Evening journal., 1914-03-06
PROGRESS OF
MISSION WORK
u AHxiIiary'S With S27 Mem
berS in the Wilmington
Conference
ILLUSTRATE WORK
OF THE SOCIETY


Womens Missionary Society tndor
the N. u. Church.' featured the af,or-
noon and closing session Of the quar-
torly meeting Of the Wilmington dis
trict w r. NJ. s.. which was held in
Scott NJ. e. Church yesterday
Miss Charlotte Arnold conducted the
devotional service at the opening Of
the session.
A report was given relative TO the
missionary outfit which has been pro-
vided by the various auxiliaries IN the
district for Miss Clara Belle Smith,
who goes out az a missionary 10
China this fall from the Wilmington
Conference
Members OF Grace Church Auxiliary
have given silver: Grace Church
Home Missionary Society. down quilt
and blankets, Grace Church Brother
hood. typewriter: Grace Church Sew
ing Society, sewing machine; Harri-
son Street Auxiliary. table linen:
Brandywine Auxiliary. quilt. Mt
Salem Auxiliary, sheets; Asbury Aux
iliary, pillow cases; Scott Auxiliary,
bed spreads. st. Paul's and Union.
towels. Other societies are sending
money for trunk and to pay freight.
The recording secretary was au-
thOrized to send letters of sympathy
to Mrs. J. IT. Moon. who is IN. and
Mrs. Sarah Hoffeckcr, who is suffer-
ing from broken arm.
A vote of thanks was extended 10
the women Of Scott Church for their
hospitality throughout the day.
The next quarterly meeting will be
held In June, at Mt. Pleasant Miss
Susan G. Lodge, OF Lansdowne. presi-
dent Of the Philadelphia Branch of
w. F NJ. s., Mrs. J. ri. Davies, Of
Philadelphia, and others were in
charge OF the special exercise of the
afternoon
A large paper on which was drawn
an eleven-branched tree with light
and dark green leaves and little pink
buds was pinned to a blackboard
The branches represented the eleven
I branches of the Women's Foreign
Missionary Societies. The dark green
leaves represented the auxiliaries.
and the Young Peoples Societies
were represented by the baby green
leaves, the pink buds representing
the children's societies. Miss Lodge
started the machinery" by explain
/ ing about the roots OF the tree, which
represented the beginning of the So
ciety. Forty-fve years ago. she said,
there were only six women's organi-
cations In the w. F. NJ. s.. which has
since grown so wonderfully. Mrs.
Curtis Sooey, of Philadelphia. told of
the various branches of the society.
Philadelphia branch, Of which the
! Wilmington Conference is part.
stands third i'm the amount Of contri-
buttons to the board. Mrs. II. s.
GOldey spoke OF the conferences in
the Philadelphia branch.
There are twenty-seyen auxiliaries
with S27 members IN the Whining.
ton conference. There are nine
young peoples societies, with PIP
members, and 1S children's societies,
with 1923 members.
Mrs. w. r. Drummond spoke OF
the districts of the Wilmington con-
ference, of which there are three,
Dover, Easton and Wilmington.
Dover district takes in the greater
part of lower Delaware and is under
the leadership of Mrs. Kate Cook, of
Seaford Il also includes the small
portion of Salisbury district which
lies within our state borders. Dover
district has twelve auxiliaries and
PIG members
EastOn district Is looked after by
Mrs. Mary Cox. of Middlotown, and
has 3 auXiliaries and it3 members.
Wilmington district is IN charge of
Mrs. Eli Mendinhall, of Wilmington.
and has 33 charges. II auxiliaries
and fS6 members. Wilmington dis
/ trict is the only one that is fully
fNganized. The district meetings are
ltid quarterly.
Mrs Mendinhall. secretary of the vii
mingiou district Is also president of th,
quarterly which have their own officers
Secretary Mrs. Butler and Treasurer
/ Mis- Kate Rpc
AIr. A. A Milmot spoke of the -
auNilinries Boa the districts and said
their special mission IS Go raise money
for the support of ihe board
Mrs H. a. Campbell m speaking OF
the tree which Miss Lodge spoke OF as
q init bearing tree. said that il would
De mo- good wthout tho fruit This. sh,
said. n rightly cared Tor -hould de, eloI
from the pink buds which represent
rd the childrcns societie- therefore
ho thought tho children- societies an,
tho most important The needs of 90.
operation in the work was emphasized
as wen as tac needs of leaders for tli'
work and an earnest cooperation be-
tween the auxiharics and the Young
pooplct Societics. Missionary litcra
.ture, aided by gifts and prayers woul,
help the tree 60 bring forth the mis-
sionary fruit
Preceding the exercise Miss Plumme
read an interesting missionary story
Miss Lodge and Mrs. Davies were enter
tanned at dinner last evening by Mrs
Emma p. Schlling.