The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-22

The seventh international annual con-
vention OF the Sunshine society attracted
nearly 1000 women, representing almost
every state In the union, to Niagara Falls,
N. T., last week. There was special
Sunshine train from New York carrying
the general officers, which arrived in Nj
agara in time for short business meet
ing of the presidents and delegates
Wednesday evening.
Thursday was devoted to the transac-
ton of the annual business. Mrs. Gym
thia Westover Alden, the founder and
president general Of the society, extended
a greeting to the Sunshiners
This Sunshine society starts out with
the proposition that poor people are not
mostly objects Of charity, and that rich
people are not mostly beings without feel
ing or sympathy said Mrs. Alden. "Aso
that people who regard themselves as
neither rich nor poor are in an over
whelming majority everywhere. Kindness
extends its mystic freemasonry over all
classes.
$50 far as what we call material sun
shine goes, there are not many lives so
devoid Of accessories that some are not
$superduous. The unluckiest child has
some toy that is now unused The closest
scrtmped student has some textbook that
can be passed on to a boy who has none
of that kind, and a farmers wife can
send a jar Of Jelly that will gladden. the
heart Of a brave son in the jungles of
Luzon.
'"'"That sympathetic souls may be
brought into contact with one another is
the aim of the society. It is said: Now
we see thru glass darkly, but then face
to face. It Is the theory Of Sunshine
work that some of the smoke can be
rubbed off the glass right here, and that
heaven may thus be brought a little
nearer to many thousand hearts"
The report of the retiring chairman OF
the membership committee, Miss Emily
Elwell, which was read by Miss Winona
Pool. officer for New York, gives a splen-
did idea of the general membership, which
runs away over 800, 900 This number does
not include the Baptist juniors schoo
children, the Sunday schools nor the mis-.
sions that have Joined: The general cabi-
net, which contains 100000 enrolled
names, and the state cabinet are com
plete,. after two years of hard labor. The
general membership (not federated mem
! bership), Of each state stands as follows
! Arizona, 500; Arkansas, $500; Alabama, II, 90
California, 10000; Colorado, 900; Connecticut
$4,000; Tennessee, 11,ooo; Kentucky, 5000
11,ooo; District Columbia, 1000; Kansas
100; Missouri. 10000; Ohio, $500; Oregon
500; North Dakota, 400; South Dakota, SOO
Minnesota 1000; Mississippi, 1000; Nebraska
1000; Montana, 500; Iowa, 5000; Flarida
5000; Georgia, $500; Oklahoma, 250; Ney
Mexico, 1900; Wisconsin, 5000; Wyoming, $40
New Jersey, $4,000; New York, $4,000; Michi
gan, $4,000; Washington, 5000; West Virginia
$50; Alaska, $50; Pennsylvania, $4,000; Rhod
Island, 5000; North Carolina, $500; Texas
5000; South Carolina, 4,000;; Utah, 1000
Virginia, 1000; Vermont, $500; Nevada, 300
Delaware, TOO; New Hampshire 800; Idaho
400; Illinois, 10000; Indian Territory, 600; In
diana, 10000; Maryland, 5000.
Miss Anna Peters read the report o
the Branch cabinet, which was prepared
by Mrs. Albert Whitehouse. - It supple
mented Miss Elwells report and gave thu
number Of branches in each state as fol
lows:
Arkansas, 10; Arizona, 9; Alabama, IA; Cali
fornia, 70; Colorado, So; Connecticut, 101
Tennessee, 81; Kentucky, ~; Louisian, Do
Maine, 70; Massachusetts,, At; District of Colum
bia, SO; Kansas, IS; Missouri, e5; Ohio, 81
Oregon, IA; North Dakota 6; South Dakota
10; Minnesota, 4S; Mississippi, q; Nebraska
SO; Montana, Z; Iowa, 35; Florida, 27; Georgia
%; Oklahoma, 9; New Mexico, 8; Wisconsin
81; Wyoming, 6; New Jersey, 80; New oYrk
47s: Michigan, es; Washington, 81; West Viz
Island, -; North Carolina, %; Texas, &c. Soutt
Carolina, 21; Utah, 8; Virginia, 30; Vermont
10; Nevada, 2; Delaware, 10; New Hampshire
IL; Idaho, A; Illinois, So; Indian Territory
g.; Indiana, Al; Maryland, 20.
!: Between 200 and 300 papers are giving
regular space to Sunshine reports an6