Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-15
Fifteenth Annual Convention
at Marshalltown, Largest In
History of Iowa w. c. 7. U.
IT CLOSED FRIDAY EVENING
List of National Delegates and Alter
mates Completed, and Department
Superintendents Appointed - Other
Business Features-President of ILL.,
inois w. C. r. u, Speaker.

The fifteenth annual convention OF
the Iowa Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, generally conceded to be
the largest ever held IN It's history
closed with the services of FRIDAY
evening in the Methodist church. The
next meeting place will be In Des
Moines, the first and only invitation
being unanimously accepted when 1t
came from the delegates of that city.
late Friday afternoon. The delegates
headed by their leader, M ISIS Addie NJ
Estey took the platform and recited a
motion song, followed by the Des
Moines union yell, when the unique in
vitation had been accepted.
All Of the business OF the conven-
ton was settled at the afternoon ses-
sion. The official board reported the
following nominations for department
superintendents, all OF which were rat
flied:
Organization.
Secretary Young Womans Branch
Left vacant
Secretary Loyal Temperance Legion
Branch and Band Of Mercy--Mrs. Eak-
ers. Hudson.
Work Among Foreign Speaking Peo-
ple-Mrs. Anna p. Halverson, Ossian.
Evangelistic.
State Evangelist, Superintendent OF
Evangelistic Department-Mrs. Agnes
Brookniller, Stuart.
Cradle Roll (new departmenD-
Jennie Farmer, Sioux Rapids.
Work Among Railroad Employees -
Mrs. Julia Quackenboss, Swaledale.
Purity-Miss Hattie Dickson, Mar
shalltown.
Flower Mission. Prison, Jail and
Almyhouse Mrs. T.. M. Amory,
Dows.
Sabbath Observance and Use of I'm
fermented Wine in Churches - Mrs.
Ella Spears, Waterloo.
Preventive.
Non-Alcoholic Medication-Dr. Har-
riet Messenger, Des Moines.
Peace and Arbitration - Mrs. May
Slack, New Sharon.
Educational.
Scientific Temperance Instruction
Mrs. Carrie Z. Frederick. Marshall
town.
Temperance Literature Mrs. M. B..
Bacon, Creston.
Medal Contests - Mrs. Minnie b.
Allen, Bows, appointed assistant to de-
partment head, Mrs. M. ]. O. Whiting,
Belmond, now temporarily in Fair
mont, N. D.
School Savings Banks - Mrs. s..
H. Metcalf, vinton.
Sabbath School Work - Mrs. v. A.
Carlton, Toledo.
Christian Citizenship - Mrs. Clara
v. Weaver, Colfax.
Anti Narcotics Mrs. Elsie M.
Lawrence, Boone.
State and County Fairs - Mrs. M.
e. Hawkins, Creston.
Institutes Mrs. Lora A. Bennett,
Parlor Meetings Mrs. Emma A.
Treat, Stuart.
Legislation and Petitions-Mrs. An
ma Mcpherson Edworthy, Des Moines.
Franchise-Alice Lewis, Des Moines.
Miscellaneous.
Temple-Mrs. II. S. Lichtenwalter,
Toledo.
State Reporter For Union Signal -
Mrs. Clara P. White, Volga.
Secretary Railroad Transportation -
Mrs Minnie b. Allen, Dows
Editor and Business Manager w. c..
n. u. Herald-Mrs. l.. d. Carhart,
Marion.
The completed list of delegates and
alternates to the national convention is
composed Of the following:
Delegates - Mrs. Carrie Frederick,
Marshalltown. delegate at-large: Miss
Addie M. Estey, Des Moines; Miss Belle
I'll. Mix, Danville; Mrs. Agnes Book
miller, Stuart; Mrs. Satella Penman.
Rock Rapids Mrs. Dora Farrow,
Boone: Mrs. Sallie r. Farris, Water
loo.
Alternates-Mrs Jennie r. Farmer.
Sioux Rapids; Mrs. Clara V. Weaver.
Colfax; Mrs. Margaretha Blair. Rock
Rapids; Mrs Mary l.. Needham Early;
Mrs. Rebecca Samson, Washington;
Mrs. r. l.. Lichtenwalter, Toledo; Mrs.
A. G. Cripps, Albion.
The Resolutions.
Among the resolutions read by the
resolutions committee and adopted by
the convention were the following:
"That words fail us to express our
condemnation of Bishop Potter's cham
pionship of the subway tavern"
That we demand from our national
congress the passage Of an amendment
to the constitution of the United Stat
es prohibiting polygamy.
That we express our unqualified con-
demnation of the project now on foot
for the establishment of a brewery in
our capital city, and will put forth all
possible effort for it's defeat.
Another condemned the street carni-
val. others resolved on cooperation
with the state medical society, express
ed thanks to the church trustees, citi-
zens, the press for it's generous re-
ports, singers and musicians, Mrs.
Bennett and her workers, and voiced
the usual plea for prohibition. On mo-
ton of Mrs. Godfrey, delegates to the
national convention were instructed to
vote against the addition Of cents to
the national dues.
The last report OF the executive COM
mittee was read and accepted, 1nclud-
ing recommendations for appropr1a-
tons and some salary increases. Mrs.
Durham was made chairman of COM
mittee to formulate a plan of work to
bring before the unions.
Two other most imporfant reportS