Evening journal., 1913-10-02

GATHER HERE
Annual Meeting Of Whining
ton District Society Begins
in BrandyWine Church

In Brandywine NJ. +. Church this
morning the opening s=,sion OF the
Wilmington District Epworth League
was held. Sessions will be held this
afternoon and evening and tomorrow
morning aud afternoon
Potted plants, palms and cut flowers
gave the church a CHEEKY appearance
and there was fine chorus singing, with
Mrs. Lester Riggs at the organ.
The opening services were conducted
by the Rev. N G. Armstrong. a cor
dial welcome TO the delegates was eX-
tended by the pastor. the Rev. F. f..
Carpenter. The response was read by
the secretary, Mrs. William l.. Bicking.
in the absence of Edwin L. Haines,
whose father is III. The Rev f. II.
Collins, pastor Of Madeley NJ. p. Church
led in prayer, as did also the Rev. j. r.
Richardson Of Mt. Pleasant. The or
ganization and appointment OF commit
tees resulted as follows:
Resolutions committee. the Rev. J. T.
Richardson. Miss Bessie Taylor, Mrs.
Rudolph Stroup.
Credentials committee. Mrs. +. +.
Carpenter, Miss Marguerite Faust, Miss
Emma Young.
Finance committee, Edward j.
Haines, the Rev J. L. Johnson. W. f.
+ Nichols.
J After the appointment OF commit
tees and the Mizpah benediction pro-
nounced by the Rev F. f. Carpenter,
the session was adjourned for lunch
con.
A partial list Of the homes assigned
TO visiting delegates this morning is
as follows:
The Rev. and Mrs. +. l.. Hoffecker
lentertain the Rev c. H. Williams and
lW. f. Nichols, Of Colora. Maryland
THE Reverend and Mrs. F. F. Car
lpenter entertain Dr. Edward Forest
Ham. OF Goodman NJ. L. Church
Philadelphia; the Rev. Carlisle Hub.
bard, Of Monument NJ. L. Church,
Baltimore: the Rev. G.. W. Wood. oi
CHERRY Hill. Maryland; Miss Bessie
Taylor and Miss Essie Butchinhart
lof Port Deposit. Maryland. Mrs
John Booker, of Eighteenth and
Boulevard. entertains Miss Gertrude
lChurchman and Miss Martha Wells
lof Calvert. Maryland Mrs. Biddle
lof Vandever avenue, entertains Miss
Elsie Fisher Mrs. George King, o
lTwenty-second and Washington
street. entertains Mrs. Leslie Bristow
q and Mrs. William Reed. Of Chesa
lpeake City. Maryland. Mrs. William
Fields. of Kentmere. entertains Mis-
Reba Ewing and Miss Gertrude Nc
Namara. of 81. Johns. Maryland. Mis-
Mamie Toulsun OF No. 9I6 West Sew
enth street, entertains Miss Berthi
Reynolds and Miss Matte Gam.
Mrs. William Linton Of Twenty
second and Washington streets on
tertains Edward L. Hsines Of Risin
Sun. Md. and William 2. Rue, O
. Hopewell. Md.
! Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Ward Of NJ
500 Rodney street entertains Harve
Groves Of Elkton.
Mrs Hattie Hopkins, Of Concor
r avenue and Washington street. er
! tertains Mrs. L. T. Price of Elktol
Q Md.
( New Castle and Wilmington dal'
4 gates. this morning, include: III
c Rev. J. l.. Johnson. Mrs. Reba JeI
s nison, Of New Castle; Mrs. z. RI
a dolph Stroup. Mrs. Lizzie Tysoi
t, Miss Helen J. Rose. Miss Katherir
Z Roberts, Mrs. F. II. Work. Jr: Mr.
e Parsdee Miss Florence II. Davi
= Mrs. Kate F. Butler. the Rev. W /
+ Greenfield. Miss Marguerite Fos
f Miss Emma Young. Miss Sarah Ca
r rett, Mrs. G. Highfield the Rev. F.. 7
- Collins, Miss Jeannette c. Jende
man, Mrs. I. Elmer Perry of wi
, mington.
8 The services at the session tn
afternoon will be conducted by Mr.
IT Hannah Palmer.
j. The speakers Of the afternoon wi
r include William II. Rose. OF Epwort
d NJ. f. Church; the Rev. George Lev
1. is, OF Claymont NJ. e. Church; m
Il Rev. J. T. Alexander, of Epwort
= NJ E. Church, Wilmington: Mrs. v
l. c. Highfeld. Miss Elizabeth b. Johl
l. son, Of Harrison Street Church an
N the Rev. T.. c. Sunfeld.