The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-07

Cause of Temperance.
 The twenty-seventh annual conVen- tion of the Woman's Christian Temper ance Union of Connecticut Of which Mrs, Caroline B. Forbes, of this city, IS president, will be held in the First M- E. church on Elm street, this city, be- ginning tomorrow and continuing through the next two days.
 At 1:S0 o'clock tomorrow afternoon the convention will be called to order by the president and devotional ser vice will immediately follow. After this those present will recite the stage nIedge in concert and the roll call ot the convention will follow. The several committees win then be appointed and the report of executive meetings Will be read.
 During the rest of the afternoon re- ports will be made as follows;
 "Temperance Literature,'' Mrs. Mary M. Andrews.
 work Among Foreigners" Mrs. Frank Mabie.
 ..F1ower Mission" Mrs. J. A. Newell.
 Sunday School Work Miss Mary T. Hubbard.
 "Scientific Temperance Instruction' Mrs. Laura N. Steele.
 "Evangelistic Work Mrs. Flora NJ Stanley. Report of "White Ribbon Banner, Mrs. Liza K. Fuller.
 Report of Union Signal Reporter Mrs. M. J. Lockrow.
 After the disposition of routine busi- ness there will be "Children's Hour, in charge of Mrs. Grace c. Platt and Mrs. Lee.
 At the session tomorrow evening Rev. George H. Ferris, of the Calvary Raptist church, will read from the scriptures, and the prayers will be made by Rev. Alexander F. Irvine Addresses of welcome will be made by Mayor Studley, Rev. H. H. Barker, Mrs. Alta H. Downs and Mrs. R. A. Morrill,. and the responses will be made bv Mrs. T. J. Everett, of South Man. chester.
 An address on Temperance Work in the British Isles" will then be given bv Mrs. J. K. Barney, national evan gelist.
 On Thursday morning the session will be opened by conservation ser- vice led by Mrs. F. M. Stanley. The exercises will then consist Of the de- livery of papers and reports as fol- lows:
 "soldiers and Sailors" Mrs. J. F. Ha- vensu.
 "Press Work" Mrs. M. J. Cooley
 .iMedal Cont ests," Mrs. S. K. Luce.
 Renort of l.. T. L. secretary, Mrs. Grace c. Platt.
 Flashlights from the counties by their presidents.
 Memorial service, led by Mrs. J. B. Smith.
 Drill on the annual leaf1et, led by Mrs. Caroline B. Buell..
 At the Thursday afternoon session Mrs. Maryl M. Andrews, the correspond ing secretary, and Mrs. Anna M. Herr the treasurer, will submit their annual reports, and the president will deliver her annual address. Mrs. M. D. Tom linson, national superintendent, will sneak on Social Meetings and Red Letter Days" and Mrs. Anna U. Fol- lard on "The Relation of the W. c. T. U. to the Schools"
 The leading features of the conven- tion Thursday evening will be an ad- dress on Clean Hands" by Miss Belle Kearney, of Mississippi, and the pre- sentation of prize banners.
 On Friday morning there will be conference of superintendents and the meeting of the official board, The cre- 6lentials committee will make it's final report and then will follow the election of officers, Of the editor of the state paper, of the L. T. L. secretary, of superintendents and of delegates to the national and worlds conventions. The afternoon will be devoted to business matters and the convention will adjourn at 4:50 o'clock.