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Evening journal., 1920-05-01
CAN'T GET PRICE
FIXER FOR STATE

According 10 information received
by Councilman Alexander Abrahams.
the United State Department of Jus
iice has been unable 90 find suit
able man In Delaware 90 serve as
Fair Price Commissioner for Della
ware. The position does not pay any
salary, and In the past the work here
has been done hy a committee. of
which Councilman Abrahams is chair
man.
10 was stated today by Mr. Abrah-
ANS that in Pennsylvania The work
Is paid for by the State.
The letter from The Department of
Justice is as follows.
Replying 20 your communication
on The subject OF a Fair Price Conn
missioner for Delaware. ] advise that
ii has heretofore not been possible
for The Attorney General 90 find Il
suitable man for the work in your
state for reason that the position i
honorary. That Is. carrying with 70 nd
salary, and one hcdgcd about wifi
many difficulties. However. our III.
forts 90 find a suitable man will con.
iinue. but until he Is appointed lh,
fair price regulatory work Will con.
iinue 90 bc done by United STATES Dis.
irict Attorney Charles r. Curley.
HOWARD flGG.
Special Assistant 10 the Attorney
General
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
FRIENDS GATHER
FOR SESSION TODAY

Concord Quarterly Nesting Of
Friends was held In TIE Meeting
House. at Fourth and West streets.
today. The first session was held
This morning. Friends from Wesl
Chester. Concord. swarlhmore. Ches-
ter. Darby. LansdoWn. Gashen. Pa.
Orange Grove, CAL, and This city were
present
The clerk OF ihe morning session
was Morgan Bunting and assistant
clerk. Anna Travilla spcakman. The
FIRST hour was devoted 10 religious
service. The speakers We're Miss
Caroline j. Worth. OF West Chester
Charles Paxton of SNarhmore: La
Vina g. Hopes. West Chester: j
Barnard Walton SWarlhm0re.
The last part OF the session was
devoted 60 the discussion OF queries
which were answered. These Ques-
iiOns will De presented ai The yearly
meeting of Friends, which Will be
held in Philadelphia. on May TO-
a luncheon was served In Friends
School. following the session A ses-
sion will be held this afternoon
Many of the delegates Will remain in
this city over the weekend.
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
MAY BE CONCERTS
BY ORCHESTRA HERE

Several hundred subscribers In vii
mlngion 90 the Philadelphia sym
phony Orchestra concerts are diredly
affected by ihe threatened eviction OF
ihe orchestra from the Academy of
Music In philad lphil by lease or
sale OF The historic building 10 a
theatrical syndicate.
The Orchestra recently gave lhc
last OF its series OF five concerts This
season In Wilmington and concluded
Us fifteenth year Of playing here. AZ
That time Arthur JudsOn, manager OF
the organization. said ihe season had
been me most prosperous of any In
this city and plans We're underway
10 give another series OF five concerts
In the Playhouse next IAN and spring
Now ihe sudden 1nn0unc mcnt in
Philadelphia OF The probable disposal
of the old academy may ursel these
plans entirely. The academy has been
the orchcstra's "home" since rs
founding 20 years ago under Fril7
Scheel
Today Mr. Juds0n was notified that
The orchestra could have no dates in
The acad my next year 'Unihink-
able exclaimed Leopold S'ok0wskl.
me orchestra conductor "The sale
OF The acad my and ousi ng OF the
orchestra would mean nothing short
Of calamity 10 musical life In phila-
delphia"
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
R0SSMAN APARTMENTS
SOLD FOR $14S,6OO

