Evening journal., 1916-05-19
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AANullUNtu fIOu oHN 49,
Charles r. Miller. Mrs. lrenee dupont
and Mrs Martin Lane. We held three
Shakespearean recitals by DR.. Edgar
c. Abbott. which realized S345.44. TO
send blind child to the Sunshine
Home for the training Of Blind Babies.
THE Delaware Branch maintains
aud loans to the cripples or con-
valescents Z wheel-chairs. Coroopsis
Branch II wheel chairs and a reclin-
Ing chair Cynthia's Helpers 4 wheel
chairs. This branch gives $3S per
year to the Blind Library. also con-
certs for the blind at their Home. and
sells articles made by the blind.
Twenty dozen brooms were sold by
this branch last year. The Alden
branch. OF Milford. wheel-chairs
air-cushions and crutches. it also
maintains a small library. Shirts were
sent 10 the Belgians by this branch.
Boxes Of pansies sent TO The sick at
Faster: jellies. fruit. chicken. etc,
sent TO the sick throughout the year
Tho Frederica Branch seems tc take
care Of the charitable work OF the
town, as well as tho good cheer. haF-
fg supplied beds bedding. stove. coal
aud wood etc. for emergency cases,
'lothng passed on. candies. truit ana
iovs az Christmas. books. plants, etc.
This branch has 81 members. and 20
Junior members. The Washington
Heights Branch specializos on Turn
ishing ice and medicine in summer
and coal i'm winter. besides other
forms of good cheer The Alert Branch
finds its opportunity for passing along
cheer by cooperating with the Ju-
venile Court Many stockings we're
filled at Christmas time. and homes
Frightened by sympathetic calls from
its members. Our junior branches are
taught TO conduct their meetings IN
parliamentary order. One OF these
Junior branches maintains and loan
hack-rests. air cushions. ice bags. and
cruthces: another buys eye glasses for
children whose parents cannot pro-
vide them. Perhaps the most import
ant thing for which our Society stands
Is the work of the Conservation OF
Vision and Prevention of Blindness.
Wilmington Club Progress.
Reporting for the New Century
Club. Mrs !. Allen Colby, said:
"The New Century Club Of Whining
ton began the year with membership
of 500. and a waiting list. which has
been steadily growing. until il has
reached 20. with proposed Eight,
new members came I'm this year, and
II sc have done nothing else, this eal
has not been a failure. If We have eX
tended the privileges Of the club 81
much further. We have contributed
$50 20 the Students Loan Fund OF th'
Woman's College. and have sent 1OOl
mounted pictures TO the Arts anC
Crafts Committee for use in tho rura
schools Our chairman Of the hospi
tality committee ends her siXtcent
year OF continuous service today. ant
am sure she will be glad to ser tn
State Federation as the last act in he
faithful years Of service. We have ha
as our guests during the year. mem
bers or Washington Heights Cen
mry. the Bellefonte and Kentmer
clubs. and the year ends with thi
visit of the State Federation. whic
was organized in this place nearly ]
years ago. We have had an interest
ing course Of lectures and numerou
musicales and dramatic program
during the year. and almost every da
IN the week some club class was hell
including aesthetic dancing. Spanisl
noise and expression. French. an
most popular OF all, Current Event
Class. which is a training school 70
workers. One morning week ha
heen devoted to sewing for the Re
Cross.
other clubs that reported and tn
delegates who read them. were:
Bellefonte, Civic Club. Mrs Carl Snel
'onburg: Bridgevillc. Tuesday Nigt
Tub. Mrs. +. c. Sudler; Delawar
-ity. New Century Club. Miss Flol
pnce Hall: Dover, Century Club, Mr.
R. II. VanDyke; Georgetown. Ne
century Club. Mrs. Howard Cook
Harrington. New Century Club. MIR
Hix Long; Hockessin. Waverly Gu
Miss Edith Mitchell; Laurel, New CeI
fury Club. Mrs. J. c. Rodney; Lewe
Zwaanendael Club. Miss Mary SharI
music: Middletown. New Century Gu
Mrs. Howard Pool; Milford, New Cel
tury Club. Mrs. George Hall: Milto
New Century Club. Mrs. w. w. Col
we'll: Rehoboth, Village lmprovemel
Association. Miss Mary Powers; WI
mington. New Century Club. Mrs. J.
Colby: Wyoming. Round Table. Mr.
A. ~ Brown.
Music for the morning was CO..
tributed by Miss Margary Hi
pianist.
Officers and delegates were ente
aimed az luncheon again at the cll
house today.
students Loan Fund.
One Of the most interesting talks
The day concerned the Students Lo'
Fund and the proposed erection OF
new dormitory for the Women's C'
lege of Delaware, which subjec
we're discussed by Dean Winifred
Robinson. Interest in the Student
Loan Fund. amounting to $685. is a
parently general.
Afternoon Session.
This afternoons session open'
with the reciting in unison the Cole
for Club Women.