Middletown transcript., 1902-04-26
White Ribbonef
Hold Convention
fifteenth Ann0aI Session of
heW Castle ounlY
AN INTERESTIN{ Pr R06RAM

AS&*F A<4 y kAN fFw wt&s4tI Il
AN INTERESIlll{ 06RAM
The 10Th Annual Eohvention oi The
Womans Christian Telspefansa Union
81 New Cassie County was held In sthis
town Thursday, The PreAident. Mrs Mary
B. Donnell, Of Wilmington, pFesiding.
I The opening devetionas service was con-
Quoted BY Mrs. Il. u .hfatlack, Of VIII
minRton. The addrsal Of welcome Was
made by Ms S. Louise Moore Of this
town. and the Response was given BY Mrs.
Carrie e. Rankin, President oi Hilles
Il VI. G T q. Delegates from 81 parts Of
! the County we're ia attendalce, and il
was prononbced one Of the 4nost inter-
esting sessions ever held byi the organi-
zation. The program follows
MoRH1Ne SESSION.
q So Hegofional Services conducted bv
Mrs RI A Maflack, Wilmington; Con-
ycntion called to order BY Mrs. AIarg B.
Donnell, President W. G. Z. U:, oi New
Castle County; Words of Welcome Mrs.
s. Louise Moore, lIiddlet6wn Response
Mrs. Carrie B Rbhkin. President Hines
w. G. r. u. Roll call Of officers; Appoint
ment Of committees; Report Of Secretary;
Report Of Treasurer; Report Of Loeal
Unions; Recommendations 81 State Super
iintendents; Temperance Literatdre MIssi
Neal Comfy Wilmington Hnion Signal
Mrs. Emma Nickerson, Wyoming Fran
chise Mrs. NJ. S Cranstcn, Newport
/ Work Among Railroad Employees Mrs:
Mary Mills Wolcott. Dover; Work Among
Soldiers and saiIors-Mrs CIala Marshall,
Lewes; School Savings Banks Mrs. E.
Elpa Pyle, Landenberg; Young Woman'a
Branch Miss jamie R. Wilson, Milton;
Evangelistic and Systematic Citing Mrs.
r. H. Matlack, Wilmington; Sabbath OBJ
servance Mrs. Marguerite Green, Snow
Hill; Flower Mission Mrs r. 4 Jones,
Dover; The Press Miss Annie " Sutton,
Smyrna; Scientific Temperance Instruc-
tion-Mrs ]. r. Milligan, st. Georges;
Singing; Noontide Prayer Mls. A. J.
Guest, Marshallton; Adjournmeht.
AFTERNOON SESSION
l.S0 Bible Reading MRS. Matlack;
Model L. 7. L.-Mrs. Helen Rice; Sum
day School Work-Mrs. F. c. Mccall,
EWilmington, Purity and industrial School
lior Girls-Mrs e. G. Marks, Wilmington;
Collection for the New Castle County
Room; Election of Offices. Address
aShall the Temperance Lesson betaken
from the Sabbath School, Mrs. Emma
Caulk, State President; Legislation Mrs.
Mary Webb, Dover; Unfersnented Wine
at the Sacrament-Mra Addie Roe, Ches-
void; Non-Alcoholic Medication and Tenn
perance Hospital Mrs. Jessie M. Graves
Milford; Social Meetings and Red Letter
Days Mrs. A E. Alloway, Dover; Penal
and Reformatory Work-Mrs. Mary 7. |
Smithers, Dover; Anti-Narcotics = Mrs
II. c. Mearns, Wilmington; Medal Cons
test Work-Miss Z. NJ Joseph, Milford.
Musical DirectorMrs. Eva Benson, Wis
mington; organist. Miss Lena Pleasanton.
Presentation Of Banner for New Castle |
County. Adjournment, with prayer by
Rev. G. T. Wyatt.
EVENING SESSION.
7.45 Under direction Of st. Paul's Y.
Wilmington, Miss Rietta Emerson. Sing
ing by Is young girls. Solo--Miss Mary
NJ. johnson, Newport. Anthem by the
choir. Address-ReY. Anna Shaw, Phila-
delphia. Collection. Anthem by the
choir. Benediction, Rev. F. H. Moore.
The address Of the evening was dellv-
cred by the Rev. Anna Shaw, Of Phila-
delphia- Miss Shaw is q speaker of
much ability, and the large crowd in at
tendance was highly elated with her re-
marks The speaker referred consider
ably to personal experience while at
work for the elevation of the W. C. T.
U. in different parts Of our land. The
vocal solo by Miss johnson was very
pleasing part OF the evenings program,
and the two selections rendered by is
young girls were also pleasing additions
The next meeting will be held in Mt.
Salem Church, Wilmington.
DELEGATES IN A4rEaDANCz
Wilmington - Mrs. u. w. Emerson,
President; Mrs. R. a. Gawthrope, Cores
ponding Secretary Of State; Mrs. Eli |
Mendinhall, Recording Secretary; Mrs.
r. H. Matlack, Mrs Mary Martin, Mrs.
B. T. Leonard, Mrs. g. @. Marks, Mrs.
Peach, Mrs. John Talley, Mrs. II. G.
Mearns, Mrs. F. G. Mccall, Mrs. J. r
Hudson, Mrs. John s. Benson, Mrs. AIDA
6. Quigley, Mrs. Neal Comfy, Mrs. Eva
Benson.
Hilles Union, Winnings Mrs. Carrie |
3. Rankin, President; Mrs. A. M. Brown.
Secretary; Mrs. Sara Gentsen, Mrs. Mary
Cunningham.
Marshallton and Etanton-Mrs. Anna
]. Guest, President; Miss Anna Chandler,
Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Ella Tay-
lor, Miss Elsie Crouch, Mrs. Mary Crouch.
CIiristiana' Mrs. Cynthia Loiland, Pres
ident; Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Webber, Sec
retary-
Delaware City-Mrs. Julia H. Brewer,
Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Ella Pen-
apington.
Newport-Mrs. Martha s. Cranston,
resident; Mrs. Carrie e. Rice, Mrs.
mile Gregg. L
Newark Mrs Mary B. Donnell, County
psiaent; Mrs Margaret Green, County
Secretary; Mary =. Deputy, Correspond
ing Secretary; Mrs. GaFiick, Miss M.
Pennington
New Castle Mrs. Clara w. Rooms;
Mrs. Edward ChalingaF
Townsend Mrs sAllie Taylor, Presi-
dent; Mrs. Anna I. Maionsys Correspond
ing Secretary; Mrs. Jennie Staats, Mrs.
f. Walker.
St. Paul's Y, Wilmington Miss Rietta
Emerson. President: Miss Ethel Gray,
SECRETARY: Miss Elizabeth Armstrong.