Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-30
THE WOMEN WORKERS.
"orids Convention of Temperance
Advocates and National Assembly.

Inc programs for the worlds Woman's
Chrlstan Temperance Union convention.
10 be held in Toronto Canada, in October
ano the national convention. to Immediate
iy follow it. in Buffalo, will soon he com
pieted. A conference of the worlds Of
ftcers has just been held in Portland Ne
AT the home Of Mrs. L. NJ. n Stevens
Miss Frances E. Willard. president. Miss
Agnes E. Slack, secretary, and Miss Anna
Gordon. assistant secretary. were present
The national officers We're Miss Willard
president; Mrs. Stevens vice president. and
srs. katharine l. Stevenson, correspond
ing secretary.
Lady Henry Somerset has engaged pas-
sage on the steamship st. Louis for Oc-
tober 2 She comes ever to attend the
conventions named. TIE proposed en-
trance OF her son, Somers Somerset, on a
political career has engrossed all her time
and attention and kept her from leaving
meme scorer. The executive committee of
the British Woman's Temperance Associa-
tlon meets at Eastnor Castle Lady
Henry's ancestral home, September 2s and
this Is also OBTAINING her The annual ser
mons before the worlds and national con-
ventions, resi- ectively, will be delivered by
her.
At the solicitation of Mrs Marion b.
Baxter, DIR. J. H. Kellogg of the Battle
Cheek Sanitarium has consented to fur
ish all cerea.s and grain foods. crackers
committee in charge of lunches at the
Brffalo convention can use. An attendant
will be on dtty in the ladies' rest room
during the days of the convention to serve
the hot caramel coffee. with granose crack
ers, to any one who wishes it. Both DR.
and Mrs. Kellogg are members of the w
c. T. Z. and in sympathy with its work
They are very philanthropic. and all the
profits from the sale of these foods goes
to missionary and charitable work
The national w. c. T. U. convention in
Buffalo will be preceded by purity con-
ference, under the direction of the purity
department. Mary Wood-Allen, NJ. D., the
superintendent of this lire of work, will
conduct the conference. The first session
will be held the evening of October 81, will
he devoted to rescue work and will be
largely in charge of the members of Union
No. 1. The speakers for the evening Will
be Mrs. Isabel Wing Lake of Chicago. and
Mrs. Charlton Edholm. author of Traffic
il Girls" who will speak the work of
the Florence Crittenton missions. The
cc1 ference will CT ntinue all day and even
ing of the 2Sth. Mrs. Dora Webb of Cadiz,
Chic, will talk on her branch of this work,
reform legislation; Mrs. Jessie Brown Hill
ings; Mrs. J. H Kellogg of Battle Creek
Mich, on child culture circles; Mrs. Mabel
L. Conklin of Brooklyn, N. Y, on White
Cross societies; Miss Rose NJ. Wood-Allen,
daughter Of the superintendent, on White
Shield circles.
Dr. j. H. Kellogg of Battle Creek will be
p1 esent and take part in the program, ana
Mrs. s. NJ. I. Henry will assist along the
Tires of child training. DIR. Kellogg's topic
will be Science in Behalf Of Chastity and
Confluence"
The purpose of the holding of this con-
ference is TO supplement the time of the
convention in the interest of the depart
ment and of the workers who come from
afar to get practical working ideas of the
purity work. 1t is to be essentially
working meeting. and problems Will be
mr. tod
culties will be discussed, time being given
after each address for questions and an
Swers
Lady Henry Somerset and Miss Frances
E. Willard will be invited to speak, and
will be present il their other engagements
will allow it.