Evening journal., 1915-11-12
MISSION WORKERS
REFLECT OFFICERS
Mrs. c. Wesley Weldin,
President, Also Named Ma
tional Convention Delegate
DR.. RANDOLPH GREETS
METHODIST WOMEN

mans Home Missionary Society the
officers were elected Presi-
dent. Mrs. c. Wesley Weldin; first
Mrs. Il. l.. Honecker;
second vioe-president, Mrs. r. l..
third vice-president, Mrs.
Adam Stengle; recording secretary,
Miss Emily Finn; corresponding sec
Mrs. ]. l.. Shepherd. Middle
town; treasurer, Mrs. J. II. huntington;
director, Miss Grace Quigg
of Salisbury, and auditing committee.
Mrs. G. T. Harry and Mrs. George
Fisher.
Up until this year the conference has
elected only one vice president, but ac-
coriing TO the bylaws adopted at the
last annual convention. the districts are
now each entitled 20 one vicc-prcsidcnt
consequently this being the first election
held under the new bylaws. three vice
presidents were elected today. Previous
to The election, Mrs C. Wesley Neldn,
president, explained the method of bal
lotting an dappointed Miss Grace Quigg
as secretary for the election. Ihe elec-
tion of the officers marked the re-clec-
tion of all Of them. Mrs y NJ. Browne
is president emeritus of the conference.
The election of the department sec
retaries was done so by acclamation
This election was conducted by Mrs.
Weldin and resulted as follows.
Secretary mite boxes, Mrs. c. r..
Harry; literature. Mrs +. b. Smith
OF MillingtOn, Md; mission supplies,
Mrs. T. c. Oakley; evangelistic work,
Mrs. y. NJ. Browne; reading circle.
Miss Mary Wheeler; young peoples
work. Miss Bertha Earnest; manager
national training school in Washing
ingtOn, Mrs. }. n. Bartlett; manager
Bancroft Rest Home at Ocean Grove.
Miss Anna Weldin. The Offices of
secretary of women's and children's
home missions. temperance and bene-
iicence were not elected Mrs /. l..
Chamberlain, former secretary Of the
women's and children's home mis-
sions resigned this morning while the
other two offices have not been sup
piled for some time.
Nominations for election of a dele
gate and alternate TO national conven.
tion to be held in Columbus. O.. were
made from the floor Mrs. c. W. Weld.
in was nominated by Mrs. T. l.. Tomp
kiEson, who explained that while the
president could attend the convention
by right Of her office, nevertheless il
would be a greater esteem and honor II
she we're elected as delegate through
the choice of the convention. She wa.
unanimously elected. while Mrs. T. Z
Martindale, of Salisbury, was appoint
ed her alternate.
Aside from the election Of officer:
and secretaries. no other important
business was transacted by the con
ivention this morning. Reports OF th,
temperance work. women's and child
lren's home missions. we're given by
Miss Emily Finn in the absence o
the secretaries of those departments
That OF the temperance work asked
that greater interest he shown in TEN.
verance and urged heartier cooper.
alton on the part of all missionary so.
cieties in this branch OF work, Tho
report Of the women's and children's
home missions stated that in the VII.
mingtOn Conference there are 2Sl
subscribers 70 The woman's home
missions paper, which is a gain OF
forty over last year. while there are
seventy-fve to the children's home
missions paper a gain of twenty-five
over last year. II was interesting tC
know, continued the report. thai
throughout the country there we've
/ 4S,156 subscribers 70 the woman,
home missions paper. a net gain OF
2,Slu' while there are 23.270 sub.
scribcrs to the child'en's home mis-
sions paper, net gain OF $50.
The report OF the manager of th
training school in Washington was roa
| by MIS-. J. II. BARTLETT. 1t stated tina
there are ahont l2s persons in III
school, Is OF whom are teachers. the r,
manning students and nurses. SiNtv.f,
nurses make Rust Hall their hom
There are eighteen prohationers. Thel
are 10 in the Bible classes and y i'm III
Kindergarten classes. The report show
much success In Bible training and ho
pital work. The school comprises
group Of line buildings. They are Ru.
Hall, Robinson Hall and the Siblev NJ,
mortal Hospital. The property of Il
Nomen's Home Missionary Society wa
started p years ago in small wav an
now covers half a city black and repr
sents more than half a million dollar
investment. The Wilmington Comic
cnce has one student there She is Mi
Ruth Benson. who has finished her Bib
course and is now taking a years kil
derarten work Two Young wome
Miss Weber and Miss Dickenson no
= probationers in the Deaconess lion
here, viii enter this training scho
later
In the absence of DR.. w. f. Corkrar
pastor Of Union Church. who was I
have made the address for this morn
ings session, a brief informal tai
was given by the Rev. DR.. c. Z
Wyatt, of Salisbury. He spoke o
America for Christ and pointed OF
the necessity of evangelizing thI
country before hoping 20 evangeliz
1 foreign countries.
He also spoke of the Orderliness an
dignity with which this conventio
. had been conducted and which ha
impressed him to such an extent ths
he said there certainly should be n
question as TO granting women of thi
State the ballot.
II was voted to send Mrs. Charloti
Neal, who has been i'll for some tim
personal message of sympathy an
love from the convention and Mrs. !
! NJ. Brown and Mrs. Sarah /. Foster wei
appointed TO convey the message
her.
A solo was sung by Mrs. EdwaI
Baird. Mrs. Clarence Robb col
: Quoted a brief devotional service.
Following this mornings sessio
: a young peoples conference was col
= Quoted by Miss Bertha Earnest. II
> questions, what is the use of Hon
/ Missions and what is the Spiritu