The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-12
STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION
Finish Their Work and Adjourn-Many
Interestin Papers Read.

Interesting Papers Read.
The second day of the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance union convention as
sembled yesterday morning with Mrs.
A VI. Hutchinson presiding. After a
meeting OF the executive committee the
! convention was formally opened with
| a devotional meeting. which vas con-
Quoted by Mrs. Park Of Newton.
The secretary's report was then read
and adopted. Mrs. Hutchinson, the
state president, then read her annual
address, which was listened to with in
terested attention. The election OF
state officers was then in order, the fol-
lowing ladies being unanimously elected
for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. c. W. Mitchner, New
ton: recording secretary. Mrs. Eva B.
Ogborn, Kingman; corresponding Sec
rotary, Lizzie Brown, Hutchinson; treas
urer, Mrs. d. C. Weede, Sterling.
County Superintendents-Mr r. A.
Kennedy, Harper county; Mrs. L. a.
Durley, Sedgwick county; Mrs. NJ. L..
Smith, Reno county; Mrs. d. C. Weede,
Rice county; Mrs. Eva. B. Ogborn, King
man county; Mrs. o. 3. Shurk, Barber
county; Mrs. c. w. Mitchner, Harvey
county; Mrs. Dumenel, Pratt county.
superintendent of Departments-Mrs.
NJ L. Parsons, Mrs. NJ. j. Hadley, Hut
Crimson: Mrs. II. l.. Mason, Wichita;
Mrs. Clara G. Dean, Wichita; Mrs. Schal
Hare, Wichita; Mrs. Lizzie Campbell,
Wellington: Mrs. L. NJ Taught, Sterl-
ing; Mrs. Melissa, Ballard Center; Mrs.
4. 5. Embree, Lyons; Mrs. Taught,
Lyons; Mrs. E. j. Ednondson, Valley
Center; Mrs. s. A Mitchner Newton:
Mrs. Lenter, Newton; Mrs. Mary Rob-
erts, Mayheld; Mrs. Cora Harris, Hoo
sier township; Mrs. Stemme, Hoosier
township, Mrs. Ada Bradbury, Hutch
inson.
Distinguished visitors attending the
convention We're: Mrs. Clara y. Daily,
eX-state president of Wyoming, and Miss
May Jacqueth of Americas, Kan. Among
the delegates were: Mrs. Ida Van
Horn and Mrs. Ida Lee, Wellington;
Mrs. Eta McLain and Mrs. J. NJ. Gil
christ, Walton; Mrs C. W. Burgess, of
Nickerson; Mrs. Anna Schellanberger,
Mrs. c. l3. Farney of Maize, Mrs. 2. A
French and Mrs. NJ. F. Ladd, Wichita;
Mrs. Amy Warren and Miss Myrtle
Henderson Of Freeport; Mrs. Ella =.
Hunt and Mrs. Z. J. Woodruff, King
man; Mrs. NJ A Messenger and Mrs.
Emma Hughes, Hutchinson; Mrs NJ.
L D IL ). L.
Mitchner and Mrs Alice Ashenfeller.
Newton: Mrs. Ola Weston, and Mrs.
". V. Williams, Bluff City.
Mrs. H. L. Mason. president of the
local union, then read a paper on ''Puri-
ty in Literature and Art" Mrs. weede
of Sterling read n paper on Influence
of the Press; followed by papers read
on EvangeLstic work by Miss Lizzie
Campbell and on "Prison work" by Mrs.
Schallare of Wichita. After prayer,
adjournment was taken until 100 in the
afternoon.
The afternoon session opened with
devotional exercises. Il eports of the
previous meetings were read and ap-
proved. The following papers were
read:
social Purity Mrs. D. S. Welsh.
Newton.
Conference with Influential Bodies"
Mrs. Alice Vencent, Hutchinson
state and County Fairs Mrs. H. L.
Mason, Wichita
Legislative and Franchise" Mrs.
Ella Kinsey, Kingman.
Petition Work. Mrs. Hattie Walden,
Walton.
'.Non-Alcoholic Meditation" Mrs. H
L. Thornburg.
Mercy" Mrs. Mary Parsons.
Messenger and Union Signal" Mrs !
H. L. Mason. Wichita.
Work Among Railroad Employees !
Mrs. Emma Quick, Nickerson.
Weeds in the Corner" Mrs. Eta Nc
Lain, Walton.
DO Present Day Tendencies Indi- (
cate Progress in Temperance Sent- I
uent" Mrs. r. d. Kelley. Sterling.
Among the addresses made was one I
by Mrs. Parsons OF Rage. Kansas. super /
intendent OF scientific temperance in +
struction. Mrs Parsons called atten- I
ton 70 the work being done by teaches |