Middletown transcript., 1901-11-16
WOMEN IN SESSION
Tbs Annual Nesting Held in st. Anns's
Church, This Town

The annual meeting of the Women's
! Auxiliary Of she Diocese Of Delaware was
| held at ST. Anne's Church, this town,
! Thursday With one hundred and ii'as
ladies' III attendance.
/ The delegates were met at the railroad
station by the Rev. W. J. Wilkie, rector
Of st. Anne's Church, and q committee
of women, and escorted to the church.
Previous to the sessions of the auxiliary
there was a celebration of the Holy Com
munion, with Bishop Coleman as cele-
brant, assisted by Bishop Graves, OF
Shanghai, China; the Rev. Fl. NJ. Bart
lett, Of Washington State; the Rev. G. v.
GiIbreath, of Smyrna, and the Rev Il
Ashton Henry, of Wilmington. Other
clergymen present were the Reys. Hubert
w. Wells, and C. B, DubelI, of Whining
ton, and c. D. Weeden, Of Clayton.
After the Communion service the Rev.
w. j. Wilkie spoke few words of well
come, and Bishop Coleman referred
briefly to the part the Women's Auxiliary
and other women's organizations took in
the work Of the recent general conveE-
ton in San Francisco, and congratulated
the branch on the enlarged work OF the
past year. He also alluded to the feet
that the offering Of the branch was much
in excess Of those Of other dieceses.
Bishop Graves, of China, followed Bis
hop Coleman. He spoke of the excellent
work being done by s. Harrington Lit
tell, a former Delawarean, and paid a
high compliment to him. Notwithstand-
ing the recent outbreaks, Bishop Graves
considered the outlook hopeful in China.
He said the outbreaks were not due to
the common people, who are kind and
often have saved the missionaries from
persecution and death, but to the rulers
and politicians.
Bishop Graves alluded to the schools
that had been founded in China for boys
and girls, and which are so successful that
money is needed to enlarge them. He
spoke gratefully Of the help received from
Delaware, and asked continuance.
The Rev. FL. NJ. Bartlett, formerly of
the diocese. spoke in an Interesting way
of the work of the church in Washing
ton State. He predicted that it would
be one of the greatest states in the Union.
He appreciated the value of woman's
work.
Luncheon was served at the rectory
and in the afternoon interesting reports
were received from the various officers,
including Mrs. G. E. McIlyaine, the pre-
sident; Mrs, George G. Hall, president Of
the Junior Auxiliary; the Church Period
ical Club, and the Mexican Division.
An Interesting report was that of Mrs.
A. g. Wilson, on the united offering
which she traced from its beginning, a
few years ago, when it amounted to but
$40, until now, when it amounted oover
81 300 last year. The auxiliary contri-
.buted last year, in money and missionary |
boxes about s., 400
Officers were elected as follows: Presi
dent, Mrs. G. E. McIlvaine; yice-presi-
dents, Miss Emily Rodney, Of New Cas-
lie County; Mrs. NJ D. K. Eldridge, Of
Kent County, and Mrs. Daniel Short, of
Sussex County; directress of domestic
missions, Mrs Caleb Churchman; direct
ress Of foreign missions, Mrs. H. L. Cur
lis; secretary, Miss Mary Lafferty; treas
urer, Mrs. w. G. Lodge; correspondent
Of Church Periodical Club, Miss Anna
Dale Gibbs; president of Junior Branch,
Mrs George G. Hall; secretary and treas
urer of Junior Branch, Miss Helen Van
Trump; secretary of Babies Branch,
Miss Natalie Wilson.
Pledges were made for the Alfred Lee
Memorial scholarship in Mexico; fund for
insurance ON foreign missionaries lives;
work in Japan and China; work in
Alaska, under DR.. briggs; diocesan mis-
sion; St. Michasl's Day Nursery and
Babies Hospital; St. Matthews Mission;
mission work in the jurisdiction of spo-
kane; Mrs. A. 7. living memorial addi-
ton to St. Mary's Hall, China, and the
Oregon sustention fund.
Miss Jennie Lea gave an interesting |
account of the work of the Woman's |
Auxiliary at the recent convention in San |
Francisco
Thanks we're extended to the rector and |
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people of St. Anne's Church, and after an
address by Bishop Coleman the meeting |
adjourned. The next annual meeting
win be held in st. Johns Church, Will
mington. The January meeting will be
held in St. Andrews Church, Whining
ton, and the May meeting in Delaware
City.