Smyrna times., 1890-10-22
W. C. T. u, Convention.

ELEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION AT DOVER.
The eleventh annual State Conven-
tion of the w. c. Il. U., WAS held at
the NJ. E. Church, Dover, last week,
Miss Margaret S Hilles presiding.
Miss Hilles requested those who at.
tended the convention here in 1882 to
stand up and IA delegates arose.
Mrs. NJ. l.. WolcOtt made an address
of welcome which was responded to bv
Mrs. Mary b. Donnelly.
Atthe evening session Mrs. Kate f.
SmiIhers, president of the Kent County
unions, presided. The services were
opened by organ voluntary aud sing
ing By the band of Hope. Prayer by
the Rev. T. +. Terry was followed by
devotional exercises by Mrs. Kate +.
Smithers.
Short addresses were made by the
Revs. j. F. StOnecipheF, J. A. b. Will
son and L. F.. Terry, of Dover, and the
Rev. Mr.. Green, of Wyoming. The
annual address of the president, Miss
Margaret 5. Hilles, was next read. The
exercises wereintersepersed with music
by the Baud of Hope and solos by Mrs.
NJ. l.. WolcOtt.
There were about 100 delegates at
the second days meeting Thursday. In
the forenoon, Mrs. Mary l.. Cook, cor.
responding secretary and Mrs. II. NJ
Phillips, the treasurer, each presented
their reports as did Mrs. V. l.. Culbert-
son, vice-president for New Castle
County; Mrs. Kate +. Smithers. of
Kent County, and Mrs Il. ]. Jefferson,
OF Sussex county; Mrs. Marian H.
Price, uperIntendent of the Juvenile
work, Mrs Cora Emery, of Sunday
school work, and Mrs. T. p. Sudler, of
literature.
AT the afternoons session the read :
ing of the following reports occupied
the time. Mrs. Mary V. Deverill, on
sabbath Observance; Miss Annie w.
Sutton, on Influencing the Press Miss
Mary l.. Cox, the Union Signal Mrs.
n. b. Smithers, on Prison and Flower
Missions Mrs. Kate X. Brown, on
scientific temperance Mrs. A. d.
Davis, on Untermented Wine, and Miss
Mary Heald on Hygiene.
In the evening Miss Elizabeth n,
Greenwood, superintendent of evange-
listic work, addressed large audience
i'll the church upon that branch oil
work.
The convention was composed Of
siXty-six delegates from unions of the
w, e. T. u, and fOu rteen delegates
from the Y. w. c. T. U. Delegate.
were present from Wilmington. Rock
mouth. Highlands, Newport, Newark
New Castle, Stanton, Hockessin, Mid
dletown, Townsend, KentOn, Dover
Smyrna, Wyoming, Camden, FELTON,
Seaford, Concord, Bridgeville, Milford
Georgetown, Frederick, Magnolia, Har
rington, Lewes, Milton, Bethel anC
| Nassau.
The Y. w. C. T. u, were represen
ted by delegates from Wilmington
Newark, Newport, MiddletOwn, Dover
SeafOrd and BridgeVille.
The sessions of the WOmen's Chris
tlan Temperance Union closed Friday
night with public exercises under tht
auspices of the Y. w. c. T, u. Tn,
young ladies had the pulpit and chan
Gel Of the NJ. +. Church beautifully
decorated, and they were cOmplimen
ted 10y an audience that completely fiji
led the church in every part.
MISS ANNE Cannon, president of tb,
Y. w. G. T. u, of Dover, delivered al
address Of welcome to the visiting del
gates in the ~" and Miss Fogg, o
Wilmington made a response in behal
of the delegates.
Mrs. }. I. Ellis, corresponding secre
tary of the New Jersey w. G. T. U.
followed with one of the best addresse:
of the session. She is one of the lead
ing orators in the order aud thoroughly
interested her audience.
The following officers to serve for tbs
ensuing year were elected:
President, Miss Margaret S. Hilles
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Jennie
Price treasurer, Mrs. Phelps; dele
gates to the national convention to bC
held at Atlanta, Georgia, Mrs. NJ. l.
WOlcOtt, of Dover, Mrs. Mallory, o
MiddletOwn, Mrs. Alloway, of Dover