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bell, Wisconsin; Mrs. Nellie G. Burger.
Missouri. and Mrs. Rosetta E. Lawson, Of

| Missouri and Mrs. Rosetta Z. Lawson, o
this city.
Monday evening has been designated a!
welcome night and short addresses o
welcome will be made by Clara Barton
John Joy Edison, Commissioner Macfar
land, Rev. Walter H. Brooks for The
colored people; Rev. +. d. Powers fol
the churches. and Mrs. Clinton Smitf
for the ". c. T. u. Miss Eleanor Simon.
will sing a contralto solo and response.
to the addresses of welcome will be mad,
by Mrs. Srurteyant Peet, California: Mrs
Katharine Lente Stevenson, Massachu
sets; Miss Belle Kearney, Mississippi
Rev. Anna Shaw, Pennsylvania, and Jessie
Alderman. of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Alice
]. Harris will render the solo 'If Were
! a Voice"
Tuesday mornings session will be open
ed with prayer by Mrs. Booker T. Wash
ipgton, President of the Alabama, No. 9
W. c.. T. {. Reports of the Executive
| Committee and Young Women's Branch,
of which Miss Clara Parrish. of Illinois, is
l general secretary, and of superintendent
will be submitted. Mrs. Hannah ]. Bailey,
of Maine, will report on PEACE and in
terrational arbitration; Miss4 Marie c.
Brehm, of Illinois, on franchise 9drs. Mar
garet Dye Ellis, New Jersey, on legisla-
ton, and Mrs. Hannah T. Guild. Missouri,
on State and county fairs. At this ses-
sion the proposed amendments to the con-
stitution viii be considered.
During the afternoon on Tuesday Miss
Edith Austin Shrigby, of Pennsylvania.
will report as superintendent of the
flower mission; Mrs. Mary d. Tomlinson,
of New Jersey, social meetings and red
letter days; Mrs. Emile d. Martin, New
York. purity in literature and art; Mrs.
Ja1x I D,,1lA alr
This will be followed by music and the
introduction Of fraternsl and visiting del
egates and distinguished guests. Tuesday
evening is to be ''Y night" Mrs. Frances
J. Barnes, OF New York, General Secre-
tary of the Worlds Young Women's
Branch, will preside. An address will be
mace by Miss Rhena Z. Mosher, National
y Organizer; Mrs. Nellie C. Burger will
speak on Our Girl" Miss Catharine
Bates and Miss Irma G. Callahan will
sing duet; A. L. Dietrich, President Of
the District of Columbia Christian En-
deavorers. and Henry Hanna, President of
the Maryland Christian Endeavor Society,
Will speak on Christian Endeavor Co.
operation After a solo by Miss Bertha
Thompson, Miss Anne Rothwell Stewart,
of Maryland. will make an address on
Our Reserves" which will be followed
Oriental costumes.
Wednesday morning, December 5, will
be devoted to "a School of Methods"
conducted by the superintendent. the
time being equally divided between the
departments. Mrs. Hannah J. Bailey will
act as chairman, Miss Marie c. Brehm as
secretary. This will be followed by an
"Evangelistic Hour" Miss Greenwood
presiding, at which Service" will be the
topic. Wednesday afternoon the reports
OF affiliated interests will be submitted.
Mrs. Margaret lnglehart will report for
the Frances f. Willard National Tenn
perance Hospital; Mrs. Hannah J. Bailey
and Mrs. Caroline +. Grow for the Wo-
mans Temperance Publishing Association,
and Mrs. Clara C. Chaplin for the Union
Signal. Ten minutes will be allotted to
Mrs. Mary F. Lowell for superintendent
report on Mercy" Mrs. Varla F. Cox on
Sabbath Observance" Mrs. Mary F. Kuhl,
Work Among Miners Mrs. Emma w.
Shores. Work Among Lumbermen." The
report Of the Committee on Resolutions
will be submitted by Miss Elizabeth Pres
ton. North Dakota. Chairman; Miss Ellen
ID. Morris, Missouri, Secretary.
The programme for Wednesday evening,
which is designated as State Benefit
Night" is to be prepared by the presi-
dents of the States having made net
gain in membership Of 500 or over during
the year. The presentation of banners,
which will take place on this occasion,
will be made by Miss Anna A. Gordon, of
Illinois. and Mrs. Luells f. McWhirter,
Of Indiana. This will be followed by a
solo sung by Mrs. Francis w. Graham, OF
New York national musical director;
baritone solo. by Charles +. Roberts:
quartette, by Edgar Embrey, Miss Eta H.
Austin, Miss Sallie Shreve, and j. Noble
Hoover.
Thursday morning, December g. will be
devoted to memorial service, conducted
by Mrs. Stevens. The final report of the
Committee on Credentials and the cleo
tion of officers will precede the services
These will be participated In by Mrs.
Annie Wittenmyer, Pennsylvania; Mrs. S.
NJ. /. Henry, Michigan; Mrs. Jessie Brown
Hilton. Illinois; Mrs. Henrietta SHELTON,
Miss Mary Moore, New York;
Mrs Mary r. Denman, New Jersey; Miss
Abbie E. McIntire, New Hampshire; Mrs.
Jane A. Johnson, West Virginia; Mrs.
Mary A. Wakelip. Nebraska; Mrs. Amelia
E. Sanford, Illinois: Mrs. Lavinia b. Bene-
dict, Iowa; Mrs. Olive Miriam Holsey,
Joseph McClain Davidson, Min
nesota; J. w. Estiil, Kentucky; Judge
John Henry Thompson, Ohio; Gen. John
Bidwell, Colorado; John G. Reese, Wash
ington; Mrs. Lucy Pence Wallace, Ore
gon; Mrs. Anna Hoovler Boyer, Missouri;
r. T. Carter, Missouri.
Ten minutes each will be allowed at the
afternoon session to Mre. Ella M. Thatcher.