Evening journal., 1911-05-19
EPISCOPAL
MISSION WORK
DeaCOneSS From China Tells
Convention Of Christian
Progress There
ELECT MRS. M'lLVAINE
HEAD OF AUXILIARY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, May 19-The twen-
ty-seventh annual convention of the
Delaware Branch of the Woman's
Auxiliary to the Board of Missions was
so Hospitality received yesterday not
only by the auxiliary of ST. Thomas
Episcopal Church where the meeting
was held, but was made so welcome by
the whole town of Newark that they
will always remember with pleasure
their splendid entertainment.
About fifty delegates, members of
the executive board and other officials
came to Newark on Wednesday. hold
ing an executive meeting late that af-
ternoon, and were pleasantly enter
tanned over night.
The rector of st. Thomas Church,
the Rev. Hamilton B. Phelps, offici-
ated at an early celebration of Holy
Communion yesterday morning for the
delegates.
On the $40 o'clock train, the rest
of the delegates, about $50 in number,
arrived at Newark. Bishop Kinsman
came down on this train. The session
began with the celebration of Holy
Communion by the Bishop who also
preached a sermon on Faith" The
speakers of the day, besides the
Bishop, we're Deaconess Stewart of
Hankow China, and Miss A. w Fisher
of Philadelphia, 3 representing the
Church Periodical Club, Deaconess
Stewart, who is a graduate of the
Deaconess Home at Philadelphia,
sang several songs in Chinese. She
told of her work in a school for
Chinese girls, and spoke of the senior
and junior auxiliaries among the
Chinese women. The deaconess empha-
sized the change that is taking place
in the attitude of China to western
civilization, and their growing desire |
for education
Miss Fisher asked that branches be !
formed in each parish to collect and
forward magazines to the Church Peri |
odical Club in New York city, which |
sends them to foreign missionaries. |
Miss Fisher said that lack of matter |
TO read was a great deprivation to the !
missionaries who even read eagerly |
an old newspaper coming wrapped |
around a package. She asked the wo-
men to think of this and not throw
away their old magazines. The two
speakers gave addresses both morn
ing and afternoon.
At noon a delicious luncheon was
served to the delegates by the New
ark auxiliary in the Opera House, the |
room and tables being beautifully dec |
GRATED with flowers.
At the afternoon business meeting,
an invitation was accepted from the |
Smyrna auxiliary to hold the autumn |
meeting of the diocesan branch in that |
town.
Annual reports were made by the |
diocesan officers and pledges made |
for the coming year At the election |
Of officers, Bishop Kinsman took the
chair. The following were elected:
Mrs. c. L. McIIvaine. president: |
Mrs. S. w. Curtis, Mrs Mary K. Ed |
ridge of Smyrna, and Daniel Short of |
Laurel, vice-presidents: Miss Mary |
Lafferty, secretary; foreign direc- |
tress, Miss Margaret H. Shearman;
domestic directress, Mrs. William K |
Bradford; treasurer. Mrs William t
G. Lodge, of Claymont; Mrs. Murray |
Stewart, secretary of the babies
branch
Miss Shearman was allowed an as
sistant and Miss Tschudy of Smyrna
was elected to that office.
The Junior auxiliary meeting will be
held at Old Swedes Church on Sat
urday when the officers for that
branch will be elected.
A pleasant feature at the luncheon
was the presence of Mrs. Harriet l..
Curtis, mother of Chancellor Curtis,
who for many years was active in
auxiliary work, but of late has not
been able to attend the conventions.
A meeting of the presidents of the
different auxiliaries was held We'd
nesday evening, an instructive address
being made by Deaconess Stewart.
The Wilmington delegates returned
last evening.