Evening star., 1896-12-09
NON-PARTISAN CONVENTION
The National W. O. T. q. to Meet Here
Tomorrow Evening.
An Interesting Program Prepared
for the Different Session.. Includ.
Ing a Number Of Good Speeches.

The Non-Partisan National Women 6
Christian Temperance Union will hold its
seventh annual convention in this city at
the Foundry N. E. Church, beginning to-
morrow evening and lasting through Sat
urday. 1t Is expected that large num-
Der of ladies will be In attendance and a
number of excellent speakers are on the
program.
A meeting of the executive committee of
the union was held this afternoon at Cal
vary Baptist Sunday school house TO
make the final arrangements for the
convention. Other meetings of the COM
mtttee will be held tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock and next Monday morning.
The program of the different meetings OF
the convention is as follows:
Thursday evening-Music; devotional ex-
erc1ses. led by Mrs. Isabel G. Plumb, Chi
cago. ILL.,; solo. Miss Lizzie Wahly: ap-
pointment Of credential committee; address
OF welcome. Mrs. John A. Logan. Wash
ington; response. Mrs. Matte F. Weeks,
Pittsburg. Pa; presidents address. Mrs.
c.. CorLelia Afford, Bernardston. Mass.
solo. Miss Grace Altschu, Washington;
address. Mrs. Florence C. Porter, Caribou,
Me collection; benediction.
Friday morning. o'clock-Devotional
meeting. led by Mrs. Agnes G. Barwise.
Brooklyn, N. Y; report of credential com
Ohio: action upon pending amendment
relative to representation; seating Of dele
gates; appointment Of convention commit
tees. resolutions. finance. business reports,
courtesies; report Of meeting held NoVem-
ber 80; report OF executive committee; re-
port Of general secretary, Mrs. Ellen ].
Phlnney, Cleveland, Ohio: report OF treas
urer. Mrs. H. M. Ingham: miscellaneous
business
1:45-Devotions, led by Mrs. B. s. Cogs-
well, Cleveland, Ohio; report of S. s. sec
retary, MIS-. H. s. Ellis. Philadelphia, Pa
report of educational secretary Miss Helen
NJ Andrews. Chicago. ILL.,: report Of leg
islative secretary. Mrs. Lydia H. Tiltoll,
Washington, D. c.; report of publica ton
committee. Mrs. T. 3. Walker, Minneapolis,
Minn; report of industrial training Mrs.
e. A. D. Burrir gton. Belfast Me-; flash
lights, state presidents; miscellaneous busi-
ness.
Friday evening-Organ voluntary, Mrs.
Grace d. Brown: chorus. I'm a Pilgrim. -
Mrs. Carrie KidweIl Stewart and pupils
devotional exercises. led by Mrs. Springer,
l.namosa, Iowa; Angels Chorus" ad-
dress, Mrs. Anna NJ. Edwards, Cleveland,
Ohio ON solo. Miss Matte Wade. Washing
ton. D. c.. address, Mr.. Hiram Price,
Washington, D. C.; solo, Miss Burnett,
Washington, D. c.: address, Mrs. Annie
Wfttenmyer. Saratoga. Pa; solo, Mrs. L.
chorus, 80 Holy Father
Saturday morning. 900 o'clock-Devo-
tions led by Mrs. Marion L. Moore, Grand
junction. Iowa: report of business COM
,i''ee ieport ol young women s secretary,
Mrs. Carrie l.. Ballinger. Council Bluffs,
Iowa: report of rescue work, Mrs. Agnes
c. Paul, Fort Fairfield, Me-; report of press
secretary, Mrs. Annie Wittenmyer Sana-
toga. Pa: report Of army. navy and ma
rine corps secretary. Miss Rachel c. Levy,
Washington: election of officers; miscel-
laEeoGs business.
Saturday Observation-Disclosures led by
Mrs. c. T. Cole. Mount Pleasant, Iowa: re-
port of evangelistic secretary. Mrs. Isabel
c. Plumb Chicago; home department Mrs
Ina NJ Slusser Downer's Grove, ILL.,; re-
port of resolutions committee, report of
finance committee: methods
A platform meeting will be held Sunday
afternoon, for which some of the best
speakers in the union are to be reserved
and the occasion is expected to be a very
interesting one. Fine music will be a spe-
cial feature of the meeting.