A deed for the sale OF four lots and
buildings thereon. by David Rossman
10 Naloh Apartments. Inc. FOR sfiS-
ZOO has been recorded In the ofilcc
Of ihc Recorder of Deeds. The lots
are situated ai the southwest corner
N IWeniN-ninih and Market streets
II feet 9 inches southwest side on
IWcniy-nlnih street, northeast OF
Market street. % feet northeast side
OF IWcniy-elghih street northwest
OF Market street and ~ feet 3 inollfS
northeast side or TNcnlv-eichfh
sirech northeast OF Moore street
Among the other transfers OF city
property recorded are.
John Lee Pratt 20 John r.. Haiti and
wife. loi northeast side of Noiflnr-
ham road. inlerseciing north side of
Eleventh street. $4,000
Ellen y Nolan 10 Daniel I. ODon-
nell, dwellings. 40 Nos. 400 and ~
-hlplay street $1,000
Ltunzlo B1ylls 20 Packard Motor
Truck Company OF Philadelphia. prop
criy. at north slide OF Thirly-nrst
street. east of Market Street. si2.OO0.
Robert = Douglass and Wife. 10
William $. CLAY and wife. property 40
idi feet Inches northwest al right
angles from northwest side OF Van
Buren street 90 southwest side Of
/ Twentieth street. 5000
F. /. dupont de- Ncmours and Drf
panN i0 Florence Crawford. pr
1i 2M feet south along east
Blackshlrc Road 10 Eleventh sireot
$3.50
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
PAY TRIBUTET0
DECEASED RABBI
Special Services To Be Held
in AdaS KodeSch Con-
gregation
SON AND DAUGHTER
LIVE IN THIS CITY

More than 100 persons. inclulinr
the most prominent members nf iaNr,
gathered Thursday afternoon in front
OF No. SOB Iasker street phuaIelnhla
20 oner their nnll tribute i0 Rabbi
Joseph iirussman. Whl died uneXppct-
edlN or heart disease ON Wednesday.
t'ppi Hro,suNn Is survived by hls
vic ang TEN children Two of his
children reside in' This city. Mr..
Swircn. wife of Rabbi SNiren. and
Louis j. dro-smau, Of ihe GrO.-man
Electric Company.
Special services FOR lhe deceased
Viii ne held thIs afternoon In the
Nerelh Israel synagogue. phIIadei-
plia. and similar arrlnepmenl. Wll
take place IN ihe Adas kldc.rh con-
gregailpr. ihis city Some of ihr most
prominent hahhls of this section viii
pariake in The programs.
Numerous Jewish congregations
We're represented li the funeral sep,
ices To Philadelphia Thursday which
We're opened WITH prayer offered hy
hlnnl brussnan's suu.lu-laN. Rabbi
David b. SWircn. of me Adas koiesch
congregation. THIS city. EulOgirs. ca
/ pounding The deeds and life of lhn de-
ceased We're made by Rabbi NJ $ Mar
! gOlis New York. president df ihl
/ Jniled urihdON Blhbis of America
/ Rabbi B. l.. Leyinthal Philadelphia
Rabbi Dr. Shaner. Baltimore: Rabbi
| silver. Harrisburg. and Rabbi. Rnscn.
berg and kanWliz of New York
'N' Gross siuln Who was born IN
Russia 30 years ago. was on of ih,
i....a4 irtnuIuN NIhhIs uf America
and has been president of rf
orthodox hlhbs 0f America since M
Inception. lle migrated Do phuadel
pha twenty years ago. and since wa
lnr spiritual leader ~ ths Alrrcfl
Israel C0nrregatiln and Southern
PHILADELPHIA 10 him and nahh
LeVinihal b. accorded the prestige q
having solldllld Philadelphia luda
ism. lir was known FOR MS amlabll
/ iiy and hospitality iO those who wen
no PHYSICAL or spiritual need. and wa
an active Zionist. His last word
We're. Thanked BE- Thou. ID GO,
That have 1i least lived lu hear ih
happy tidIngs That Palestine Mil bo
com, ihe national homeland of ou
In his youth, the Rabbi was know
ls llluL a name conferred uno
NOSE VINO possess the KNOWLEDGE ID
h1nDlnlcal literature and Whose wi.
dom Is pronounced ne could recii
fragments from Che difficult Taimnl
TIE main-prine of Judaism. and wa
esteemed Tor his 0raiory and abilil
FLOR organization
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
NO May DAY
LABOR TROUBLE
Talked Of Strike Did Not
Come and Local Work
men Are Busy
AGREE y
ON 81 AN HOtlf

