The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-15
Meeting OF The ". c. I. U.
The State Convention 10 Session ut
Harrisburg.
A LIST OF OFFICERS ELECTED
The Delegates to the Convention Occupy
PuIpits Of the City Churches Miss
Willard and Mrs. Holvcy Are
Among the Speakers.

one of those red-letter days of which the
people are always proud. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY a Woman's Christian Temper
ance union day, for the temperance wo-
men ruled the town. Everywhere was
heard the voice of woman. From
the pulpit, the forum, the humble plat
| form and the plain table she spoke to
thousands of eager, anxious listeners,
and the echoes of her words Will ring
down the avenue of time. and future
generations will read with pleasure and
| qualification the story of 1898, when the
! Woman's Christian Temperance union
of Pennsylvania captured Harrisburg
| and held Its citizens willing and happy
| prisoners.
In the morning Mrs. Rounds, of Illi-
| nois, spoke in the Market Square Pres
byterian church to a large audience on
Character Rna ding" AT the same
place in the afternoon Mrs. Marie ad-
| dressed the railroaders and gave an
interesting story of life among railway
! employees
Mrs. Annabel Morris Holvey, of Pitts
| ton, spoke in Ridge Avenue church IN
the morning on Christ or Barrabas.
In the evening Mrs. Holvey addressed
| the Fpworth league at Grace church
from TO 7. and again addressed the
overflow meeting from to to allow
Miss Willard to come over from the
main room where she made the first
address. Mrs. Holvey's address was
eloouent, fascinating and impressive.
| She Is a fine word-painter and pos
sesses rare powers of description.
At Mercy Home. in the afternoon Mrs,
| Emile f.. Martin. of New YORK, ad-
dressed a large audience of ladies who
were delighted with her words of advice
and encouragement The following la
dies spoke in these churches. Baptist
church. corner Fourth and State streets,
Mrs. A. C. Law: Memorial U. B.
| church. Boas street near Third, MIS-.
Samuel Clements: Thirteenth Street
Methodist Episcopal church, corner of
Vernon, Mrs. Mary Srarks-Wheeler;
Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal
church. Mrs E. D. c. MAR: Messiah
streets. Mrs. Alfred p. Reid: 81. Paurs
Methodist Episcopal church, Vine
street. Mrs. Leeds: Otterbein L. b.
church. Mrs. Heaton. Rev. Hocker's
pulpit. Steelton.
Delegates and Officers Chosen.
The state convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union will con-
clude it's sessions tomorrow. These Of
ficers were elected this afternoon:
President. Mrs. Anna NJ. Hammer.
Philadelphia vice-president at large,
Mrs j. F. Hill. Washington county; re-
cording secretary. Mrs. Olive Pond
Amies, Philadelphia: corresponding sec
| retary. Miss H. Francis Jones, Phila-
delphia: treasurer Mrs. w. H. Woods,
Huntingdon.
This afternoon the following dele
gates to the national convention at
Baltimore, on Oct H. were elected:
Mrs. A. NJ. Holvey, West Pittston,
alternate: Mrs, H. w. Palmer. Wilkes
Barre: Miss NJ. Whitechurch. Bryn
Mawr. alternate. Mrs. Alice Tatshan,
Royersford; Mrs. ]. B. Sickler, Peck
Vile; Mrs. Jennie V. Dinsmore, Colum-
bia county. alternate: Miss Maria
Thompson, Mrs. OZella Boyd. York,
Miss Jennie Pollock. Washington
county; Miss Laura Burnham. Norris
town. alternate Mrs. Olive NJ. Bowden,
Dunbar; Mrs. f. L. Stephens, Wayne
county. alternate: Mrs. William O'COn-
nor Tioga county; Mrs. F. G.. Byles.
Mercer county: Mrs. s. NJ. Steele, New
Alexandria; Miss Rebecca Boyle and
Mrs. Ella P. Martin, Chester county,
alternate; Miss Amanda spackman.
Mrs. Ellen Lacy and Mrs. Charles
Schimmelfeng, Warren county: Mrs. II.
C. Maitland. Venango county; Mrs.
Greenee. Butler county; Mrs. F. G..
| DyleS, MeTctT county. III H. =. ItIiCH
and Miss Fl. Frances Jones. Philadel-
phia; Mrs Sarah B. Flitcraft. Delaware
county: Mrs. Emma l.. Mcconnell. al
ternate: Mrs. Anna S. Bear, Allentown;
Mrs. ]. G. Yeager Allentown, alternate:
Mrs. NJ. ]. Ralston, Mechanicsburg, al
ternate Mrs. A. II. Ege; Mrs. d. r. Ste
wart, Bradford county; Mrs. A. NJ. Jones,
lakewood, Allegheny county: Mrs. Hen
rietta o. Maitland. Oil City, alternate;
Miss F. b. McClintock, Miss Fl.
" Carrigan. Philadelphia, alter
nate; Mrs. Elma NJ. Preston, New
ton; Mrs. Lettie w. Eyre. Bucks
county. alternate: NJ. Ellen Long
shore. Dolington; Mrs. Carrie w. Cook,
Susquehanna county. alternate; Miss
Harriet Grimm. Sullivan county: Mrs
J. II. Law, Blair, alternate; Mrs Heat
on. Huntingdon; Miss Jennie Mitchell
Indiana, alternate: Mrs. Hockenberry
Franklin county; Mrs. Anna 3. North
Birdsboro. Berks county, alternate:
Miss Lizzie Schermerhorn, Bradford
county; Mrs. j. II. Denckson, Forest
county, alternate; Mrs. DIR. Perry.
Green county; Mrs. M. B. Afford. Beav-
er Falls, alternate Miss Lou Heiner,
Kfttanning; Mrs. Mary II. Hershey,
Lancaster county, alternate: Mrs. Alice
Coates, Little Britain; Miss Lewis, Pot
ter county, alternate; Mrs. Mary D..
Marsh, Northampton county: Mrs.
Katharine p. Simpson, Iackawanna
county: Mrs. A. w. Knepper. Somerset.
alternate; Mrs. Ella Reidy. Clearfield
county; Mrs. Henrietta Stull Mexican
county; Mrs. A. M. Jones. Allegheny
county, alternate: Mrs. Y. ]. Atcheson.
Mrs. Maggie Stees, of Steelton, was
elected delegate at large to the national
convention.
After much discussion a proposition
to change the constitution so as to pro-