Evening journal., 1915-04-28
State SUNSR|NERS
IN annual session
Reports Received at the
Afternoon Session; TO
Elect Officers
DELEGATES LATE
GETTING TO WORK

Owing TO the late arrival of a number
Of delegates from down State, members
OF the Delaware Division, International
sunshine Society. which Is holding it's
ninth annual meeting today in st. An
drew's p. h. Church. did not hold their
morning session. and instead all the
business of the meeting was transacted
at the afternoon session, which convened
at 80 o'clock.
Features of business transacted this
afternoon include the election of off
Gers, the election of delegates aud alter
mates 10 both the annual meeting Of the
State Federation, TO be held in Newark
ON May l3 and IA, and TO the lntcrna-
tional Sunshine Convention, TO be- held
in New York on May 20. p and 22, and
the reading of reports OF the state oili-
GERS and branch presidents.
II was reported that four new chap
ters have been formed during the
year. They are Washington Heights
Dramatic Club, the New Era Sunshine
Society. Junior Auxiliary to the New
Era Society, and a branch at Fred
erica.
AS treasures. DR.. Florence NJ. Sew
ard reported as follows; Total amount
received, SlS5.29; disbursements,
Sl46.SS; Elks Christmas present Slo
card party profits. Sl234; receipts
from musicale recently held at the New
Century Club. S134.50.
/ Report read by Mrs. Frank Sparks.
president of the Washington Heights
| branch. stated that there were now
/ forty-two members enrolled and that
+ thirteen regular and two special meet
/ ings had been held Six families have
been helped. Two and quarter tons
Of coal have been sent At Christmas
| the Home of the Merciful Rest and
I the Blind Shop Exchange were sub
stantially remembered Several bas-
I kets we're also sent out and a worthy
woman was benefited by having her
3 eyes examined and glasses purchased
for her. little girl on going 10 n
sanitarium to undergo an operation.
was given a bathrobe A young boy.
in whom the branch was interested,
was able to have the services of a
dentist, the branch paying all expen-
ses.
Receipts for the year we're S1O6s2.
disbursements. $500 returned
check. 81 balance, s30.92
Mrs. /. W. Belts. president OF the
Frederica Branch reported the organ
ization Of the branch on November 30
1914, with q membership of twenty
one Since then the branch has in
! creased forty-fve the total member.
> ship now sixty-six Eighty baskets
Of fruit forty dozen OF eggs, one
dozen baskets OF vegetables and 2
number of baskets OF iellies. custards
fowl and other dainties have beer
: distributed 10 needy families IN thl
vicinity. Twenty suits of mems un
z derwear as we'll as childrens and wo
mems clothing also have been given
Twenty-Five bouquets have been sem
to the sick and fifty flowers raised
from bulbs hT the members have
. been sent TO the aged and "shut-ins.
A number OF books and magazines
have also been exchanged and a boN
> Of white linen and cotton goods was
sent to New York to he made into
bandaRes for the wounded of Europe
Federation dues amounting TO S61'
we're paid and $500 was given toward
the reopenin Of a church.
As president of the Cynthia Help.
ported that nineteen meetings have
been held and that four new mem.
hers have been added since last yeai
making a total membership OF forty
FIVE. and there are also FIVE honorary
members. Eighty bouquets have beer
sent out and the Home OF the Merci.
full Rest and Home for Aged Womer
we're both substantially remembered
D "a Ifufc q ma N4r al
mittee held a number of entertain.
. ments for the blind and II also col
. lected $500 by a travelling basket
Three widows have been helped anC
shoes and clothing given. The stat,
. and international dues have botl
been paid, while the annual subscrip
ton Of S35.00 has been paid to the
Delaware Commission for the Blind
Several benefit performances have
been held at the Garrick Theatre anC
; an entertainment entitled IAN Ex
Cursion," netted s5.65. Total receipts
for the year we're $222.S5 expenditures
were S21253, balance. $3.50.
Following the business session ;
brief address was made by Mrs. 5
g j. Reynolds, president of the STATE
Federation, and a delightful drill wa,
presented by the Junior Corps ant
; other Sunshine Children. This par
of the program WIS given under the
direction of Mrs. Otto Ort and Mrs
9 G. j. Hart The Revs. F. F. Carpenter
= Richard w. Trapnell and G. 1. Uhlel
conducted devotionals and responsive
reading.
Members Of the hospitality com
mittee. who had charge of th'
luncheon which was served in thu
church at noon. included: Mrs. Henr.
Primrose, chairman; Mrs. H. +
Booker. Mrs. w. r. Coale. Mrs. S.
Jackson. Miss Martha Primrose. Mrs
w. H. Pyle and Mrs. j. n. Kates.