Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-10-19
W. II. U. CONVENTION.
Interesting Sessions of the
Loyal White Ribbonites,
STRONG PLEA FOR SOCIAL PURITY


Mrs. Marks Causes a stir Among the
Good Temperance Union Election Of
omoeIs This Morning Other Business
ofau Important and Interesting Nature.
Yesterday afternoons session Of the
w. O. II u. convention waH called TO
order at $50. and after the reading OF
the minutes Superintendent Harlan, Of
the city schools. told what Is being done
N the way Of teaching the effects Of
alcohol and tobacco III the schools. Four
young girls sang q temperance song to
the air Of "Old Oslzen Bucket, after
which Mrs. Slaymaker made a report of
the work oone in the public schools She
said that not so much inter est Is taken
IN Sussex ana Kent counties as in
New Castle. but thinks Il irlportant that
there should be local superintendent
in every school district
Mrs. J. r. Milligan rec ommsnied a
temperance journal which che showed TO
the delegates. A motion was adopted
that committee OF three bo appointed
to act with the committee Of the New
Century Club on compulsory educsti5n in
Delaware. Mrs. Mary tIowland, from
New-Century Club, stated in Delaware
80 per cent. of the children Of school age
were not in school
Mrs, Ella Boole. Of New York, made a
short address at 3 o'cloek, and was
elected a member of the convention
Mrs. Price reported tie condition OF
the Loyal Temperance Legion. and wa 8
followed by Miss Eastwood and Mrs
Franklin, IN addresses on tbs same.
Mrs. H. e. Jones, Of Dover, read
paper on the Demoresb medal contest.
She thinks there is no surer way Of in
stilling the beauties of temperance in
children's minds than by II ese contests
and that there Is no es.sier way of seeur-
Ing that necessity, money. She also
read an interestn ng letter from Miss
Addie Hazard, Of Middle6oWn, on the
same subject.
Mrs. &. H. Capslle and Mrs Berlin read
papers on Sunday school work which
held the close attention Of all present.
Mrs Stengle, Of Smyrna, followed in a
talk on the ssme subject
One Of tLe m0st interesting features
OF the session was letter II ON Mik
Willard, = sad 10y Miss Hilles Miss
Willard express ed regret at OF being
able 70 be presen t. and urged tue w. G.
4 Y. to take a strong position for the
publication OF N unicipal politics and the
outiawing Of the saloon, the gambling
house, the haunt OF infamy and blottlng
from the bill boards Of ali to WINS and
cities IN tha lov ely little Diam1nd State
all posters the 'ignt Of which tends tC
degrade manho 0d's thoughts Of women
At o'clock Miss Belle Kearney
national orga' iizer of the ~ /" gave
talk to the yours Z women in the sunday
school room OF the church. To night
she will addrsss rally in Centra
Presbyterian Church. A memoria
revival wRs conducted By Mrs
r. d. Matiack- Those who die during
the year ana were spoken abodt were
Mrs. EupherAia II Hitch. Mrs LUcindl
II. Hazard. Miss A. Vaughan Miss
Martha De- rickson. Mrs. Anna Cleavei
aud Mrs. Lydia H. Strong. MrS Mat
lack spoke Of Lsven Phillips, o.
Lewes ard Lewis w. Davis OF Oal
Grove. Rev Lafayette Marks and Rev
M. Morgan were intro 1uced and each
made a few remarks The SECRETARY
read paper by Mrs r. r. Butler on
tempe rance Literature, and after RI
aodr ess by Miss Greenwood the conven
tion adjourned being dismissed with the
benediction by Rev. Adam Stengla.
After the session had concluded
nearly all the delegates visited the Girls
Reform School, on West street, being
received by Mrs. Marks and other
members of the committee There
songs were sung, aud every visitor
expressed + erself delighted with the
neat, happy appearance OF the gisls II
Is matter for regret, however, that the
house is too small for the good purpose.
There vfas mass-meeting in Grace
Church ls ST night. It was addressed by
Professor Isaac 7. Johnson and Mrs
Ella Booze, of New York. It was ex-
pected that Father Flynn and Rev. S. b.
Meeser would also make addresses, but
Father Flynn was unable to bs present
aud Rsv. s. B. MsesOr declined, owing TO
the lat eness of the hour.
A 'ouuch Of lovely La France and