Evening journal., 1907-05-20

international Sunshine Society met in
'ne oolarium, the international sun
shine Rest Home. at Bensonhurst. /,
I. Ihe meeting opened with the pres
iaent-general Mrs. Alden in the chair.
After singing the Sunshine HYMN We
We're led in prayer by Rev. Or. Gardner
OF New York. The reports from tho
uiHerent states We're Given by the stafo
presidents The roil call Of delegates
shows that Delaware was the hos,
represented state outside of New York.
the state president ana 1e DELEGATES
answering TO the roll call Bishop
Coleman was expected to be one of
the guests Of honor bur was unav3l--
ably detained much to the reprst Of
the president general and the conven-
tion at LARGE.
Archdeacon C. c. Hall was present
and made brief address. assuring
the convention OF his personal inter-
est IN the work of the Sunshine So
ciety and expressing the hope that the
society would flourish in Delaware.
The reports Of Mrs. ]. W. Pennewil.
state president, was:
Temps Fugit" 1ime flies is one
Of the sentences we learn when n child
in our first Latin book, and / have
realized the truth of The words durinsy
the past year with greater force than
ever before in my life Already a
very busy woman. I took up the work
OF the Delaware Division of the Inter-
national Sunshine Society one year
ago and within two weeks was stand
ing before you making a report. One
year has gone by and ] can scarcely
bring myself to believe that II is q
year, 1t seems but yesterday 1t has
been full year ami may God bless
il and make it a fruitful year
We, up to this time. had been doing
GOOD work but had not worked under
an organized head. When I was elect
ed / was given the names of eleven
organized branches and found we
were quoted at headquarters i'm the
year book for 1904 and O5 as having
over seven hundred members, but upon
investigation ! found that one of the
branches was not active and soon
after my election st. John. Jr. Branch
dropped out This was branch made
up of the kindergarten pupils of Miss
Winifrel Weldin and she said as the
pupils We're constantly changing she
found it hard to keep the branch as
tive
After calling through the press. an1
I'm various other ways trying to come
in contact with any one working for
Sunshine outside Of the branches in
Wilmington and having received no
replies, I concluded that We could only
count on tho members of the branches
when quoting our membership and our
work The ten active branches are as
follows:
Delaware Mrs Clarence r. Croasan
president fort.-two active members.
Wcst End-Aliss Jennie Weaver
president twenty-eight active mem-
bors and two honorary members
Coreopsis Miss Lucy Primrose, pres
idont. nfty-fve active members.
Old Swedes, Jr.-Mrs Olmstead.
president. thirtv-hve active members.
Old Swedes' Sr-Mrs. Quinn. presi-
dent. twelve active members.
Wide Awakc-Miss Florence Weldin.
president. fifteen active members.
Violet Ray-Miss Ella Ferris, presi-
dent, six active members and three
honorary members.
sunny Hour-Mrs W. r. Morris,
president. fftoen active members
Helping Hand Miss Hannah saund-
ors. president nine active members.
Cynthia Helpors-Mrs. Harry Heck
cit. president. twonty-one active mem-
bers and eleven honorary members.
To these have heen added during
the year Just closing THE Rainbow
Miss c. Samuel. president eleven
members who arc active; the What
Ever-Miss Nora Stuart, president
fourteen active members; st. Andrews
Ieartoase-Mr E. J. Muhlhauson,
president, twenty-six active members,
and the Golden Rule-Mrs w. J.. Nor
row, president. twenty-one active
members and three honorary members
These branches have done very little
work, that is money work but are ac-
tive. earnest workers and viii make
a good report next year.
There are at present three branches
that are In the embryo and viii be
ready 60 report at headquarters in =
week or so. This makes the actua'
membership S26.
Col Dis. Bal
state ........$ 2lAe7 1f2.SS s 71s9
poioV-arc 12S.29 1926 BOB