Evening star., 1901-10-25
ELECTION OF. OFFICERS
MRS. CLINTON SMITH AGAIN AT HEAD
OF w. C. T.. u.
District Body Makes Choice of Full
Board at Meeting Held To-
day-Army Canteen.

Mrs Clinton Smith was unanimously re-
elected president of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union of the District of Co.
lumbia today at the morning session OF
it's twenty-seventh annual convention held
in the Church of Our Father. The secre-
tary upon motion, was directed to cast
the votes of the ninety-eight delegates pres
ent for Mrs Smith. Several of the latter
paid high compliment to her faithful de-
votion to duty and her kindly personality.
Mrs. Smith expressed her appreciation In
brief but feeling terms.
The ballot for vice president resulted in SO
votes being cast for Mrs. S. E. Hartsock,
and her election was made unanimous The
same course was followed in compliment to
Mrs. w. E. De Riemer who was elected
corresponding secretary, position she has
been filling temporarily, and Mrs. Emma
Sanford Shelton, reelected recording secre-
tary. The applause which greeted Mrs
Shelton was prolonged and she was forced
to make a few remarks in response, much
against her will.
When a treasurer was to be chosen Mrs.
Smith announced that the ill-health of the
incumbent, Mrs. Fl. A. Gillenwater, would
prevent her serving again as such officer,
and that nominations for this office were in
order while the tellers were counting the
ballots.
An invitation was received and accepted
from the National Ant-Saloon League to
send delegates and alternates to the ap
preaching annual convention of the league
in this city, and the following were chosen:
Delegates, Mesdames Shelton, Robinson,
Hamin, Emig and Brewton; alternateS,
Mesdames Noewr, Smith, Chaplin, Merrick
and Blaine.
The ballot for treasurer showed that Mrs.
T. A. Williams had received 66 votes of
the 81 cast but before the election pro-
ceeded Mrs. Williams declined to accept
on account of her health. Mrs. Mary
Drown PickenS also declined to permit her
name to be used. Mrs. E. H. Catching was
then nominated from the floor and unani-
mously elected Mrs. Emig was elected as
sistant secretary.
Superintendents Named.
Superintendents of the various branches
were then nominated, as follows: Loyal
Temperance Legion, Mrs. May Pierce; lit
erature, Mrs. r. M. G. Tealer; legislation
and petition, Mrs. Arson S. Taylor; prisons
and jails, Mrs. Caroline Forrest; unfer-
mented wine, Mrs. B. F. Butler; flower
mission, Mrs. Grace Spencer; work among
foreigners, Mrs. Hannah Crosby; scientific
instruction, Mrs. l.. B. Fouts; evangelstic,
Mrs. Merrill e. Gates; purity in literature
and art Mrs. E. M. Babcock; anti-narcotics,
Mrs; Ella Drew; purity, Mrs. M. L.
health and heredity, Mrs. M. E. Ritter;
parliamentary, Mrs. T. A. Williams; young
Yage-earners, Mrs. Nellie H. Bradley; rail-
road men and firemen, Mrs. T. H. Martin:
non-alcoholic medication, Mrs. Daisy E.
Wedding; peace and arbitration, Mrs. D. G.
Warder; temperance and labor, Mrs. Kath-
crime Case; among colored people, Mrs r.
Douglass Sprague; soldiers, sailors and ma
rines, Mrs. Lucius F. Randolph; systematic
living, Mrs. Martha B. Hamlin; auditor
Mrs. NJ E. Cohen; music, Mrs. NJ. NJ
Mitchell; director of women's clubs Mrs.
M. E. De Riemer; mercy, Mrs. Emma Bar
ry; missionary, Mrs. Rosa F. Brown.
The tellers who distributed the ballots
were Mrs. c. c. Gorsuch, chairman; Mrs.
Nettie ]. Long. Mrs. Van Arsdale, Mrs. A.
A. Nelson, Mrs. Lille Trotter Mrs S. A.
Fridley, Miss Mabel Callahan, Mrs Harry
johnson and Mrs. G. D. Warder.
Addresses by Mrs. Jennie Smith.
Mrs. Jennie Smith, the railroad evangelist
of the National w. c. T. u, addressed the
convention during the intervals when bal
lots were being distributed and counted.
She told how valued In caboose was a
scrap book, and showed a specimen that
showed the results of daily usage by train
crews. She said she could dispose of thou
sands of such books if she had them, and
urged delegates to save pictures and inter-
eSting scraps and make such books She
also pleaded for more general wearing of
the white ribbon, the emblem of the W. c.
T. U.
This Afternoons Session.
The session this afternoon, with which
the convention closes, was opened with
prayer by Mrs. Florence l.. Pierce. SYM
postum, participated in by the presidents of
several of the unions and "Y's," followed
Reports on evangelistic work, systematic
giving and work among railroad men and
fremen were made, respectively, by Mrs.
NJ. E. Hartsock, Mrs. Martha Hamlin and
Mrs. S. II. Martin.
The remainder of the program calls for
the singing of the Rock of Ages by Mrs.
Eugene McComas, the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions and reports of super
intendents, as follows:
Legislation and petition, Mrs. Anson S.
Taylor; missionary, Mrs. Rosa F. Brown;
mercy. Mrs. Emma Berry; peace and arbi-
tratjon, Mrs. H. II. Hendrickson; non-alco-
holic medication, Miss Daisy c. Wedding;
parliamentary usage, Mrs. T. A. Williams;
health and heredity, Mrs. c. E.. Ritter;
flower mission, Mrs. Harry Johnston; un-
fermented wine, Mrs. B. F. Butler; prison
and Jail. Mrs. Grace Mackinson temper
ance and labor, Mrs. c. 1. Case; federation
of woman's clubs, Mrs. w. E. De Riemer
The Army Post Exchange.
1t was announced at yesterday after
Moons session by Mrs. Lucius F. Randolph,
in charge Of the work among soldiers, sail
ors and marines, that the w. c. T. U. was
not opposed to the army post exchange
and it's club features, but did not approve
the sale of beer and wines. The union was
raising money to furnish the exchange at
Fort Myer with a coffee urn. She said
forty members Of the 9th Cavalry had
signed the pledge while at Fort Myer.