Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-10-14
TEMPERANCE WOMEN.

ing Of the State convention of the W.
q. II. U. was held on Wednesday, after
noon, and opened with "a Bible reading
by Mrs. a. S. Wharton.
Tho following committees were APP
pointed: Credentials, Mrs. Annie
Chandler, Mrs. Annie Slaughter and
Miss Ida Kinder; Reception, Mru. Will
bur +. Tunnel. Mrs. Vaughan $. Col
linH and Miss Villa May Morgan;
Literature, MrR. ii. G. Moarns aud
Mrs. Rankin; Finance AMI Accounts,
Mrs. Sarah a. Taylor and Mrs. Steven
son.
Tho programme presented by the
board of officers was adopted.
Mrs. l.. Emma Robinson welcomed
the convention to the town in neat
address, which was responded to in an
equally happy vein Ivy Mrs. Eliza A.
BroRius.
After the report OF the executive
committee. the president OF tho con.
vsntion. Miss Margaret S. llilles, ut
the unanimous request OF the delegates.
gave delightful account of her recent
trip abroad. Her address closed the
afternoon session.
On Wednesday evening a masameet.
ing was held, presided over by Miss
liilles. After devotional exercises,
short addresses of greeting aud welcome
were delivered by tho Rev. Vaughan 3.
Collins and Hon. w. H., Causey, A
letter OF greeting from the Rov. John
| II. S. Ewell, who was unable To he
present, was read. CHIEF Justice Lore
delivered the address OF thu evening, in
which be reviewed the WORT that has
Teen and ia baing done by the W. Z.
| q. U. for tho abolition OF tho rum
traffic and the true emancipation of
woman, saying hope the day is not
far distant when the littls Diamond
State, of which we are all au justly
proud, will place herself on record as
granting 10 woman her God. Eiven right
of equality in every respec. with man. p"
He SAID the argument that this better
class of women would not avail them
solves of the right Of franCh ise,
were it offered them, is false, that in
general woman responded moro readily
tn the call OF duty than man. AT the
close OF the Chief JUSTICES address,
the reports of the vice. presidents of the
various counties were read by Mrs. NJ.
S. Cranston of New Castle, Mrs. Kate
Smithers of Kent and Mrs. Annie 4.
Fisher of SUSSEX.
Luo GuuNbulibu ll1bt ut o. ~ q CluGh
yesterday morning. and an hour was
spent in committee meetings. After
the opening of the convention proper,
Mrs E. Elma Pyle. corresponding
secretary, read revisw OF thu years
work, and the treasurer, MisH Sallie L.
Rawlins, read her report. The superin
tendents of the various departments o
work gave an account of the progress o
the year, Miss Margaret Eastburn, Mis-
Susie Hudson and Mrs. Kate Smithert
for the department of the Loyal Tom
peranue Legion, and Mrs j. Il. MilliguI
for the department Of scientific tenn
perauce instruction in the publit
schools,
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Neal Conl!
discussed the work of the department
of temperance literature, Mrs. A. NJ
Cannon that Of Sunday.school Wort
and Miss Annie w, Sutton the press
Mrg. Mary i. Cox presented the claim
OF the Union Signal, the official orgal
of the organization.
Georgetown, Oct. 9.-At ThursdR
/ afternoons session of the State con
\ vention of the w. G. Il. U. the report
Of the heads of departments were con
tinued, the reports of Mrs. A. W
Cannon. of the department of Sunday
' school work, and Mrs. Neal Comfy, Il
I the department OF temperance litera
5 ture, being read by tho secretary in til
! absence of those ladies'. Tho Natiuna
Temperance Hospital was rnpF6senle
! by Mrs. Butler. and the report Of III
. medal contest was read by Mira. ].
7 EmlnR Robinson. a paper on "irange
. listiG Work and Systematic Giving
9 by Mira II. II. MatlacK, was read ID
$ the eeGretary Mrs. Brown madO tn
! report OF the Industrial School, aud. fo
q lowing her report, a collection of 50 wa
' taken for the school. Mrs Jessie NJ
Graves. as head of the department c
Sabbath observance, read an interestin
i paner, and, after few ramarKa b
+ Mrs White, rolice matron OF Whining
: ton, memorial services were conGlucte
d hy Mrs. AS. Wharton. The union La
o suffered by the loss of eight member
. during the year.
J. Thursday evenings masEmeeting wa
Q presided over by Mrs. X. ". 5mitherl
It vice president FOR Kent county III
II meeting was opened with prayer Ii
b Miss Philipa end Il duet by Mrs. Cyrt
Hatfield and Miss Jennie lIonnuln. III
address Of The evening was majo Ii
Mrs. katharine Lents Stevenson
3, Chicago, corresponding secretary
u the National w. q. Il. U. Sho spoil
principally of the possibilities Of Il
a twentieth century, what the Woman
= Christian Temperance Union las dor
and the part il il expected to play
u moulding the history of the noxt Gel
h tury. Although Mrs. Stevenson arc,
from a sick bed to attend the meetin,
N she gave IN inspiring address.
/, After the committee meetings, yesto
day morning. a Bible reading was cur
IN Quoted by MrH. Stevenson. Tho sure
J., intendonts' conference was cuntinue
Mrs. a. S. Wharton reading a report
Legislation anu petitions, in which 81
expressed regret Mt tho fact that Ii
u recent Constitutional Convention b;
y refused to give to tho women Of Ii
70 State the right Of franchise aud hupr
that such will be given thum in u
et not far distant future. Her roman
at were seconded ty Mrs. Crauston,
or making her r6port on franchise. II
work in prisons, jaiia, almshouses ~
D. flower missions was presented in
IS interesting manner by Mrn. n.
IS Smithers Of Kent county. The folio,
~ ing 0ilicers weru unanimously I
elected President. Miss Margaret
ID llilles; Corresponding Secretary, Nj
I'm +. Eima Pyle; Recording Spctotar
n. Miss Annie q. Nuntiier; Treasure
II NJ ial Sallia y. RawlInB. The nGicf
were given the Chatauqua Halutr, al
,f briefly thanked the convention far /
n honor conferred upon them. Tho pres
II dent, Miss ilille5, was unanimous
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