Evening journal., 1916-04-13
White RIBBONERS
IN SPRING INSTITUTE
County Society ReioiceS
Over Purchase of New
Headquarters
NEW COMMITTEES
ARE APPOINTED

Union. which met today in Harrison
Street NJ T. Church. when, upon mo-
ton by the presideN. Mrs. Mary b.
Donnell. the following resolution con- !
cerning the purchase of a new head /
quarters at No. 1914 Washington I
street was adopted;
Resolved. That the Women's Chris |
tian Temperance Union. of New Cas-
tie county. Delaware. hereby ratify |
the decision of Mary b. Donnell, Lii !
lie b. Williams and Ida X. Woodrow, !
who are its present directors, to pur- |
chase the property at No. 1O14 Wash /
lngton street Wilmington, Delaware.
for the sum Of $4,100 and to give a
purchase mortgage thereon for the
sum of e2,50O."
With Ne exception Of one dissent
ing vote. which came from a New
port delegate. the resolution was
unanimously adopted. Previous to
presenting the resolution, Mrs. Dom
nell explained how the union came
to make the purchase and how the
debt incurred was to be met. Aside
from the mortgage the union will
owe nothing on the property as $500
has already been promised TO Mrs.
Donnell from interested persons,
twenty-six dollars in cash and
ninety-ive dollars in pledges we're
secured at this mornings meeting; in
addition TO which there is about $500
IN the treasury. Mrs. Donnell said
she had received one $500 pledge, one
for 800 and one for $3.50
The Union. explained Mrs. Donneu,
..N Nfrr hnr IN
and a note from a bank for $4,000
al the rate of five per cent. interest
will be taken. The delegate who op-
posed The passing OF the resolution
did so on the ground that the Union
could not afford TO undertake the
project.
Addresses on the subject were
made BY a large number of delegates,
and also by Mrs. Lena Messick' state
president OF the W. c. T. u, Mrs.
Lulu Loveland Sheppard, OF Utah,
and the Rev. r. p. Nicholson, Of New
ark, who was a visitor. All were en-
thusiastic over the purchase of new
head quarters. Mrs. Donnel was
given a rising vote of thanks for her
work to secure such.
Mrs. Donnell said other Organiza-
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thought il was time for the New
Castle county Union to have its head
quarters. She said she knew through
faith and prayer and an earnest con-
viction that God was with them, and
that there would soon be no debt at
all on the property
II Is not known when the Union
VII be able to take possession OF
the house. Il is now occupied and is
bringing in a rental of $50 a month.
II is hoped. however, that the Union
will feel itself able to take possess
sion within the very near future.
Among the pledges secured this
morning was a S25 one from the
Arters Union and SO one from tho
Newark Union.
The following committees we're ap-
pointed this morning:
Finance Committee-Mrs. Ida
Woodrow and assistants.
Resolutions Committee-Mrs. Der
rickson. of Red Clay; Mrs. Taylor,
Hockessin: Mrs. Pennington. Della
ware CITY; Mrs. Pollard. Newark;
Nrg. S.-L. Foster. Wilmington.
Courtesies Committee-Mrs. Web
her. Christiana: Miss Bennett. Mar
sballton; Mrs. Hoffecker Thacher.
Telegrams-Mrs Robert Ferguson
Mrs. Olcott Mrs. Annie Sergeant Of
Arters.
Union signal-Mrs. Messimer
Thacher: Ms. Davis. Eastlake; Mrs
Shepherd, Newark, and Mrs Nc
Nance of Hockessin.
Crusader-Mrs. Smith, Marhsallton
Miss Maude Gaynor, Mrs. John w
Savage and Mrs. Conley, of the Liter
ature Table.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs
Ida Woodrow. showed amounts re
ceived from Newark. 2; Wilmington
Red Clay Creek Newport, Arters
Hilles. Marshallton, Hockessin, Coun
~ North End. New Castle and Mid
dlatown Unions OF S2.I5 each; Black
bird. $3.50: Thacher, S5.b0; friend o
Mrs. Donnen. $3.50: friend, $40, max
ing a total of $3.50
The report Of the correspondent
secretary was brief. II stated tina
three important executive meeung
have been held since fall and tina
S75 had been netted from the concer
recentlv held in the New Centur.
Club The union has placed copies o
Physiology Journals in the whit
schools and of the CRUSADER Month
w. in the colored schools.
An interesting address was given D.
Mrs. Martha Ellison. in charge Of III
soldiers reading room at DelaWar
City.
Devotional exercises were conduct
ed by Mrs. Adam Stengle. Words Q
welcome were given by Mrs. w. I
Redmile. OF the Thacher W. c. T. u
and the Rev q. T. Anderson, pastor o
the church. Mrs. E. X. Butler, O
Newark, responded. Following tn
noontide prayer offered by Mrs. A. .
Guest luncheon was served i'm the par
lors OF the church.
This afternoons session was Tea
tured by the presentation OF a sketch
entitled "Slaye Girl and School Girl.
The cast was as follows: Ding, Chi
nese nobleman. Miss Maude Gaynor
Mrs. Ding. Miss Anderson: Sioun
Lo. Miss Alva lyman; Vat Tou. Mis-
Ellen Gaynor; Sang Pew. Mrs. job
w. Savage. Miss Simmons; mission
airy, Miss Alice Jervis, and Kou Yini
Miss Lola Anderson.
Mrs Lena Messick. OF Bridgevilll
State president. gave an interestin
account OF the national convention
Seattle. Mrs. Lulu Loveland Shepar
gave a Bible reading. A children
hour was the concluding feature {
This afternoons session.
Mrs. Shepard will address th
.vnpfnr eauufnp Tho Of an.