New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-16
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NEW-JERSEY REPORT.

NEW-JERSEY REPORT.
The State of New-Jersey seems to possess the
faculty of generating and distributing sunshine IN
many ways There is large individual member
ship. many preferring to give direct to the seneril
office than through branches. No section Oh the
country contributes literally to special re"
quests than do the members in Montcia~ Norris
town. Bloomfield. Roselle. Princeton. the oranges
somerville and PIainfield. Miss Edith Bracket,
State president, last Tuesday reported the WORK OIL
three East Orange branches. While these members
work for 'shut-ins'' the year round, they maze
contributions Of dolls. toys. etc. to the of1ce TOT
Christmas distribution, sent two boxes OF useIui
articles to poor families, two barrels or clotnng TO
Virginia, reading matter to Caldwell Penitentary'
and other packages are sent regularly to invahds'
while the sick are constantly remembered with
flowers.
Rutherford Branch No. l is always alert In the
cause of Sunshine never missing an oppol tunlty
for good works. Since the November meeting MIS-.
Galloway the president, reported that one hundred
and fifty articles of clothing in good oroer and
Shoes hats and toys by the dozen have been passed
on, boxes of reading matter sent to schooi LOT
mountain whites in South Carolina, others TO the
farming districts of Pennsylvania and to mis-
sion school In India Several poor women In an
isolated place In Pennsylvania are enabled to Sc
cure many little comforts for themselves by the
contributions of this branch. Holiday greetings
went to New ENGLAND, and local cases OF tempo
rary distress have been relieved and the Little
Mothers" of Manhattan given useful articles.
Mrs. r. Drummond, president of Alendaie
branch reported Thanksgiving dinner given to a
worthy family of sx, Christmas box to the gen.
eral office twenty-five individual gifts to Children
the sick visited. dozen glasses OF 1elly' also
CANDY flowers and other gifts distributed, nineteen
boxes of clothing sent to ten families by one
member six dozen pieces to three families by an
other member who also helps clothe family OF
five children. seventy-hve articles OF clothing DIS
tributed by other members and six dozen esgs sen'
to invalids at Easter.
D
ton adult branch, reported that her branch work
had been done locally because the necessity was
there New dresses, skirts, shoes and stockings
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personal Sunshine WORK mas rosng uttie col
e Ms s Re4 1. d In 1aroas snds
They toTaf ss t9s
festival sent Valentines to the Indian children In
fbs iona and h.s. and
OF the TewBrunswtck juniors the winters work osS
seTRsh1in N the fall president
said she r ss nsw Deehg from
FeRH ss L Sl sh Pho two branches
would of u be sHd the tel shsF
R0rk srs esa MRS
Of 6e rs at cadwe
Mss tf Fe Ksg pre5
Mrs Epps99s prss,d al aed IN
local work but the general office Is not
| IF holiday time The Sunny Doors OF MontcIaIri
Mrs Jared Kirkland PRESIDENT hsUe i maze sa0d
crippled children Miss Eleanor Spencer or S SiTt
Rri1pswick conducts a summer branch al sea Gl[t.
and promises another liberal contribution this year
The Arlington Juniors, Mrs Belle g. RH5Gherd
president Is the banner branch having contrloutSu
more money the office during the last SIX on 19
than snv other branch. The children seilt IA 70
the Christmas fund and have given SIS for the SUM
nner outing fund Christmas box was also seIt 20
the Office packages OF clothing blankets cases OF
! milk etc to the United Aid Society Or Jersey
ritR and the Day Nursery, and g. day Of sunshine
ynnsfc and rectatons given for the ENTERTAINMENT
| nf the old soldiers at Kearny. ~ .,
1-ha cling smuch' circle. of WILLIAMSBURG, cSII
hoast that every member is an active WorF.eI, ~
tbs GOOD cheer cause Flowers are distr1puteu. 10
the sick hats trimmed for poor chld child RiiR
eggs and eatabIes given to those in neeu Su1sIie
ietfsrs written reading matter passed on 10Y
&c Groceries, to the Old Folks Home, at Colli,s-
wood n j. and many fine Contributions 10 'iio
/ general office. , ,,, ruarke nresi-
dent IS one of the most active In New-Jersey' lo S
0nIv' in its local work. but In sending cnees
bnxes of clothing Virginia and other reIh h
nfaces as well as the general office me SIlSI9
york OF three members Of the genera sotibeyy O.
Somerville will compare favorsb bly, with that O-
TanT large branches Indian Territory, MlGnlga,,
T Prncyra Sounty N Y; Louisiana and ArkahS@S
r.caive cheer from this locality.