Evening journal., 1915-04-15
HONORS ON
mission Societies
Johnson Band OF Hanover
Church Receives Gold
Letter Third Time
PRESBYTERY FOREIGN
SOCIETY ENROLLS 1l46

SUClE / I ElNkOLLS ll4b
Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CHESAPEAKE CITY. Md. April i5
With Miss Bertha Tyson. Of Rising
Sun, Nd presiding. the Foreign Mis-
sionary Societies Of the New Castle
Presbytery. now meeting in anpual
session in Chesapeake City met this
morning and transacted considerable
business.
AS treasurer. Mrs Martha A. Martin.
of Wilmington, reported a total
amount received from all societies
during the year for general work So
1851; total amount received for New
China Fund. Sl9534. making a grand
total of S29l1.05 Total disbursements
were S2S97.64 total receipts for the
contingent fund we're Sl16.02: total
expenses. S75.7S, leaving balance Of
S40S4.
As corresponding secretary. Mrs
John c. Mclelmoyle. of Elkton, re-
ported 35 auxiliarios and seven sec
ond auxiliaries in the Foreign Mos
sionary Society of the New Castle
prosbytery, with total membership
of LAG This number does not in
clude Chyistian Endeavor societies.
Mission bands Junior Christian En-
deayor societies or Westminster
guilds
Mrs. Charles b. Evans. secretary of
boxes. reported that ,S25 has been
given TO Miss Alice NJ. Butts. mission
airy in Korea, as a Christmas present.
II Is the usual custom TO send the
missionary box. but this year, ow-
ing TO the fact that Miss Butts was in
this country on a furlough. the sum
OF S25 was given her instead.
One of the most important features
Of the morning was In the presenta-
ton of the red and gold honor flags
, Owing TO misunderstanding. how
ever, the flags we're not there and 8,
it was not possible TO make the actual
presentation. However. the names o
\ those entitled TO receive them wer,
, read Those entitled 20 receive thl
:. gold honor flag are Willing Workers
e Of First Church, the Dindiguls Band
d of Newark: the S. y. Johnson band
4 of Hanover. and the Christian En
Il deavor Societies of West. First, Buck
, ingham. at Berlin. Nd. and West Not
e tingham Md. churches those en-
y titled TO receive the red honor tlag. In
N clude Chesapeake City, what We Ca
n Band Happy Workers. of Yves
q Church, and tho Christian Endoavo
!. Societies of Westminster. Contra
II Newark and Elkton. The presentation
o OF the gold letter TO the S. E. johnson
]. band marks the third time that thi
Y band has received IL.
One of the most interesting report
. of the morning was that of the sec
!. retary of Young Peoples work b
. Miss Josephine Prickctt She re
! ported that the total amount receive
J., from the Home Young Peoples So
- cietles was $761.SS, which is S39.2
Increase over last year. while the ia
- tai amount received from the For
n eign Young Peoples Societies wa
S651.91, which is S11297 less tina
last year. II was reported that Wes
Nottingham has the largest Christia
Endeavor Society with a membershi
of 95, while West Happy Worker
is the largest Young Peoples organ
zation with membership Of 276. Mi
ford Christian Endeavor Society ha
N increased from 10 TO rs in the las
VI year There arc 80 subscribers I
n the Home Mission Monthly. So to Owe
i Land and Sea, TO Every Land and 4
to the prayer Calendars. There ar
u mission bands. Westminste
n Guilds, Young Women's Societies
q Christian Endeavor Societies an
Q Junior Christian Endeavors.
As secretary Of literature. Mis-
Ann Bird Ellison, of Summit Bridge
reported 157 subscriptions to WON
ans Work" 1O4 to "Over Land an
Sea" 95 to the "Year Book OF Prayer,
2 to "Eyeryland" and 5 to Stud
) Classes"
= During the course Of the morning
delightful duet was sung by Mrs
j., w It. Jenness and Mrs. 4. Rowlands
= while Mrs j. A. Travis. of Washing
s ton. ID. c.. gave some good news fron
II the missionaries.
X, At the afternoon session the prin
cipal speakers will be Miss Alice N
Butts. missionary Of Korea. who /
q home on furlough, and Mrs. Dwigh
a l.. Potter. of the New York board.
, Officers elected were:
q President Miss Bertha Tyson, Ris
i ing Sun. Md; yice-presidcnts Mrs
wilkins Cooch. Mrs. u. f. Smile,
Miss Eva b. Taylor; treasurer, Mrs
. Martha A. Martin; recording socrC
tary, Miss NJ. A. Barr; correspondin
secretary, Mrs. John c. McElmoylo
!, secretary mission study. Miss A.
II Ellison; secretary literature, Miss
Rowland: secretary senior Christia
y Endeavor. Miss Ruth Kerr; seeretar
Westminster Guilds and Young Won
ems Organizations. Mrs. Clarence Gil
ford; secretary Little Light Bearer
and Junior Christian Endoayor, Mr.