The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-17

lister, pianist. and organist The treas
urer, Mrs George E Collision reported
the league in good financial standing and
the monthly payment plan of dues being
carried out. Miss Laura Church, chair
man OF mercy and help department. made
a glowing report which was the best
this department. ever presented to Metro
titan Chapter and is as follows:
ere are some difficulties in making
~a-hmary Of mercy and help work, for
while we can tabulate the number Of Wis
its, the articles Of clothing and amount
Of money that have been given, the really
| helpful work cannot be recounted. The
loving words of sympathy in homes dark
ened by sorrow, the prayers offered at
bedsides OF sick or In homes OF irreIiEfous,
histories of suffering that have been heard
| and which have received such attention
as could be given, constitute the real work
I OF mercy and help, but is work that from
its very nature cannot be reported pub
/ licIy
The department has tried faithfully to
visit the sick of our church and elsewhere,
! also to visit those who by reason OF age
| and feebleness are detained in their homes,
/ and while We. know that we have not
| done all that should have been done. our
/ failures are not due 10 lack of interest OF
! desire, but the busy hands have been over
full and We have simply done the best we
/ could
Il have pleasure in reporting the fol-
/ lowing work done since last October.
| Visits made to hospitals, 101; Methodist
/ Home, 20; ROsedaIe Mission. Workhouse
! and jail, Il; sick and aged, $50; TO those
1 IN sorrow, 1856; homes of the needy, I3S;
/ total 799 visits.
/ Distributed at hospitals 565 punches Of
/ flowers, 27iz dozen oranges, several dozen
/ 9DDlPe hPEffpc on
/ juice; visits made 70 ChiIdTen's Hospital,
+ taking caramels and other homemade
/ candies. There have been carried to the
/ sick Of punches of flowers and many Of
ferings Of fruit preserves, jellies. grape
juice, broths. milk and other delicacies
to nourish and cheer Medicines have
been furnished and along with material
offerings the sick rooms have been bright
ened with song and prayer.
"One hundred and seventeen letters Of
| sympathy have been written to homes
where sorrow ana death have entered.
There have been given to the needy 100
suits OF undergaTments, 81 dresses, AZ wo-
mems and children's coats. 80 hats. 20
mems suits, fl pairs Of shoes; total 40
Coal and wood furnished to Is families,
81 meals given and nights lodgings to q.
| Twenty-Five Christmas baskets we're fur
nished containing provisions sufficient 10
last two days
I'VE have distributed 6, ZOO pages Of re-
i!Sious literature, 766 magazines, 10
books, chiefly Bibles or Testaments. and
19 special prayer services have been held
Money received from league, s54-2e; re-
ceived from individual contributions. $751;
/ 20; total expended, S2S5-s6.'
Wilson Memorial League is doing good
work, as shown by officers reports at the
recent business meeting. Mr.. l. C. Small
wood first z-foo -,rasfs7a-.% efaEad
/ average attendance at devotional servfcss
numbered seventy-nine, and three persons
bad asked for prayers Mrs. y. H Har-
+ mer, second vice president, reported TWEEN
{ ty-seven calls on sick and strangers, If
teen medicines and deIicacies furnished,
! forty-two pieces CT clothing distributed:
/ also several pounds of groceries and 81 in
money This chapter celebrated its thiF-
teenth anniversary Sunday evening with
/ an interesting and appropriate program,
I as follows: Professional, by Juniors; de-
F.! yotiCnaI exercises, by President J. H. Al
/ len; music, league choir; address, by the
president; duet, Miss Ida SmaIlwood and
Miss Katie MITCHELL; recitation, Miss
{ Pearl Jordan; solo. Miss Mary Disney;
recitation Master Edwin Thompson; solo,
Miss Mary Snifin; chorus JUNIORS ad-
dress, by pastor, Rev. 4 H Thompson,
anthem, league choir; repeating pledge
and league beEedietion-
Mr.. D. o. Daughton, president Of Trinity
League, viii have charge of the service
at Wilson Memorial tomorrow evening
Bethesda Chapter enjoys good attend
ance at devotional meetings.
Hamline observed the anniversary Of the
/ leagues organization last Sunday even
ing. After the reading Of the lesson by
/ First Vice President Frank E. Elder sew
[ eral of the members spoke OF the league
work and the help they had received from
it. Miss Bertha Darby. IN the solo. I'm
answered Yet encouraged all present n
the belief that although many things
asked for and not yet received viii be
Sometime Somewhere"
Mrs Thomas c. Pollock led the service
at Anacostia last Sunday.
Brookland Chapter was favored last
| Sunday evening BY. having Mr. H A Ison,
district fourth vice president, 10 conduct
its services. Mrs l. D. Ayers VIII lead
the meeting tomorrow evening
Mr.. George L Price led Gorsuch League
Sunday evening Mr. Price is a new
conner to Washington and has united with
Gorsueh Church, where he VIII have
good field to labor for the Master
Mr. Ernest a. Short was the leader Of
st. Pauis Sunday evening. He made an
interesting talk on the lesson and gave
! brief history Of the organization Of the
| league. Besides the song service and
prayers. there we're selections rendered by
boys chorus and Miss Mary Kobe and
Mr. F Hall Miss Winnie King read a
poem entitled FILLED With the Spirit. J"
EIdbrooke Chapter held an enthusiastic
service Sunday; the auditorium vas filed
with Epworthians and their friends. The
district secretary spoke about the league
in it's organization ana work. Rev H.
&. r. Rsck also spoke. The special music
BY the choir and exercises by the boys
and girls were enjoyed by all present
Wesley Chapter is arranging for a
social on May %, which promises to sur
pass the ones given in the past.
The Washington executive committee
will meet at headquarters. Hotel La
Fetra. Tuesday evening. Nay 20. 10 GOA
plete program for the convention to be
held in this city June 1922