Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-14

QUkSTlON AND VARIOUS PHASES
OF THE LIQUOR PROBLEM TO BE DISCUSSED
DELEGArEs TO THE GENERAL CONVENTION
PROGRAM OF THE SESSIONS TOMORROW.
The sixteenth annual conven ton Of the
Womans Christian Temperance Union Of the
District of Columbia will be held tomorrow
and Thursday in the Metropolitan NJ E. Church
in this city. There will be five sessions during
which the union will transact a large amount
Of business incidental to the work in the District
There are about seventy-fve delegates accred-
tied to the convention coming from the twenty
auxiliary organizations in the city and vicinity.
Each auxiliary is entitled to delegation con-
sisting OF the four officers, one delegate at large
and one additional for every twenty members
At this meeting there will be elected the two
delegates to go with the board OF officers Of
the District union to the national convention
70 be held IN Atlanta, Ga, November IA next
TOPICS TO BE CONSIDERED.
II is expected that there will be considerable
discussion OF the cigarette question, and there
are hints that Mrs. La Fetra, the president Of
the local union. will treat the subject-as well
AS others OF lnterest-with ungloyed hands in
her annual address. to be delivered Wednesday
afternoon. Among the other topics on which
she will speak are Gospel, Temperance and
Prohibition" '.Wo mans Ballot" social
Purity, Our Creed and White Ribbon"
scientific Temperance Instruction" Mothers
Meetings" Washington Saloons" Liquors
by the Drink"
WEDNESDAYS PROGRAM.
The session will begin Wednesday morning
ct $50 O'Clock, preceded by a brief devotional
exercise, conducted by Rev. DIR. Corey. The
program Of the session is follows: Roll-call
o. officers and superintendent. Appointing
committees resolutions, finance
and courtcsies- Minutes OF executive commit
tee. Reports OF snperihtendents-F mis-
sion, Mrs. Saille Denhsm; eyangellstic work,
MIS-. u. l. Clark; prison and jail WORK, Mrs
II. II. Hendrickson; social purity. Hope and
Help Mission, Mrs. II. b. Perley; Sabbath OBJ
seryance. Mrs. b. Il Catlin; work among for
signers, Mrs. II. Crosby. Noon-tide prayer.
After a she Il intermission for refreshments
work will be begun again at 1:30 pm, when
Mrs. La Fetra's address will be delivered. The
other officers will make their reports and su-
perintendents will submit the results of their
work as follows: Juvenile work, Mrs. Alfred
Wood chalk talk, Mrs. Mabel WEIGH; temper
anee literature, Miss l.. s. Weightman; mar
cotics. Mrs. Emma Shelton. That evening a
treat will be presented in the form OF an ad-
dress by Mrs Mary A. Livermorc, well known
IN temperance circles as gifted with wonder
full oratorlcal power. The session, which like
all the others, will be open to the public, will
begin at 1880 pm. and will be presided over
by DIR. Corey. The address will be preceded
BY some pleasant music.
THURSDAYS PROGRAM.
Thursday mornings session Will be devoted
quito strictly TO business, the program of the
work 10 be done being as follows: Reading of
minutes, report Of credential committee, cleo
tion OF officers, election OF delegates to ma
Eonal. report of committee resolutions
In the afternoon, beginning at 1:30 will be
the final session of the convention at which
the following reports OF superntendents will
be received: "Unfermentcd wines" Mrs. Z.
W. Knowles; Legislative work" Mrs. Marga-
ret Weaver; Young woman's work." Mrs H..
b. MoultOn; Hygiene and heredity." Mrs. An
ME Z. Boyee; scientific Temperance instruc-
tion." Mrs. Sophy Smith; Press work. Mrs
l. f. Deane.
The present officers OF the local union are:
Mrs. 5. ID. La Fetra, president; Mrs. NJ T..
Cohen, recording secretary; Miss Lizzie Kess-
Ter, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Il. A. Will
Jams, treasurer; Mrs. Emma +. Shelton, audi
tor, and Mrs. Maggie Is. Platt district organ
izer.
RULES OF THE CONVENTION.
This Is a woman's convention and Of course.
interesting from the point Of view OF the man
who thinks the sterner sex monopolizcs al,
knowledge OF parliamentary law. The rules OF
the convention are comprised IN a few sugges-
tions TO delegates, winch. IL followed by the
House OF Representatives., might greatly facili-
tate legislation. They follows:
!. To make a motion or address the conven.
ton q member must rise and address the chair
(Which she does by saying, Madam President)
end. standing, wait for recognition. When