Evening journal., 1913-11-14
MRS. WELDIN
AGAIN HEADS
H. M. WORKERS
Election Of Delegate to Meet
ing Of Managers Ends
Without Choice
SECRETARIES ARE
CHOSEN BY SOCIETY

Mrs. G. wesley Neluln, OF thia city,
WAS reelected president Of the Wom-
ans Home Missionary Society Of the
Wilmington Conference Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church at the morn
ing session OF that body today. other
officers elected were: Mrs. y. N.
Browne. Of this city. president en-
eritus: Mrs r. J.. Hoffecker. vice.
( president; Mrs. George NJ, Fisher,
! Milford, second yice-president; Mrs.
( Vaughn S. Collins. third vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Jessie Sheppard, Middle
town. corresponding secretary; Mrs
Emily Finn, recording secretary
Mrs John f. Huntington. treasurer
Miss Grace Quigg, Salisbury, Md
musical director.
4 An interesting contest for delegate
and alternate 10 the meeting Of the
Board OF Managers occurred this
morning between Mrs. George Davis
and Miss Grace Quiggs. Several
other candidates were nominated
VINO split tho vote, giving Mrs. Davis
"a votes and Miss Quigg IA. making
it necessary for a second ballot. as
neither candidate had the required
number Of votes. The second ballot
was taken. but the result will moi
be announced until this afternoon.
Sixty-fiye delegates voted this morn
ling. Mrs. r. L. Iomkinson presided
during the ballotng. Tho following see
retaries were elected;
Mite box Mrs. C. r.. Harry.
Woman's Home Missions-Mrs. Lewt'
chamberlain.
Systematic Benefcence- Adam
Stengle.
social Work-ATrs. Theodore W. Fran
els.
Reading Circles-Aliss Anna Weldin.
Grnup Leader Mrs Ellen Cause.
supply Secretary--Mrs Helen Oakley
Temperance Mrs. Hastings.
The convention was opened with de
Votional exercises lei by Mrs. Mimi
Cole. doaconess. Mrs. Washington Hast
inps read a paper on temperance, il
which she said that the tcmperanc
movement Is growing all over the world
especially in the United States, and tha
by 1920 she expected to sec the Who'll
Of the United States dry"
Mrs. C. T. Harry read her report ol
mite baxes. Il showed the amoun
collected from the different district
through mite boxes was S3O6.S0. Al
, increase Of 1888 over last year. Dur
ing the year Union Auxiliary con
tributed the largest amount, $50.
In the absence of Ellen c. Gaus'
general groop leader, her report-wa
read by the secretary. 1t Shove
t, that supplies to the value of S26ie
had Been received by the Deacones
Home from the different societies.
The report of Sarah r. Weldi
!. treasurer of the Riddle Mcmori
d iDeaconess Homo, showed total r
d CENTS of S2.4O4.9S. and the eXpend
z tures for the year to be S2,33S.42 lea
r ing a balance of S66.56.
g Following Mrs. Weldin's report. q
- deaconcss, Miss Charlotte Arnul
J, Miss Anne Simpson. Mrs. Cole, Nj
Z Durham and Miss Benson sang
= hymn.
5 The election of officers fouowe
Z During Nhe balloting. reports OF Nh
. L. X. Jones, Of the Dover district, AT
g Mrs. y. G. Dulany, OF the Salisbu
d district, which were omitted yeste
day were received. the Rev. W.
o Poole and District Superintendent
= H. Boffecker, were introduced 10 q
p delegates.
,. Dr. and Mrs. George Edward Re-
p sang duet, entitled, If I Were
= Voice
b. During the ballotting. the pres
dent. Mrs. Weldin. called for the r
Q port of the committee on the ne
place OF meeting. The commits
had not prepared its report. but wi
make its recommendation this ate
noon.
y Mrs. Sheppard. OF Middleton
' made a plea for II. NJ. S. pledges f
the year The society has TO raj
S1.750 during the year. $1,000 is su
to be raised my dues, apd Mrs. She
~ ard asked that the remaining $3.50
pledged She succeeded in securir
! pledges for $3.50.
The afternoon session of the conye
". tion opened with n memorial servic
conducted BY Dr. George Edward Rec
o' DR.. Reed was assisted by the Re
D. \ aughan S. Collins, the Rev. W. w.
Murray and the Rev. T.. l.. Iomkinson
Mise Mary j. Wheeler read most i
teresting paper, subject, "Our Opportu
itV." which was was left over from q
Of morning session She pointed ont tn
In opportumities are abundant here as \
IS study the situation. There Is a chan
A. for an To work as the field IS large. =
n concluded by reading an appropria
r. poem. "N hen We Meet at the End
as The Kings Highway" Mrs. v. G. Ga
n lev. superintendent of supplies, gave h
r report showing what has been accoi
10 plished in that line during the yei
40 l,o-t of the auXiliaries have sent ba
rels 10 the Deaconess Home. Nj
tas.,,I II Rartleft reported for Mi
Ella Smithers, secretary Of hteratu'
She said that 1000 leaflets and mu
ie lothcr literature has been distributed.
u Mrs. Lewis l.. Chamberlain rel
u. her report OF Women's and Children
~ Home Missions.
su Mrs. NJ. a. Sweet. superintende
~ of the Deaconess Home. delivered
~ verv interesting address on the hon
:, and work being accomplished by
y She explained that the Deacone
was opened last spring at its nc
Quarters No. 307 West street, wi
ave deaconesses and two prOhatio
oi crs. one deaconess Is employed
" Grace Church and her work includ
IN Visiting institutions such as the Hor
p lof Nerciful Rest where her visits 2
a greatly appreciated. One deacone
h employed at the Wilmington Co
ference Academy as preceptress.
The evening session was marked
be an address by the Rev. Vaughan
&C. COLLINS. who took the place of I
Rev. Beniamin S. Haywood. ht
secretsrv of the Sibley Memoir
Hospital. Washington, d. c., who "
of unable to be present. DR.. Coli
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