May Day today found Wilmington
without a strike and virtually With
oui any serious la1or disputes. ln--
time
Curiously. lhe only "shul-downs Z
noticeable ln iho city were In thn
capii9lisilc llne, stock brokerage ofH
Does being closed IN common With h.
,iw YORK Stock Exchange An arrcrr
meni having been reached for "a a4
hour thc union carpenters continue
their work as usual. ~
The Intersection OF Ninth and Nc A
hci streets this morning resoundcd 10.
an Industrial claiicr sembllng "
comb nation boiler shO1 and saw mill
On inc northeast corner pneumaI
O. Nciing machines were pound |
away merrily on the steel strudlC.
OF lhe new Delaware Trust CompanN.
building On The southwest corne
carpenters We're busy rem0deilng lh'
interior OF the Law Building. Whit
on The southeast corner stone ma
sons were engagcd In pulling down
l'.a walls OF th. Wilmington savings
Fund society and the old Victoria
Theatre building.
May Day wa, reflcc'cd by increased
/ travel 20 oul-Of-tOvn ponls Men.
women and children. carrying lug
gage and bound for weekend trips,
I We're visahl' In numbers on thc
I streets and trolley cars leading TO the
I railway stations
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
ALICE nv NEW WONDERLAND
CoUwes and Customs Change WIN Flag

NEW YORK. April 30-Aiice found
things dreadfully mixed up when She
landed In Wonderland But no more
mixed up than a modern American
girl recently found them In modern
England
This modern Am r.ran "ANce" was
a dcbuianie in her own cOunlry-a
very young one 20 be- sure. but a
dcbulanic '"si the same. Then her
fathers business took ihe family 90
England, and Alice g0i lho surprise
of her lie Nhen she started into her
English school
In America hor classmates AN had
been young ladies' Like hers. their
hair had been "pul upr ard their
skirts dOwn-as FAR as any woman
wears Them nowadays They an went
10 theatre parties and dances where
there were men, Alice had the usual
good time OF the typical American girl
OF her seventeen years.
Once settled In England. she again
entered school Tor girls OF her
age. presiOi NO. longer was she a
sevcnieen-year-Old young lady. She
was an out and out school girl %
No more grONn-up fOi1ures. but un-
misttk1ble plglails. and the simplest
clothing In fact during The spring
season an the girls wore the same
sort OF suits.
Here is part or a letter her father
rec nily Wroie home 10 a friend In
This country.
THE English schools do noi spoil
girls the way ours do. Being an
American girl she is not SO keen
for 10, but 70 Is fine for her. 70 VIII
Boz am experience ih3t viii have value.
! notice already her food She eats
any hing that Is rui In front OF her
and Is glad 10 get o.
Their dOrmtory meals are OF lhe
simplest. At table they do not HELM
themselves 20 food They have 10 wait
until their neighbor helps them This
i 10 teach them courtesy and self
denial
"lf the parents send any girl a box
or candy or cakes she does not eat
! 70 un by herself or with her pals.
/ She has TO turn 10 IN TO the mairon
and at The end Of the week. on SAT-
urday. che cakes and candy are d.
vidcd among ALL The girls. ihir'
he FIRST time we sent a box OF clndy.
daughter got two pieces ont OF it
There are no dances, save FOR a
half hour in the evening when they
dance with each other. They never
rN' UuA- ana are Nul NlluMfu TO.
"Ihcy get up early In the morning
in a cold d0rmiiory. dress and wash
In the cold make up their own beds
and stand inspection as 10 their per-
sonal appearance and how they have
furbished up their rooms ThOy have
good deal OF study. and gym exer-
cises. outdoor walks and games. They
are an shot 90 bed promptly al 9
l O'Clock o.
What about a. girls?
And the cost OF keeping This Alice
IN the school Us Just about Mhat ID
would have cost her parents 10 keer
| her at the hotel with Them.
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
CITY SCOUTS ARE
ON REVIEW TODAY

Boy Scouts Field Day was held This
afternoon in front OF the community
grand stand In BrandyNine Park. The
events were preceded by a parade.
when the scouts We're reviewed by The
judges In The grand stand The larg-
est representation of scouts. since ils
organization In ihi. city. was In at
tendance Frank r. Greenhawk, scout
executive was among those who Wit
messed the events.
The judges were scout executives
from Philadelphia. Baltimore aud
Richmond.
The spirit of enthusiastic rivalry
was exhibited by all The contestants
as they prepared Tor the different
events The ciiy-wlde cup was won
last year hy troop Q OF Hanover
Church
The program was: 4. best drilline
troop .. trek cart drill; 3. lrsi aid
handagIngl s. first aid .coal
sircicherl: 3. FIRST aid carrying
woundedl 6. nre lighting; q. ryin.
pancakes. 8. semaphOre signaling; Q
Morse signaling. 40. IRE by friction
a. ir0Op stunt: AZ expert signaling
Individual ribbons were awarded
for FIRST. second and third places il
AN events.
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
BEST YEAR At
GRACE CHURCH
Receipts of $26,s97 for
Church in Addition TO
$16,722 for Missions
INDEBTEDNESS ONLY
ON CHURCH HOUSE

