Evening journal., 1916-05-26
WONAN'S AUXILIARY
REFLECTS Officers
Delegates to Triennial Meet
ing at st. Louis Also
Are Named
MANY CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR UNITED OFFERING

At the annual meeting Of the
Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal
ian Diocese. held yesterday in 1mman-
uel p. T.. Church, this city, the fol-
lowing officers were reelected:
President, Mrs. Frederick Bring
hurst. Wilmington: vice-presidents.
New Castle county, Mrs. Frederick w.
Curtis. Wilmington Kent, Mrs. r. j.
Lindale, wyoming; Sussex, Mrs. ID. o.
Short. Laurel; secretary, Mrs. d. J.
Reinhardt; assistant, Mrs. W. r.
Laird: treasurer, Mrs. r. B Rayner;
educational secretary. Miss Beaden-
kopf: directors Of mission boxes, Mrs.
W. D. Bradford. Middletown; Church
Periodical Club correspondent. Miss
Caroline r. Sharp; treasurer United
Thank Offering. Mrs. F. G. Tallman'
secretary Little Helpers Mrs. Murray
Stewart.
Delegates to the trienniel meeting Of
the Woman's Auxiliary 10 be held in
81. Louis. Mo. next October were
elected as follows: Mrs Frederick
Bringhurst Mrs Frederick NJ. kirkus,
Mrs c. L. McIlvaine Mrs. +. G. Tall
man. Mrs. Alban Richey: aternates.
Mrs. George G.. Hall. Miss Grace Bea-
denkopf. Mrs. William II. Laird. Mrs.
Murray Stewart and Mrs. Robert p.
Rayner.
Reports of the various officers and
secretaries featured the days meet
ing. That Of the treasurer Of the
United Offering fund. Mrs. f. g. Tall
man, according to parish contribu-
tions. is as follows.
Little Helpers. 500; Christiana
Hundred. S105.50; Claymont, S432.
Delaware City. S139S; Dover, S7S.07;
Delmar. S5.25; Georgetown. S24.9S;
Milton. s15.O2: Millshoro, SIS; Mid
dletown. SS4OS: New Castle. S2l;
Newark. SIS; Marshallton and Stan
ton. s36: Smyrna. S20.50; Seaford,
s6.75: Camden and Wyoming. $40;
Wilmington-St Andrews $40; St.
Johns. S26231; Trinity, SS45; Old
Swedes. S171O: Emmanuel, S29.S4.
Mrs. George C.. Hall reported briefly
for the Junior Auxiliary, explaining
that they have met their apportion-
ments and have pledged for several
funds.
Mrs Murray Stewart gave an inter-
esting report Of the Delaware branch
Of Little Helpers Society. She said
that eight branches sent in finan-
cial report the total amount being
s66.S4. Their pledges were: Babies
Hospital. $40: dues to Women's Aux
iliary. 50: United Offering. S25; MeXi-
can pledge. $40: Bishop Lee scholar
shin. S5: Bishop Coleman scholarship
s5: Emma Lodge and Mary Lafferty
memorial fund. SO postage and print
Ing. S6.S4; total. S66S4.
Mrs. Rayner reported for the MeXi-
can division. showing that the amount
contributed for the fund was s29772.
The invitation from Trinity Church
o hold the November meeting there
was accepted with thanks.
Mrs. William y. Bradford. IN pre-
senting the missionary boV work. sai'
that there has been gain in every
branch and that the total amount eN
nended during the past year for bo'
supplies amounted 10 81 96S.5l, maxim.
pain of S2sO60 over last year. TIN
united box for Alaska was the specia
work for the year and a splendid bo'
was sent of.
Pledges amounting TO s57 were So
cured at the meeting for the Mary Laf
fertv and Emma Lodge Memorial Fund
The matter Of changing articles si
and seven Of the constitution was dc
ferred until the November meeting
Meantime copies Of the proposes
,hanges will he sent 10 the various aux
1;orfoe f,r cons i1nrnf ion
An interesting feature Of The after
noon was the reading of a paper ON tn
normal mission study classes Of tn
. Provincial synod held last October a
Richmond. Va. The keynote to th
whole synod. said Mrs. Laird. was "Pre
oarcdness.' although that much-use
word was not in reality mentioned.
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