The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-03-09
TIE STNSHINE SOCIETY.
Nm Organization Winch Brings Gooss
thDcr Into DarkSncd hearts.

'Ne' wv" bdi hSuSd hearts.
Among tie many societies organ.
ilri by tAc generous men aud women
81 today Tor the welfare and hauni.
ness OF Others none has quite so inter
estils a history and unique a charac-
ter a. the International Sunshine So
.,.pfy
Il Is % broad IN its scope that u
embraces al the charities, yet IS IN
itself no SENSE a charity. but an inter
change Of Kindly greeting aud the
passing on 81 good cheer. material or
otherwise. Suushiners 20 not labor
under any rules. but there IS always
the personal touch OF sympathy which
means 50 much 20 the unfortunate
seemed unkini
A more appropriate name could cot
have b"-n found Tor thr ~,-rvty. the
members Uf wh.ch pl,l-' ihrussly,- 20
bring sunshine into the lives %
others; 20 DO something each day 70
! ligh,Ca someone's burden. 10 SPEAK
\ rEe cheerful word that may hing neW
/ hope. new life and energy. ~ take no
/ tire ~ tte lonely 20 do 'ha little q. o
Iof L.13uczs. tl1rrb'fI'1oss and
generosity that manifest '.r human.
sympathetic interest "a oa-s fellow
a'r-.r
O.. .,.rifes for doing a Kindness
are o, o. @ for lack q thought. the
members - tie Sunshine s.. .ety
strive OBJ cultivate 'le ha..t - SYN
rarhy TIA, v.' g..n '.eu 4 i..-rr
grasp ... r U....r ... -...r' .- %
The lives - those around them.
TIE Sr..ry is unique 10 Tat there
are % salaries pail Tie president
rsCg-l' ..-y u.1n- or ."- AL mem
Der gives bis or her services Even
the necessary clrTi nj work ia freely
donated The personal slg-.f--7 LAT
every ug.ar a0i member uasr7 %
carry on tae work cannot o. -s,t-atsi
IT. Origin and Growth.
Tho Society vas ia-o-7o-arel under
the Laws %; Nav York IN 1900 and -
day there are 100000 enrolled mem.
bers.
The Society Is the ogt-r5sth - =
thought expressed ~ Ms Cynthis
West0yer Alden in the one q lie
New York Recorder several years aso
! during the holiday season. NJ. Mirn
vas the recipient % a number % cards
from her co-workcrs on the paper az
vel az outside frlends. After enjoy
ing the cards. she protested that sic
would have been better pleased II the
I donors had not written their names on
them. This statement horri6ei Der
, audience and Wa one AooOri Overy
one exclaimed
What You wouldn't give our pres
en,s away would you."
Why notg" was the answer
What 30 you Do with yours'T
! A laughing Investigation soon dcyel-
opcd the fact that the waste basket
was the ultimate destination % moSf
Of the cards received
Let me give you the history % one
pretty ten-cent card that came 20 N
q year ago" said MIS- Alden 1T had
al exquisite poem on u, and I enioyed
/ u 81 much that thought AZ once of
IN old uncle Who would appreciate q
and forwarded u 20 him. lie. g. Z
thought. ola enjoy u. and - much
20 that be Immediately recalled an Old
/ friend 10 whom II would appeal With
special force. So he copied the poem
and sent the card on. This recipient
found the card 30 helpful that she.
TOO. felt called upon % pass u On ana
before the seven days holiday Vas
over the card had CARR a its Christ.
mas me- - % sin diferent persona
90 course this h ex -ptioaAl but r.
s'ill an example % the INFINITE posi-
bll'ties % a Ei accepted In the tree
spirit and then ~ on. giving each
ono the double iirht o. receiving and
giving"
The cards Which had Afforded the
little sermon vcre spread out aai were