Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-17

for a year. Last year there were four
children in the Arthur Homo provided
with a scholarship in this way. Mrs.
NJ b. Streeter and the On-onta ladies
paid part OF year, the OneOnta press
raising funds also for this child. Mr..
and Mrs Clarence Kelsey have also
helped I'm this way
The International Sunshine car
ried one young woman through the
Master School % Music in Brooklyn
and the individual assistance given
in schools and colleges is great.
! Headquarters carried another young
woman through a sewing school and
she learned a trade IN order to sup
port herself Several young folks are
being helped for night school"
Active in War Relief.
In war relief work the International
Sunshine Society has been a foremost
organization According to a report
given this morning, every State and
every branch in the society has enter
ed more or less into war relief work.
Many articles for war relief have
been sent to Sunshine headquarters
in New York City and these have been
boxed and sent to the boys at the
front" A letter from the President
OF the British War Relief Associ-
alton thanked the society for a wheel
chair which IL had donated. Letters OF
thanks have also been received from
the Queen Mary NeedlewOrk Guild,
while many letters have been received
from the boys" themselves and from
their mothers. thanking the society for
comforts and cheer sent them. In
New Orleans the Sunshine branches
have united in canvassing for the
Red Cross enrolment. They are aim
ing to add ten thousand names to the
roll.
Mrs. Marshall L. Emerys report Of
2 the Fourscore branch. stated that
there are now five hundred members
fourscore years and over. Last year
there were over 500, but many have
: died No one in this branch is under
50 years of age. Last year It senl
GO Christmas letters. no birthday
, cards and $40 Easter cards
: The Press and Good Cheer report
showed what is being accomplished
through the magazines and news
papers Ten of the largest news.
! papers have regular Sunshine de-
} partmen.s Newspapers generally
were thanked for their support anc
cooperation in spreading sunshine.
Luncheon at Noon.
AT noon the delegates were enter
tanned at luncheon by the Chamber
( Of Commerce at the Hotel dupont.
. This afternoons session opened
/ with invocation by the Rev r. w
. Trapnell following which there were
, addresses by c. r. Van Trump, chair
imam of the Delaware Commission fol
; the Blind; Mrs. Grace Mcmillan, su
, perintendent OF the Dyker Heights
, Home for Blind Babies at Brooklyn
n. Y; Dr. Thomas Darlington, forme
commissioner OF health of New Yorl
! City, and Miss Ray Heydrick, Stat
) president of the State Federation o
3 Womens Clubs. There we're also re
S ports by the State presidents and oil
e ganizers. and the roll call of delegates
- This evening the delegates will b
e entertained at a banquet and recel
q ton in the Hotel dupont. Mrs. Aide
d will be toastmistress. The followin
D. will be guests OF honor. GovernC
John G. Townsend, Mrs. J. c. Tow
r. send, Mayor James +. Price, Mrs.
ID II. Price. DR.. Edgar G. Abbott Nil
Emma Thursby DR.. Thomas Darlin
)f ton. DR.. Walter A. A. Gardner, Re
Is r. w Trapnell Rev u. frankie
"a Smiley. Mrs. A. a. Warner, Miss Ra
Heydrick, Mrs. r. w. Trapnell, Mr.
{. William NJ. Field, Mrs Paul duPol
v. and Judge George Gray.
n. Reception Las. Night.
Il Last night an informal reception WI
given the delegates on the mezzanil
II door of the Hotel DUPONT. The n
IL tional and State officers were in the 7
A. ceivinp line and they informally receive
6 their guests BY last evening mai
IS distinguished delegates and guests III
arrived including Mrs. Cynthia Yves
% over Alden, president general: Mrs w
3. liam W Churchill. of Hawaii; Mrs.
I'd H. Dixon, State president Of Connection
ls Mrs Edith 4. NJ Casey; assistant sd
Al rotary. Mrs Ella Staples. of Main
N DR.. Edgar q. Abbott of Bostoni Nj
Dexter Chccver. of Rhode Islands Nj
he Katherine Henderson, of Altoona, Pt
G.. Mrs. Cora Whtelaw, of Oregon; Nj
IS Helen Lindsay, of Brooklyni DIR. Walt
= A. a. Gardner. chaplain general, kno'
4. ms the sailors friendi" Mrs. Ihoodc
~ L. Seward. of New York, president
. the Department of Blind; Mrs. A.
or Buck treasurer general, of Elizabeth
10 j.. and Mrs. T.. 7. moore, Of Los Angel
" Cal
IS. Two distinguished guests arc NJ
nd Emma Thursby, a noted oratory sing
who was in tho same class with Madal
Ia. Gadski and Mrs. Grace Mcmillan, "
30. was at one time one of Queen Nictori
a special nurses in the Iadywell Hospit
ok in London. Little Miss Helen Jones.
no 3.vear-old daughter of Mr.. and NJ
or. William G.. Jones! this city, has be
m. chosen tho mascot of the convention. a
she is entitled 20 scat on the plato
Ia with the president-g general Mrs. Aid
ri president general. was formerly a neN
sel paper woman. When presiding over C
ne MENTIONS she usually wears cap a
Sc gown emblcmatic Of the degree OF lite
ral ture. to which she is entitled.
ed The Delegates.
% Following arc the names Of the de
lso gates and their hostesses:
With Mrs. Selden s. Deemer, of \
Of Castle Mrs. William H. Force, of y
led Jersey; Mrs William II. Hedden, also
he New Jersey; Mrs. Agnes Schulz Gran
l27 of New York, and DR.. Walter GardT
The of New York.
der With Mrs. Otto V. Ont. Of No !
lies Delaware avenue, Dr. Edgar Q. abb
mas OF Boston.
With Mrs. Z. II. Brown, Of 40.
West Twenty third street, Mrs. HC
49,, Lindsay and Mrs Whitlaw, Of \
"a York.
yea. yea With Mrs. John Boldly, Of No.
y. y, Adams street, Mrs Betz and Mrs. Bo,
EN- wen A.. I'll, NJ Nfoora NJ