Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-02

Following the luncheon a business
meeting OF the Alumnae Association
was held during which reports OF
various officers were read.
The report Of the corresponding
secretary, given by Miss Martha Y.
Johnson. stated that two executive
meetings were held during the year.
one in March. at Mrs. Fields, and
one in June. at Miss Taylor's, and
that Mr.. Bush's design for the bronze
memorial tablet. which the Wesleyan
daughters are going to place in the
historical building, has been accepted
by the board However, nothing furth-
er has been done concerning the
placement Of the tablet, and the glass
case I'm which old documents and pa
pers on Wesleyan, will be placed. as
Z is deemed best not to place the me-
mortal until II can be done so in the
new historical building. The tabler
will be Of bronze. and will be simple
in design.
There are about 100 members in
the Alumnae Association, 10 new
members having been secured during
the year Four members died during
the year. They were: Mrs. Mary Fl. e.
Clark. OF this city; Mrs. c. Schofeld
Berry. OF Philadelphia Mss Cora
Young, OF this city; and Mrs. Bessie
McCarty Dannehauer. OF Norrlstown,
Pa.
These committees were named:
Nominating committee for 1917, Mrs
Mary Reynolds Manning. Mrs. Clara
Bewley Wilds. Mrs. Sadie Russell. Mrs.
Nettie Reynolds zebley, Mrs. Sadie
Voshell Kahn, Mrs Kate Wilson Rob.
erts and Mrs. Ida Bodine Fitzgerald.
Reunion committee for 1917-Miss
Eliza Regan. Mrs. Lizzie Prettyman
NAPLES. Miss Emily Finn, Mrs. Sylvia
Wright Burris Miss Matte Johnson,
Mrs. Sallie Dean Eliason and Mrs.
William ID. Mullen.
Mrs. Alice J.. Rumford, chairman OF
the membership committee reported
that she had sent out AT calls to
membership.
Following we're guests at the lunch
con: Miss Rebecca Dever. Mrs. Jennie
r. Field. Mrs. Laura p. Cooper and
Mrs. Annie p Morris, Wilmington;
Mrs Ella McC. Byrd, Baltimore; Mrs.
Annie II. Dickey, Rochester. N. Y:
Mrs. Ida 3. Fitzgerald. Camden, N. j.:
Mrs. Mary c. Scott Newark, Del;
Miss Sarah r. Weldin, Miss Eliza A.
Regain and Mrs. Annie II. Griggs, will
mington: Mrs. Sadie Y. Kahn. Phila-
delphia. Mrs. Clara 3. Wild Smyrna;
Mrs. Laura Ruth Philadelphia Miss
Emma BrattOn. Mrs. Alice NJ Rum
ford. Wilmington; Mrs. Elma B.
Knoles and Mrs. Annie c. Barrett,
philadelphia; Mrs. Sylvia W. Burriss,
Smyrna: Mrs. Martha f. Cannon, Sea-
ford. Del; Mrs. Priscilla Eliason. Mt.
Pleasant. Del; Miss Annie G. Truss,
New Castle; Mrs Mary b. Price, Bet
terton. Nd; Mrs. Nettie Mills Bark
lev. Clayton, Del: Mrs. MARGARET p
NAPLES. Milton. Del; Mrs. Sallle w.
Mallal'eu Milllngton. Mrs. Mary d.
Phillips. Kennett Square. Pa: Mrs.
Mary l.. Hoffecker and Miss Anna
Hough, Smyrna, Del; Miss Bessie
London and Mrs A. d. Bailey, Blad-
ensburg, Md; Mrs. Mary 3. Roberts,
Newark Del; Mrs. Mary r. Manning,
Miss Mary A. Taylor. Miss Eva p.
Taylor Mrs Nettie r. zebley, Miss
Ella NJ. Riley. Mrs. Ida G. Edwards,
the Misses Finn and Miss Sue Rus
sell. Wilmington: Mrs. Della IT. Hall.
Milford; Mrs. Kate w Roberts, Smyr-
ma; Mrs. Emma A. Watson, Clarified.
Pa: Miss NJ. H. Todd. Ocean Grove.
N. j.: Mrs Ella NJ. Huston. Oxford.
Pa. Miss Ruth Day, Philadelphia;
Mrs. Bessie M. Moore. Wilmington:
Mrs. Mary E. II. Chandler Milton,
Del. Mrs. Kate s. Brown. Whining
ton; Miss S. Elizabeth Thomas, Oak
Lane. Philadelphia: Mrs. Annie s.
Ocheltree. Philadelphia; Mrs. Mary c.
Burgess. Centreville DR.. Matte d.
Everett, Cynwyd. Pa: Mss Emma
LYMAN. Wilmington; Mrs. SallIe p.
Fullerton. Philadelphia: Mrs. Agnes
S. Beahm. Port Carbon. Pa: Mrs.
Sophie s. HURT. Locust Grove Md.
Mrs. lila c. Southland and Mrs.
Mary J. Armstrong. Wilmington Mrs.
Matte II. Stanley, Germantown: DIT.
]. r. White DeLacour. Mrs. Charles p.
White. Mrs. Jane w. Pennewill. Mrs.
William r. Ellis. Mrs. George c. Ellis
Mrs George c. Hall, Edward McCul-
loueh and Miss Martha Y. Johnson,
Wilmington Mrs. Ida McV Cozens,
Haddonfleld, N. j.: Dean Winifred }.
Robinson. Newark. Del.