The sun., 1901-03-15
MISSIONARY
WORK REVIEW
Women's Home Society Holds Ses-
sion in Asbury Church.
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL MEET
Officers Elected for Another Year and
Encouraging Reports Submitted
of the Progress Being Made in
Wilmington Conference.
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL MEET

In Asbury NJ. Il. Church yesterday the
Wonan's Home Missionary Society OF
he Wilmington Conference held its fif-
teenth annual meeting. Mrs, y. NJ.
l,rowne presided and delegates were IN
attendance from all parts of the State.
The meeting was called to order at 9.3o
,'clock with devotional exercises CON
iuctcd by Mrs. brown.
After the call of the roll and the seat
ing of the delegates, words Of welcome
we're spoken by Mrs. Nj. Anna Taggart.
The response was made by Mrs. Thomas
.. Martindale of Salisbury, Md.
The trcasurer's report was read by
.irs. Henry G. Robinson and Mrs. Z.
Wesley Weldn read an interesting re-
,ort from the several societies connected
,ith the conference.
The election of officers resulted as
ollows: Mrs. n. NJ. Browne, president;
,rs. Sarah Il. Weldin, vice-president;
lrs. G. Wesley Weldin, corresponding
ccretary; Mrs. Washington Hastings,
ecording secretary Mrs. II. z. Robin
ON, treasurer.
Mrs. Maria j. Floyd read report of
he district secretary showing the society
D be in Il tlourishing condition.
Mrs. Lafayette Marks read a series of
reet.ngs from the Girls Industrial
,chool. Mrs. IL. Ill. Ward read greet
ngs from the Florence Crittenton Home.
> he annual reports of the corresponding
ccretaries then followed.
The Rev. j. w. Easley made the
.oo1day prayer. Presiding Elder Watt
Pronounced the benediction, and ad-
Jlrnnient was made to the basement for
Inner.
The afternoon session was opened with
EMOTIONAL exercises lead by Mrs {. w.
,ickley Of Philadelphia, Pa Notes from
he annual meeting of the general board
II managers We're read by Miss Mary
,aulsbury, of Dover. Mrs. G. w. Bick-
", of Philadelphia, made IN interesting
.ddress on "Deaconess Work in the
Philadelphia Conference, after which
hrs. Mary Leonard Woodruff, of Dover,
!. j., sang a solo.
The annual report of the secretary of
ne young peoples. work was read by
Hiss NJ. Grace Quigg. Mrs. NJ. Il.
| lincoln, mite box secretary, reported
nat there are now 10,106 mite boxes in
he country and that $S,746.7S was raised
a that manner last year. or that amount
| 1903 came from the Wilmington Confer
| nee. $99.6O was received from the mite
| oXes ut the meeting yesterday. The
nnual report of local work which was
rad by Mrs. Theodore Francis showed
| hat the total supplies for the past year
mounted to $372.49. Mrs. Ii. T. Ser
| cant read the annual report Of Leaflets.
encouraging reports We're received from
| he secretaries of the various auxiliaries.
| An interesting feature of the afternoon
rssion was the missionary round table
u charge of the president, Mrs. n. Nj.
;rowne. A discussion of matters per-
aiming to the best interest of the so
iety was participated in by Il large
lumber of the delegates.
Mrs. james Todd, OF Dover, was
elected secretary Of the Dover district
or the ensuing year Mrs. Vaughn 5
collins, of Dover, was elected secretar.
u the Eastern district and Mrs. Thomas
4. Martindalc, secretary Of the Sails
ury district Miss Sarah II. Weldii
cad the annual report Of the Home Mis-
Sionnry Circle. There was also IL report
of the manager of the National Training
School. Reports Of other committees
If the conference We're encouraging.
At the session last night cXcellen
music was furnished by the churcl
'hoir and the opening devotional exer
,iscs were in charge of the Rev. Jane
Grove. An eloquent address was mad
: hy Mrs. Mary Leonard Woodruff, o
Dover, y. j., who is the general organi
! Her of the Woman's Home Missionar
Socipty