Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-27
MISS BERTHA HARLAN
HEADS PRESBYTERIAN
Officers Elected and Reports
Received at Annual Meeting
at Hanover Church.

Officers for the year wore elected
this morning at tho annual meeting
OF the woman's Missionary Society
OF the Presbytery OF New Castle. held
In Hanover Church. Eighteenth street
and Boulevard. yesterday and this
morning. Miss Bertha Harlan OF Will
mington was reelected president and
Mrs. Thomas Kerr OF Wilmington and
Mrs. h. T.. Evans OF Newark vice.
presidents. Miss Jane Stirling was
elected recording secretary and Mrs.
Carrie G.. Ritter, corresponding sec
retary. Mrs. William Barr was
elected foreign treasurer and Miss
Louise B. Johnson was reelected
home treasurer.
The following secretaries were
elected: Missionary education, Miss
Eva h. Taylor; Freedmen. Mrs. Wal
ter ID. Bush; Literature. Mrs. Thomas
| Whiteman; Westminster Guilds. Mrs.
Walter Sheppard; Y. p. 3. c. e.. Miss
Winifred Morris; Bands and Light
Bearers. Miss Grace Baird Overseas
Sewing. Mrs. Lawrence T. Bliss {;
Boxes, Mrs. Charles II. Evans.
Progress was shown in all the re-
ports given this morning.
! The meeting opened with n hymn,
| Faith of Our Fathers" and n prayer
by Miss Bertha Harlan, who presided
The meeting went into reports of sec
retarles. Miss Jane Stirling, the cor
responding secretary. reported a total
membership In the New Castle Pres
bytery of $500. belonging 10 so
women's auxilisries, three young
wofnen's societies. 10 Westminster
Guilds, one Westminster Circle. eight
Senior Christian Endeavora, two in
termediate, three Junior Christian En-
deavors. nine Light Bearers. three
Little Light Bearers.
The treasurer OF foreign missions
Mrs. Martha Martin. reported s5,593.0(
paid in this year. and Miss Louise b
johnson, treasurer of home missions
reported S6.l79.72.
Miss Eva h. Taylor reported on mis-
sionary literature, urging the socie
=. ties TO study mission books. She re
ported ~ study classes, an increase o.
l3 over last year. Mrs. Walter ID
Bush, speaking on Freedmen" en-
phasized the study of Negro problem'
this year and announced that box o
games and books will be sent TO +;
school in Alabama later in the year
Mrs Walter sheppard reported II
Westminster Guilds with 400 members
who contribute TO home and foreign
missions. and n circle at Salisbury.
Miss Abbie Keen reported 12 Chris
tian Endeavor Societies with an in
crease IN membership. She spoke o
their varied activities. Miss Grac
Baird reported 19 children's organiza
tions with membership Of $50, an in
crease of 1870. Six new societies hav
\ been. formed, and IA societies hav
] missionary instruction.
Mrs. Lawrence T. Bliss reporte
boxes OF towels, pillow cases. gar
ments. soap, wash cloths. crib sheet:
, spreads. safety pins sent TO a hospite
In China Next year contributions wi
be sent TO the tuberculosis and Refu
gee Hospital In Turkey in Europe.
Mrs Charles h. Evans reported
a boxes and s5s.25 sent to home mi.
: sions and s&s and boxes Of dolls an
= dress goods 10 foreign missionarie
q She read an interesting letter frol
n Miss Hilda Helstrom Of Korea.
G Mrs. Thomas Kerr spoke of the ir
s terdenominational day OF prayer an
g urged the women 10 pray for mi:
e sions. She led in prayer, after whic
= a hymn was sung.
: A training hour for officers followe
: with a roll call for officers and fly
e minute talks on What Constitutes
S Good Officer?" Mrs. Wallace Radclif
e said that good president should
II efficient and tactful. a worker herse
: and able TO make others work. Mr.
Ella d. 3. Semple explained the wol
- OF secretaries in methodist women
Ie societies and said that a good Sc
- retsry should be marked with willinl
. ness to serve and faithfulness in ser
. ing. Miss L. B. johnson emphasiz
efficiency and carefulness in a tre
surer as well as knowledge OF q
= work. Miss Grace Baird declared tn
children's leaders be simple. lovin
\ Lpatient, prayerful. She gave a charr
= ing demonstration Of childrens ide
OF mission work.
,e The meeting closed with an q
" propriate devotional message by MI
Of Wallace Radcliffe, after which lunc
ot con was served at McCabe NJ.
re Church.