Evening journal., 1915-01-28
WOMEN review Their
WORKFORTHE Church
All Societies of Grace Have
Been Power for Progress
Over so Years
MEN WILL BE
TONIGHT'S SPEAKERS

Tonight will be Devotional Night"
at Grace NJ e. Church, in continu-
alton of the fftieth anniversary cele-
bration. There will be an old fasn-
Toned love feast in which all the con-
gregation is asked to participate. DR..
George Edward Reed will preside
Bishop Joseph f. Berry is expected
to be present.
Last night was "Women's Work"
Night The attendance was as
large as it has been any night this
week. and the program, while brief
aud to the point. was of a most in
tcresting character. All the wo-
mems societies of the church were
represented by reports given by the
Presidents of the respective socie-
ties.
Mrs. Jeannio r. Field. one of the
charter members, presided and re-
viewed fifty years of activity on the
part of the wOmen's societies of the
church.
Mrs. Henry f. Pickles announced
the first hymn and the scripture les
son was read by Mrs. George w.
Sparks. The second hymn, Faith
Of Our Fathers" was announced by
Mrs. Washington Hastings.
Mrs. Field in her review of the
history of the church. said that when
Grace Church was erected, Whining
ton had about half the population it
has at this time. and Grace Church
was the centre of the church and so
cial life of the city. In speaking of
the present pastor of Grace Church,
DR.. George Edward Reed. who is 50
highly esteemed by the congregation,
and by the city at large, Mrs. Field
read an editorial from the Whining
ton Morning News. in which fitting
tribute had been paid to DR.. Reed
as a highly esteemed citizen.
Mrs. Field referred to the Christian
companionship Of the women which
] has prevailed for the past fifty years
and noted especially that the work
has never tagged.
Mrs Joshua Conner, president ol
the Mite Society, the oldest wOmen's
society of Grace Church. gave briei
history of that organization, showing
that it was organized in 1876 with Z
membership of 26 and ten collectors
There are only six active members
of the original number. The Mit'
Society, since the time OF its organi
zation, has contributed S11,67O TO th'
support of the parsonage. Thei
latest gift is the new Mosaic floor il
the vestibule of the church. She mad
a formal presentation of the gift las
night to Melville Gambrill presiden
of the board of trustees.
I Mrs. Arthur A. Wilmot, presiden
of the Women's Foreign Missionar,
Society of Grace Church. presente'
an interesting report of the society
Former presidents of the society wh'
were present last night were: Mrs
Washington Hastings. Mrs. George W
Sparks, Mrs c. Wesley Weldin, Mrs
Pickles and Mrs. JEANNE r. Field.
The society has at the present tim
a membership Of 1903. with ten neN
members secured at the last meeting
The receipts of the society last yea
were S195.65. This year the sOciet.
will help TO pay the scholarship o
Miss Clarabelle Smith in China.
Mrs. Irvine Nj. Finn, president o
the Home Missionary Society, made
report showing that the organization
was formed in January. 1868. with
members The first year of its OF
ganization the society raised S241. 81
. The biggest achievement of the Hon
I Society i'm recent years was the gil
. Of the Riddle Memorial Deacones
}. Home by Mrs. Jeannie r. Field. TIL
3 gift was presented to the Wilmingto
NJ. +. Conference Miss Ella Rile