Evening journal., 1917-01-26
CONVENTION Of
SUNSHINE here
Wilmington Society Names
Committees TO Arrange
for Meeting
CARD PARTY SERIES
ALSO Is PLANNED

Plans for the convention Of the
International Sunshine Society, which
us to be held here on May II, IS and
10, were made at the quarterly meet
ing Of the Delaware Division, Inter
national Sunshine Society, held last
night In St. Andrews p. L. Church.
Miss Margery Hill was elected
planiste for the Delaware Division.
1t was planned to hold a series of
card parties, the first of which will
be given at the home OF Mrs. Otto
V. Ort, No. 1912 Delaware avenue, on
Tuesday afternoon, February 8. The
Delaware Division also endorsed the
bills having TO do with the segrega-
ton of the feeble-minded and the pre-
vention OF blindness.
While the program for the cOnven-
ton OF the Internationa lSunshine
Society has not been completed II Is
known that there will be an infor-
NAL reception to delegates in the Ho-
tel DUPONT. on Wednesday evening.
May 16, while a formal reception. to
be followed by an anniversary din
ner will be held also at the hotel on
Thursday evening. May Il, Among
the speakers at the dinner will be:
DR.. Edgar Abbott OF Boston, DR.. Wal
ter Gardner and Miss Emma Thurs
by OF New York.
A picnic will be held on Saturday
afternoon, May 10, and arrangements
will also be made TO have luncheons
served each day during the conyen-
ton. II has not been decided where
the convention will be held in this
city.
The appointments Of convention
committees is not yet completed but
as they now stand they are as follows:
TranspOrtation-Mrs. l. W. McKaig,
chairman.
Registration and Credentials-Afrs
Edith A. NJ Casey. Miss Florence
Buchanan, Mrs. May X. Hates, Mrs
Outten
Program-Mrs. c. W. Alden, Mrs
George W. Dorsey.
/ Decorations-Mrs. ]. ID. Carter
Mrs. William Richie. Mrs. McCar
dell, Mrs. Agnes NJ. Pyle, Miss Mar
garet Primrose. Mrs. Frank NJ. Han,
naway, and Mrs. F. Lang.
Hospitality-Mrs. W. J. Webster. Mrs.
c. B. McCorkindale. Mrs. F. c. Sparks
Mrs. Otto V. Ort Mrs. 6. NJ. Lackev
Mrs. Harry Wright, Mrs. Selden S
Deemer. Mrs W. L. Baylis.
Badge-Airs. A. J. Cummins. Mrs
Agnes Schulz Cram. Mrs. William r
p White. Mrs. C. J. Frazier. Mrs Mar,
McCaToll, Mrs. s. Jackson, Mrs. L. Bell
Pubhcity-Mrs Otto V. Ort, chairman
Entertainment-Afrs Garrett J. Hart
Mrs. w. G. Sutton, Miss Margery Hill
Mrs. Frank Mason.
Reception at trains-Mrs. Ralpf
, Holley, Mrs. II. c. Primrose, Mrs. J. c
LeCarpentier. Mrs. William Bo1te MRS
4 Clinton Burton. DR.. Florence NJ. Sew
ard, Miss e. May Bacon, Mrs. J. c
p Fincher, Mrs. Howard Metzger, Mrs
J F. Thompson, Mrs. Fl. Pierce Brow
, and Mrs. James Melvin.
Reception committee-Stateo Officers
executive board and branch presidents
Anniversary dinner committee-Mrs
T. II. Wise, Mrs. H. H. Briggs. Mrs
Walter Bolte, Miss May Bacon, Mrs J
F. LeCarpentier.
Luncheon-Mrs. ]. M. Collins, Mis-
Josephine Smith. Mrs. Edwin Lambert
Information bureau-Mrs. Franz
Shilling Mrs NJ. Pyle. Miss France
Williams, Mrs. II Hackett.
Picnic-Miss Edna Wagner, Mis-
Margaret Gallagher.
Automobile and printing commit
a tees have not yet been appointed
A special meeting has been calle
for February IA at the home OF tn
president, Mrs. @. ". Dorsey. Furthe
E plans for the convention will then b
/. made
Under the auspices Of the Delawar
Z Division a lecture will be given with
in a fortnight in the auditorium G
the High School in the interest @
prevention of blindness.