Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-06

Brooklyn. n. Y.-Miss Ada Peden is pres
ident of a Junior Sunshine Branch called
The Chat Branch Not content with
working for general sunshine, they decided
to try and raise little sum for the ice
fund at headquarters. Dolls of all kinds
were dressed by the little ones, bags of
marbles were daintily fastened where they
would attract the attention of boy friends,
candy. and, in fact, anything dear to the
heart of child, which was not expensive,
was sold by these little ones in back gar
den. Proceeds a little over IS was the
suit.
Ossining.-The Sunshine Branch here has
a most excellent conception of how to
spread good cheer. Each time the branch
meets every member takes with her some
thing for basket, which is sent to worthy
poor people after they adjourn. The mem
bers are principally young girls. and they
purchased a white dress for a little girl to
wear a the closing exercises of her school.
They have also sent an unfortunate man to
a hospital for an operation for cancer and
the girls are now busy dressing dolls for
their Christmas work. In June these girls
had a fudge sale to raise their international
day dues. and sent $40 to headquarters.
What lot Of fudge must have been ca ten
at that sale! They have sent $3.50 TO our
ice fund and 81 to the empty stocking
fund. besides the $40 international day dues.
These girls seem to never be idle, for they
send flowers to the sick, scrap books to
children, patchwork pieces to inValids and
old ladies, fancy work where they think it
will be acceptable, clothing-in fact, they
seem TO have tried their best to do what
their hands could find to do. Another fea-
ture of their work is worthy of emulation.
AT each meeting they have roll call, and
each one answers to her name by telling of
a kind act done. They are written on pieces
of paper before the meeting. which are
placed in a box, and as each name is called
the girl selects piece from the box and
reads the act recorded on it, no lame being
attached. In this way the record of the
work is made and the individual is not
known.
Stamford, Contour little girls here,
the eldest only nine years of age. sent $50
to headquarters this month, the proceeds
of a fair gotten up and managed by them
selves. When such small children can do
so much, what may not older ones accom-
pIish? This money Is to be spent in TAX
ing care of little fellow four and half
years old, whose mother is going into a
hospital for serious operation. His board
in the country will be partly paid with this
money. If his mother lives to come out of
the hospital she Will be able to take care
of him.
The junior branch of Monson, Mass, has
sent so to headquarters, International day
dues. This branch is composed of the
members of the primary school of the Con-
gregational Church in Monson. The chill
dren raised this amount by holding a fan
sale on the lawn of the church short time
ago. Large Japanese umbrellas were
spread, under which were placed tables
for the sale of fans. Sunshine cake and
lemonade were sold. A grabbag in the
form of kettle hung from tripod gather
ed many pennies. The forty members of
the branch were all present, with their
sisters and their cousins and their aunts,"
and everybody had a good time, and s25
was added to the treasury of the interna-
tional society.
Jamaica, L. I.-sixty-four children from
the East Side. Manhattan, were recently en-
tertaned at the Richmond Hill under the
mana cement of the sunshine committeeoft the
Twentieth Century Club. special car was
engaged to transport the children from the
city and back, under the supervision of the
two teachers from the Church of the Sea and
Land, New York They were met at the de-
pot at Richmond Hill by committee of
ladies of the club and escorted to the home
of one of the members. where a bountiful
luncheon was served upon the lawn, after
which the little folks were taken to the
woods. Balls and skipping ropes We're pro-
yided, and the youngsters had happy time
until about o'clock, when they were taken
home, tired but happy.
Santa Barbara, Cal.-The First Congre-
gatonal Sunday school had sun
shine service of song for the children,
and the attendance was excellent. An ad-
dress was made by Mrs. Reese, the sun
shine president, and the society's song,
Scatter Sunshine, was sung by the united
voices. Cards with the song printed on
for those who wished to join and sign their
namxs. Mrs. Bion Williams arranged the
service and is enthusiastic in sunshine
work. They have arranged to issue cards
like postal cards with a sunshine verse on
them to mail to friends at a distance.
Maine-The Junior Kindness Sunshine
Branch of Old Orchard, Me, had a sale re-
Gently which realized S37.69. Of this amount
they have sent $i2 TO the state president of
Maine for the state treasury, sent So to
"A l.
their own work This is an Illustration of
what children can do under intelligent d.
rection, and other junior branches that are
In doubt of their ability to do anything for
sunshine should take notice of this and try
TO emulate this enterprising band of little
workers.
Arkansas.-An earnest sunshiner In West
Fork has sent to headquarters 65 cents for
the ice fund, being one-tenth Of the amount
she has received from the sale of vegetables
from her garden. thus fulfilling a promise
she made when she planted the seeds. This
good woman does this. Notwithstanding she
mas SIX small children who have never
tasted Ice cream or frozen danties of any
KIND But, she says, we have plenty Of
iresh air and sunshine and water" This is
truly display of the genuine sunshine
spirit.
New Haven. Conn-In a recent issue of
Onward. the official organ of the Young
Peoples Christian Union of the Universalist
Church' among the questions in the junior
topic was thus; What has your sunshine
committee done this year"' The Junior
members of the New Haven branch. Mrs
Lucy Andrews president. sent in their re-
ports promptly. Through the efforts of
Mrs. Andrews the junior workers. under
Miss Lillian Hosley, editor of The Junior
Topic department Of Onward have all
been enrolled as sunshine members
The boys of the Charlton Industrial Farm
School at Charlton, Saratoga, n. " have
sent to headquarters a post office order for
$l.Jo- This money they earned by good con-
duct and voluntarily gave it to make chill
dren less fortunate than themselves more
Happy. They pay their sunshine dues by
acts OF kindness and the matron, Mrs Tho
burn, writes that when doing it they carry
faces fun of smiles and sunshine.
Lakewood, N. 1.-THE Sunbeam Society,
formed of a few little girls, recently held a
most successful sale to raise money to send
children to the country during the warm
weather. Ices were served from dainty
tables, and the children presiding over them
were dressed as old ladies'. A brownie col
iected the ten-cent admission fee. The chill
dren or this society have filled the rooms
OF the sick In this vicinity with choice flow
ers all winter. and will now turn their at
tention to the unfortunate children of the
city.
Piainheld. N. Miss Emily Coriell. a