Evening journal., 1911-05-27
INTERNATIONAL SUNSHINE SOCIETY

Delaware Division of the Interna-
itonal Sunshine Society: State Presi-
dent Mrs. Harry c. Hackett. of GOA
I North Harrison street, city D. and a.
/ phone. 4429-D.
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city.
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has organized branches i'm every State
in the Union. Kind deeds are the
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tions may begin any time in the year.
Surely It was a most happy and
progressive convention of the Inter-
national Sunshine Society which con-
vened in New York May the 18th, 18th
and goth. 1911. with headquarters in
the grand new "Hotel Martinique, ,"
Broadway and Thiry-second street,
where the delegates, who came from
every city in the Union, found ample
accommodations. There was an in
formal Council Meeting on Wednesday
evening, May 18th, in the hotel
parlors. with Mrs. Burgess as hostess.
l Mrs Alden, our president general, and
the New York officers greeted the
guests. On Thursday morning, May
18th, promptly at . o'clock, all dele
gates registered in the reception room
of the hotel At 10 o'clock the business
meeting was called to order. which
lasted until 1890, when luncheon was
served. At 2 o'clock the afternoon
meeting was called. and we then list
ened to the addresses by our own
members, also to words of encourage
ment from some prominent speakers,
all interested in the progress Of the
Sunshine Society. From 5 to 6 o'clock
there was an informal reception and
bazaar sale. The evening was de-
voted to an entertainment. Gauls
masterpiece. The Maid of Orleans. "
! The music was rendered by Subert's
] Choral Society OF two hundred voices.
and number of noted soloists in the
large ball room of the Plaza Hotel.
Fifth avenue and Fifty-ninth street.
The story is of Joan of Arc and how
she delivered France. She persuaded
the Duke of Orleans, who was dis
couraged and defeated, to let her lead
the army. Mounted on a milk-white
charger she led on in triumph to VIC
tory. Then comes her trials, perse-
cution and finally her death Mrs
=. c. I rgcss, OF 1893 Ralph avenue,
/ Brooklyn, New York. was the hostess,
and TO her is given full credit for the
! arrangement and success Of this, our
! first day in convention Friday. May
18th: Council meeting was called 70
order promptly az 10 o'clock, on the
Hospital Ssnitarium grounds, Benson
lhurst-by-the-Sea. Brooklyn. with Mrs
Mary D. Besttio. superintendent of the
hospital, as hostess. Council session
was called at ? o'clock and lasted one
I hour, when at 3 o'clock. all delegates
and guests were taken in the Eighty
sixth street surface cars TO the Blind
Babies Home. Eighty-fourth street
and Thirteenth avenue, Dyker
Heights, whore reception and tea
Was rendered at O'Clock, with inspec-
tion Of the building at . p. m. The
Blind Babies Home. at Dyker Heights,
is a beautiful home. and is for blind
children under the age of eight years.
lt was tho first OF its kind in the
United States. Saturday, May goth.
was devoted wholly to the exercises AT
the Arthur Home for Blind Babies,
in Summit Jew Jersey. This is our
latest home for blind children. and al
ready has about fifteen children there,