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

picion of charity connected with the
society. much has been done in sun
dry ways to make life brighter and
| happier for others. Besides the mu-
tual yearly Interchange of greetings
among the members. the birthdays Of
the aged or invalid members have
been especially remembered: while
mission schools. hospitals, life-saving
stations, rclormatories and prisons
have been recipients of The overflow
Of reading" matter and clothing, so
that nothiny has "ohe 10 waste, not
even Il card or book.
Frequent donations Of money have
enabled the society to pay all the
postage and cXprcssa"e on the many
barrels and packages sent ont, besides
giving financial aid in several eases
when il WAS especially needed.
Established Features.
Among the established features are.
y Day Nursery. Brooklyn. \. Y. Opcn
the year round.
\ home for blind babies. Brooklyn,
Open the year round. Two dollars Il
week suStainS a child.
New York Sunshine Sanatorum
and Rest Home. Bcnonhust blythe
Sea. y +ani;nrium and rest home com
hlnrd. Open the year round.
Besides numerous state and branch
"RcS1 RonmS' "Lunrh RoomS'
"Frrc I,ibrarirS' Reading RoomS'
etc., etc.
General Membership.
The general membership Of the So
cirtv is hard to estimate. The states
rcrnrtin" their average membership
for the year ending May l., brin" the
number mp to 302.240. 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 "Thc Ladies'
Home Jourral.' valuable space in
this publication is devoted exclusive
ly to "SunShinc' work. This depart
mcnt is edited by The President Gen.
rrll and founder of the intentional
Sunshine Society. Mrs. Cynthia WCs-
tower Alden. nt New York. This an
nn'1Mrrmcnt cannot fail to he most
gratifying to all truly interested in
scattering sunshine for The Ladies'
Home journal enters over million
homes and is read by five millions of
persons living all over The world.
Daily and weekly papers in various
srcti"nS 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 only
Just begun. but is meeting with gen
rral encouragement throughout the
state. We arc fortunate TO have az
state organizer one Of the old Palmet-
to States bright stars i. G. Miss Mar"
K. Shclor of Westminster, Miss Shc;-
or has been closely identified with the
states upbuildin= and Improvement
for n number mf years. having been
for some time with the Southern
Board. and in 1900 started the first
movement for Improvement Of Rural
Srhools.in the south. A tirclesS work.
or. Miss Shclor now dcvotcs her en-
tire time and energies to Sunshine
and has accomplished wonders. But
much remains to be done. The state
organizer needs support and cncour-
aHrmrnt. 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
or. sit down this minute and write
your rrGanizrr Il line Of encourage
mrnt, enclosing some stamps. and thus
have par, i'm taking this old state for
sunshine.
.AldrcS> all letters to Miss Marye
Y. Shrlor. Westminster. :. c.
Greetings.
From the President -Grnrral comes
"glcrting>' To all the old members
the true and tried. who believe in
breaking their .AabaStrr boxes Of
love and tenderness ever their friends
while still livinw-and cordial well
come for the friends who wish 10
Join.
& Carter Riser