Evening journal., 1915-06-03
MISSIONARY WORK
OF THE ME-. Church.
Wilmington District in Third
Quarterly Meeting Reports
Much Accompl shed
SEND SUPPLIES
ACROSS THE SEA

With Mrs Eli Mendinhall presiding.
the third quarterly meeting OF the
Wilmington District of the Womans
Foreign Missionary Society was held
in Harrison Street NJ. +. Church to-
day. Following the morning session
a box luncheon was served in the par
lors of the church.
The morning session was devoted
exclusively to reports of the secro-
tarios and other officers. AS treas
urer, Mrs. Kate Rue reported receipts
for the quarter of S27776 amount re-
ceived from Young Peoples thank Of
fering. $20S6O. total amount received.
S4S6.36; amount received for Christ
mas box to be sent to India. $40.
The report of the second quarter
stated that the total amount received
from all the auXiliaries was S470.S2.
In reporting for the mite box work,
Mrs. j. II. Moon stated that she had
distributed siXty-siX boxes, thirty-fiye
Of which we're for Laurel.
The report OF the Kings Heralds Of
Grace Church stated that the revised
membership lia comprises siXty-five
members. The fhank Offering amount
ed to SIS This society has also con-
tributed one dozen dressed dolls, one
and one-half dozen silk pin discs. six
scrap books. 100 scripture cards and
l25 postcards attractively fastened to-
gother with ribbon for the Christmas
box TO be sent to India.
The reports of the children's work
and literature were given by Mrs.
Rupert Roop Mrs. Roop stated that
Harrison Street Kings Heralds eN-
poets TO form a Standard Bearers So
ciety in the fail. The membership of
the recently organized Little Light
Bearers of Mt. Pleasant Church is
eight Reporting for literature work.
Mrs. Roop stated that a number of
Standard Bearers. pins had been sold
as had also four dozen copies of the
Jubilee Hymn Leaflets and other
reading matter have been distributed.
Mrs. H. II. Campbell. of Holly Oak,
secretary Of Young Peoples Work, re-
ported the appointment of the follow
ing committee chairmen of the
Young Peoples Department who will
arrange for the branch meeting to be
held here in the fall: Registration,
Brandywine. Miss Emma Young; re-
Ception at Stanton, Miss Mabel Houpt.
assisted by the Hillcrcst Standard
Bearers; decoration. ST. Paul's Stand
ard Bearers, Miss Anna Lincoln: ar
rangements, Mrs. Margaret Bupp; OK
hibits. Miss Kathryn Truax: post
Office, Scott Standard Bearers, Miss
Maude Harvey; ushers, Mrs. W. y.
DrummOnd; check room. Hannah Rid
die Standard Bearers. Mrs r. w
Brown recreation. Grace Cleaners
and Harrison Street Young Woman
Society, Miss Eda Bullock and Mrs
/. Elmer Perry.
Reporting for Young Peoples work
Mrs. Campbell stated that the thanl
offering this year was S20S A brief
address was made by Mrs. Eli Men.
dinhall. president She spoke Of tn,
I Jubilee Blue Book and told a story
entitled Mrs. Prickett's Mite Box
Two letters. one from Miss Mathilda
Spencer. missionary in Toxic, Japan
and one from Miss Susan Lodge
branch president, were read by Mrs
/ Emma Schilling A letter OF sympa-
thy was ordered sent to Mrs. T. O.
Butler, secretary, whose mother died
recently. AS corresponding secretary
Z MIS-. -ilihd DAhlilluE itdh ntl liUull I,
The noontide prayer was made by
Miss Ina Wilhelm. The Rev. G. T. Al
derson conducted brief devotional
services Mrs. l. Elmer Perry was in
charge Of the music
This afternoons session was de-
voted principally to discussion con-
cerning the entertaining of the 275
delegates that are expected to attend
the branch meeting to be held here in
the fall Each church in the district
guaranteed TO entertain a certain
number Of delegates.
Reports of the presidents of the fol-
lowing auXiliaries were read Mt
Pleasant. ST. Pauls. Scott. Union, Nc
Cabe. Grace, Asbury, Brandywine,
Harrison Street and Mt. Salem.
Members of Union Auxiliary fur
nished a delightful literary program