that at Christ Church, had
been started IN the year; % boxes had
been given for domestic and diocesan
missions, the total valuation being
500, She put the financial value Of
the years work at about 81, 500, not
including the junior or Mexican work.
The treasurer reported former balance
and receipts aggregating S643 So, of
which there has been expended all but
SO cents Money has been scot to
Mexico, Alaska, Japan, Africa and
Hayti. Miss Sophie Rodney of New
Castle and Mrs. Janvier of Newark were
appointed auditors of the treasurer Is
accounts. Mrs. Andrew g. Wilson re-
ported united offerings for the year OF
1921. AZ. Mrs. Eldridge of Smyrna and
Miss Knight of this city were named
as auditing committee. Miss Van
Trump, secretary treasurer of the Junior
Auxiliary, reported IA branches. The
value of the united Lenten boxes was
1926 30. The total value of boxes for
the year was 1898, %, and of money COL
lected, $3.50 80. making total oil
1884. Is. Mrs. Charles NJ. Curtis and
Mrs. Eldridge were named as auditing
committee. Miss Lafferty, the cor.
responding secretary of the Church
Periodical Club, urged the members tc
send their papers to others who do moi
have them.
The auxiliary next took up thu
matter of the pledges of money for the
ensuing year 30 as 10 find what nigh
be expected for various objects. Or
motion of Mrs. George G. Hall it wa!
decided to put St Matthew's Church
building fund on the list. Bishol
Coleman in speaking on the subjec
said that there were 10000 coloret
people 10 this city. II st. Matthew
had an attractive church building he
believed it would double if not trebl
its congregation in six months. A NOM
the communicates are some of the bes
educated people in Wilmington. Their
is fund OF $500. the interest of whicl
is available and churchman has givel
lot, which might be sold and the pro
ceeds appropriated for church build
ing. Should some one give lot TO
the church, the bishop might feel will
ing to 60 into debt a little for tn
edifice. The lot Just mentioned canno
be used for that purpose. The bisho
held that it was shame the way th
colored people were neglected and b
declared that the sooner the churcl
shows its appreciation of its call t
minister to all the people the soone
will it be the church of the land. i!
lot would cost 81, 200 to $1,000. Hi
idea would be to build only portion q
the church at first. In discussing th
matter Bishop Coleman referred to tn
interest the late Bishop Lee had take
in work among the colored people. Th
auxiliary also pledged itself to rails
money for DIR. briggs, the Delawarea
who is in Alaska as medical missionary
the Rev. l.. L. Kinsolving's work i
Brazil; the Bishop Lee Memorial Schoc
in Mexico, st. Michael's Day Nurser
and Babies Hospital, work in Japa
/, and Wau Chang, China. as we'll a
diocesan missions.
1t was decided to hold the Januar
quarterly meeting in Trinity Church
this city. The executive committe
will fix the places for the May an
annual meetings.
Miss Julia @. Emery, general secre
tary of the Woman's Auxiliary, mad
an address in which she urged tn
opening OF parochial branch meeting
with prayer and the consideration a
each meeting of some missionary work