Evening journal., 1911-07-08

Delaware Division Of the Interna-
tional Sunshine Society,"
State President Mrs. Harry G. Hack
EFT, No. GOA N. Harrison street, ID. and
A. Phone, 4429-D.
No solicitors are sent out by our So
ciety, all work being cared for by the
different Branches
All news intended for publication,
should be sent to Mrs. Helen II. White,
No 103 w. Twenty-fifth street, city, or
call 5705-A, and report same.
During the hot weather the branches
are not holding their business meet
ings, but are still doing personal work,
and any case reported to the president
Of a branch or to the State President
will receive attention.
The July Quarterly Meeting will
be held on the last Friday evening in
the month which is the 2Sth of this
month. We are invited to meet at the
home of Mrs. Ella II. Dillon, our vice.
state-president, 1901 Pennsylvania
avenue, for this Quarterly Meeting. and
we ask the members to bear this In
mind and come out on the 2Sth of
July.
Cynthia Helpers Branch will hold a
reunion in Shellpot Park on Thursday
afternoon and evening July 20
If you will call phone d. and A.
1925 we can tell you of two women
who will do plain sewing, will also
take mending and darning for men
who have to board and have no one
to mend for them. These are worthy
women, sew neatly and come highly
recommended.
Mrs Harry c. Hackett, State Presi-
dent of Delaware, No. 604 N. Harrison
street, has received a letter of great in.
terest from the president Of the Nava.
/ 10 Indian Branch of international
! Sunshine Society. in Crystal, New
Mexico, and we will give a portion oi
the letter for the benefit of the readers
/ of our column.
"The Navajo Indian Branch. is try
ing to finish up the sewing room, free
! dispensary and lending library tha
we are building and furnishing for the
use and benefit of the Indians arounC
us. and the returned students who
come back i'm increasing numbers
every year from the large, splendid.
/ equipped non-reservation Government
schools. to. the mud novels and spiri
breaking conditions they left five, tel
or more years ago. They come here I,
use the sewing machines, to borrow
reading matter, to write letters, Z
l beg for work and for help of manl
I kinds. The letter contains a cut of {
beautiful rug woven by one of the
Sunshine Indians, these rugs are made
from natural brown undyed and an
mixed wool as It came from the sheep
back. and the quantity of this wool be
ing limited, the rugs are very desire
able. Samples of their other work hai
also been sent to Mrs. Hackett, sucl
as Indian jewelry, native jems, ham
mered silverwork, Mexican drawn
work, filigree and handmade jewelry
and and all of these we would be NOR
than glad to show you, as they hav
been sent on for the society TO lend
hand in selling On exhibition and 70
sale at No. GOA North Harrison street
city. The letter speaks Of the yer.
beautiful olivines they call peridots
found about ten miles from Crystal
New Mexico, in a queer volcanic for
nation. the heavy summer rains gener
ally expose them, Tiffany" of New
York dubbed them evening emeralds
on account of their brilliancy unde
artificial light One Of our Sunshin
/ Indians is an expert lapidary havin
learned the trade under American
! jewellers on the Pacific Coast and Il
St Louis. The Indians join me Il
grateful thanks and best wishes to tn
Delaware Sunshiners.
Very sincerely yours,
Mrs. Marion A. Moore, president Of tn
Navajo Indian Branch Of l. S. S.