Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-24

cipal Cross welcomed the visitors, and
\ expressed sympathy with the work of
4 the W. q. 4. u.
After the convention had reassembled
in Wesley Church, super intendsnts
made reports as follows; Narcotics,
Mrs. O. II. Mearns; flower mission,
Mrs. L. X. Jones; parlor meetings, Mrs
Annie e. Alloway evangelistic work
and systematic giving, Mrs. r. H.
Matlack; legislative work, Mrs. Mary
A. Webb. Miss Joseph Of Milford told
Of 81 boys who had signed the anti
tobacco pledge. The afternoon session
opened with an exposition of the first
chapter of Joshua by the Rev. Anna
Howard Shaw, ID. D., of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mary M. Woloott. superintendent
of work among railroad employees, SUBJ
mitted an interesting report. Vice.
presidents were elected rs follows: Mrs.
Mary b. Donnell OF Newark for New
Castle county, Mrs. Kate u. Smithers
OF Smyrna for Kent county aud Miss
Lillian Cade of Milton for Sussex
county. The following superintendent
Of departments were appointed:
OreanizatIon-Juvenil work, Mrs.
Anna M. Brown, Wilmington; young
woman's work, Emma Wilson, Milton.
Educational-S Scientific temperance
instruction, Mrs. j. R. Millipan, Will
mington; Sunday schools, Mrs. r. z.
Mccall. Wilmington temperance litera-
ture, Mrs. Neal Conly, Wilmington;
the press, Miss Annie w. Sutton,
Smyrna State agent Union Signal Mrs.
~ Niokerson, Wyoming; reporter for
Camden; medal contest, Miss Joseph,
Ianap. NON oI0ohaIsoa In r,,oltaiun
Mrs. 8. Ii. Messick. Oakley; temperance
hospital Mrs. Graves, Milford; Mar
cotios, Mrs. H. G. Mearns, Clayton.
Evangelistic- Evangeistic work and
systematic giving, Mrs. R. H. Mstlack,
Wilmington; unfermented wine at
sacrament Mrs. Roe, Cheswold; prisons,
iails and almshouses, Mrs. N. b.
Smithers, Dover; promotion of social
purity, Mrs. e. q. Marks, Wilmington:
Sabbath observance, Mrs. Marguerite
Green. Newport; railroad employees,
Mrs. Mary NJ. Wolcott, Dover social
meetings and red letter days. Mrs. A.
F. AlloSay, Dover; school savings
banks, Mrs. Pyle, Wilmington; sol
diers and sellers, Mrs. Marshall, Lewes.
Legal Legislature and petitions,
Mrs. Mary Webb. Dover; franchise.
Mrs M. u. CrHnston, Newport.
Standing committees Musical direc-
tor. Mrs. Eva O. Benson, Wilmington1
railroad rates. Mrs. Jennie @. S. Price,
Smyrna.
Mrs. Wolcott, on behalf of the com.
mittee on decorations, presented to tine
convention three banners bearing the
names of the counties The ped estals
were donated by @. S. Pennewill. and
the banners lettered by William I.
Smithers. The convention gave Messrs.
Pennewili and Smithers a rising vote
of thanks. Mrs. c. o. Fulton brought
greeting from the Delaware Federation
of Women's Clubs. The following reao-
buttons were adopted:
We believe the evange,istic spirit to be
the foundation of all departments, and es-
pecIally recommend the evangelistic course
adoted by the National SIMON and urge
every local union TO appointment superin-
tendent for that department
We pledge ourselves to work for better
temperance legislation and have the laws
enforced. N4
We will renew our efforts for woman q en-
franchisement.
We pledge ourselves to make greater effort
to advance the L. I. L. In this State.
We renew our VOWS to more earnest work
by keeping temperance literature ia Our
Sunday-school libraries and inducing
scholars to sign the triple pledge.
We urge each peuiber to uphold by voice
and action an equal standard for men and
women. We condemn the debasing plays
presented In our theatres and other places OF
amusement, and protest against all obscene
and immoral shows, and will use our inhu.
ence with the proper authorities to forbid
them.
The curfew law should be enacted In each
of our towns, and We will endsavor to create
public sentiment In Its favor.
We recognize the Delaware Industrial
School for Girls rs an effective agency in
saving Maynard girls, and urge our union
to raise fund for its benefit. fssa f
The great hope of the temperance cause
lies in the proper training OF the youth of
our land, and we impress upon our unions
the importance of scientific Temperance in
struction Ia our public schools; we request
that such instruction he recognized at our
school institutes. Fls
be given to the National Temperance Hos
pital.
The W. O. T. U. should exert their infiu-
ence to have the New Castle County Work.
house made State institution; We urge tho
trustees of our almshouses to give, more at
tention to the inmates; we recommend
good and capable woman as one of the
board of trustees.
We urge the members of our unions to see
to the enforcement of the Cigarette law and
to be more earnest in creating public senti-
ment against the use of all narcotics.
We most emphatically denounce the Sum
day newspaper and all forms OF Sunday desc
Grafton. R
We will make special effort for greater
organization OF young woman's work
throughout our State.
We express hearty appreciation of flower
mission and railroad work, land urge renewed
zeal for the future year. atI
We, as W. @. t. U. women, will see that
all churches which come under our notice
use nothing but INTERVIEWED wine at the
communion tabla.
We unite with the whole civilized world in
deploring the death of President Mckinley,
and desire to express our high appreciation
of the purity of his public and private life.
Mrs =. Elma Pyle presided at last
evenings meeting Miss jamie Wilson
OF Milton, State secretary OF the young
woman's hranch, read the scripture
lesson, and Miss Lillian Cade, presi-
dent of the Sussex County w. o. 4.
u, offered prayer. Gov. Hum ad.
dressed the audience, the largest Of any
of the evening meetings. The speaker
of the evening, the Rev. Anna Howard
Shaw, D. D., gave a fine address on
1.-THE New Man." The audience Was
delighted with her. The music was
again rendered by the Wesley choir,
led by j. Milton Davidson. Mrn.
Davidson sang a solo in an effective
manner. Mrs. Marguerite Fl. Green
made a good collection speech, and
read resolution of thanks to the
church and the people Of Dover for
their hospitality, which was adopted
by rising vote. DR. Smith pronounced
the benediotion.