Evening journal., 1907-05-20

ship with her and from tnen on I have
heard so many nice things said about
her that / am sure it would turn her
head were / to mention one hundredth
part Of them. Immediately following
this BANQUET was public reception
held at Bishopstead. the home of
Bishop Coleman who SO generously
and lovingly opened his home for the
Sunshine reception. We had such a
good time. The room was beautifully
decorated and between five and six
hundred people came to greet Mrs.
Alden and all who came seelded to
want to take "a part OF her home with
them. Not Being able to do this lil-
orally. they did IT fguratively, for they
Kept her writing her name over and
over again until several hundred pic
lures Of Bishopstead with the Bishops
and Mrs Al1en's name on them were
carried away and one woman not pro-
curing picture that night, brought
one to my home last night and bade me
bring it over here to have her put her
name on it, This meeting was a de-
cided success throughout and / would
recommend 20 any city who wants 70
interest its citizens in the work of
the Sunshine Society to go and do
likewise. for I no longer have to ex-
plain why we are handed together,
for everybody seems to know and
ready TO give.
The Cynthia Helpers Branch die
good work last year i'm assisting the
New Century Club TO establish Home
Teaching for the Blind of Delaware
with tho joy of seeing the State take
the work in hand this year and maxi
Ing a liberal appropriation for the
maintenance Of the cause for the years
to come.
The Heartease Branch, just organic
ed, Is going to devote it's energy 10
the helping along Of the fresh air work
and I am sure VIII do much towards
making many a little tot happy this
summer.
Last year we had one official column
to report in our morning paper "rhe
Morning News" Recently. we have
succeeded in securing column in
both evening papors. The morning col
umn is edited by Mrs. 3. c. Trimine>
ham ana the evening work is done by
Mrs. George Paul MonoE. Both, I am
glad 10 say. are efficient and willing
workers and one can rest assured that
the people of Delaware win be well
supplied with Sunshine news.
When Mrs. Alden was with us N
January She laughlneiy referred to u7
as the state OF chaplains. Whether
we arc SO bad that we need so many
or whether We arc SO good that we
have so many / win leave you to guess
but one thing, I know we stand on
such good ground with the clergy Of
the city that we have no longer to ask
them to be chaplains. for now they
solicit the honor. The last one to give
me his name is the Rev. S. II. Pilchard.
Of Union Methodist Church. whose
name I present to our president-gcn.
eral for confirmation.
The visiting doll idea. given us here
az the last convention. was carried
hack to Delaware ana as a conse-
qucnce two visiting dolls have been
sent out; one of the Delaware and
ore hy the Coreopsis Branch.
Our wheel chairs are always in dc.
mand while we have now some eight
chairs. it seems as if we could use
twice as many If we had them.
Delaware as yet has made no move
towards taking up a state work. Feel
ing is beginning to grow and tends to-
wards home for employed womer.
and trust that the convention held Us
1908 Delaware may report the begin
ming of such q home
one thing / must add a word about
our rummage sale held last October
which netted us one hundred and twen-
ty-hve dollars But aside from this,
II brought us TO together. Each
branch had a Say and every one seem,
ed anxious TO do an they could to
make their day the hest day OF all and
every one seemed willing and anxious
to do.