Evening journal., 1893-09-30
". c. T. U. CONVENTION CLOSED.
Members Are Incited TO Greater Earn
estness IN Their Work.
clal Correspondenoe Eyenlng Journal.

eetness IN Their Work.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
DOVER, Sept 39.--The third and last
day 8 session Of the W.C.T U. opened with
devotional exercises, conducted by Mrs.
Guest, of Stanton Minutes Of last meet.
ing were read and approved The report
of credentials by Mrs E Elma Pyle,
showed the attendance TO be four state
officers, hfteen uperintendents forty
three delegates and three visitors, a total
of ninety-seven
A poper entitled Non Alcoholics in
Medicine, was read by Mrs nary b.
Donnell, OF Newark. Different delegates
discussed the subject Of using alcohol as
a medicine II was decided that IL was
not essential, except in extreme cases.
The report Of evangelistic work by
Mrs r. H. Matlack was a mastery piese
OF work, and upon this subject Miss
Hilles and Miss Mathers gave encourag
ing accounts OF the Girls Industrial
School andits great need in this state.
The report Of prison, almshouse and
flower mission work, by the superinten-
dent, Mrs. n. b. Smithers, was exceed
ingly interesting and by special solicita-
tion of Mrs. Barney, Mrs. Smithers was
every paper in the state.
Remarks we're made urging the men Of
the state to make improve ment in the
management Of the prisons, separating
the younger and less hardened inmates
from the hardened and dangerous sin
ners
Mrs Capelle delivered an interesting
speech in favor of Sundsy school work
A - 4t.f 4 T..
the ensuing year was held Owing 20
the rush Of business, the result of the
election was not announced till the after.
noon
At II 30 o'clock, Mrs. ]. X. Barney,
held the Bible reading service, followed
by noon-tide prayer after which the con-
vention took recess till 2 o'clock.
After the opel ing OF the convention
In She afternoon, the result Of the cleo
tion was announced, which Is as follows
President, Miss Margaret s Hilles, OF
Wilmington; vice president Mrs V. l..
Culbertson. New Castle; Mrs Kate Il.
Smithers, Kent; Mrs. NJ l. Fisher, Sus.
sex; corresponding secretary. Mrs Mar
guerite Green, Greenwood; recording
secretaries, Mrs. E Elma Pyle. Whining
ton; Mrs. u NJ. Phelps, Seaford.
The exercises Of last evening were
under the auspices Of the Y w. c. T.
u of the state. Miss Bessie Addison
Mills, superintendent.
The meeting was opened with singing
followed by prayer, after which sole
WAS sung by Herman O. Taylor Thil
was followed with scripture reading bl
Miss Hilles, and a duet by Misses Sallil
and Jessie Lewes, which was well rem
dered
Miss Parrish, national organizer o
young women's work. was introduced q
the audience. She held her hearers il
close attention for an Bur, at the con
clusion OF which Messrs John CarroV
and William T. Smithers sang a duet.
After some other minor business tn
meeting closed.
at the close Of the meeting, Y "
@. T U was organized by electing IA
following officers: president, Miss Berth
Lewis; corresponding secretary, Mis-
Maggie Ferguson; recording secretary
Miss Emma Mites; treasurer, Miss Hele
Slaughter.
The convention closed last evenin
after one Of the most successful an
| futaraafiuu eaceiouu ever held