The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-04-24
A Report of the Work Of the Kings
Daughters Of Our Town.

July 31st, 1891, the Circle Of limited
Workers" of Kings Daughters was organ
lied with nine members, taking for their
motto "Whatsoever thy hand tindeth tc
do, do it with thy might" For some
months nothing seemed tangible to our
hands, but remembering our object labor
| for Others" we met regularly twice each
month and devised ways and means Tor
carving on our work, etc. In October
| our attention was called to the feeble,
| lonely old folks shut away from the world
| in the almshouse and we gladly went with
| good cheer as well as good things to
brighten the lives of this most pitiable class
of society. We soon found that the Board
of Trustees welcomed us and our little eff
forts were recognized as aids to the work
and today we congratulate ourselves that
our county almshouse is made better by
the inte est manifested outside of the in
stitution.
Not only have we given happiness to
other less fortunate beings, but we have
grown unto 4 larger space ourselves and
enjoy the exultation of spirit and the JOY
of broadening our own minds, which is in
itself reward. The spirit grows with
its allotted space" We are no close cor
poration Our Order includes the widest
application of the Golden Rule-and while
our special work is for our home, we should
not stop there. ITO relieve misery, to
diminish suffering" is the sum of our bust
ness as Kings Daughters. To understand
and practice this in its broadcast sense
means much expenditure of time, thought
and money. In our town we have found
much to do for others-helping to bury
the dead in homes of poverty, giving cloth
ing ant. books to an orphan to fit her for
school attendance, sending the sick to hos
pitfalls for treatment, visiting the sick
among us and paying for nurses in some
instances when we could not personally do
the nursing, collecting money to aid in Sc
curing home for woman and children
made helpless by the sudden death of the
husband and father, sending Il child, in
jured by vicious mother, to the Balti-
more Chldren's Hospital and Nursery,
visiting the prisoners in Jail, teaching
them, reading to them and caring for their
spiritual welfare without regard to sect.
This has been especially the work of the
noble christian woman who has been our
leader for the past four years.
We contributed so to the Artesian well
and $40 to the Silver Cross Home for Epi
leptics-as well as gifts to Trinity Church
and Rectory.
Our Circle has grown so rapidly that
we have found it eXpedient to form a sub
circle of the youngest of our workers.
This Speak No Evil Circle" has proved
very efficient, they report good work.
Young people are naturally generous and
quick to help the needy, there is no better
school for cultivating all their womanly
instincts than in the charity work of our
Order.
We are greatly humbled when we re-
view our work and look at the WOndfrtm
possibilities in our Order. New enthusi-
aSn should Slru our hearts 10 new eHoFt
and the fri i age of loving service for hu-
manty In His Name, will he more ahund
ant in the future.
The Kings Daughters held their annual
election of officers on Thursday after East
err, Mrs. Perre resigning her office as
President and Miss Mary Wilson as Treas
urer the following officers were elected
for the year: Mrs. John IL. Traband, Presi
dent; Mrs. Frederick Sasscer, Vice Presi-
dent; Miss May Hill, Secretary, and Miss
Ellen Harper, Treasurer.