Evening journal., 1899-09-23
CONVENTION AT WEST.
TWENTIETH ANNUAL CONVENTION
TO BE HELD IN THIS CITY.

OIENllNO DboolOAN VI AAih W. ~ r.
U. CONVENTION WILL BE HELD
IN WEST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH ON SEPTEMBER PIN
TEREsTING PROGRAM PRE-
PARED.
Following is the program of the
State Convention of the w. c. T. u, to
be held in West Presbyterian Church
on September 27, 2S and 20:
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27.
1890 a. m, temperance love feast
Mrs. R. II. Matlack; 11.3O a. m, con-
vention called to order; roll call Of Of
ficers, superintendents and ex-officio
members; appointment of committees:
Credentials, resolutions, courtesies,
literature and finances announcements;
noontide.
Wednesday afternoon-1.30, commit
tee meetings; 2, devotional services;
215, convention called TO order; read
ing of minutes; address of welcome,
Mrs. A. H. Berlin; response, Mrs. Jen-
ME G. S. Price; report of executive
committees; report of vice-presidents;
Sussex, Miss Lillian Cade; Kent, Mrs.
X. L. Smithers; New Castle, Mrs. M.
S. Cranston; echoes from National
Convention, held at st. Paul, Missouri,
1898. Mrs. e. Kemp Butler; announce
ments and adjustment.
Wednesday evening-Mrs. r. II. Mat
lack presiding; 7.30, devotional ser
vices; greeting from pastor, DR.. A. n.
Keigwin; address. by Chief Justice
Lore; solo, Rev. Ralph Coursey; ad-
dresses, Henry c. Conrad William S.
Prickett; free will Offering; benedic-
tion.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2S.
$50 a. m, committee meetings; Q a.
m, Bible reading, Mrs A. N. Keigwin;
$50 a. m, convention called to order,
reading Of minutes, report of corre-
spending secretary, Miss Carrie M.
Hance; report of state treasurer, Miss
S. r. Rawlins; outlook for coming
year, president, Mrs. e. Elma Pyle.
State superintendent conference.
Organization: l.. 7. L. conference,
conducted by Miss Margaret EastbuIn;
Y. w. c. T. U. work. 2. Education.
| Scientific temperance instruction, Mrs.
]. r. Milligan: temperance literature,
Mrs. Neal Comfy; the press, Mrs. Annie
| W. sutton; union signal, Mrs. Lila
Aron; noontide prayer.
Thursday afternoOD--1.3 80, committee
meetings; 2, devotional services; 2.15,
convention called to order; reading OF
minutes.
Superintendents' conference oontin-
ued-Medal contest. Mrs. L. Emma
Robinson; on-alcoholics in medicine
and temperance hospitals, Mrs. e
Kemp Butler; franchise. Mrs. NJ. S
Cranston, superintendent; address by
Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery. Philadel
phia, Pa; narcotics, Mrs. G. G. Pierce
i 3. Evangelistic-Evan work
and systematic giving, Mrs. r. II
Matlack unfermented wine, Mrs. T. +
Sudler; work in prisons, jails ant
almshouses, Mrs. N. B. Smithers
flower mission, Mrs. Russell Holmes
promotion of social purity and indus
trial school, Mrs. E. c. Marks; Sabbatl
observance, Mrs. Adam J. Stengle
Legal-LegislatiOn and petitions Mrs
Mary Webb; announcements: memoria
services, conducted by Mrs. L. w
Emerson.
Thursday evening-Mrs. X. Z
Smithers, president Of Kent county
presiding; devotional exercises; ad
dress, Mrs. Helen M. Barker, nationa
treasurer, w. G. T. L.; solo, Mr.. Smith
free will Offering and benediction.
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 20.
$50 a. m. committee meeting, devo
tional services, convention called Il
+ order, reading of minutes, report o
/ credential committee, work among tn
gailroad employees, Mrs. Annie H. IT
win, superintendent; annual election
of officers; noontide prayer.
Friday afternOOn-1.30, cOmmitte
) meetings, devotional services; 2.15
convention called to order, reading o
minutes, report of resolution commit
tee and special committees. 8. Spe
! cial meeting of state officers and su
perintendents of departments. 4. Con
, vention visits Girls Industrial School
Twenty-fifth and Market streets.
Friday evening-DevOtiona exer
cises, address by Miss Belle Kearney
! national organizer; free will Offering
bendiction.
The various superintendent VIII
. will make reports are: 1. Organiza
tion-LOyal Temperance Legion, Mis-
y CT L4dcbuulhs AAAAouf AUunS W.
mans Work, Mrs. Ada G. Quigley, Viii
mington. 2. Educational-Scienti
Temperance instruction, Mrs. J. r. Mil
4 ligan, Wilmington; school saving
banks, Mrs L. w. Emerson, Whining
( ton; Sunday school work, Mrs. A. N
Cannon, New Castle; temperance III
erature, Mrs. Neal Comfy, Wilmington
the press, Miss Annie w. SuttOI
t Smyrna; state agent Union Signal. N
porter for Union Signal, Mrs. Lii
Aron, Camden; medal contest, Mrs.
Emma Robinson. Georgetown; mona
cOhOlics in medicine, temperance hos
d pitals, Mrs. r. Kemp Butler Newark
/ narcotics, Mrs. G. G. Pierce, Milford
8. Observation-Disclosures wOr
- and systematic giving, Mrs. r. H. Ma
q lack Wilmington; unfermented VIII
at sacrament, Mrs. T. It. Sudler Bridg
r Vile; work in prisons, jails and worl
- houses, Mrs. N. B. Smithers, Dove
- flower mission. Mrs. Russell Holme
Al Dover; promotion Of social purity ar
d Delaware Industrial School for Girl
l. Mrs. c. z. Marks, Wilmington; Sa
bath observance, Mrs. G. Stengl
Georgetown; railroad employees, MI