The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-23
DELAWARE
W. G. 7. U.
Annual Convention to Be
Held Here on WedneS=
day, Thursday and
Friday.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Delaware will meet in twentieth
animal convention In West Presbyterian
Church in this city, on September 27. 2S
and 20. All arrangement, for the conven-
tion have been completed ani every indi.
cation points to u most successful meet
ing.
The first meeting Of the convention will
be opened at 1890 o'clock on the morning
Of September 27. 1t will be a temperan CO
love feast and the exercises incident there
to will b, in charge Of Mrs. r. Fl. Matlack.
Ono hour later the convention proper will
opened and In tine afternoon. Mrs. A. II.
Berlin Will welcome the delegates who
will be from all parts Of the state. Mrs.
Jennie c. 5. Price Of Smyrna, Will respond
to the welcome. Reports from tie county
super.ntendents Miss Lillian Code, Sus-
sex; Mrs. X. f. Smithers, Kent, and Mrs.
NJ. S. Cranston, New Castle, of the work
done during the year will then bo heard
Echoes from the National Convention
held at ST. Paul last year will also be
heard during the afternoon. Wednesday
evening Rev. A. N. Keigwin will greet
the visiting temperance workers, and ad.
dresser by Chief Justice Lore, City Soiici-
tor Conrad, and William S. Prickett will
follow. Rev. Ralph Coursey will sing.
Thursday naming Mrs A. N. Keigwin
will conduct Biblc reading. Miss Carrie
NJ. Hance and Miss s. t. Rlwllns will
submit the reports Of the corresponding
secretary and state treasurer. respectively
and Mrs s Elma Pyle, the Union Presi-
dent, will forecast the years outlook.
conference of state superintendents will
follow, in which Miss Margaret Eastbnrn.
Mrs. J. r. Milllgan, Mrs Neal Comfy,
Mrs. Annie w. Sutton, and Mrs. Lila
Aron will participate.
On tho afternoon Of tho same day
the conference will be continued.
Mrs. L. Emma Robinson, Mrs E. X.
Butler, Mrs. NJ S. Cranston, Mrs Rachael
Foster Avery of Philadelphia Mrs. R. H.
Matlack, Mrs. f, +. Sudlcr, Mrs. N. Z.
smithers, Mrs. Russell Holmes, Mrs. c.
H. Marks, Mrs. Adam j. Stengle, Mrs
Mary Wobb and Mrs L. w. Emerson will
speak of their respective departments.
Mrs. x. Il. Smithers will preside at the
evening session of tho convention. Mrs.
Helen NJ. Barker National Treasurer W.
c. 4. U. will be the speaker.
Friday morning officers will be elected,
and Mrs. Annie H. Irwin. superintendent
OF the work among RAILROAD employees
will report. A noontile prayer service
will be held on that day. In tho after
noon after the state officers and depart
ment superintendents meet in special ses-
sion, all the delegates will visit the Girls
Industrial School at Twenty-fifth and
Market streets. The ccnven.io ion will come
to close in the evening after an address
by Miss Bulle Kearney, National Organ.
izcr.
gAll the session will be open to the pub
lie, and at each free will offering will
be taken. The convention officers special
ly urge tbatope or moro of the officers of
each union bv present at the meeting
with the full quota of delegates. The
names of officers and delegates who de-
sire entertainment should be reported at
onco to Mrs. L. W. Emerson, No. 300 West
Seventh street. Applications for orders for
reduced railroad tickets should be sent
promptly to Mrs, jennie c. S. Price.
SMYRNA