Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-13
N. {. MISSIONARY
DISTRICT MEETING
Being Held in Union Church
Today With a Good
Attendance.

The annual district meeting of the
Women's Home Missionary Society of
the NJ. T.. Church was held today in
Union Church with an attendance OF
representatives from 10 auxiliaries,
about 125 in all. An interesting feature
was the presentation by Mrs. Sweet.
head Of the Deaconess Home, of three
new members of the STAFF. Miss Ruth
Lantz OF Albany. n. Y, graduate
of Rust Training School at Washing
ton, ID. c.. has come to take charge
of the kindergarten and Junior league
work. Miss Leola Green, a graduate
OF Folt's Missionary Institute, viii
have charge of domestic science and
odessa, is now probationer at the
school.
After singing missionary hymns
and Scripture reading by Mrs
Charles Sallowfeld. Mrs. f. f. Shall
lenberger, who presided, called on
Rev. VI. w Ewing for an address OF
welcome. DIR. Ewing spoke of America
as great missionary field for as per
cent OF the population are foreign
horn or the children OF foreign born
He complimented the women on their
work and closed by saying America
under God, is. charged with the sal
vation Of the world" Mrs. Theodore
W. Francis. president of the Unior
Home Missionary Society, and Mrs
Daniel Jester. president Of the Foreign
Missionary Society, also greeted this
delegates. Mrs. Wilkins responded In
behalf OF the Women's Auxiliary oi
the Wilmington Conference.
Mrs. A. J. Hart. corresponding sec
retary, reported a decrease in mem
bership record, as all societies had
not sent in their reports. Union ha:
the greatest increase OF any society
having gained 25 new members sine,
April. Mrs. c. n. Broadway, the treas
urer. prefaced her report by sayinf
that today is the 30th anniversary q
the founding of Union W. II. NJ. s.. o.
which she was one Of the fifty charter
members. She reported s75.46 paiC
into the district contingent fund sine,
April, with a total balance in tn,
treasury of s6676.
Mrs. Harry Overdeer reported fol
the supply work % children's sweater
sent by Grace Auxiliary and 10 outinl
flannel night gowns sent by Grac
Queen Esther Circle to Nome. Alaska
and aprons sent by the same societ.
TO the August Bazaar of the Res
Home at Ocean Grove. St. Paul
Auxiliary paid IS for the linen AM
silver fund Of the Deaconess Home
Mrs. Overdeer spoke of needs Il
1 Georgia and other outlying districts
and asked that Christmas boxes b
sent to children's homes. She read
/ letter from Miss Alma Matthews ap
I pealing for clothing TO be sent to ELI
/ Island where children -and men ar
often deported without proper clothing
Mrs. Alfred Smith read story en-
titled. THE Pale Blue Cashmer
Gown" Neontime prayer followed, lie
by Mrs. Adam Stengle.
Mrs. William Hitler, Mite Box sec
retary. reported s617.e4 in mite boxe
this year. an increase Of S191.4S owe
last year.
Mrs. W. Mortimer. secretary of III
erature. spoke Of the new text book
and gavefigures about the work Of tn
woman's Home Missionary Societ
throughout the United States.
Mrs. S. P. Ellis sang Hold NJ
Closer to Thee Dear Father" and Mr.
Sweet reported the work Of I'll
lDeaconess Home. The morning ses
sion closed with the singing Of II
Doxology.