Grace VI. +. Church had the 5esl
year financially in its history. accord
ing TO the annual report for the twelve
months ending March "a, just issued.
II shows receipts OF S26s970i and ex-
penditures for the same amount by
The church. In addition the mission
airy and benevolent collections in the
church for the year amounted 10 Si6.-
722. The finance committee that made
the report comprises William C.. Muir
gatrOyd, chairman: William 3. Foster,
Herbert II. Ward. Melville Gambrill, ],
Frederick Kniffen and DAME! %. Hast
ings.
but there Is an indebtedness on ihe
Church House adjoining on West
street, which Is partly Offset by LID
erty bond investments made by the
Grace Church supports Miss Clara
Bell Smith, a missionary In Ch.n-hi-
ang. China. and Marshall ]. Murphrec,
"a missionary in Africa.
some OF the expenditures made by
the church during the year were sJvs'
for salary Of the pastor, the heN. j.
~ r. Sumwalt; sl66J Tor ls.lstsi ~, i
To the PASTOR NifAlt ~. NO. tfti...
io,vard Grace Church House auuiliph'
and 81 .765 for entertaining Whining
Ion NJ. y. Conference. A statement
of appreciatiOn accompanying the
wears figures Rys. ,....l
..Ne feel thai an who have shattu
in Inc generous support Of our ne
loved church will be gratlhed 10 hhy,s
tltat we are IN a prosperous wv liii. ~. ~.
condition. We realize that ihls we're
rrsgfylne report has been mtoe ppirh
sible by the liberal response ga ain
has been given by the loyal y,,,,',l anu ~ NE
.l.,,ch la, vJ,' Grateful TO the give" oI an
cnol i ca, and nerfect gifts and ai'lreci "a
soo' goo, ,Se anu generous subscriptions ,,a ana
nromnt ,1s ,le payment OF our devoted tli me'h, Io
beDs sU and friends, W. LOOK H. isS,,Si'. Sis.u and
IN y nv " wear OF service win D''-''- '''
bonefi anticipations.
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
HASBEEN AN

the men being directed BY The oflieers-
OF their various organizations But
during the past wear or two there
Have b cn an lncr asng number OF
these so-callcd outlaw strikes that
have occurred moi only IN he United
: iies but In an parts OF the world.
II seems that the 0llhcrs or the
unions have tried 10 control the men
ard persuade them not 10 strike. but
Without success.
The food shortage that Is likely 10
develop as result OF a strike or
railroad workers. <rlich In turn cripl,
Piles the transportation sysiom N lh'
country. Is SO serious and aflcis' ~
many people that some way oug s
Go be found TO prevent such occl&
rences. The new Railroad I1b| !
Board appointed by President MilsfT
the other day under The new Es.,
Cummins law will make a thorc n
investigation OF This whole quesAI q
Let ms hope thal this board WIFI
tNr down into The roots 0f me
be and correct iht condition 4.
causes The men 10 be- impsiltnt 81 =
40 on strike ln opposition 10 lhe -
Il RS or Instructions OF their uni4
officials"
Copyright. 1920. by The NC
Syndic4tci
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
MRS. ESTHER wARNER DETTs DEAD

Afier a short illness from heart
trouble. Esther Warner Belts. widow
OF Alfred Belts. died yesterday at the
home Of her daughter. Mrs r. James
nalleil. No. 1915 West Fourteenth
street, in her eighiy-thlrd year.
In addition 10 Mrs Dalleit. she l.
survived by Mahlon Belts. secretary
OF The Water Department. a son. and
Mrs. +. O. Caldwell. OF Philadelphia
a daughter. The funeral viii take
place at $50 Monday afternoon from
ihe home of Mrs. Dalloii, With inter
ment IN Wilmington and Brandywino
cemetery.
Mrs. Belts was born I'm Wilmington
She was one OF the charter members
of st. Andrews p. +. Church. Eighth
and Shiplcy streets Mr.. Belts died
in December. 1913.
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
snEmFF sELLs pnnprnrY.

