The sun., 1901-10-17
WHITE RIBB0NERS MEET.
Annual Session Started in Dover
Yesterday.
Attendance Was Large and the Pro
gram Was Listened to With Great
Interest by the Delegates.
Special to The Sun.


Dover. Oct 1G.A large attendance
marked the opening day Of the W. q. i.
H. Convention here today. At 1898
o'clock the convention was called q
order by the president Mrs. Emma Caulk
Of Camden. After prayer and singing
The roll was called and the various COM
mittccs appointed. a temperance low
feast followed conducted by Mrs. Ill. X.
AIatlack State superintendent. IN :
praise service this afternoon was led by
Mrs. Eva K. G. Benson. musical direc
tor Of the Delaware w. 7. G. u.
This afternoon after the delegates had
nil been seated Mrs. Ashmon delivered
tho address of welcome. Miss Emma "
Ncwnom Of Pennington responded.
President Caulk delivered her annuPl
address. A paper on the work among
the soldiers and sailors was read by Mrs.
ELLA VI. Thatcher of lew Jersey. This
evening Wesley Chorus sang several Sc
lruionS. Five minute addresses We're de.
livpred by the following: Rev. Alfred
Smith, y. d.. pastor of Wesley NJ. H..
Church. Governor John Hum; the Rev.
Joseph Brown Turner. pastor of First
Presbyterian Church; the Rrv. Il. r..
Campbell, pastor Of Armory NJ r..
Church: Hon. William T. Smthcrs; th"
| Rev. y. O. Gibson, pastor Of NJ. J..
Church: tho Rev. $. II. IIiley. pastor Of
Baptist Church; Mr.. Josiah Oliver VOL
colt, Professor II. l.. Gross. principal u
| Wilmington Conference Academy; ltev
lT. i. Waldron, pastor Of Holy Cross
Church.
The following is today's program;
Thursday morning $50, committee
meetings.
800. prayer meeting.
| 9.15. convention called to order; read
ing of minutes and report Of executive
committee.
$50. report Of treasurer, Miss Sall'e
| H. Rawlns; report of auditors, Mrs.
Sallc Il. Taylor ana Mrs. Clara Mar.
shall.
| 1000. reports Of branches, dcn minutes
carhl: Young Womcn's Branch. Miss
Jennie Wilson, secretary; l.. T. l.,
Branch. Mrs. Anna Brown. secretary,
music: reports of superntcndents, (tei
minutes cach; scientific temperance in
slrarti0n. Mrs. j. II. Milligan; temper.
nncc literature. Mrs Neal Comfy; til
press Miss Annie W. Sutton union sig
nal. Mrs. Lila Aron: medal contest, Mrs
Register: franchise. Mrs. NJ. $. Gran
ston: unfcrmentcd wine, Mrs. Clara Mar.
sail; Sabbath observance, Mrs. Margucr.
lie Green.
11.3O. memorial service, conducted hy
Mrs T. X. jones' music. duet -"Ovrr
the River" Mrs. Mary Mills Wolcott and
Mr., William Il. Smithcrs
1900 noontidr prayer; adjournment
Thursday aftcrnoon1.3 1.3O, committee
meetings
200. praise service, led by Mrs. Eva
/ L. G. Benson. musical director.
2.15. convention called 10 order, prayer:
reports Of superintcndcnts. (ten minutes
nach); Non-Alcholics in Medicine ana
Temperance Hospital. Mrs. S. II. Mes
sick; Anti-Narcotics. Mrs III. G. Mearns;
| tyangeliStc Work and Systematic civ
ing Mrs L. II. Matlack; Flower Mis-.
sion, Mrs. 7. X. Jones' promotion oi
Social Purity and Industrial School, Mrs
Il. G Marks.
400, social hour. to meet the Nationa
President Mrs. Lillian NJ. \. Stevens
Maine. ana NicePrcsident-at large, Mis-,
Anna Adams Gordon, Illinois.
800, adjournment.
Thursday cvening-.7.3O, music, chorus
The First Psalm" Pinsuti; (rccit. fo
bnSSos, ''fhc Tngodly are Not So')
scripture reading; prayer; music, solo an,
ehorus-"Oh for the Wings Of Dove.
Millard; address, "Prohibition the Rasi
Principal of the w. G.. r. IT," Mrs. I'll
liam NJ. n. Stevens. Maine, nationa
president of w. C. T. u; music. son
for Soprano--"Lcad Kindly Light" ShaI
hcrd-NIrs. Miriam Sheppard Davidson
address, The Children" Miss Ann
ADAMS Gordon. Illinois. vice prcsidcnt-at
barge, y. W. G. T. T.. collections; bcnr
dction.