The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-29

sistance the society would be crippled, in
deed. Seventy seven towns In Canada are
organized, represented by five delegates
The president Of the branches in England
reports great progress. We have with u@
today delegates from Panama and the
west indies as we'll Delegates have
come from as far west as California. east
as Maine, north Canada, and south Flor
ia; so you see our Sunshine has reached
ali parts of the world. Let US hope for
the sunniest of weather and say:
1T hain't no use to grumble and complain,
It's just as cheap and easy to rejoice;
God sorts out the weather and sends
rain
Why. rains my CHOICE
The following report of the membership
committee was made by Emily ElweT,
chairman:
1T is with no little pleasure 1 an
nounce that for the first time since the
society organized the branch cabinets are
in perfect order We have a little over
10O,O00 individual members enrolled by
the card system. The great growth OF
the society somewhat appalled, us. and 1t
soon appeared that we would have nothing
but cabinets in the office, if we attempted
90 enron tne juniors, the church branches.
SUNDAY school and day schools that are
forming. Consequently now, branches or
membership say of 500 or 1000 and
SCHOOLS Se.4 arr are enrolled simply by their prest-
dent For example the president of tho
Bapt1st Juniors carries her enrolment ON
her own books and notifies her workers
enlIousH llleir oInclal local organ OF any
call made by us. One branch IN Kansas
enrolled membership of 10, 1000 or over
rms IS a band organized to 'be kind to
president only
With the children thus enrolled and tina
several extra large branches. reporting
through presidents, our membership In
elndes over 300,0 900 people
Inc state cabinet is complete as far
as have the names. Each branch should
be careful to send in complete enrolment
WfCh
ed The number Of branches average
5000. Every day new ones are added or
dead ones taken out.
My one caution. which / emphasize, ts
tnat In making change Of officers or
cnange of address, strict care should be
taken to notify general headquarters and
state headquarters the very first thing"
Among the interesting features re-
ported as already established by the diff
ferent branches, some are as follows: L.
braries for Alaska, Sunshine Rest Horna
Tor women at Hot Springs, Ark; organ
izing for consumptives' home in Arizona.
preparing for a home for consumptives In
California, Sunshine Exchange Bureau I'm
Denver, District Nurses association i'm
Derby, Conn; supporting a hospital ward
IN Hartford, Conn; the Fresh Air Home
Tor Children in Bridgeport, Conn. Canada
has libraries for the deep sea fishermen
and boys clubs and reading rooms; Wom-
Maine State Wheel Chair Circle and Hos
p1taI Work; Cripple Children's Home i'm
Na!oen, Mass, kindeFgartens in Boston
and tree libraries in towns and headQuar-
ters in Massachusetts. Michigan has
nower missions established throughout the
state. Minnesota. Rest Home for Women.
emergency Bureau, st. Louis, Mo- Me-
braska has free libraries and rest rooms
for country visitors. New York state
g. Sunshine Kindergarten HHicrest Sum
sn1ne lodge at Livingston Manor, N Y.
open all the year round. Albany, Sunshino
play grounds; Oklahoma territory, free
reading tables; Sunshine Toy Mission IA
frttsburg; Sunshine Home for Aged Men
In Memphis, Tenn; lunch rooms for work
ing girls in Memphis; lunch rooms for
girls In Louisiana; Sunshine Home for the
Blind In Brownsville, Texas; Sunshine
library, Battleboro; Sunshine kindergar-
ten for the Blind Babies In New York
city; Golden Hour Home for Girls New
York city Industrial schooD, and free H.
hraT1es furnished in almost every state
Of the Union; Sunshine Rest Home I'm
southern Pines, N. c.: free box HbrarieR