The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-11
The Kings Daughters.

At the annual meeting Of tho Macedonia
Circle Of Kings Daughters the secretary
and treasurer made the following reportsi
April ~, 1896. we organized at the home of
our president, Mrs Keigwin with eight
members; to. day we are three years old
anu have forty, members. Our work, the
past yenr has been similar to that of the
two preceding years. Our meetings have
been interesting and well attended. Our
opening exercises uro special feature of
each meeting.
In our connection with the United Cir
Gle we have derived both pleasure and In.
struction. The first quarterly meeting
was held in our church Mny 8. 1898 1t
was a pronounced success in number, in
terest and soclabilfy; At this msetingtt
was decided to send sandwiches to the
soldiers at Montchnnin. In this work our
circle took avery active part. On Decem-
Der /, 1893, in Second Baptist Church we
were treated to IA Plate of Peas by Mrs.
Jones of Philadelphia. On March 8, 1899
In St. Paul's NJ. Il. Church, DR.. Briggs of
Second Baptist Church, encouraged us in
our work. Through the United Circle we
contributed towards furnishing the Della
ware room In the lIuguenot Seminary Of
S. Africa and have undertaken the fur
nlshing of a room in the Industrial school
of our city. As in former years our main
work is In connection with the Baird
Memorial Mission. First, we have our
sewing school. Notwithstanding tho num-
Der Of terrible stormy Saturdays this
school has been opened every Saturday,
except one, since October g. 1898. Our at.
tondeuce, both In the kindergarten and the
large room, has Increased until we now
number 1873 pupils and ten teachers In
the former, Hope Circle is doing noble
work. not only learning these little ones
the rudiments Of sewing but sowing spir-
itual seed. 1886 has boon spont, AMI 1853
yards OF material have Deon converted Into
garments by the older ones and 1873 urti-
cles taken home. AT the close of each scs.
sion we thave short religious exercise.
May 8. 1893, the girls were treated to "a pic
mic with refreshments at Brandywine
Park. At Christmas time to model
Christmas dinner. At tho latter the
mothers and the Sunday school scholars
were invited aud I5o were beautifully fed.
=Second, many of our homes from which
our girls come have been supplied with
articles of clothing donated by christian
women who are not thrown in contact
with the needy.
203 articles have been distributed by this
circle. =
HThird, Our Mission work requires us to
take charge OF the Friday night meeting
once month. This has been kept through
the entire year.
Through the hands of our circle fifty
Moody books have been sent to Camp Cun.
nell, twelve to Minquadale Home. nine to
tho Old Ladies' Home, six to colored peo-
pie and twenty-four to New Cassle Jail.
So ends our work, but not our RESPONSE
bllitv. Some one has said, Religion Is
the relation of man to God as an active,
living power" 80 for the coming year:
Forward" let this DO our motto.
Honceforth we will win The day,
Upwardl Christ ha, gone before U.s.
Evermore to light our way.
A:sS Secretary.
Amount collected from duos and dona-
tions. $sLSS; spent for mission, rent. sew
ing school, flowers, otc.. $Sl.92; balance IN
treasury, 1896. Treasulpr.