Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-19
.SUNSHINERS FOR
MILITARY TRAINING

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the safety OF the nation and its
rights; be 1t
Resolved, That it is the sense OF
this convention that legislation should
be Immediately enacted providing for
the military training OF all young
men so that in the hour OF need all
shall be able TO perform their funda-
mental duty to the nation.
The patriotic resolution presented
by DR.. Edgar @. Abbott, of Boston,
at the birthday dinner OF the
society on Thursday evening was
also read and adopted, as we're
others extending thanks and appre-
citation to Mayor James +. Price, the
Chamber of Commerce, the hostess
Sunshine Society, the entertainment
committee. artists and musicians, the
press, Sunshine friends who opened
their homes to the delegates. also
those who loaned automobiles for
their pleasure, and TO Mrs. Selden S
Deemer, OF New Castle, at whose
home this afternoon a Sunshine gar
den party is being held
Business session this morning was
featured by the election OF officers,
which resulted in the unanimous re-
election OF Mrs. Cynthia Westover
Alden as president general. and OF her
STAFF, Mrs. Theodore r. Steward. OF
New Jersey. first vice-president; Mrs.
Nellie r. C. Furman. OF New York.
secretary; Mrs. A. o. Buck, OF New
Jersey treasurer; Mrs. Minnie j.
Force, also OF New Jersey director
Mrs Agnes Schull-Gramm. assistant
TO the treasurer. and Mrs. Edith A. NJ.
Casey, of New York, assistant to the
| secretary.
Mrs. Alden. who founded the So
ciety and has been president of it
/ for p years. was called to the plat
form following the announcement OF
here reelection to the Office Of presi-
! dent-general, and was given an
/ ovation. In few remarks she said
that she had looked forward to- this
/ twenty-frst year with the hope that
she night retire from Office. but
realizing the strenuous duties ahead
for the president general for az least
a year or two. she could readily see. il
she lived up to her motto, ito do the
thing that IS needed as best you can -
] she must stick to her post a while
longer. Every convention. she said
has been a happy one, but she feels
that this twenty-first birthday session
/ outdid them all I'm numbers. en-
thusiasm and good cheer generally.
Officers OF the !. s. S are elected
every five years. Mrs. Seward ha:
also served twenty-one years on The
L 81 Nn "a ~
Schull-Gramm and Mrs. Edith A. NJ
Casey have served fifteen years.
Judge William $. Prickett. loca
Juvenile court judge was placed il
the advisory council. while Mrs
George w. Dorsey. upon recommen
dation. was reappointed State sun
shine leader for Delaware
Meeting of the New York and New
Jersey corporations under the laws o
which two States the lnternationa
Sunshine Society is incorporated. wa
held previous to the business session
OF the convention The same Off
GERS were elected by the corporation
that were elected at the business
meeting which followed.
Mrs. A. C. Moore of Los Angeles
was appointed State organizer 70
California.
An interesting council between tn
president. general and the delegste
brought out many interesting phase
OF the Juvenile Court work in whicl
the International Sunshine Society i
deeply interested.
Mrs. Dorsey made a motion tina
an amendment be made 10 the by
laws, changing the annual meeting
from the third thursday in May &
the third Wednesday in May. Tit
motion was laid on the table to b.