Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-06-07

Temperance Union Has May Meeting
In The Methodist Church Here

Mrs. lrTna 11afDdge anu MI .
Grace Lombard co-hostesseS to the
Temperance Union for their May
meeting which was held in the par
lor of the Methodist Church. Sew
enteen members were present.
Mrs. Freda Straley was acting
president and opened the services
with prayer, followed by the sal
utes to the flags. Mrs Julia Walk
er of Plain City, member OF the
local Union, used as her theme
for Devotions, THE Worth of a
Child, reading the Scripture Les
son from st. Matthew 1915 and
1913-15 serses:- Whose shall re-
ceive one such little child in my
name receiveth me-. Mrs. Walker
gave an inspiring meditation with a
review of DR.. Daniel A. Polling S
article in the May issue of Christ
ian Herald, I'VE Are an Army OF
Compassion" DIR. Polling tells OF
the fine work of rehabilitating the
many war waits in various parts
of the Far East. Mrs. Walker de-
scribed the efforts of "the Ameri-
can G.I.s" in Korea where more
than $4,000 children are being car
ed for, the majority in institutions
which were launched by the G. rs,
now almost entirely supported by
money from this country. 1t was
one of the Arny's greatest chap
lains, then Chief of Chaplains,
Major GeneraD Ivan L. Bennett
who paid the tribute of the title to
our overseas forces. Truly they
have been an army of compassion
on the battlefronts of the Pacific
and Asia. 1t is conservatively es-
timated that officers and men of
all the services have distributed
from their pay more than $4,000
600 to feed, clothe and house the
orphans of Korea, Japan, Europe
and the islands of the Pacific. She
went on to tell the group of the
thirteen orphanages and homes
which are being supported through
the Herald family and friends:
five in Korea, two on Formosa and
six in Hong Kong. There is so
much to tell of the founding home
on Korea and the Leprosarium a
short distance from Taipei, For
mosa's capital city, where leper
mothers who are soon to be re-
turned to society may live with
their children during the proba-
ary period. Many other projects
are carrying on the Masters COM
mand to care for the little ones.
Mrs. Straley presided over the
business session which followed.
Roll-call was answered by Scrip
ture verses, poems about Mother,
and current events. After the read
inc of the minutes and the trea-
surer's report, Mrs. Braithwaite
stated that there had been a typo
graphical error in the printed re-
port of the monies taken in at the
market. The total amount recelv-
ed should have read $4,000 instead
of $4,000.
A motion was carried that a do
nation of $500 be contributed to
the religious education in the
school fund at this time.
Cards are being sent out ask
ing that all dues for the current
year be sent in as soon as posi-
BILE that the amount of the quota
per member for the ChriStiaon
Crusade budget be sent to state
headquarters.
Everyone enjoyed Mrs. Walker S
informal talk on a number OF
places of historical interest which
she had visited: Williamsburg;
the beautiful driveway along the
banks of the James River; of Or
mond and a trip to Marine Land
where she witnessed the feeding
of the venison of the deep; OF
Box Tower, a place of meditation
and silence where only God is wor-
shipped; of Jasper Tower lodge
and Angel Glacier. She clearly told
of the contrasts of the greenery
of the eastern Mountains of the
United States and the bare rocky
mountains of the West; OF the
beauties of Ohio in the spring and
summer and of Vermont In Octo-
Der. With her soft voice and ease
of manner she made this reqHes'
program of interest both to those
who had enjoyed these places oil
historical value and those who hao
only read of them. We thank hei
for a most pleasant afternoon.
Lunch was served in the base
ment of the Church by our host
esSeS.
Attention members: - The an
nual picnic will be held in the gar
den of Miss Maybelle Keyser'
home on June 21st, at noon. Brinf
your dinner and table service. Mrs
Celesta Hunter is assistant host
ess. A short business session ant
program will be held, in charge O
the president, Mrs. Edith Stephen