Four properties We're sold hy
sheriff Grassland 40 a public sale In
the Court House this morning. as
follows
Northwest corner Linden and Har-
rlson streets, property of Mary r..
Din and samuel j Din. 90 Harry p.
Joslyn To- si20o
no. poo Church street. proporiv
Of Erik c. Lysander. 90 j. Albert
johnson FOR sllCO.
No. rs West Thirteenth street
property Of David J. Caney and
Jacob Sainek0w. administrators of
Louis Caney, 10 +. e. Cook FOR
si1Ot
Property on the south side of Ran
nlng street west OF Franklin Street
property OF Minceniy Woisky and
NeXaandr9 Wolsky. 20 Harry p JOS
.yn for $500.
William n. Lank was auciioneer
The sales were held at 40 O'Clock
standard iiWc. or A O'Clock local
time. The sherins sales have usually
been held 40 10 O'clOcA.
William s. pr.ckeit. attorney for
The estate OF Thomas Logan. sold me
property. No. ~ East Front Street to
Mundy and Company. for their cli-
ent Levi Goldenberg. for s92gO. sub
iect 20 a mortgage OF $1,000
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
NALUE OF ANIERICiNIsM

A review of the growth OF Ameri-
canizati0n classes In the country and
the Increased interest in civic affairs
by fOreign-born residents who have
attended The sessions. was the sub
iect OF The address by Miss Esther
Lape OF New York. before the leach
ers and workers In the Wilmington
AmericanlzatiOn classes in ihp High
school. last night
Miss Lape remarked that the
courses have been OF urgent assist
ance and have been conducted hy
teachers who Impress upon the stu
dents ihe privileges Of citizenship
7nd The responsibilities that citizen
ship In America prOcures.
The work here Is under The Joint
direction OF The stale and City Boards
Of Education. Last nights meetng
which was attended by more than Al
workers. Is The 1rsi OF series. An
other meeting was held IN M,
High school this morning The SER
les viii continue for 40 weeks on
Wednesday and Friday evenings ami
saturday morning
Miss Helen Burneiie. superinten.
dent OF the classes. and Miss Helen
Hart, OF the Service Citizens. were in
charge OF arrangements for ihe meet.
ing
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
ACE TO FLY BIG
PLANE OVER CITY

.,. yesterday afternoon, Miim,ns- M. ,arg-
,oa 5'S Mas Visited by possibly the the lsrs IonS
et 2 passenger aigPlanTs0 T0e ,ha1 machine sfir Was
I'd a,ad IN tlli NV vf he Aero service Corpora
SPs'a'fSqp ,on of qpRadclphia which WIN ,bl eop eeld
Iu'i ,n ihe vicinity OF Prices corner ''
ihe next few days. isrge Farnam
n Inc Inc nassenger inss pusher plane. u was SSs
pioied b 70 wilmingion iGyioia by Lleo'sat'f Siot OF
Gaubut. the official Amerlc9,Ii Iie,,,"nant
ea,,b,i lnS Si"S,p was among ihe nrst o. I'm. lne
FsT Fseneh avistors 70 Ny during ihe ihe Nssi Srri
and IS acknowledged TO is,,od ns o,,o With
,Io,a, frenen 's sseyeniy-nye Bosche planes
91MIn,n d,,TInS Inc war. while attached TO, TO
sS1IsdTon MF-25. Ills -deS records sd,,rt snow svv
that ne has had over lgOo nYurs ,l',.sa,,- ny
siiy nc onerals The Farnam plane WINE
a IL In Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
SUSPECT BOYS OF
ROBBING GAS METERS

