The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-08
CONOWINGO PEACE ACTION

Friday evening, Marcn ISL, uHe
Conowingo Peace Action Committee,
furnished the program for the Little
Britain P. T. A. at Little Britain
High School. The first Friday night
in the month is the regular meeting
of the P. T. A. The meeting opened
with a song, Miss Alma Greburger
teacher of Eastland School, pianist
Lewis Brown, President of the p.
L. A., opened the meeting. Scripture
reading was by Robert X. Wood,
who read the 18th Psalm. Prayer,
Seth L. Kinsey.
Minutes of the February P. 7. A.,
meeting were read by the Secretary
Miss Vivian Hoffman. The meeting
was then turned over to the Peace
Committee; r. K. Wood, Presided.
Minutes of the last meeting, which
was held Jan 2Sth in connection with
the Chestnut Level. Missionary So
ciety, when this Society missionary
furnished the program at the Ches-
nut Level Church House, were read
by the Secretary, A. Ruth King. At
the roll call the following organiza-
tions were represented: Chestnut
Level Church and Missionary Society
No. II; Fremont Grange; Fulton
Grange; Fulton P. T. A; Little
Britain Presbyterian Church; Little
Britain Monthly Meeting of Friends;
Little Britain P. T. A.; Mechanics
Grove Church of the Brethren; True
Blue Glass of Penn Hill F. d. s.;
and Little Britain U. c. T. U. Lewis
Brown, Treasurer, reported a bal
ance of $3.50.
Legislative Secretary, William
Butcher, reported and the Secretary,
A. Ruth King, was asked to write to
President Roosevelt commencing
him on sending Sumner Wells TO
Europe to try to bring about Peace
The annual supper of the Peace
Committee was talked about and 1t
was decided to hold it at the end
of the term. Last year no meetings
were held during the busy season or
July and August. On a committee
to arrange for the supper, K. X.
Wood appointed Rev. Aubrey Young,
of Chestnut Level Presbyterian
Church; Rev. Abram Sangrey, of
Fulton NJ e. Circuit; William
Bucher, of Mechanic Grove Church
of the Brethren, and Edith P. Coates,
of Eastland Friends Meeting.
The meeting was then turned
over to Edith P. Coates, program
Secretary. The first number was a
playlet. "Toy Soldiers, presented by
Mrs. Louise Cutler and Aubrey
Young. Mrs. Coates gave a short
talk on understanding other Coun-
tries. ''Blest be the Tie" was sung
She introduced the speaker of the
evening, Margaret Robinson, execu-
tive secretary of the Maryland Par
Teachers Association, who show
ed slides on China and gave talk
on school Rooms in the Dust" in
that country.
In the year 1885 Miss Robinson
said her father, DR.. Robinson was
called to China as visiting physic-
ian, SO he took his family with him
and they spent five months in Pc
king. Miss Robinson told of the life
of the Chinese and how eager they
were to learn to read and write,
when they had the opportunity, as
they were very illiterate. The
Chinese have small farms of few
acres, but they live in villages and
in an entire village, there would be
about two that were able to read
and write.
She had a number Of articles OF
beautiful clothing she had purchased
in China which she displayed. The
most gorgeous was the brides out
fit; the hat was quite curiousity.
After the meeting adjourned the gar
ments we're given closer inspection
and were found to be of lovely ma
terial of beautiful colOring and fine
embroidery work.
Eva J. Lynch