The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-09
KINGS DAUGHTERS AND SONS
13T'H ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN
 FAIR HAVEN YESTERDAY.
Chairman's Report of Timely Inter est to Ait-Remarks by Other Prominent Avenue Congregational Church.

The thirteenth annual meeting of the
 union organization of the King s
 Daughters and Sons was held at the
 Grand avenue Congregational church
 yesterday afternoon. The officers who
 have been in charge of the work of the
 union the past year are as follows
 Chairman, Miss Jennie R. Messer;
 first vice chairman, Mrs Clarence l.. Clark; second vice chairman, Miss Elm
 ma Sloan; recording secretary, Miss E.
 r. Weld; corresponding secretary, Miss Carrie T. Clapp; treasurer, Mrs. M. T. Clark; executive committee, Mrs. c. w. Kelsey, Mrs. A. c. Stiles, Mrs. F. A. Howell.
 Most of the forty unions of New Ha- ven and vicinity were represented. The aggregate membership is in the vicin- ity of 2.000
 The devotional exercises were con- ducted by Mrs. Jennie Robinson. Much of the afternoon session was devoted to the reading of reports from the vari- ous circles.
 g The report of the treasurer Mrs. M, T. Clark, shows that the union has made a gain in the receipts; the bal ance on hand one year ago was $20.55, and yesterday the balance was $33.03. The payments during the year include $110,02 for the rescue work in charge of Mrs. Hutchinson.
 The chairman, Miss Jennie R. Messer in her annual report. said in part: We have reached another milestone in our ment and review with each other the kUn pf ha ,oo ct tyva should first of all praise God for the thought of those dear sisters that made this order possible. In His name. What a password you have! In nearly ev- cry Protestant church in New Haven can be found at least one circle of our order or of its twin sister order, the Daughters of the King. We wish all the churches had a full circle of earn est Christian ladies working under the silver cross. And let us show our badge as we do our work Let us keep in sight of the individual and the worth of an immortal soul. And we all know there is no comfort like that given by our Kings to those who are fin need. I believe these union meet ings can be made a great source of help, an inspiration broadening our outlook and keeping us in touch with one another. There should be place for spiritual uplight, as we'll There are great things that could be done by the united forces of our circles. I trust that God will lead US into a larger i Eervice-that more sunless lives may re- | veal the sunlight of Christ's love through the ministry of those who bear the name of the King"
 An interesting address was given by Mrs. E. H. Smiley of Hartford, the state secretary.
 As we look over our work we see how little we have done" she said But we are cheered by the thought that how small may have been our work 1t will be blest. Our services to others is the measure of our own char acter. It is not the size of the deed, but the size of the spirit of Christ come to this world to pour kindness into lives. This spirit should animate us. Life Is not made up of great sacrifices but of little things. The value is not in the action as we call value, but in the motive. Surely we have been learning these last twelve months of the great