Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-05
Continuation of the Session of W. G.
T. U. Convention.
RECEPTION OF REPORTS and PAPERS
Additions to the Attractions of
Sesqui-CentenniaI Period.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
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ALEXANDRIA. Va, October 5. 1899.
The third days session of the seventeenth
annual state convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union opened this
morning at o'clock, in the Methodist
Protestant Church. with meeting of the
executive committee. After The Stars re-
port closed yesterday afternoon business
session was held. The corresponding sec
rotary in her report gave the following
statements: District conventions, Il; coun-
ty conventions, ); number of local unions
of the W. C. T. T., 3D. active members,
Y w c. T. T. 4e9; W. c. T. T.. 93I; total
number of members of organization In VIZ
gnia, 1,4o6 gain in last year. Il; number of
Loyal Temperance Legions, 10; membership,
800 A feature of the convention was the
address delivered last night by Mrs. Mar
garet Dye Ellis the national superintendent
of legislation for the society. Her dis
course dealt particularly with her personal
experiences in the Hobbies of the Capitol
while endeavoring to secure legislation IA
yorable to the temperance cause.
At 10 o'clock this morning the conven-
ton was called to order Devotional ex-
ercises of a few minutes duration followed
under the direction of Mr.. Harry Hantz-
man.
The period from 1925 to noon was occu-
pied with ten-mlnute talks Dy the super III
tendents of departments as follows: Young
Woman's branch, Mrs. G. NJ. Johnson OF
Richmond; Loyal Temperance Legion, Miss
Bette Pollard. this city; physical training
and hygiene Miss Laura Smith, Hamil-
ton: scientific temperance instruction. Mrs
A. E. Wait, Richmond: Sunday school
work. Mrs. ". D. Southall, Norfolk; tenn
pcrance literature, Mrs Thomas w: Bag
by. West Point the press, Mrs. William
Freeman. Norfolk: medal contests, Mrs
E. B. Clements, Centraia; evangelistic
work in almshouses Mrs. M b. Lee
Richmond: unfermented wine. Mrs. Amy C.
Weech Alexandria: prison and Jail. Mrs
Thomas Whitehead, Richmond: securing
homes for homeless children. Mrs. William
A. Thompson. Norfolk: work among SOL
diers and sailors. Mrs ]. w, Castles. Cape
Charles: purity. Mrs. Mary E. Webb Nor
folk; parlor meetings. Mrs. Julia Hudgins,
Richmond flower mission. Mrs. Florence
Knowles Richmond: legislation and petit
ton. Mrs. r. H. Jones. Norfolk; peace and
arbitration, Mrs. j. d. Pretlow. Pretlow.
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis delivered an ad-
dress scientific temperance. resolu-
ton adopted. directing that inquiry
he made in the matter of prospective legis-
lation that would provide for the use of
temperance class books in the public
schools of the state.
A resolution also adopted with q
view of influencing legislation to protect in
nccent children from the harsh treatment
of irresponsible parents.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session opened with devo-
ticnal exercises conducted by Mr.. Melville
Pitts. Routine business vas transacted
The program for this evenings exercises,
which will be held in Trinity Church, is as
follows: Devotional exercises, paper, THE
Object of the Y. w. C. T. t." Miss Julia
Hudgins; recitation. Miss Pearl |. Addison;
solo, Miss Bette Pollard; silver chimes,
Miss Laura Smith: solo, Miss Elizabeth
Hobson; paper, lis There Need of a Y. W.
G. T. U.?" Miss Ola Payne; why Should
a Young Woman Help the Total Abstinence
and Purity Cause?" Miss Bell Bartlett.
Sesqui-CentenninI Celebration.
The committee of the sesaui-
composed of Chairman Harlow, DR.. Smith
and Messrs. c. c. Carlin j. NJ. Hill, Charles
Bendheim, Representative Rixey and Alex.
]. Wedderburn, called on Secretary Root
| OF the War Department yesterday in refer
ence to the troops to be ordered to A.exan-
dria for the parade. He promised to send
all of the available troops possible and to
loan decorations from the department.
Secretary Long was next called upon and
also promised all the aid possible includ-
ing an order for the United States ship
Dolphin and attachments of marines See
rotary Long also promised the aid of the
various bureaus of his department.
Admiral Bradford was next seen, who
promised to furnish a large quantity of
| both inside and outside decorations. Admit
F! raj Chas. O'Nie! of the ordnance bureau
promised to send from the navy yard such
available material as would add to the dis
play
Both Secretaries Long and Root will be
with President Mckinley in the west the
| 18th of October and cannot attend, but it
| IS expected Assistant Secretaries Allen of
! the Navy and Meiklejohn of the War De
| partment and Admirals Bradford and
| O'Niel and Assistant Adjutan. General
| Iieistead will be the guests of the city.
| The Bachelors Cub has kindly offered to
| receive and entertain at its own expense
| the representatives of the press at its
| rooms, No. 413 King street.
Chairman Boyer reports that the Column
! bia and Caldwell Communicates, respect
| lively Uniform Rank. X of p. of Washing
| ton. have accepted the invitation to partic-
ipate in the parade.
Vitations will be extended to representa-
| tives of the press of Washington. Virginia
| and those papers which represented in
| the congressional press gallery and noted in
! the directory.
Mayors Court.
| In the police court this morning the
| mayor disposed of the following cases:
| Walter Posey and Robert Posey, charged
| with an assault on John Vented and John
| holland. each forfeited his collateral, s.,
| by failing to appear. The evidence in the
| case tended to show that Walter Posey had
| roughly handled John Vented, consequent
| ly the mayor issued a warrant for his ar
rest. He will be given a hearing in the
morning VIM Dade. colored charged with
| drawing a knife Edward Davis, also
colored was fined SO.
General Notes of Interest.
| The marriage of Miss Mai Alice Uhler