Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-10-14

| committee.
The following we're selected as q COM
mittee on principles and plans Anne
Semple, M. Caldwell, Mary Hynaon,
Cora Clark, A. M. Salmon, Mrs,
DIR. Wilson, Mrs. ]. ". Brown,
Annie Chandler, Kate Smithers, Mrs W.
Patton. Esther Armstrong, l.. P. Cowgirl,
M. A. MeLear, X. X. Brown, Mrs. II. e.
Terry, Miss Hargadine, Mrs. Oulbertson,
jennie Wright, Hester Rawlins, Mary
Jefferson and Addie West.
The committee on credentials reported
the names of l5 additional delegates
present.
Miss Semple delivered an address Of
welcome, aud Miss Jennie Wright re-
sponded Both ladies were given vote
of thanks.
Encouraging reports were read and
there was a brief discussion about drug
gists' licenses to sell liquor.
The Reys Browne, Stengle, Hubbard
and Martindale were introduced and
made short addresses.
After prayer the convention, at noon,
took recess until ESQ O'Clock. During
the recess the delegates and others took
lunch at the w. O. t. U. headquarters,
No. 800 Market street.
The W. O. Z. U. convention reassem-
bled i'll the afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock
and, after devotional exercises, Mrs.
Mary L. Cox, the corresponding secre-
tnry, read her annual report. She said
there are az unions in this State and Beven
OF them are Young Women's Christian
Temperance Unions. Seven unions were
organized during the year. The total
membership is 1888, an increase Of 208
during the year. There are II Juvenile
unions, with q membership of 800, and
there are Ave W. O. L. U. headquarters
and two W. O. T. U. readiug-rooms in
the State. The unions raised 81 1871
during the year, and $364.79 were paid
to the State union and $26.50 to the
national union for dues.
Mrs. j. II. Quigg, the treasurer, re-
ported that the years receipts, including
a balance of $l38.84 on hand nt the
beginning of the year, amounted to
$503.63. The balance now on hand is
$129.13.
Many queries were taken from the
question box and answe red by Mrs. j. r.
Jones of Philadelphia.
An address on "Social Purity" was
made by Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith
of Philadelphia.
The executive committee recommended
l
be added to the departments of union
J work for the coming year.
A mass-meeting was held in Grace M.
E. Church in the evening. The attend
J ance was large and interesting addresses
were made by Mrs. Quigg, Mrs. Smith
and Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge, the last
; of Ohio.
Friday mornings session of the W. @.
, 7. U. convention was we'll attended and
was opened with devotional exercises. The
Revs. w. L. s. Murray, 7. e. Terry, I.
q. Martindale, Adam Stengle, e. Il. Hub
bard and Henry Sanderson were present.
Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge of Ohio, nd
dressed the convention for an hour or
more on practical subjects and also
answered many queries that were found
in the question box.
, An election of officers WIS begun and
, after Mrs. A. Fl. Martindale of Dover had
been reelected president and Mrs. N. M.
Browne of this city had been elected cor
responding secretary the convention, at
1915 o'clock, took recess so that those
/ present might go to the w. O. Z. o. head
quarters at Eighth and Market streets, for
, lunch. The contest for the office of oor-
| responding secretary was most exciting,
/ and Mrs. N. M. Browne was not elected
until after several ballots had been taken.
Her most formidable competitor WINS Mrs.
| Kate Brown of Wyonsing. On the final
! ballot Mrs. Browne received IL votes apd
Mrs. Brown SO.
: After reassembling in the afternoon
| the W. @. T. U. convention resumed Its
D election Of officers with the following re-
suit Recording Secretary, Miss Margaret
I | Hilles; Treasurer, Mrs. ]. B. Quigg; Vice
4 Msa nARre1a natNn In ff.rN NaNl
Castle county Mrs. Kate Smithers for Kent,
, and Mrs. A. 7. McSorley for Sussex. Dele.
I gates to the convention of the national
union, which will be held in Minneapolis
next month, Mrs. Joseph Bellah and Mrs. l.
! N. Fisher. The president, the secretaries
, and the treasurer are delegates ex-ofieio.
The superintendentso Of departments elected
/ for the ensuing year are the same as last
year except that Mrs, Mary L. Cox replaces
Miss Maris In the department OF literature
and influencing the press. The flower mis-
sion and prison and jail work are combined
In one department, with Mrs. N. B. Smithers
| as superintendent. Mrs. Gooding OF Dover
] Is In charge of the department OF present
ing the cause before Influential bodies. A
new department on Sabbath observance Is
In charge of Mrs. Donnell of Newark.
: Miss Mary D. Lathrop OF Philadelphia,
8 national organizer of the Y. W. O. T. u,
) made brief address.
Greetings were received from the state
conventions OF Maryland and New Jersey.
The finance committee reported that 1t
. had concluded to let the national tax re-
main at 5 cents per capita instead Of raising
l | 1t to 10 cents, as requested by Miss Willard.
. Reports of the supertntendents of the
hygiene and the Juvenile work departments
!, | were read, as was also a letter from Mr..
, Harlan, superintendent OF the public
: schools, relative to the branches OF physi-
. ology and hygiene as used in the courses of
study.
Q The corresponding secretary was re-
/ quasted to send to Mrs. ]. @. g. Price, super
a intendent OF the Juvenile work department,
! o letter OF sympathy she being detained at
4 home to attend to sick child.
It was resolved that the State Union shall
pay the expenses of the president to the
convention Of the National Union.
8 Ten resolutions, submitted by tho COM
! mlttee on principles and plans, were
adopted. They recommended renewed
q energy In the temperance cause, an increase
i OF the circulation of the Union Signal and
: other temperance papers, extra exerttons
among the colored people, the uso OF only
!, fermented wine for sacramental purposes,
Y | scientific instruction In tho public schools
: on the temperance question and further
2 sprend of the study of hygiene and the
establishment of students leagues, and the
!, study by housekoepers of the effect OF aleo-
: hol and condiments upon the physical sys-
tenn; thanked the pastors and people OF
F.. Wilmington for encouragement, entertain
: ment and help; congratulated the Temper
Y anee Reform party and pledged II the
: Unions support; asked FOR q pronibitory
h amendment to the State constitution
favored the White Cross League In Its social
. purity movement and urged the agitation
/, of the temperance question.
j Mrs. Martindale made the closing address
:, and prayer and the convention adjourned
] to meet In Seaiord next year.
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