Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-01
MISSION women IN
QUARTERLY MEETING
Success and Optimism Char
,acterized Session at Brandy
wine Church Today.

Rejoicing over tho success OF last
year and optimism for the new year
was manifested at tho first quarterly
meeting OF the Wilmington District Of
the Women's Fereign Missionary So
ciety, which was held today In Bran
dywine NJ. Il. Church. Reports showed
that last years gains In membership
and contributions were remarkable In
consideration OF the financial condi-
ton OF the country.
Mrs John Knots. president OF Har-
rlson Street Auxiliary, led the opening
devotions. after which Rev. w. E.
lGreenfleld, pastor OF Brandywine
Church, welcomed the women. compli-
menting them on the work already
achieved and wishing them Godspeed
In the work OF the opening year.
| The. secretary's report was read by
Miss Reba Smith. Mrs. Marion A. Car
penter, treasurer for the young
peoples quarterly, reported s13t.26 In
the treasury. Mrs. Il. F. Shilling. cor
responding secretary, read brief
letter from Miss Laura Spencer.
missionary In Japan, who has many
friends in Wilmington.
| Mrs. j. A. Dougherty reported pro-
gress on the district. As an example
of how the work is advancing, she told
OF hearing on recent visit to Ocean
View, Md, that after Miss Biehl, n mis-
sionary on furlough from Didar, India.
spoke in the church there an aux
iliary of % members was formed.
Mrs G.. Il. Plummer outlined the
young peoples work for the year. The
lThankoffering goes TO tho home eco
Monies department in Aoyama, Japan.
The Thankoffering boxes, represent
ing a tiny Kitchen cabinet at which N
little Japanese lady is working, have
been distributed to some of the socie-
ties. She urged the different churches
10 secure them for their young peoples
societies. The special work for the
year is for Union Colleges Mrs. Plum
mer urged the auxilaries to see that
the Standard Bearers and Young
women's Societies keep to the high
standard set last year. with the Thank
Offering doubling the quota and the
total contribution equalliDg nearly
81, 900
Mrs. II. A. Roop reported briefly on
! the children's work, urging that bands
of Kings Heralds and Little Light
Bearers be formed in all the churches.
! She spoke of the new literature for
the year. emphasizing the A-B-C-Dary
which Ia to be used at all missionary
meetings and which Is really a primer
. OF the work of the w. +. M. S.
. As today is the time Tor the an
nual corporation meeting, several OF
the branch officers We're present, Mrs
= Robert G.. Bagnell. president; Mrs
+ Curtis Sooy, treasurer, and Mrs. w
r. Cooper secretary.
Miss Susan c. Lodge outlined the
work for the year, calling on Mrs
: Harrie Campbell TO explain the many
, children's activities. She explained
that the handwork this year for tn,
young peoples societies Will be baby
garments for missionary hospitals IL
Asia,
, She announced that this year one
fourth of all auxiliary members arr
expected to read the text book. 9TH,
Kingdom and the Nations" the "A
n G Diary" and the "Missionar,
> Friend" The slogan for the year is "Oi
to the Million" for the w. r. NJ. 5
hopes to have 100000 members thii
!, year. She urged the women to toii
!, , the League of Intercessors and to join
: with other denominations in havin,
!. a day of prayer.
She told many interesting incident
4, about the national meeting in Wichita
J. Kansas, and said that the work II
: Europe is advancing. Germany ha
fifty auxiliaries OF the w. +. NJ. s
: and in Switzerland seven girls wan
!. to go as missionaries under the 40
ciety. She told OF the opening o
the Rockefeller Hospital in Picking
where Ia hospital and college build
ings and nineteen residences hav
Just been completed. The work @
the society Is of such wide scope tha
II II is interesting many people. For in
!. stance, Madame Schumann-He
. sang at w. j. NJ. S. hospital in Man
/ lila. thereby raising $4,000 for IL. an
% has volunteered to give a benefit con
y cert for the society in New Yorl
- over $4,000, 900 pages OF literatur
&c were published last year by the Sc
l. ciety. which issues nearly 700 diff
y ferent kinds of publications.
'e Miss Lodge reminded the wome
that foreign postage viii double o
'e January l.
. Noontide prayer was led by Mr.
Vaughan Collins. after which the col
ii poration meeting was held.
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