Evening journal., 1913-09-13
MISSION WORKERS
ARE ENTERTAINED
Members Of Foreign and Home
Societies Of Grace Are Guests
Mrs. Field

Members Of the Women's Home
Missionary Society and the Women's
Foreign Missionary Society OF Grace
NJ. r.. Church we're entertained by
Mrs. Jeannie r. Field at her home,
Kentmere, yesterday afternoon, the
occasion being the September meet
ing of the Societies. when it is an
annual custom for them to be the
guests of Mrs Field.
Miss Susan c. Lodge. OF Lans-
downe. president of the Wilmington
Branch of the w. f. NJ. s.. was the
guest of honor and made an address
during the afternoon. Miss Lodge has
been the personal guest of Mrs. II. S.
Goldey while In Wilmington.
The first part OF the program was
/ given up to the work Of the Womens
Home Missionary Society Mrs n.
N. Browne conducted the devotional
services and Miss Lodge led in prayer.
Mrs Irvine NJ. Finn, tho new prosi-
dent. presided at the meeting after
having been introduced by Mrs.
| Browne.
Mrs. Roy J. Fields. the recording
secretary. read the minutes of the
June meeting. The treasurer Mrs.
Smith Cooper. reported total receipts
S4.20. and gave q brief account of
the work of the year.
Two new members reported were
Mrs NJ p. Morrison and Mrs. +. l.
Tompkinson.
| Iropr ,,,on,horc mere lost h,Y doath
and four by removal. The present
membership is ninety
Mrs. George r. Reed, in presenting
a report of the Home Society's work
) announced the annual meeting of thl
: Home Missionary Society 10 be hel'
} I'm Grace Church, November l3 and IA
J Mrs. c. w. Weldin announced that al
! the conference pledges. amounting 4
} the sum of s1,7l0. were met durinl
. the past year.
A letter OF appreciation from Mis-
S NJ Grace Quigg. for flowers sent a
D the time Of her mothers death. wa
read A letter Of greeting from bot
p societies was sent TO Miss Quige
? The meeting of the Women's For
/. eign Missionary Society followe
d closely upon the first meeting. Mrs
/ Jeannie p Fields. the president, pre-
sided Mrs. Levin Nelson sang
n solo. "One Sweetly Solemn Thought,
r and the minutes OF the last meetin
r were read by Mrs. A. A. Wilmoi
Miss Mary Wheeler is delegate to th
p Philadelphia branch meeting whic
. will be held in Scranton. October
: Q and 10. A letter was read from Mis-
Quigg thanking the members fc
flowers. The treasurer. Mrs. n
4 Mendinhall, reported dues for tf
y month SIS. total collections S54.5
) total for thank offering. S43.15 an
: total for mite box. $30.66.
- IL was announced that at the b
j ginning OF the year there were i
- members, four have been lost
death, four by removal and two
withdrawal. The secretary will SCI
letter to the Rev. Wesley Joh
son. who has been IN for sever
nc weeks. Mrs W. H. Hcindle reports
ly 80 members for the Missiona
ny Friend. Il was announced that q
is next meeting Of the Reading Circ
rs. will be held at the home Of Mi
en- Dora Mcleod the first Monday
ny October.
Mrs. H. S. Goldey reported 40 mer
bers for the Kings Heralds and co
siderable interest on the part of Il
young people
Miss Lodges address was much e
ioyed The working facilities Of q
church here and In heather Ian
= were contrasted by her She gave
personal message to each officer
-, the society.
oi Wilmington, she said. was no
d. ored by having the names Of three
1t. her representatives on the progra
% for the branch meeting
is Miss Lodge briefly reviewed L
new study book THE Kings But
u ness" and Mrs o. DonaId's book
IN Our Work for the World Nj
Field spoke of the home missil
81 books. America. Gods Melting Pc
= and The Study in immigration"
!, The joint meeting was closed wi
u a hymn, and a prayer by Mrs. NJ.
'et Lincoln. after which there was
es pleasant social time
nd In the dining room reires
ments were served by the fOllowi
committee: Mrs. Joseph H. lon
chairman; Mrs. b. Denver Coppa
~ Mrs Samuel G. Cleaver. Mrs. A.
ch Taylor and Mrs II. G. Strickland. 7
ir color scheme was red. A beautii
an effect was made by electric liz
w. bulbs hidden i'm the center of
20 roses. and shaded candelabra ,
~ hanced the charm. Floral deco
tions OF red dahlias completed
- color scheme.