Evening journal., 1915-11-04


work there and of her influence on
the community in which she lived. 1t
also comprises a long obituary notice
from one of the Indian papers. Miss
Easton went to teach in India in
1878. Miss Weldin also showed some
pictures of Miss Easton and her home
in India.
! Following the roll call an address Of
greeting was made by the president
/ Mrs. Ella Mccullough Byrd She cor
daily greeted each member and stu /
dent present and spoke particularly !
OF the idea Of placing a memorial tab
let IN the historical building which |
the Wesleyan girls" are going TO do. |
and of the loss by death OF Miss /
Easton
Following Mrs Byrd's address. re- /
ports OF the various officers were read. !
The minutes Of the last annual meet 7,
ing were read by Mrs. Mary Reynolds !
Manning, recording secretary after
which Mrs. Sylvia Wright Burris. OF
Middletown, read the corresponding
secretary's report. which was brief.
merely stating that the two cXecu-
tive meetings Of the association were
held in March and June at the homes
of Mrs. Mary Reynolds Manning and
Mrs Smith Cooper both of Whining
ton. She read three letters OF re-
gret from Mrs. Ellen Owen Walker
of Gcldheld Nevada; Mrs. Catherine
Stayman Collins Of Philadelphia. who
was in the class OF "a, and who rs
therefore the oldest living student.
and one from Miss Nelia Lazenby Of
Washington. d. c.. who was in the
class of '76.
y The report Of the treasurer was as
follows: Balance on hand. 1914,
s192.O3; total amount received from
= interest, dues and luncheon tickets.
I s326.13; paid out for printing and
/ stamps. 1915; returned, S2.25; loan
ed to luncheon committee. SIC. maxi
ing total disbursements. so; bal
q bance on hand. s3O413 This report
r was read bw Mrs. Laura Postles
S Cooper
Z The report of the historian. Mrs.
4 Mary Dunham Phillips. was as usual,
o interesting. It gave a brief history
/. OF the college and told other inter
8 esting data connected with it.
n Miss Ella Riley, reporting for the
n membership committee. reported l27
d paid up members. In the absence
OF Mrs. H. p. Rumford. chairman of
{, the tablet committee her report was
s. read by the recording secretary. Mrs
IS Mary Reynolds Manning.
lie II was brief and stated that while
m all the funds necessary for the tablet
Is are in hand. the tablet will not be
m placed until Il can be done so in the
g: new historical building being bull
8 here Il is not deemed wise to place
the tablet and then have TO transfer
y II. The tablet will he Of bronze an6
- will be simple in design. having OF
y if merely an inscription OF Wesleyan
u. dates and few other items Of his
- torical interest Concerning the glass
-, case in which the association mem
10 bers are desirous Of placing old docu
ns ments and papers having to. do witt
the college. nothing has yet been def
an nitely decided upon il. II is probabl
-e. that the case viii be placed, however
o. the same time the tablet is.
lie Tie business session concluded wit
nd the election OF officers.
re-. The first guests arrived about
Gi. o'clock. and the receiving committe
oe was kept busy from then on greetin
the rapidly arriving guests. Howeve
dc due 10 late arrival Of some Of II
10 ont of town guests a full regist'
ho could rot be obtained up to moo
Those who had registered up to tn
"a time were,
or or Emily C. Thomas. rs. North. Eas
.oi Md
ne: Miss Sara x. weldin. '7e. w
ies mngton
o, Of Mrs salno Peters Fullerton, 6
ks Philadelphia.
IRE AIRS Anna Brown Kelton. Hockc
no sin
gh Mrs. MolIie~ Foster Mullen, g
est Mrs. Mary Ennis Boulden. Phil
phia.
Miss Rcbccca J, Dever. sc, W
mington.
Or. Josephine NJ. r. White Del
COR. rs. Wilmington
Mrs. Margaret Hazard Todd Z
ng Ocean Grove. n. J.
Mrs. Annie A. Roberts. Sc. Elsmer
Del.
Mrs. Merry Mccullough Byrd, 8
Baltimore.
Mrs. Mary Clifton Burgess. SO, &c
oi treville Md.
OF Mrs. Rachael Hoflecker Collins
~ 81. Camden. n. ].
,er Mrs. Nary Roberts Bryan, 81, Ne
~ ~ ark, Del
So Sbc Mrs. Agnes .swartz Boehm, "a, Pc
~ -, Carbon, Pa.
.es ys Mrs Clara v Stout Mearns. =
wv ~" North East. Md.
-, Miss Lizzie 7. Hopkins, '6S, Eastc
n ing Nd,
H. IT, Mrs Ida Grubb Edwards, 81, W
ooi mington.
oP' oi. Mrs. Emma A. Wilson. 'S2. Clea
Tho field. Pa.
-es .~o Mrs. sallie Hopkins Thorp. "a, Ha
ent rington. Del
ia Miss Elizabeth schu Reynolds, W
NJ mington.
10 Mrs. Henrietta Powell Ga. Dom'
'iS. Chester. Pa.
vs Mrs d. G. Ga. Dormus, Essingt'
Pa.
Tvs Mrs. Matte Hoener Shapley,
Germantown, Pa
Mrs. Anna L. Dorsey. Wilmington
Mrs Virginia Tomlinson Atkins,
,booll Milton bel.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Bennett Atkins.
MILFORD Del
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbitt France. Bal
avs more. Md.
''' MISS Ella NJ. Riley rs. Wilmingt
,vs Mrs. Margaret Prettyman Wapl
Milton, Del
Mrs. Emile Dorsey Ellison, "
mington.
'iu philadelrhia