Evening journal., 1910-11-10
HOME MISSION
WORKERS HERE
Methodist Church Society
Elects Mrs. Browne Pre-
Sident for 10Th Year
AUXILIARIES
REPORT OF WORK

worth M. II. Cnurcn, WIN ABOUT TWO
hundred delegates and visitors In at
tendance.
Mrs. n. NJ Browne, who has been
conference president of the society for
twenty-five years was I'm the chair.
The church was handsomely deco
rated with flags, palms and chrysan-
themums.
The following committees were ap-
pointed
By-laws--Mrs. NJ R. Lincoln, Mrs.
Griggs.
Courtesies-M George c. Will
liams. Mrs. Frank White.
Resolutions-Mrs William NJ. Field. |
Mrs. Vaughn S. Collins. Mrs. Chand.
/ Ter.
Woman's Home Missions-Mrs. c. s. !
Robb and Mrs. Chamberlain.
Annual meeting-Miss Salisbury, OF
Dover. and Mrs Hudson.
A cordial welcome to Epworth
Church was given by the pastor. the
Rev. George {. Williams and by the
president Of Epworth Auxiliary, Mrs.
| Frank White.
The response TO the actresses OF vel
come was given byo Mrs. Mary Smith,
OF Millington, Md Mrs. Smith voiced
the deep appreciation Of the delegates
OF the hospitality offered them by
Epworth Church and by the Whining
ton auxiliarlea.
Miss Emily Finn, recording secre-
tary. read the minutes OF the last an
ual meeting, held in Port Deposit. Md.
last year, when twenty-five auxiliaries
were represented.
The Rev DR.. Easley. superintendent
of city mission work, spoke to the con-
vention, giving greetings from those
workers, and telling OF the mission
work
Mrs. J. II. huntington. the conference
treasurer. reported receipts from aux
iliaries as follows: Easton Auxiliary,
S94.33; Millington. $56.75; Chester
town. s77.16; Odessa, S4s2S; Smyrna,
$3.50; Middletown. s9640; Dover.
s5416; Milford. $26; Cambridge,
S209.56; Salisbury. $191; Laurel, S13;
Elkton. $50; New Castle. s57.43; Port
Deposit, S5926: Rising Sun, $41.25:
Asbury, s6550; lEpworth. s1O3.47;
Brandywine. S19.01: Goodman $3.50;
Eastlako. $40: Grace, sS69. go. Harti-
son Street. $92.05: McCabe Memorial,
$40; North East. sf150; Mt. Salem.
S74.S0 Scott, $152.36: st. Paul's
7 $1,000; Silverbrook. s215O; Union
4 S2Os15; Wesley. s13.50.
: The totals are Easton district
. $413.62; Dover district, S269.72; Sails
!. bury district. $270; Wilmington dis
trict. S1.7i9.51, milking the conferenc
total $2,732.S5.
Silver Offering for the year amount
ed to S99.SS
T. Growth Of AuxiIlaries.
al In her annual report the COZ
ID responding secretary. Mrs. c. Wesle
1t Weldin. told Of the beginning OF Meth
10 odist home mission work by a col0re
y minister. John Stuart. and his frs
4 convert was a Wyandotte squaw.
= She said mission work was for ever
1 class Of women, for upon the womeI
depended the ideals OF a nation.
Wilmington was one OF the drst con.
I ferences 10 have a home mission so
5 ciety, the first auxiliary being estab-
lished at Snow Hill IN 1885. There
are now 81 auxiliaries with 1892 mem
. bers in the conference.
The subscription list TO Home Mis-
. sions in 212. The use OF money from
mite boxes is optional with each so
ciety. said Mrs. Weldin.
Mrs. Weldln asked that auxiliaries
J. be careful TO send her full reports.
1 She recommended the general secre-
= tary's idea that each auxiliary APP
/ point an officer to look after re-
A movals
!. Interest in immigrants was another
point advocated by the corresponding
secretary.
Mrs. William NJ. Field, on behalf Of
C the conference, presented Mrs. Vel
din, at the close OF her report, with
L. ..F s,taurtttaronf Hnr
n chrysanthemums, speaking of her
= faithful work In the Office she has
held for twenty-five years. Mrs Field
I, closed with a paraphrase, Many
daughters have done well, but thou
n hast excelled them.2
Q The convention then sang, "Blest be
o the tie that binds"
70 In a graceful response, Mrs. Weldir
d said the conference had strewn flow
d ers upon her pathway all the twenty
n FIVE years.
Is The annual report OF the disyric
secretaries was next on the program
> Mrs. James Floyd reported for viii
y - mington District. speaking of tn
y many deaths in the district during tn
20 last year. Wilmington District wa
3 organized with seven auxiliaries, As
bury, Scott, ST. Paul's, Grace, Elktor
Newark, and Northeast
8 Goodman is the newest auxiliary q
ct this district Mrs. Floyd commende
IN all the auxiliaries There are nol
re II auxiliaries In the district with
"a membership Of 690
\. Mrs. NJ r. Lincoln offered noon
= day prayer, which was a memoria
for the deceased members.
ne Officers Elected.
RI The election OF officers was next o
a the program. The tellers we're Mrs.
III II. huntington, Mrs. Broxson. Nlrl
er Tripler. Mrs Arters. Mrs. Bedwel
er Mrs Houck, Miss Dora Mcleod, Mr.
"a f. r. Carpenter, Miss Clara Perkin
:. The election resulted as follows
- President, Mrs. n. NJ Browne,
Wilmington; vice-president, Mr
N. Vaughn 5. Collins, of Middletown;. r
ed cording secretary, Miss Emily Film
lc- corresponding secretary, Mrs. c. We
ley Weldin; treasurer, Mrs. ]. H. Hu
iington.
At noon a box luncheon was serv
In the basement OF the church, a
rs, Epworth Auxiliary served coffee
nth Mrs. W. l.. Hoffecker. wife Of {
nm district superintendent; Mrs. Alfred
81 Craig, wife of the pastor of Ora
Church. and Miss Davis, superinte
dent of Methodist Chinese missi
work In San Francisco, were intI
duced to the convention.
Miss Grace Quigg led the conye