Evening journal., 1896-10-24

COLORADO AND UTAH-PREPAR-
ING FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION.
The seventeenth annual state con-
yentiOn of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union of Delaware came to I
close after another interesting public /
meeting last night in New Castle NJ. Il. I
Church. The convention was one of |
the most successful and profitable, ana
just before it's close eighteen strong
new resolutions were adopted, including
a little one extending most cordial
thanks to the people of New Castle for
their most hospitable treatment.
The afternoon session of yesterday
opened in charge of Mrs X. Z. Smith
ers, president, of Kent county Mrs.
r. H. Matlack made an address on
evangelistic work and systematic Civ
ing, and requested that each union
begin the new year with a movement
for wider religious zeal. Rev. n. II.
Miller, ID. D., of Newark, and Rev. w.
l.. S. Murray, ID. D., of Wilmington,
were presented to the convention.
Miss Hilles took the chair and am
nounced the following superintendent
for the year:
Juvenile Work-NIiss Margaret East
burn, Hockessin.
= loung Woman's WOrk-Miss May
Thompson, Delaware City.
Scientific Temperance Instruction
LEFT with executive committee.)
Sunday School WOrk-Mrs. A. Nj.
Cannon, new Castle.
Temperance Literature-Mrs. Mar
guerite Green, Whitesville.
Press-Miss Annie w. Sutton,
Smyrna.
State Agent-Mrs. Mary L. Cox, Mic
dletown.
Reporter for Union Signal-Miss Mar
garet Houston.
Medal Contests-BIrs. Cora snowden,
Dover.
Temperance Hospital and Non-Alco-
holics in Medicine-Mrs. f. Kemp
Butler, Newark.
Narcotics-Mrs. Jennie Price, Fred
erica
Evangelistic Work-Mrs. R. H. Mat
lack, Wilmington.
Work in Prisons, Almshouses and
Flower MissiOns-Mrs. n. b. Smithers.
Dover.
Promotion of Social Purity-Mrs E.
c. Marks. Wilmington.
Sabbath Observance-Mrs. Jessie NJ.
Graves, Greenwood.
Legislation-Mrs Annie II. Wharton,
Franchise-Mrs. NJ. S. Cranston,
Newport.
REFORMING BAD GIRLS.
Mrs. z. c. Marks, superintendent of
Social Purity, reported on work among
girls who had been led astray and into
immoral lives She said that the Girls
Industrial School has done a remark
able work in Transforming young girls
from immortality and vice to good
young women, studious and winsOme
leading Christian lives. The school now
has 16 girls in the present cramped
building and many others under its
care outside Their ages are from II
to is, but the charter holds them under
the care of the school until they are
q. Numerous contributions have beer
received during the year, but the boarC
of managers must have a new building
The present headquarters, at No. IL.
East Sixteenth street, Wilmington
must be abandoned Contributions an,
prayers-,were solicited from every uniol
of the state.
Miss Hilles asked for systematic do
nations from each union in the state
and all those who would help tn
school in their prayers to rise, and tn
entire convention arose.
TAKING CARE OF THE SCHOOLS.
Mrs. J. r. Milligan addressed tn
convention on her work of looking int
scientific temperance instruction in tn
public schools. She urged. her hearer
TO make more earnest efforts towar
becoming interested and active in tn
public schools, to visit and encourag
the teachers; to show personal inter
est in the conduct and progress Of tn
schools in their nelghborhoOd. Sh
commented on the increased activity i
the Sunday schools, especially in Ne'
Castle, where Rev. V. S. Collins ha
81 formed a temperance society Of 19
members of the Sunday school.
Mr.. Collins exempliied the Constitr
tional Convention movement to eleC
ten delegates from each county who al
favorable to temperance legislation
the new Constitution.
Rev. n. III. Miller, ID. d.. of Newarl
spoke in favor of prompt action o
prison reform and stated that an ol
portunity would soon be offered for III
W. G. T. u. to make itself felt in tf
timely movement for prison reform.
THE CLOSING RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions were adopted seri.
tim and reaffirm allegiance to the NJ
tional Union and its president Nil
Frances p. Willard; that the eyange
istic spirit spread until each union pla
systematic religious work in the unioi
and among the masses: that person
s. work be done throughout the state
& geCure the election of the ten delegat
pledged to temperance legislation in Il
Constitutional Convention; that ca,
member give especial attention to Il
training Of children; recognize the DE
aware Industrial School for Girls an
pledge to labor for its improvement
thank the press for liberal reports; col
demn debasing plays and show bill
commend the National Hospital
Chicago; urge more diligent opposite
to narcotics oeplore law-breaking al
lyrching; condemn the side shows
Dover fair: prsys for a rally in your
women's work.
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