The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-18
THE W.C.T.U. CONVENTI0N
Old Officers Unanimously Re.elect-
ed for Another Term.
Committees Appointed to Arrange
for the National to He Held Mere
Next Month - Superintendents Of
Auxilfarics Connrmcd-GOod Re-
suits shown by Annual Reports.

At yesterdays session of the annual
convention of the W. c. T U. of the Dis
trict of Columbia all the old officers were
unanimously reelected and delegates
were appointed to the national conven-
ton of the Union, which will be held at
the Lafayette Opera House from Noyem-
Der 80 to December I, inclusive. COM
mittees for work connected with the con-
vention were appointed.
The convention was called to order yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock by Mrs.
NJ. E. Hartsock, the vice presidential
large. passage of Scripture was read
by Mrs. Jennie Robinson. Mrs. c. E. Ritz
ter. superintendent of the department of
health and heredity, and Miss Grace
Ross, superintendent of the parliamentary
department, submitted their reports. The
report of the Young Wage Farmers Club,
submitted by Mrs. Nellie H. Bradley, was
especially interesting. This club is an
organization OF messenger boys and other
juveniles who make their own way. Mrs.
Bradley has done considerable work
among the bows and has interested a
number OF them in matters that lead to
their rapid advancement in life.
The following named officers were re-
elected: Mrs. Clinton Smith, President;
Mrs: NJ. Z. Hartsock, Vice Presidential
Large; Miss Louisa S. Weightman. Corre-
spending Secretary; Mrs. Emma S. Shell
ton, Recording Secretary; and Mis-.
Theresa Williams, Treasurer.
Mrs. n. E. Hartsock was unanimously
elected delegate-at-large to the national
convention, and Mrs. NJ. E. Cob. n was by
the same vote chosen a regular delegate.
After recess OF an hour at noon, the
convention was called to order again at
1:30. After prayer had been offered by
Mrs. M. l.. Wells the following newly ap-
pointed superintendent were confirmed:
Loyal Temperance Legion and Sunday
school, Mrs. Alfred Wood; Temperance
Literature Mrs. NJ. E. Cohen; Legislative
and Petition, Mrs. Arson Taylor; Pr son
and Jail. Mrs. Grace Mackinson; Un:er-
mented Wine at the Lords Table, Mrs. B.
F. Butler; Flower Mission, Mrs. Harry
Johnston: Work Among Foreisner NJ s.
Hannah Crosby: Scientific Temperance
instruction, Mrs. Suessa Blaine; Sabbath
Observance. Mrs. NJ. E. Catlin: EvaIge1-
,istic, Mrs. N. E. Hartsock: Press and
State Reporter, Mrs. Emily Sherwood;
Purity in Literature and Art, Mrs. Isaac
Clark; Purity-Mothers' Meeting, Mrs NJ.
E Welles; Health and Hereby, Mrs. c.
E Ritter; Young Wage Farmers CI. b.
Mrs. Nellie H. Bradley; Work Among
Railroad Men and Firemen, Mrs. S. H.
Martin: Peace and Arbitration. Mrs. H. H.
Hendrickson: Temperance and Labor.
Mrs. Catherine L. Case; Work Among
Colored People, Mrs. r. Douglass
Spragne; Systematic Giving. Mrs Martha
B. Hamlin: Auditor Mrs. NJ d. P.ckt ms:
Director of Music, Miss Eta Austin: Mis-
sionary. Mrs. Rosa +. Brown; Director
Federation of Woman's Clubs, Mrs. W. e.
De Reiner.
Reports Of the superintendent on the
work under their immediate supervision
were submitted and demonstrated the ex-
cellent results that have been obtained
during the past year. 20
Mrs. r. E. Lawson, one Of the three
colored delegates to the Worlds Conveu-
ton of the W. c. T. u recently held in
Edinburgh, read paper detailing an ac-
count OF her visit to the convention and
her visit to various points of historic in
terest in England and Scotland She was
introduced at the convention by Lady Hen
ry Somerset. -.
Mrs. L. d. Merrick submitted the report
OF the committee on resolutions. With
slight changes the report was adopted.
Delegates to the Federation of WoMan's
Clubs were appointed as follows: Mrs.
Clinton Smith, Mrs. Emma S. Shelton, and
Mrs II. A. CLEARWATER.
Mrs. Rosa T. Brown has been actively
engaged In missionary work among the
colored poor Of Washington, especially in
tie locality known as Willow Tree Alley
She has exerted there a beneficent infu-
ence and has done inestimable good among
the poor. A contribution for her use was
collected before adjournment. A few min
or affairs received attention and the con-
vention adjourned sine die.
One of the Drincjpal questions that cana
before the convention was that OF the en-
tertainment OF the delegates that will Wis
1t Washington on the occasion of the Ma
tional Convention. -sH eds i
The convention received general discus
sion at the session Tuesday afternoon, and
as result the following committees were
appointed yesterday morning:
Arrangements-Mrs. Clinton Smith,
President: Mrs. NJ. E. Hartsock, Vice
President; Miss Louisa S. Weightman.
Corresponding Secretary; Mrs Emma s.
Shelton. Recording Secretary; Mrs. Clay
ton e. Emig. Assistant Recording Secre-
tary; Mrs T. A. Williams, Treasurer. all
officers of the District of Columbia union.
Investigating hotels and boarding
houBes-Mrs. L. d. Merrick, chairman;
Mrs. Grace c. Morris, Mrs. NJ. E. Catlin,
and Mrs L. F. Randolph.
Correspondence in regard to hotels and
boarding houseS-MrS. EilZabeth Catching,
chairman.
Pennsylvania railroad station-Mrs. S.
H. Martin, chairman.
Baltimore and Ohio station-Mrs. Grace
L. Chaplin, chairman.
Decorating the opera house-Mrs. Mel
lie II. Bradley. chairman: Mrs. Sarah
Denham, Mrs. Fannie Pratt, Mrs. NJ. C.
Copeland.
Bureau of information-Mrs. Mary
Drown Pickens. chairman; Mrs. Anna NJ.
Johns, Srs. Anna Van Arsdale.
Churches for superintendent meet
ings-Mrs. N. Z. Cohen, chairman; Mrs.
Anna Bovee, Mrs. Mary S. Gist. Mrs. R..
Z. lawson.
Williams, chairman.
Postofice-Mrs. Charles p. Granfield,
chairman.
Evangelistic meetings-Mrs. S. NJ. Hart
sock, chairman.
Receptions Emma S. Shelton,
chairman.
Fraternal delegates-Mss L. S. Weight
man, chairman.
Music for conyention-Mrs. Eta Aus
tin. chairman.
State banners and flags and care of
same-Mrs. Clayton L. Euiig, chairman;
Mrs. Z. II. Ripley.
Pages and ushe:s-Miss Rosalie Walker,
chairman, and the presidents of the
Young womcn's Unions.
Check room-Mrs. C. C. Gorsuch chair
man; Mrs Joseph Pearson, Mrs. Emma A.
Brewton.
Loyal Temperance Legion demonstration
Mrs. Alfred Wood, chairman; Mrs. II.
a. Clearwater.
Floral decoratons-Mrs. Harry John
ston. chairman. and flower mission super