Evening journal., 1921-11-11
Sll69IN MITES
FOR MISSIONS
Local Conference Home So
ciety to Elect Officers
This Afternoon
SILENT PRAYER
FOR SOLDIER DEAD

Reports OF department secretar-
les was the principal feature Of this
mornings session of the thirty-hfth
annual convention of the Whining
ton Conference Woman's Home
Missionary Society. The meeting.
which opened yesterday, will close
with this afternoons session. Elec-
tion of officers. which had been
planned for this morning, was post
poned until this afternoon.
Miss Sarah r. Weldin was in
charge OF the devotional services
this morning.
Mrs. c. T. Harry gave an inter-
esting report Of the mite box collec-
items for the year. 1t was as follows:
Wilmington district, $S35.SS; Middle
town district. s111.5S; Dover dis
trict, $500; Salisbury district,
Sl70.17; total, s1169.65. This amount
is an increase of s2O5.1S over last
years collections.
Mrs. j. +. Taylor, OF Salisbury, sec
rotary of missionary education, sug-
gested that all auxiliarles use Sur
vey and Service" as the study book
this year.
In the absence of Mrs. II. c.
Brooks, secretary of the magazine
department, her report was read b.;
Miss Bertha NJ. Ernst. who report
ed S91 Subscribers TO the Womens
Home Missionary Magazine and III
subscribers TO the children's maga-
zine. Milford auxiliary had the
largest per cent. of increase of sub
scriptions and was presented with
the banner.
Mrs. Horace Brown, secretary OF
the perpetual membership depart
ment, reported that eight perpetua
members had been received during
the year.
Mrs. Washington Hastings re.
ported progress in the temperanc,
! department.
Mrs. William B. oliver, OF New
York, gave a helpful talk on tn,
methods Of work of the Woman'i
Home Missionary Society.
Following the MONDAY silent pray
! er, the Rev r. Z. Nichols, of Smyrna
led in public prayer. A patriotic con
cert on the chimes of Grace Churcl
was also enjoyed. Luncheon wa
served in Grace Church followin,
the session.
G Mrs. William b. oliver, cores
. ponding secretary Of the New Yorl
Conference of the Women's HON
Missionary Society of the Methods
Church, was the principal speake
at the session last evening.
She asserted that DR.. Fosdick, ha
called the women's missionary so
z cieties, the Christian campaign 10
international good will. ''Whil
the conference in Washington
striving to bring about peace we ar
attempting to carry out the progral
u of the Prince of Peace. she said.
ne Mrs. oliver congratulated II
I'D Wilmington Conference on its man
l3 activities. Members OF the Grac
IN Queen Esther Circle presented III
playlet entitled. Would You Hay
,e Known"
j. At the afternoon session Mrs.
H. Talley Smith. Mrs. H. S. Dulane,
re Mrs. A. II. Slaughter Mrs. Irvine n
III Finn and Mrs. w. II. Reeves, re
'e ported enthusiastically on the Ma
,e tional Conference held in Providenc,
d r. L, on October 10 to 26.
Twenty per cent increase all tn
h way through in members, none,
magazines, too. for 1921 and 80,
20 was the slogan adopted by the cor
Vi ference and given to the Wilminf
to ton Conference yesterday afternoon
,e by its delegates to the ProvidenC
e. meeting. The gratifying number
n of pledges made at the National Cor
ference. and the reports made thel
e. on the work among the negroe
nd the American Indians. the vacatio
on Bible schools and many other activ