The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-13

tual yearly interchange Of greetings
among the members. the birthdays OF
the aged or invalid members have
been especially remembered; while
mission schools. hospitals, llfe-savln=
stations. reformatories and prisons
have been recipients Of the overflow
Of reading matter and clothing, so
that nothing has gohe to waste, not
even card or book.
Frequent donations Of money have
enabled the society to pay all the
postage and expressage on the many
barrels and packages sent out. besides
giving financial aid in several cases
when it was especially needed.
Established Features.
Among the established features are,
\ Day Nursery, Brooklyn. n. Y. Open
the year round.
A home for blind babies, Brooklyn,
Open the year round. Two dollars a
week sustains a child.
New York Sunshine Sanatorium
and Rest Home, Benonhust-by-the-
Sea. 4 sanitorium and rest home COM
bined. Open the year round.
Besides numerous state and branch
"Rest Rooms" "Lunch Rooms
"Free Iibraries' "Reading Rooms" "
etc., etc.
General Membership.
The general membership of the So
cietv is hard to estimate. The states
reporting their average membership
for the year ending May 1, bring the
number up to 3O2,24O. But this re-
port does not include the Baptist Jun
iors, Who report 10000 members; nor
the foreign branches and many schools
that number each from 10 to 1900.
Organs.
Through the courtesy of Mr.. Ed
ward Box, editor of "'The Ladies
Home Journal,' valuable space IN
this publication is devoted exclusive
" to "Sunshine" work. This depart
ment is edited by the President Cen
eral and founder of the intentional
Sunshine Society, Mrs. Cynthia Wes-
tower Alden, Of New York. This an
nouncement cannot fail to be most
gratifying to all truly interested IN
scattering sunshine for The Ladies
Home Journal enters over a million
homes and is read by five millions OF
persons living all over the world.
Daily and weekly papers in various
sections of the country publish the
news Of state and branch work. AL
together, there are above 200 papers
that report regularly the Sunshine
work.
In South Carolina the work IS orly
inst begun, but is meeting with gen
eral encouragement throughout the
state. We are fortunate to have as
state organizer one Of the old Palmet-
to States bright stars i. e. Miss Marg
R. Shelor Of Westminster, Miss Shei-
or has been closely identified with the
states' upbuilding and Improvement
for a number of years, having been
for some time with the. Southern
Board, and in 1900 started the hrst
movement for Improvement OF Rural
Schools,in the south. A tireless work.
er, Miss Shelor now devotes her en-
tire time and energies to Sunshine
and has accomplished wonders. But
much remains to be done. The state
ORGANIZER needs support and encour-
aSement. Will readers of The Herald
and News help? Just now the great
est need is stamps with which to press
the work of organization. Dear read
er, sit down this minute and write
vo,r croanizer a line Of encourage
ment, enclosing some stamps, and thus
have part in taking this old state tor
sunshine.
Address all letters to Miss Marye
R. Shelor. Westminster. S. Z.
Greetings.
Iron, tho President-General comes
"ereetings" to all the old members
the true and tried. who believe III
breaking their Alabaster boxes OF
love and tenderness ever their friends
while still living-an a cordial wei
come for the friends who wish to
join.
G. Carter Riser.
Brick House, Aug. 4.