Evening journal., 1914-11-13
HOME Mission WORK
Of Church REVIEWED
Much Accomplished by the
M. E. Church Society
During Year
LICENSE QUESTION
is DISCUSSED

Yesterday afternoons session of the
woman's Home Missionary Society Of
the. NJ. e. Church. Wilmington Confer
ence, was marked by a number of in
teresting discussions and the reading
OF several reports.
The Rev c. T. Wyatt of Nliddletown.
was the principal speaker Of the after
noon. DR.. Wyatt said he was interest
ed in the work and said that the best
way TO evane 1lize the world is by be-
ing enthusiastic about the work of the
home field.
After a brief devotional service con-
Quoted by Mrs. Vaughan S. Collins, a
memorial service was conducted IN
memory Of those who have died with
I'm the past year Miss Grace Quigg
sang "One Sweetly Solemn Thought
Those who have died within the lass
year are: Mrs. Goodman. Of Grace
Church; Mrs. Phillips. of Cambridge.
Md; Mrs. Mary l.. Cox. of Middletown,
and Mrs. Sallie Mccall of Union
Church
The secretary was authorized TO
send message of greeting and sym
pathy to Mrs. Overdeer, who is quar-
antined on account Of the illness of
her daughter. AS chairman of the
bylaws, Mrs +. l.. Tomkinson re-
ported that several changes had been
made i'm the election of officers and in
the bylaw affecting finance. Other
wise the bylaws were adopted as a
whole. Mrs Frank Postles OF Smyrna
read an enthusiastic report of the ma
tional meeting of the board of man
ayers held IN Syracuse y. Y.
report on temperance work was
given by Mrs Washington Hastings
and Mrs. S. l.. Foster, president of the
North End w. G. r. L. of this city
gave a brief review of the liquor sit
uation in Delaware
Another interesting report read
was that of the Woman's and Chill
dren's Home Missions by MIS-. Lewis
/. Chamberlain. There are 249 sub
scriptions to Home Missions in the
Wilmington conference and only 30
subscriptions to Inc Children's Home
Missions. Following the reading of
this report, DR.. George Edward Reed
said that one could not pay too much
attention to or be any too well in
formed concerning the conditions at
home
Mrs. T. c. Oakley, in reporting for
the mission supplies. stated that the
total amount of supplies sent out dur
ing the last year amounted to $443. .0S
One of the most interesting reports
read during the afternoon was that
of the Riddle Memorial Deaconess
Home. This report was read by Mrs
Margaret Sweet, superintendent oil
the home. Mrs. Sweet gave a re.
port from July 1. 1918, TO July
1914. During the year two deacon.
esses have been engaged in parish
work; one deaconess IS head worker
at the Garrett Settlement. Another
was preceptress at the Wilmington
Conference Academy Another is an
associate worker i'm the kindergarten
Another student deaconess is also in
the kindergarten.
Mrs. Sweet spoke Of the various
classes in dressmaking. basketry
etc. There is usually an enrollmeLi
OF about thirty in these classes
Parties are held for the members oi
the classes. A junior league is con-
Quoted and an effort is made to lool
after the religious life of the chill
dron. 4,2GG calls have been made
during the year. $50 sick calls and
S5,6SS was spent in all departments
of work The children receive re-
wards for good work and deport-
ment.
A class of young girls in garment
making has been organized during tn,
past year. A list of supplies whicl
have been received during the yeal
were read The value of these sup,
nils amounted to S3S3.92. The dea
conesses were introduced as follows
Miss Arnold, Mrs. Cole, Miss Duchon
Miss Dickerson. Mrs. c. T. Harr.
gave the financial report of Deacones.
Home. Mrs Harry reported cash re
ceipts for the year, S2.321.17; dis
bursements, S2,201. .2S, with a balance
July I 1914, Of S119.S9
The remainder of the afternoon
session was devoted to a taikfes
concerning different topics of inter
est to the society. There was a dis
cussion of dues. pledges, mite-boxes
etc. Supper was served at 6 o'clock
AT the evening session the report Q
lhe Young People was given by Mis-
Bertha Earnest, who reported muc
ciivity in her work.
of the Deaconess Homes and Hospi
tails in Washington, made a very in
structive address, taking for her sui
iect, applied Humanity Mrs. Stree
spoke particularly of the work of tn
Orientals on the western coast and c
the work Of the Deaconnesse
throughout the country.
At the evening session, Miss Grac
Quigg presented a banner to Grao
Home Mission Circle. This circl
contributed the most to missions dun
ing the past year. the amount cor
tributed being S126.56. The banne
was accepted by the president, Mis-
Edith Francis.
Special music was sung by the choi
of st. Pauls Church and the devC
tional exercises were conducted b
Mrs. Margaret Sweet. superintendent
Of the Riddle Memorial Deacones
Home, at the conclusion OF which th
Rev. e. L. Hofecker pronounced benz
diction