Evening journal., 1922-04-27
RECONSTRUCTION
SUNSHINE WORK
Women Are Told They
Have Turbulent World
TO Make Over
IS BRANCHES AT
STATE MEETING

Addresses interspersed with music
I were enjoyed last evening by mem
bers of Delaware Division. Interna'
! tlonal Sunshine Society, at theil
banquet at the Lambros. More thar
rs guests took part in the social
function-the formal opening OF the
sixteenth annual convention OF the
division.
Mrs. John Alden, of New York,
founder and president-general OF
the society was the guest Of honor
other honor guests were Mrs Henry
d. Boyer. president OF the State
Federation of Women's Clubs,
Mayor Harvey and Mrs. /. w. Belts.
of Frederica. third president OF
| the society.
The banquet was formally opened
with the singing OF the doXology
followed America" tempting
menu of several courses was then
served. Table decorations. were
baskets OF jonquils and white car
nations, the yellow and white How
ers representing the colors Of the
society. Each guest received as
favor a yellow jonquil.
A delightful program had been
arranged and the speakers were
pleasingly announced by the toast
mistress. Mrs. Frank Ford Palmer
The first speaker TO bring greet
ings 10 the Sunshine members was
Mayor Harvey. Introducing the
Mayor. Mrs. Palmer referred to
recent account which appeared In
the Sunshine Bulletin, telling OF
what a delightful host Mayor Har-
vey had been 10 1000 Wilmington
boys. last summer and OF the sun
shine which he had brought TO these
young folk.
Mayor Harvey praised the society
for its loyalty, faithfulness and en-
cheney in the work which II carried
bn this winter In connection with
other organizations in Wilmington
in helping the unemployed. He not
only expressed appreciation TO the
Sunshiners for himself but ne sara
the whole city was grateful Tor the
helm received Mayor Harvey as
sured the members and guests that
he felt he could always count on the
women OF this city in all things
EVER since election last June he
said in which the ladies' took part
7 have always counted on thelr
tenderness and sympathy
Mrs Alden in "A pleasing manner
nointed out several lessons OF the
International sunshine Society. First
ATTY was discussed. she said py
duty. the Sunshine was TO be cheeI-
full kindly and helpful, always We
coming the cheerfulness, the kinu-
ness and the helpfulness of others
charity. said the speaker, is to be
riven 10 rich and poor TO high ana
low. to all fellow-travelers. The ODD
ieot OF the society. said Mrs Alden
rs showing and approaching IN
others. cheerfulness, kindness ana
helpfulness, accepting the Father-
hood OF God and the brotherhood OF
Man. not as an abstraction, but as an
hourly guide to conduct" she sald
the world call OF the Sunshine So
ciety was TO be good, cheerful In All
things, TO do good to all people. ana
to help make life better and worth
living for everybody.
She told of the origin OF the sun
shine Society 20 years ago, how II
grew from dozen or so persons
who banded together to help GER
tain fellow worker. to a worldwide
today. She called at
tention to the home for the blind
children in Summit, y. j.
service" was the subject or the
address by Mrs. II. ID. Boyer, She
pointed out that women were vital
actors in all uplift work and back
II il all was Service" service, she !
aid. not to oneself but TO others !
The suggested that every one should /
question himself as to what service
Ie is giving TO himself as well as 10 ,
theirs. and to the community. She
cit that the task OF the women OF
oday was the reconstruction or a
alton and the reconstruction OF a
world. and this will be done II all
viii uphold the creed of the sun
hine Society She suggested IL
everyone would follow the leaders
n this organization the world would
be better.
Charles T. Ernst OF the Whining
ton Community Service, congratu-
lated the Sunshine Society on it's
work in this city during the past
winter. lie said he knew the or
sanitation stood for service at all
times. 4
Greetings were brought by Mrs. I.
w. Belts. OF Frederick. third vice
president OF the Delaware Division. f,
In her short address she expressed /
the thought that the Sunshine So
ciety was the greatest organization
existing today, and she hoped it
might live forever
Mrs. George w. Dorsey. Jr.. State
president, was the last speaker Of
the evening. She told in an interest
ing way some OF the history of
Delaware Division. There are in the
State today. IS branches Of sun
shine. Last evenings function was
the first social gathering in the ma
ture Of a banquet since 1917. In all
patriotic or civic drives during the
war or since, the society has taken
an active part. The society has 80