Evening journal., 1915-04-28
FRIENDS FOR Peace
AND temperance
Concord Quarterly Also
Hears Queries and Names
Yearly Meeting Delegates
DAY SCHOOLS
FILE REPORTS

A number of interesting reports
we're presented at the afternoon ses-
sion of Concord quarterly meeting OF
Friends, at the meeting House, Fourth
and West streets. yesterday. Some
time ago a peace committee, composed
OF Professor A. H. Tomlinson. of the
Preparatory School OF swarthmore
College; Lucy Biddle Lewis. Of
Lansdowne, and l.. W. Brosius, Of this
city. was instructed to call on Presi-
dent Wilson and urge upon him con
tinued peace for this country.
This committee, through its chair
man. Professor Tomlinson, presented
report yesterday afternoon. He
stated that the committee had called
on President Wilson and expressed to
him the views OF the Concord Quar-
terly Meeting. on the subject OF peace.
and especially the need OF keeping this
country out of the present war and OF
having peace in the United States at
all times; also the opposition of tho
meeting to anything that might tend
to bring this country into war with
othe- countries.
President Wilson received the COM
mittee very kindly and said he was
glad to hear the views expressed by
them and that they we're in line gener.
ally with his sentiments.
Lewis Smedley. of Goshen, chairman
Of the committee on temperance. re-
ported that the committee had par
ticipated in the hearing held recently
at Harrisburg, before legislative
committee, in the interest OF the Local
option bill. He said that while the bill
had been defeated. the fight had just
begun and that the fight would be CON
tinued He predicted ultimate success
for local option in Pennsylvaia. Tho
report was well received by the 800
delegates present
Reports were received from the min,
constituent monthly meetings of Ches
ter, Darby. Swarthmore, Lansdowne
Goshen, Concord, Wilmington, Birming
ham and Orange Grove. Cal OF th,
iifty-siX delegates, all except one wer,
accounted for.
The queries were read and answer
prepared to send to the yearly meetin.
next month.
That referring to instruction Of tn
young in the First day schools led to m
animated discussion, which was started
by Madame Van Helden. of New Norl
Yearly Meeting. Arthur Tomlinsou
principal Of Swarthmore Preparation,
School, said the age was hungry for tn
religious life, as distinct from any form
J of theology, and the only way TO satisf
this was by giving practical religion
training TO the children. Helpful sug
eestions were given by Sarah Flitcrafi
Edwin Durnell, William ID. Narnall an
others.
There are fourteen First day schools
with l42 teachers and officers. and 90
pupils. There are also five day schools
with 80 teachers and SO pupils.
Sarah T. Farley was in favor of ad
dressing note 10 Thomas A. Edison
asking that his late inventions for in
creased efficiency in warfare be KEEP
from use by the contending powers il
, Eurore II was referred TO the peac
= committee fer investigation and action
The following representatives wer'
J appointed to attend the yearly meet
ing Which conNtHeb III Iulldutlpuls
) the second week in May:
Darby Meeting-I. L. Bartram. Nor
gan Bunting. W. d. Yarnall Alice d
! Sellers. Margaret II. Sweeney. Emma
, X. Bartram.
/ Landsdowne Meeting-Samuel G
? Bartram. Howard White, Carol Lip
pincott Emaline Thompson, Helen c
; White f. Elma Pyle.
Chester Meeting Charles Palmer, ]
: ID. Wood Edwin Garrett. Sarah b
Miller, Essie c. Martin. Caroline
p. Stevenson.
Swarthmore Meeting-A. G. Thatch
4 er. Joseph Swain. Chester Roberts
5 Alice r. Paxon, Edith Gawthrop. An
: ME Hilborn.
/. Goshen Meeting-M. l.. Pratt L. f
; Smedley, Julia +. Cox, Lydia p Dut
!. ton. Margaret Pratt.
!: Concord Meeting-R NJ. Harvey
!. Lewis Palmer. Alvin Harvey. Saral
: W. Baldwin, Lena NJ. Temple, Mar,
Harvey.
Wilmington Meeting William r
Bancroft DR.. Pusey Heald. j. c. Phil
I lips Eva B. Cassidy, Ida X. Evans
Emily M. Hollingsworth.
Birmingham Meeting-Jesse {
Green, J. G. Williams. S. l.. Martindale
Ida L. Moore. Caroline ]. Worth, Ami
l G. Passmore.
HI Orange Grove Meeting. Pasadena
Cal.-Henry Gawthrop, Matilda Garri
gues.