Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-19
MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETING.
Tenth Annual Convention Held at Grace
Church.

Tenth Annual Convention Held at Grace
Church.
The 10th annual meeting OF tho
Woman's Home Missionary Society OF
the Wilmington Conference began in
Grace Church on Thursday. The ses.
sion was opened with an address by
Mrs. N. NJ. Browne president OF the
society. Mrs. Clara Roach of Wash
ington, conducted devotional exercises,
which were followed by an address
Of welcome by the Rev. Merritt HUI
burd, ). L. D., pastor of Grace Church.
Mrs. Mary p Challenger responded on
behalf OF the society. The reports of
the treasurer, corresponding secretary.
secretary of home missions, delegate to
the annual meeting of the board of
managers, district secretary and auxili-
ary secretary were read. Mrs. Anna +.
Briler of Washington, secretary of the
bureau Of Alaska, delivered an address.
The following officers were elected
in the afternoon. President, Mrs N.
NJ. Browne; Corresponding Secretary,
Mrs. O. Wesley Weldin; Recording Sec
retary, Mrs. Washington Hastings;
Treasurer, Mrs. II. 9. Robinson; Con-
ference Secretaries, young peoples
work, Mrs j. T. Doughten; Mite boxes,
Mrs. Nj. II. Lincoln Home Missions,
Mrs. James Sawdon; Supply Work,
Mrs. ii. r. Pickels; District Officers (:
Wilmington, Miss Sarah X. Weldin
Dover, Mrs. 7. e. Terry; Easton, Miss
Anna Cox; Salisbury. Mrs. William
jackson; Members of the Conference
Executive Board: Epworth, Miss Sallie
Mask, Mrs. Mary Gee, Mrs. Anna S.
Sergeant; New Castle, Mrs. Mary p.
Challenger, Mrs. Mary Is. Stewart, Mrs.
Annie Il. King Newark, Mrs s. d.
Hill, Mrs Samuel Deputy, Miss Belle
Mote; Port Deposit, Mrs. Harvey
Ewing, Miss Il. Boynton. Miss Emma
Abrams; Centrevile, Miss Maria Davis,
Mrs. 7. Chambers, Mrs. SamuelSmith I;
Easton, Mrs. j. l.. Turner, Mrs. Leoni
Saxton; Elkton, Mrs. John Perkins,
Mrs. j. Alexander, Mrs. Samuel Walms-
ley Grace. Mrs Charles W. Pusey,
Mrs. II. +. Pickels. Mrs. Thomas Dar-
lington; Union, Miss Sue Sherwood,
Mrs Frank A. Mitchell, Miss Lizzie
Francis; Asbury, Mrs. M. A. Taggart,
Mrs. Anuie +. Taylor, Mrs. b. F..
Leonard; Middletown, Mrs. Anna Tay
lor. Mrs. Clara Jones, Mrs. Marian
Price; st. Paul's, Mrs. NJ. II. Lincoln,
Mrs F.. +. Morrow, Miss Emily Finn
Rising Sun, Md, Miss Brumfield Miss
Mary Conner; Scott. Miss Anne Hall,
Mrs. NJ. A. Price, Mrs. Hart.
The offices Of reading secretary and
leailet secretary were added to the list.
and Mrs. Quigg was elected to the for
mer and Miss Emily Finn to tho latter.
Mrs. N. NJ. Browne was elected dele
gate to the National Board of Managers,
with Mrs. N. II. Lincoln as alternate.
Mrs Mary =. Challenger of New Castle
was chosen delegate of the Ocean Grove
meeting.
Mrs. Henry F. Piclels, secretary of
supplies, reported that s472. "a worth OF
supplies had been sent out during the
year to various missionaries in the
South and West, and reports had beer
received of the good accomplished.
Mrs. Clara Roach of Washington made
an address on the work of the dea.
conesses, and what is being done by
the missionaries in Alaska. Mrs. NJ.
j. Floyd gave the history of an ear oI
"Deaconess Corn, :" each grain of which
had been sold for 10 cents, making {
total of over 81. which was devoted tC
home missions. She showed the cob
for which a bid OF 81 was made, ant
was raised to S1.25, but the cob wal
not sold.
Reports from the various auxiliary
societies, and from Mrs. @. Wesle.
| Weldin, corresponding secretary, were
received.
4 successful meeting was held in thu
church in the evening. The services were
conducted by Mrs. John T. Doughten,
secretary of young peoples work. Abou
30 little girls dressed in white, gave
ga Flag Festival. Z" The children car
ried small American flags and marched
to the music of the organ. As the,
proceeded through the aisles of th'
church they performed various evolu
tions with pretty effect After the mar cl
they assembled the platform, which wa
decorated with large American flags
Forming pyramid upon flight o
steps, the children gave flag drill
/ Each State was represented by chile
and at the proper time the child Cant
forward and told brief history of tn,
State she represented, what 1t produce
and something of it's geography Th
exercises concluded with the singing
Of Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean. :
The children had been drilled by Mrs
w. II. Billany. Miss Ethel Roger
and Miss Ethel King sang "Anothe
Bright Star in Old Glory
The Rev. Merritt Hulburd, S. T. ID.
made a short address, in which he tolt
OF some of the ministers he had met ol
a Western trip. how they lived and hov
much they needed assistance. Mrs
Browne, president of the missionar!
society of this conference stated tina
the society was much larger than SOM
people supposed. 1t has Ga, 600 mem
bers, owns $3.50, 600 worth of property
has 100 missionaries, and last yea
raised more than $500, 000 in cash ant
supplies. In the Wilmington Confer
ence more than $3.50, 600 had been raiset
in the past 10 years.