Evening journal., 1904-03-11
WOMEN DISCUSS
HOME MISSIONS
Eighteenth Annual Meeting
of Society Held in Mt.
Salem Church
NEARLY $50 DELEGATES PRESENT


Nearly $50 people were in attendance
at the eighteenth annual conference of
the Woman's Home Missionary Society
Of the Wilmington Conference, held in
Mt. Salem M. r. Church yesterday;
nearly every church IN the conference
was represented.
There was little done at the morning
session beyond organizing, seating Of
delegates, addresses Of welcome and
hearing of a few reports. In the after
noon, however, business went through
with a rush, an important feature be-
ing the election of officers. This re-
suited as follows:
Mrs. n. NJ. Browne, president; Miss
Sarah r. Weldin, yice-presldent; Mrs
Washington Hastings, recording sec
retary; Mrs II. c. Robinson. treasurer;
Mrs. c. Wesley Weldin, corresponding
secretary and Mrs. Thomas Benson
musical director.
The election Of the delegates and al
ternates to attend the convention OF
the national body which meets in
Denver, Colorado, IN the early fall was
spirited and there were a number oi
candidates.
Mrs. Henry c. Robinson and Mrs
Mary Gee received the highest number
Of votes and their election was made
unanimous.
Miss Townsend Of the Deacones.
Home in Philadelphia, conducted the
devotional exercises which inauguratec
the afternoon session. She expressed 9
hope that a similar home would be es-
tabllshed in this city. Miss Townsend
described the condition of some of tn,
poor I'm the tenement houses Of Phila.
delphia.
Reports Encouraging.
The reports heard throughout tn,
day We're of particularly encourag
nag nature. That of Mrs. Henry c
Robinson, the treasurer showed tina
during the year S149SSS was collecte,
from the auxiliary societies and s26s. a
was in bank to the credit of the Dea
coness fund.
The mite collections during the yea
amounted to SlO0.5S and Ss37.99 was ex
pended In local work. while S7l3.24 wa
netted for supply work.
Mrs. c. Wesley Weldin, the recordinl
secretary, noted in her report tina
While the last annual report Shove,
but four auxiliaries and forty-fv
members, at present. the number ha
grown to sixteen auxiliaries and 81
members This shows a gain Of ~ aux
iliaries and 462 members. The repor
also notes that 50 persons now subscrib
to the society, while during 1902 the,
numbered but 25.
During the year the society has sen
supplies to Tennessee, North Carolini
and Porto Rico.
The reports of the Young Peoples
Mission Band. made by Miss Grac
Qugg indicate much interest whicl
the young people are displaying in tn
work.
The Junior Home Mission Band o
Grace M. T.. Church, according to tn
report, now has a membership Of ss.
The Sunbeam Band of Scott M. r
Church has thirty-eight and POI visit
to the sick to their credit.
The band of Nazareth M. 70. Churcl
of New Castle. has a membership o
72. The Dewey Band, OF Scott Church
composed of young men, have IA, Will
the Lucy Webb Band of Mt. salen
Church has Is.
The Young Women's Home Mission
airy Society of Salisbury, Nd, has
membership of 20 and the c. c. Brow
Circle Of Harrison Street NJ. E. Churcl
makes good showing Sunshine Cir
Gle is a new circle and was only organ
lied on February 10 of last year.
Reports of the home secretary wer
made by Miss Annie Kirk; delegate Il
the mountaineering Of the general boar,
of managers by Mrs. John Hudson, o
smyrna; mite box secretary, Mrs. N
r. Lincoln and Of the secretary Of loca
work by Mrs. Theodore Francis.
During the afternoon Mrs. r. II. Mat
lack was introduced and made an ad
dress, in the course Of which she feel
ingly referred to an illness with whic
she was afflicted.
There was some interesting must
during the day by Mrs. Eva Be1so
and Mrs. II. c. Hollsway, Of Phiiadel
phia. Mrs. Benson presided at the OF
gan. Lunch and supper were serve
by the %omen of Mt. Salem Church
Interesting services were held in tn
church last night, a feature bein
Scriptural Parallel, entitled "The Send
Ing of the Spies and Their Report.
This portrayed the work of III
| Woman's Home Missionary Society an
the great good it has accomplished al
ready and hopes to accomplish.
The Hardest Winter.