The evening times., 1900-10-06
W. C. t. U. CONVENTION.
District Gathering to He Held Here
October I. and -.

The Annual Convention CT the Womens 3
Christian Temperance Union of this city,
will be held on October Il and Is, at the
Sunday School House of Calvary Baptist
Church, corner of Eighth and H Streets
northwest. The District union comprises
nineteen local branches and six young
women's unions, and altogether there win
be seventy-five delegates in attendance at
the convention. The work OF the past
year will be reviewed the reports of the
numerous committees will be received and
discussed, and officers for the ensuing year
will be elected. 1t is possible that the al
titudo of President Mckinley on the Army
canteen question will be made matter OF
special discussion, not as a political mat
ter. but as one falling within the province
Of activity Of the W. c. T. L.
An interesting feature of the convention
will be the reports of Mrs. E. s. WescotJ,
delegate, and Mrs. Elizabeth Catching, al
ternate at the Worlds Convention OF the
w. c. T. u. which was held ia Edinburg
last month. Mrs. Rosetta E. Lawson, col
ored, who was appointed as the representa-
tive OF the colored people, Will also make
her report. The expenses of Mrs. Lawson
were entirely betrayed by the colored peo-
pie Of the District exclusively.
tlanS Will De discussed lOT InG raising
of funds to cover the expenses of the Ma
tional Convention of the ". C. T. U. which
Will meet in this city on December 8, at
the Lafayette Square Opera House, and
remain in session for one week There
will be 500 delegates in attendance, and at
least twice as many visitors are expected
10 be present at the deliberations of the
organization a committee viii be ap-
pointed at the local convention to solicit
subscriptions from business men-the local
union eontending that 1t is they who will
be benefited by the visitors and delegates
The local union guaranteed to defray all
the expenses of the national convention:
when making bid for it at last years
meeting. The assistant secretary OF the
national branch arrived In this city, today
to start preparations among the young
Womcns branches for the convention.
The following are the committees and
their superintendents. who will submit
their reports at the convention:
Loyal Temperance Legion, Mrs. Rosa
T. Pennel,
Temperance literature. Mrs. c. L. Loft
tus.
Legislative and petition. Mrs. Anson
Taylor.
Prison and Jail. Mrs. Grace Mackin-
SON
Unfermented wine at the Lords ia
bic. Mrs. B. F. Butler.
riONSi JulSSlOii. Harry johnston.
Work among foreigners. Mrs Hannah
Crosby.
Scientific temperance instruction. Mrs
NJ. E. Kloeber-
Sabbath observance, Mrs. NJ. z. CatIin.
EVangelistic. Mrs. NJ. 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 beredity, Mrs. C. e. Ritter.
Parliamentary usage, Miss Grace Ross
Young Wage-earners' Club, Mrs Nellie
Bradley.
Work among railroad men and fremen.
Mrs. s. H. Martin.
Non-aleoholic medication. Mrs. Rosa
T. Pennell.
Peace and arbitration. Mrs. G. A.
WardeF.
Temperance and labor. Mrs. Catha-
rine L. Chase.
Work among co1ored people. Mrs. R.
Douglass Sprague.
Soldiers, sailors, and marines, Miss
Lavinia II. Chase.
Systematic giving, Mrs. Martha b.
Hamlin.
Auditor. Mrs. Jennie S. Bartlett.
Director of music and Federation of
Neman's Clubs, Miss Eta Austin.
Missionary, Mrs. Rosa F. Brown
The officers of the Young Women's
Branch are: President, Miss l. Edes
Waring: vice president, Miss Eta II.
Austin; corresponding secretary. Miss