Evening journal., 1914-10-02
mission WORKERS
IN ALL-DAY Meeting
Mrs. George M. Fisher
Chosen President OF Home
NJ. E. Society
INTERESTING
WORK REPORTED

The annual meeting OF the Womans
Home Missionary Society of the VIII
mington District NJ. p. Conference
was held yesterday at Mt. Salem NJ. f.
Church, at which officers for the COM
ing year we're elected and various re-
ports Of the different officers we're
read.
It was an all day session starting
at 10 o'clock with devotional exer-
cises under the leadership of Mrs.
Margaret NJ. Sweet, superintendent of
the Riddle Memorial Deaconess'
Home, and the days program proved
interesting in every detail.
A feature Of the morning exercises
we're addresses of welcome to the So
ciety by Mrs. Briggs, of Mt. Salem
Church. and the Rev. T. r. VanDyke,
pastor of the church, to which Mrs.
Theodore w. Francis responded.
The reading OF the reports of Mrs.
NJ A. Floyd, the corresponding secre-
tary, and of Mrs. Charles NJ. Brad
way, the treasurer, followed. Mrs.
Broadway reported a balance on hand
of S3.1S, and urged the Importance OF
all the societies paying their conting-
ent money and added that she would
visit all the societies and present the
matter to them personally.
Another interesting report read was
that OF Mrs J. A. Hart, secretary Of
the mite boxes. Mrs. Hart reported
that the receipts from The boxes this
year we're S91.23 above those Of last
year. other speakers of the morning
session Included Mrs. S. L. Foster,
who made an interesting address on
temperance, and Mrs. Willis Overdeer,
who spoke on the supply work. A
solo was sung by Miss Arnold Of the
/ Deaconess Home, when the session
then concluded with noontlde
prayer by Mrs. ]. II. huntington, af-
ter which luncheon was served in the
church.
The afternoon session was in
charge OF Mrs. l.. 3. McCaulley, and
included devotional exercises, ad-
dresses and special music.
Those who spoke in the afternoon
we're: Mrs. Minnie Cole, who talked
about her work at Cliff villa, Bradley
Beach, N. j.: Mrs. Margaret NJ
! Sweet, who explained the group sys-
TEN, and Miss Duchon, who gave a
very vivid account Of her work in
Hazleton, Pa.
Another speaker who aroused
much interest was Miss Charlotte
Arnold OF the Deaconess' Home.
Miss Arnold spoke Of conditions as she
found them along the local water front
and stated that in nine blocks she
/ found Is saloons. Housing conditions
she added. were deplorable, and the chill
dren apparently, like "Topsy," "just
grow"
Miss Sarah Weldin, who had charge
Of the question box, was kept busy al
day answering various questions.
The entertainment selections of th'
afternoon included duet, "Time {,
{ Work for Jesus" by Mrs. Beck an,
Miss Mailman; a solo, "Do Not Be Dis
couraged,7 by Miss Matte Gordy, an,
reading. s"The Picture on The Wall !
by Mrs Fred. Smith.
The election OF officers resulted a,
follows: Mrs. George NJ. Fisher
president; Mrs. II. L. TomBinson
/. vice-president; Mrs. William p
Z Smith, Jr., recording secretary; Mrs
M. J. Floyd, corresponding secretary
Z Mrs. Charles NJ. Broadway, treasurer
Miss Bertha Ernest, pianist; Mrs
Z A. Hart. mite box secretary: Mrs
z Fred Hubbard, secretary of youn
z peoples work; Mrs. Willis Over
z deer. supply secretary; Mrs. Sara
z l.. Foster, temperance secretary; Mr.
= j. c. Crossley. secretary OF liters
= ture and Home Mission papers.