Evening journal., 1896-03-11
THE CONFERENCE WOMEN
Elaborate Program For the
Home Missionary Meeting.
CHILDREN IN A FLAG FESTIVAL
Two Distinguished Women 60 Make tho
Day Addresses, DIR. Hulburd at Night.
Flag Festival" in the Evening by
Little Children.

Day Addresses, DR.. Hulburd at Night.
Flag Festival" in the Evening BY
Little Children.
At Grace NJ E. Church TO morrow.
the WOmens Home Missionary Society.
OF the Wilmington Conference. emb brao
ing all the societies on the Peninsula.
will hold it's annual meeting and a
splendid program for the day has been
arranged.
Instead Of enter ming the delegates a.
various homes abon. town, a lunch box
social" will be held, Ia which everybody
who has brought a box OF lunch along
can participate. Preparations are being
made to have this novel idea pleasing
feature OF the days order Of exercises.
should the weather be favorable, about
city representatives. OF out of-town 30
cieties are expected 10 be present. These
with sll the Wilmington delegates and
members will make q large aud enthu-
siastic assembly.
or the two distinguished speakers,
Mrs. Beiler Is the wife OF Professor
8siler, OF the American University at
Washington. Mrs Roach Is the home
missionary secretary Of Baltimore
Conference.
New Departure for Evening.
The evening exercises are elaborate
and entirely new. They will begin with
flag festival. participated. IN by
little children with hsgs TO represent
all the states of the Union. The women
In charge have bsen planning for this
flag festival for some time and think Il
Will be entirely successful.
Tomorrow Mornings Session.
Mrs. N. NJ. Browne will preside At the
morning business session. from 30 TO
- 30, the program for which follows:
Devotional exercises, Mrs Clara Roach,
/ Washington, ID. O addresses Of welcome
by the minister Of the church and the
/ president OF the auxiliary response. Mrs
Mary P. Ohallen ger, New Castle: music
roll call and seating OF delegates
appointment OF committees: minutes OF
last annual meeting, Mrs Washington
Hastings; report Of treasurer Mrs.
Henry T. Robinson report OF correspond
ing secretary, Mrs O. Wesley Weldln
report OF secretary OF home MISSIONS.
Mrs. James Sawdon; music: report OF
delegate TO annual meeting Of board OF
managers, Mrs N NJ. Browne
music address by the secretary
Of the bureau for Alaska,
Mrs. Anna F. Beiler, Washington, d. o
report OF district secretary, Mrs FLOYD
reports Of auxiliary secretaries and Ad
journment; lunch from -. 80 to 30.
The Afternoon Exercises.
Devotional exercises. Mrs. Anna r.
Beiler. Washington. d o 4; election oi
officers and Of delegate and alternat,
TO the annual meeting OF th,
board of managers; report Of secretary
OF supplies, Mrs. Henry F. Pickles
report Of mite box secretary, Mrs. g. d
Lincoln' reports Of auxiliary secretaries,
music, report OF Deaconess work IL
Wilmington, MlEs Flora NJ. Watkins
address. Mrs. CLARA l. Roach, Washing
ton, d. o music: address; unfinished
and miscellaneous business; singing,
"God Be With You Till We Meet Again
benedlotion; tea, 30 to 80.
The Evening Service
will be In charge Of Mrs. J. P. Doughten
conference secretary In charge OF Youne
Peoples Work, and the program will be
| 730 p. M, doxology, prayer; singing
l TBringing In the. Sheaves3'f No
ports from bands, leagues and circle
Offering; Gag festival; address, Rev
Merritt Hulburd, s. -. d. singing, "My
Country els OF Thee" benedlction.