Evening star., 1900-12-11
AID OF JUNIOR REPUBLIC
INDORSED BY KINGS
DAUGHTERS AND SONS.
Subject Discussed Last Night mt Meet
ing in This Cfty-RepOrt
Submitted.

The semi-annual meeting of the District
of Columbia branch of the Kings Daugn-
tiers and Sons Of the United States was held
last evening in the lecture room of the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, Rev.
Dr. G. N Luccock, pastor, corner of 4th
and streets southeast. Nearly all the
circles connected with the local organiza-
ton were we'll represented. Miss Jewell of
the Church of the Covenant presided, and
Miss Person of Westminster Church served
recording secretary
After brief address of welcome by DR..
Luccock who also offered prayer the audi
ence led by Mrs. c. L. Williams of Waugh
NJ. +. Church, and accompanied on the
piano by Miss Jessie b. F. Grant, sang the
hymn beginning: Work, For the Night Is
Coming" following which devotional eXer-
cises were conducted by Miss Jewell.
The feature of the evening was a report
made by Miss Emma NJ. LeeCh, who was a
delegate to the interstate conference of
at Wellington, Ohio At this conference
Miss Leech and Mr.. George Christiancy
of the National Junior Republic. made ad-
dresses on the work of the institution. One
of the results of these speeches was that
the Kings Daughters and Sons of Massa-
chusetts have adopted the work of the re-
public as their own and will aid it by every
means in their power. The assurance was
IuTllleT given lnat henIucky ana Georgia
will also extend material aid along the
same lines.
Letter From General Secretary.
Miss Leech read letter from Mrs. Mary
Lowe Dickinson. general secretary of the
International Order of Kings Daughters
and Sous and editor of the Silver Cross,
whose headquarters are in New York, in
which, after speaking of a visit made by
Miss Leech to Philadelphia. she said
1t would have been an added pleasure to
have had You with US on our visit to the
Junior Republic. though, as YOU predicted
we received every possible Kindness and
courtesy from Mr.. Christancy. We had a
most charming visit, and opportunity to see
the present condition of the work and to
meet the boys. | need not tell you that /
came away with my heart aching over the
need of just such influences, and the made
quacy of the provision for the multitudeS
of boys whose salvation, it seems to me,
depends on their having such home. l felt
as if | wished | were twenty years younger
and had my own best powers and for
tune to put into just such work"
Continuing. Miss Leech said the confer
ence adopted resolutions reciting that the
increase of crime is a cause for alarm, and
that the Kings Daughters and Sons hail
with delight the National Junior Republic
as redeeming force for the uplifting and
educating of children who, lacking right
home training, can thereby be brought un-
der safe and Christian influences, also ex-
tending to Mr.. George Christancy the
gratitude of the conference for his able
presentation of the cause he so earnestly
represented, and trusting that as far as
possible the work will receive the indorse-
ment of the state branches
The concluding resolution heartily rec
commended to all the states a careful study
and consideration of the work of the Ma
tional Junior Republic. and requested that
the October number of the Silver Cross be
read at all circles, county and city unions
and state meetings.
Predicts Success.
Miss Leech predicted a great success for
the National Junior Republic, and thought
the time was not very remote when there
would be a building within It's precincts in
which the Kings Daughters and Sons would
have a special interest. She also an
nonunecd that preparations are being made
to give the citizens of the republic good
time at Christmas.
Speaking of the work of the order Miss
Leech said the reports made at the meeting
al Wellington showed that there has been
collected and expended by them in good
works since the organization, thirteen years
ago, upwards of $1,00O,0OO; that the Mary
land branch supports on epileptic asylum,
Kentucky hospital. and there is also being
carried on a vast system Of what is practi-
cally university.
During the evening Mrs Williams sang
solo, entitled Il Am Nearer My Home To-