By The arrest OF Harry Roberts
ascd i6, Percy Mcclellan. ared f6.
George Roberts. aged "a. and John Re
gan, aged a.. the police hope 90 sa-
cure evidence against gang 0f bows
Who are said i0 have robbed a largo
number OF gas meters iu This cliy. Thc
boys under arrest are suspected oi
being implicated in ihp robberies.
Three OF ihe houses recently en-
tered and robbed and reported 20 ihe
police. are George SmallW00d. so.
~ West Second street. Harry Ross.
no. 1870 Lancaster avenue. and John
szsikeNski. OF no. 1912 Maple street
In addition TO these thc Wilmington
Gas Company o. said lO have a num-
ber OF other complaints Of robberies
of slot meters The boys have been
turned over 90 the Juvenile Court for
Investigation.
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
Uncle Harry Talks About
the Railroad Strike

almost every day during the rail-
road strike read a lot OF the strike
neNs ln The papo-. bul .here are stll
some noinls that don't understand. Do
said Jimmy.
what for inslince2' asked Uncle
Harry. III ! can help you ! will be
~For one Thing continued Jimmy,
-iu-t what Is meant by an outlaw
slrike2"
.That is a term used In referring
to e strike that Is called Dy a group
of workmcn ard mol ny one " tne
regular unions" Explained Uncle
Harry. "FOr many years pratl lcallN
nm me- railway employees In the coun-
lrv-f mean ihe employees on me
trains and in the yarls-hovc be-
long a 90 what are known as the
Br0therhoods. There is the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers. the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Fircmcn
and Engineers. tha brotherhood oi
Railroad Trainmen. and The Oruer OF
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
EsCAPEs HInTs IN Aurn spIIL.

Isaac II. Brown Dr.. son Of Register
or Wills Isaac r. Brown was thrown
out OF an automobile he was driving
az Third and Van Buren streets last
night when his machine was Knocked
onto the sidewalk by another auto
mobile. The young man escaped in
jury, although tire automobile he was
Operating was badly damaged
The accident was caused NV the
sk'dding Of Mr.. Browns machine
when the driver attempted 10 turn
out 10 avoid collision With another
machine coming down Van Buren
street, Mr.. Browns machine vns
proceeding down Third street. The
driver did not stop and Sir. Brown
said last night DE had no knowledge
Of the owner or the occupants.
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
NEGRO CHURCHES
TALK OF UNION

Representatives OF the Federation
OF ColOred WOmen's Clubs OF Della
ware appealed In person this morning
10 the members OF the Il. A. NJ n.
Conference for financial aid for the
Industrial Home for COlOrcd Girls.
The home occupies a building recent
ly purchased near MarshalliOn. A
collection was taken and turned over
90 the representatives..
sunday school Day Is being OBJ
served today by conference Dele
gales made their reports. fand sub
miilcd plans for sunday school ac-
iiVity for the coming year. This
evening a special concert and en-
iertainment viii be given.
The program for sunday Is an
nounced as follows:
$50 a. m. Love Feast
1890 a. M, service at The Opera
House. Sermon by Bishop J. r.
Ramsey.
23O p. m. sermon by Bishop B. r.
Ruley.
100 p. M. sermon by Bishop p. A.
Boulden
2 o. M. ordination sermon at the
church by Rev. W II. Guy. OF New
Castle. Del: music by the combined
choirs, under Professor William ID
Smith.
Greetings from the L. A. NJ. p
Conference OF Pennsylvania and Della
aware by the Rev ID. J RUSSELL of
Philadelphia. and tho Rev. j. II. Bell
OF Wilmington. conveyed yesterday
afternoon.
Suggestion made during the greet
ings may eventually lead Go the con-
solidatiOn OF the l.. A. NJ. +. and the
A. 4. N. p. Church Conferences of
the two States The Rev. G. "
Shippy, OF Chester A. L. NJ. p,
Church, also extended the greetings
OF his congregation 70 the confer
ence
Evening journal., 1920-05-01
,nssIONARY s0CIETY ELECTION.

Al the annual meeting or tne Wo-
mans Missionary Society OF West
Minister Presbyterian Church yester-
day afternoon The following officers
were reelected: President. Mrs. VII
liam g. Mendinhal; vice-presidents,
Mrs George p. Brown and Mrs.
Charles L. Candee; recording secretary,
Mrs. Charles Thompson; correspond
ing secretary. Miss ; Cornelia Bow
man: treasurer, Mrs. William +. Sell
ers: secretary OF literature, Mrs. II.
X. Miller.
The financial report showed an in
crease OF contributions for home and
foreign mission work OF about 100 per
cent The organization has increased
In membership during the year.
presbyterian Impressions" were
given by the various members pres
ent and Mrs. A. p. Van Gelder dis
cussed topics OF the day.