Evening journal., 1916-04-13
99S YOUNG people
IN ENDEAVOR WORK
West Church, Wilmington,
Reports Largest Increase
During Year
PRESBYTERIALS
END SESSIONS

BERLIN. Md. April lS.-The CON
cluding session Of the annual meeting
Of the Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Presbyterial Societies Of
New Castle Presbytery, was held this
morning An address by Mrs. Smith
Ordway. OF the Womans Board OF
Home Missions, featured the session.
The opening prayer service was con-
Quoted by Mrs.. A. Herold. of Sails
bury. A symposium. entitled, school
OF Methods was presented, as fol-
lows History, Mrs. Alexander Toad
vim. Salisbury. Md; geography. Mrs.
c. c. Ritter. Dover, Del; arithmetic,
Miss Louisa b. Johnson, Whining
ton; grammar. Miss Lorraine Fassirt.
Rising Sun. Md: advanced languages.
Miss A. b. Ellison. Summit Bridge,
Del. opening and closing exercises.
Mrs Thomas Kerr Berlin, Nd. spe-
cial supplementary subjects, Mrs. G..
I. Vincent. Snow Hill. Md.
Synodical greetings were read fiom
Mrs. NJ. V Richards, of Washington,
d. c.
The report Of the Junior Christian
Fndeayor and Little Light Bearers,
read by Miss Ruth Gunby. Of Sails
bury. stated that there are 7S9 mem
bors IN the Junior Christian Endea-
vor Societies and il9 members IN the
Little Light Bearers in the New Cas-
tle presbytery. The amount given to
Home Missions was S63.50. The
amount given to Foreign Missions
was S7O.50. which is an increase in
contributions over last year OF S4.lO.
Mrs. David Stewart, of New Castle.
reporting as secretary of boxes
stated that the annual Christians box
had been sent TO the Harlan Industrial
School az kentucky. Thirty-one so
ciet.es contributed articles for THIS
box. The value of the box was SlOl.oh
Money received from societies
amounted to S3510. Expenditures
were as follows. Check to Miss john
son, $40. articles for box, postage ana
freight. S13.95; check to MISS John-
son for San Juan Hospital, $40
Members Of the Woman's Mission
AIRY Society Of First Church at New
Castle sent 4 box 20 the San Juan
Hospital valued al S2S. while the
West Nottingham Guild sent 10 MISS
Violetie Fryer. teacher at Dorland
Institute. a box valued at IS.
The report OF the Young Peoples
Work. presented by Miss Lorraine Fas-
slit. of Rising sun. Md. showed 20
Senior Christian Endeavor Societies
i'm the presbytery. with 99S members
an increase of 9S members during the
year. Vests increase of 10 members
was the most important while Olive'
was next with 10 now members.
West Nottingham which has the
largest Christian Endeavor Society IN
the Presbytery increased from 30 to
104 members. Elkton Endeavor re-
ports eight new members. A society
OF 25 enthusiastic Endeavorers at
Dover has been formed. Every Christ
mas the Senior Christian Endeavor
Societies send ont magazines to each
OF the two missionaries they help
support
Following is the report Of the mag
azinc committee Balance left from
1915. 10 cents. Ocean View, so cents;
West Nottingham. 81 Elkton, 81;
Cfesapeake city. 81: West. 81. BY
ClunIinE the NlbNHNihNNs th' "'NA'AAN'
were able to send the Rev C. T..
Eckles. in Siam. several magazines
FOR $3.50: and Miss Simmer. at Gra-
nado. Arizona. two magazines she had
requested for Si9O. making total
amount spent. SA.40.
The report Of Westminster Guilds
and Young Peoples Societies was
presented by Mrs. Clarence Clifford, of
Rising Sun.
Special music was contributed at
the session by Mrs. Clifford Manner
ing. OF Wilmington, who sang a solo
Following a few closing remarks by
. the president. the henediction was
pronounced by the Rev. Thomas Kerr
Yesterdays session of the convention
were IN charge ol the Home Presbytcr
ial society which elected the following
officers;
President Mrs James :. Hopper
lhesapeakc City. Md
Honorary presidents Mrs vii