The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-13
I'm His NAME"


Kings Daughters Assemble and sum
UP the Past Years Great Charity
Work-Reporfs Heard From eIe.
sion Was IA Decidedly Interesting
One.
The meeting yesterday afternoon Of
the City Union Of The Kings Daugh-
ters and Sons was a large and interest
ing one. The two importan. features
which showed how BEAUTIFULLY and
greatly the work In His Name is -four
ishing, were the annual reports of the
circles in Wilmington and the reports
made by The delegates to the state
convention recently held at Southern
Pines.
All the Kings Daughters of Will
mington who attended the convention
were present at the meeting. They
were Mrs. r. N. Sweet and Mrs. NJ. S.
Willard, members Of the state execu-
tive committee, Miss Kate DeItosset.
representative of the Ministering Cir
Gle; Miss Anna Savage, representative
of the Hospital Circle; and Miss Mag
gle Wiggs, delegate Of the union
BY request, Mrs. Sweet, who was
last year secretary of the NORTH caro-
lima branch and declined a reelection
at the recent convention, read her last
report, which was a fine and interest
ing one.
AS the delegate sent to the conven-
ton by the union, Miss wigs made
the following repOrt:
THE Wilmington delegation reached
Southern Pines shortly after midnight.
Almost the first sight to meet u eyes
was the word Welcome" in large let
ters on an awning stretched across the
street. Arriving at the hotel Ozone, we
found the place gaily decked with
bunting. Upon inquiry we were told
by the porter that those flags meant
that something was going to happen
tomorrow. Sure enough something did
happen next day. The tenth annual
convention of the North Carolina
branch of The Kings Daughters and
Sons convened in the First COngrega-
tional church at Southern Pines, n. c..
Devotional exercises were conducted by
Rev. d. r. Ransom, pastor of the
church, after which Mrs. l.. M. Young
read her beautiful address of welcome.
Mrs. Young began by referring to the
history of the town; then to that of
The Kings Daughters, telling in a
charming manner much about their
work during the past seven years.
zone little incident" she said, Il
think most of us will appreciate: One
morning last winter a woman
came to the house of one of the men,
bers and asked if this was one Of
them queens seven sisters. and if it
was, she wanted a new black dress,
and a pretty good one, too Finally,
sale Mrs. Young, we give you both
hands in welcome. The one because we
are children of the same father in
haaXyan Tho nthor with a no less hear
ty grip, because, forgetting the civil
war, we can meet you on your native
soil which is The home of our adop-
ton
THAT Miss DeRosset's response to
this greeting was all that it should
have been, goes without saying, FOR
we all know her.
IAN interesting feature of this ses-
sion was the prese dtation of q gavel
made from wood from the Cornelius
Honnett residence, &. gift from Mrs. E.
p. Bailey to the convention.
Eat the afternoon session h roll
call showed present seventeen dele,
gates. The report of he state secre-
tary, Mrs. Smith, was particularly
interesting. Remember, she said. that
to send state and order dues to me
means 10 cents extra. Please send all
money to the
mo new circles have been reported
during this year. In conclusion, Mrs.
Smith rendered her resignation, as she
was physically unable to dc justice to
the work.
Mrs. Davis made an interesting
talk concerning state and order dues,
urging tina they be sent together
to the state treasurer, not TO New
York, and promised that she would
write a. letter to every circle in the
state who did send order dues to New
York and urge them to send them
through the proper channels. A dis
cussion as to the best means of reVlV-
ing interest arose. Mrs. M. A. Johnson,
Of Raleigh, who is travelling in the in
tereSt of ST. Luke's home Cor aged
women and incurables, offered to visit
as many as possible and talk about the
order.
Miss M. E. Moore, of Raleigh, was
received as a fraternal delegate from
the WOmen'S Christian temperance
Union, in convention at Greensboro. In
return a Daughter was sent as frater-
nal delegate from The Kings Daught-
ers to the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union.
"A circle at Henderson hopes to
build a hospital during the coming
year. A number of circles reported q
falling off of interest among the mem
bers and various suggestions as 20
the hest means of reviving it were Of
fere Mrs. Davis said make the
meetings interesting and suggested
sewing light refreshments as a means
because, she said, I believe there is a
mystic grace in breaking bread to-
gether. Then she urged that the men,
bers have more spirituality, never for
getting that we are The Kings Daugh-
tiers, the King whose kingdom Is a
spiritual one.
Thursday evening was held the So
cial intervene of kings in the Kings
Daughters hall, which by the way, is
the only one in the state. This hall
was built through h efforts OF the
circle at Southern Pines and during
the past winter has been rented to the
school committee. AT the Friday morn
ing session Mr.. j. T. Patrick, 1ndus-
trial agent for the Seaboard Air Line,
was introduced and told US something
of his work in a field similar to ours:
Convention voted to amend articles
2, 10 and II of the constitution.
Friday evening Mrs. Davis deliver
ed the annual address, taking as her
subject The Love of Christ The first
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