Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-24
FOR THE FRONT STREET MISSION.
birthday Party Given Ia west Church by
Kings Daughters.


birthday Party Given Ia West Church by
Kings Daughters.
Macedonia and Hope Circles Of King u
Daughters gave birthday party in the
Sunday school aud lecture rooms OF
West Presbyterian Church Tuesday
evening. for the benefit of the building
fund OF the mission conducted by
members of the church at No. liz
West Front street. For this worthy
object about $50 were realized.
The mission which il the bapeficiary
OF the fund now being raised, was
established about four years ago in the
John X. Hudson Co. Is building. at the
southwest corner OF Front and Market
streets, There 1t was carried on with
success and about d year ago was RS
innvad to the present location, No.
ll2 West Front street. Owing to a
prospective better tenant for thu place
the mission was for a time without a
home. hut ia once more hack at No.
ll2 There q sewing school, which
brought out about 40 girls, was con-
Quoted until adjournment was made
for the summer. the close of the work
being observed by a picnic. A kinder
garten was also held for small children.
The Sunday-school is the largest part
OF the institution, having about ITO
enrolled. The school ia under the
superintendence of Frank Sheppard.
Some of it's members could not speak
Englieh when first taken in. ffe
Located in a district where such a
mission should be able TO render great
help, the people of West Church who
are interested in it have felt that it
would he we'll to have building of it's
| own down there where the sereral de-
partm ents might be carried on. To
this end they are working TO raise
money. Already, not counting Tuesday
nights earnings. they have si40 on
deposit, the nucleus OF the mission
building fund. ~
Although the idea OF possessing their
own building has heen in thought for
some time the matter did not seem to
make much progress, but recently the
women Of West Church began TO move
therein and Tuesdays entertainment
was the outcome of their interest 1t
was given by the two societiesof Kings
Daughters, already mentioned. Mace
donia Circle has 27 members and Hope
Circle IA members, and all or nearly
all these participated in the successful
affair OF Tuesday night.
A birthday party OF the kind held is
different from the ordinary home birth
day. The invitations TO this party con-
tanned little silk bag and the re-
cipient was invited to contribute as
many coins as there were years in aaid
PERSONS life; or il desiring to be non.
committal other coin was acceptable.
In the latter contingency a dollar bill
La
young lady sent large bag to one of
those interested in the mission and he
returned toy pig with dollar inside.
The Sunday school room and lecture
room were decorated with paper 10
imitation of lattice work, and with ivy
and uaisies, the effect OF the whols
being pretty. In the Sunday school
hall the following programme was
| rendered.
Prayer. the Rev. A. N. Keigwin,
d. D.; vocal solo, s'The Holy City, I"
Mrs. Ainsworth: recitation, "Sister
and l." iHs Pierce: violin solo, Mr.
| Crosby; vocal solo, Mrs. White; reci-
tation. "Ths Little Housekeepers, ~
| Helen Hudson, Louisa Griffith and
| Edna Taggart; piano solo, Miss Eliza
beth Morrow: duet, 'sWhen You Gang
| AVA, Jamie" Master Samuel Bradeu
aud M iss Myrtle Spence; select read
ing from .The Window in Thrums. -
Miss Crozier; vocal solo, my Hame
Is Where the Hather Grows.'' Miss
Misgett; mandolin solo, Master Howard
Downward; whistling solo. Miss Lillian
Berlin: recitation, The Wedding Fee, -
Miss May Herring; piano colo, Miss
Marie Brinton quartet Messrs. Thomas.
Fritz, Gallagher and Cymer; recitation
.tHow He Saved st. Michael's," Miss
Eta Reeves; violin solo, Mr.. Crosby.
Miss Berlin's whistlipg solo was ex-
| quisite. She was accompanied by M iss
Mary Peoples and whistled so pleasingly
that recall was made to which she re,
| spondud.
After the exercises refreshments OF
lemonade and cake were served in the
lecture room. The affair was under the
general management Of the following
committee: Mrs. j. II. Hudson. Mrs.
b. ii. Downward, Mrs. M. Strahorn,
Mrs. Humes, Mrs. Robert Ferguson,
Miss Rose Sinex and Miss Mary Seal.