Evening journal., 1896-03-13
MISSIONARY MONEY.
Some Active Work For the
Spread of Christianity.
MBTHODIsTs CLOSE ANOTHER YEAR
And an Elaborate "Fiag Festival" Con-
cludes the Home Missionary .society's
Annual nIeeting-Every State Repre-
sented-Letters From Mission Fields.

cludes the Home Missionary .soOiety's
Annual nIeeting-Every state Repre-
sented-Letters From Mission Fields.
The Woman's Zone Missionary meet
Ing. which is always held Just prior to
the annual session Of the Wilmington
success at Grace NJ Il Church yester.
day. aud at the meeting and children's
flag festival last evening the church
was filed, notwithstanding the wintry
weather.
Mrs Lafayette Marks, visitor at the
meeting, conducted devotional services
to open yesterday afternoons session
Mrs. M ]. Floyd presented the report Of
the Wilmington district secretary, which
Hhowed combiped membership, 100 .
total annual membership. SOB; a gain Of
40; bands, 2l4; gain OF 81 circles.
73;i a gain OF II; mothers jewels.
.212; gain Of 30. auxiliary dues,
$342 SO; circle dUes, $3l 25 band dues,
S37 % Jewel dues. kl77l; mite boxes,
S82 10; conference contingent fund,
$14 o.: deacouess fund, $l04; special
fund, $40 70; donations. $3.50 0S; local
supply work, cash, $50 AZ; In supplies,
s404 OF home missionary supplies, $i96
81; bene6ciaries, f6170; money from
home missions, subscriptions. $5S %;
money for All purposes. 1854 40; supply
work. 5000 49,
Interesting reports we're also presented
by Mrs. NJ. r Lincoln, mite box
secretary; and Mrs. James SAwdon,
secretary Of home missions.
Mrs. II @. Robinson, treasurer, sub
rstlI 4 MA nnNu oh nj
OF various offerings amounting 70 50 067.
90, which amount will be turned over TO
conference to be applied to the diff
the branches OF the work
The work OF Methodist deaconess
was spt clhcally explained by the report
Of Miss Watkins, deacone5s in
charge OF Wilmington work For the
past three months she reported the fol-
lowing:
Calls, 400; tracts distributed, 3l5;
garments distributed. 100; times taught
In Industrial School. 35; times taught Ia
the Sunday school, IA Boys Brigade
meetings, A; opportunities for prayer. "A
Bible readings, 80; books distributed, z;
Bibles distributed, 8. baskets OF flowers
distributed, o; house nursing, II;
garments made, 10; served lunch TO 80
spent In mending, B.
The committee on nominations lmade
the following report, which was adopted
President Mrs N. M Browne; eorres-
ponding secretary, Mrs O. Wesley
Weldin; recording secretary, Mrs,
1 Washington Hastings; treasurer, Mrs.
d. O. Robinson; conference secretaries,
young peoples work, Mrs. j. p.
I ,..lta
Lincoln; home missions, Mrs. james
Sawdon supply work. Mrs. II. f.
Pickles; district officsrs: Wilmington.
Miss Sarah X Weldin; Dover, Mrs. 7
lE Terry; Easton, Miss Anna Cox
Salisbury. Mrs William Jackson; mem
bers OF the, Conference Executive Board
EpWorth, Miss Sallie Mask, Mrs. Mars
Gee. Mrs Anna S Sargent: New
Castle, Mrs Mary P. Challenger, Mrs
Mary B. Stewart. Mrs Anuie r
King; Newark, Mrs 4 d Hill, Mrs
Samuel Deputy, Miss Belle Mote; Port
Deposit, Mrs. Harvey Ewing. Miss l.
Boynton, Miss Emma Abrams; Centre
VILE, Miss Maria Davis Mrs T. Cham
bsrs, Mrs. Samuel Smith; Easton,
Mrs. J. L. Turner, Mrs. Leoni
Saxton; Elkton. Mrs. John Perkins,
Mrs. J. Alexander. Mrs Samuel
Wslmsley: Grace. Mrs. Charles w.
Pusey, Mrs. II +. Pickles Mrs Thomas
iDarlineton: Union. Miss Sue Sherwood,
Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell. Miss Lizzie
Francis; Asbury, Mrs. NJ A. Taggart,
Mrs. Annie K. Taylor, Mrs B r.
Leonard Middlstown, Mes Anna Taylor,
Mrs. Clara Jones, Mrs Marian Price; 81.
1 Pauls Mrs. NJ r. Lincoln, Mrs 4. r.
Morrow, Miss Emily Finn; Rising Sun,
Md, Miss Brumfeld. Miss Mary Conner
Scott. Miss Annie Hall, Mrs. NJ A Price
Mrs Hart
II was decided to add TO the list the
office Of reading secretary and leshat
secretary, Mrs Q1iFg being elected TO
the former and Miss Emily Finn to the
latter.
For the National Bosrd OF Managers
meeting, Mrs N M. Browne wEs chosen
delegate; Mrs. NJ r Lincoln, alternate.
Mrs. Mary P Challenger. Of New CASTLE,
was elected delegate to the Ocean Grove
meeting. Mrs. Clara Roach, OF Wash
ington, gave an interesting address Oh
the work OF deaconesses aud the
missionaries In Alaska Mrs Wtliln
submitted letters from missionaries who
have been helped by the societies.
Last nights patriotic exercises were
witnessed with great interest by a large
audience. The "Flsg Festival" was In
charge Of Mrs John P. Doughten,
secretary OF young peoples work, and
Mrs w. h. Blllany who drilled the
young Amerlcans-about City little girls,
attired In white.
These little white robsd girls were
mRrshslled back Of the platform and on
each side OF the church, around the
different aisles OF the church, perform
ing various evolutions They formed
arches with the flags and then marched
under them. making a very pretty
effect After the march the chill
dren assembled the platform, which
was decorated with large Amerl-
can hags, while Ground the
( walls In the rear the color5 we're droppe d
and festooned. The children, by hlsh,
Of steps, formed q pyramid aud then gave
flag drill. There was one child for each
state. and each one came forward, told
q short history OF the state she repre-
ssnted, what it produces and something 6
of its geography
This elaborate exercise closed with the
chorus. "Columbia the Gem of the
Ocean. Misses Ethel Rodgers aud Ethel
King sang a duet. Another Bright Star