The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-10-17
FIT TIL EDITION.
TENN TEMPE FRANCE 9AHCG WORKERS
Convene In Fifteenth Annual
Session Today.
Business ofthe Session
The Convent on Will Last Three
Days--Many Delegates in
Attendance-The Opening /,
Exercises. Address by IN
; by Rev. T. E I /
Terry. !

The Women's Chrl stan Temperance
Union OF Delaware con yened In fifteenth
annual session In the st. PauIs NJ. Il,
Church at ~. 80 O'Clock this m ornlnx. Thu
church was well filled with delegates, and
the chancel was decorated with pOttad
plants and banners OF the union.
Miss Margaret >, Hlllss presided. and
wi.h her on the pulpit sat the secretary,
Mrs. III. IL. Green. Miss Hllles announo.
Cd That tho opening devotional exercises
would be conducted by Mrs. Il. H. Mat
lack. Hymn No. 81. There's a Blessing
Ia Prayer" was thsn sung by the congre.
CATION and Mrs. Matlack prayed. The
familiar hymn, while the Days are Go.
Ing By" followed the prayer. Miss Belle
hearney. OF Mississippi. prayed
Mrs. Matlack then addressed the dele.
gates In an earnest speech bearing on the
great work before them. At her reque st.
and at the conclusion OF the address, Rev,
y E. Terry sang the hymn. "As the Bird
chorus
The meeting was then formally opened
by Miss Hilles who made brief address,
In course of which she sal;: she felt great.
" encouraged at the large attendance
She then asked to he excused, Mrs. Al. Is,
Cranston, county president, taking her
seat
The New Castle County officers who
answered to their names during the roll
call were Wilmington Union, Mrs. Il. A.
Brosius. Mrs. Margaret $. Hiles and Anna
g Hall, Marshallton, Mrs. Anna Guest,
Newport, Mrs. Mary d. Green Middle.
town. Mrs Culbertson, New Castle. Miss
Cannon, Hookessln, Mrs. Mary Mitchell,
Delaware City. Mrs. NJ. f. Janyler. The
County societies were well represented
Sussex only had one officer In attendance
Rev I. E. Terry greeted the delegates
In brief speech lie offered thom the
use OF the church, and II there was any.
thing else desired 1t could be furnished
for only the asking. Along the line Of
temperance and the organization, he said,
the world looked to women for the ono
great final result Without their MD
Christian temperance Oan never sueoeed.
and he prayed that the day would not be
far distant when temperance should rule
the land. The address was greeted with
applause.
The appointment OF CON mlttses follow.
ed, and on motion the chair made these
announcements:
On credentials Mrs. Pyle Mrs Don.
belly, Mrs. Groves, Miss Thompson.
On iinance-Mrs Phelps, Mrs. Watson,
Mrs. Hairgi owes. Mrs Carey.
Courtesie Thomas Darlington.
Mrs. Quiag.
Telegrams-Mrs Marks Mrs Hoffecker.
Literature-4Iiss England, Miss Comfy
After devotional exercises the bene-
diotion was pronounced by the Rev. Mr..
All tho delegates hnve been assigned
homes.
Noble +. Hadley presided at the organ
at the morning session.
Visitors arc cordially invited to all the
services.
A reception will DO rendered the dele.
gates In the parlors of the New Century
Club to night at s o'clock.
The meeting IN Grace NJ. f. Church TO.
morrow night Will be addressed by Mrs
Ella d. Boole OF New Yoik. There will
also bs greetings by Revs. d. J. Flynn
and s. b. Meeser. Mise Lore Will cling
and other music will lie Furnished by the
church orchestra. The meeting will be
public.
The delegates In attendance from New
Castle county are:
NeNark-&lrs. James BEST Mrs II. l.
Duhndw way, Mrs. Hiegler, AIRS. d. Butter,
Mrs Mary y. Donnel
Stantou-Nr6 NJ. A Cue Mrs. cranton,
Mrs. Grander Mrs Hannah Chamber
Hockossin-Mrs. l.. Il. Pyle, Miss Mar
garet las burn, Miss Carrla Palmer. Miss
Sarah ). Mitchell, Mira. DR.. Mitchell, Mrs.
Sarah Taylor.
Townscnd-Mrs y. II Taylor. Nils, Kute
Atwell. Mrs. Anna L. Maonpy.
Mddietown-A Mrs Maria Walker Mrs
Massey. Mrs. Y, l.. Culbertson, Airs. Mar.
ion Price
Sweeney, Airs. j. H. Williams, Mrs. Mary
II. hudson. Niles Susie Hudson. Mrs. Kate
Smithers. Miss NJ w. Thompson and Miss
Anna Sutton.
Inc program Tor tomorrow afternoons
session Is:
8.30-Committee Meetings
9.0O-Deyotlonal Lxerclees-Mrs. A. 8,
Wharton. Dover.
15-ReadinR OF Minutes.
925-Report of Executive Commttsa
935-Rsport OF State Ireasurer-Mrs.
Fl. NJ Pheips.
95O-Report OF County President.
New CaHtle County-Mrs. II. P,
Cranston.
Kent County X T. Smltherr.
Sussex Countrywide. A. l.. Fisher
1O.30-SingiGR.
State superintendent Conference.
l. Organization.
10.40--Loyal Temperance Legion-bIrs.
Marion il. Price.
lO.50-Young Woman's Branch
Mills.
l.00-Demo Medical Contests-Mrs.
I. X Jones.
ll.10-Bibe ReadlnR-Miss Greenwood.
ELECTROMAGNETIC.
Adjournment