The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-10-28
STATE w. C. T. u.
TWenty-Ninth Annual Convention
Meets At Centreyille.
DEMoREsT GOLD MEDAL CONTEST

before the sun was falfly up, BAL
timore city was unusually awake
as was shown by the hurrying,
anxious women crowding the street
cars going in the direction Of the
wharfs, where the steamer Queen
Caroline of the the Queen Anne
line was steaming up, the Mecca of
the pilgrims being Centreville and
the object the 10Th convention of
the W. G. T. U. of Maryland.
The boat simply glided across to
Love Point where the steam cars
were in waiting and in about one
hour landed their human freight
in the old town, where buses and
carriages were in waiting.
The executive committee went at
once to the Methodist Protestant
church, Rev. B. W. Kindley pas
tor. the other members of the con-
vention proceeding to the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, Rev. FL.
Budd pastor.
Dinner and supper were served,
for dime, by the Queen Anne
county Unions in the shirt factory,
now imperative.
Tuesday afternoon was "Y"
afternoon. The Y Secretary, Miss
Florence Hammond, gave her re-
port and number of Y's brought
greetings from their Unions.
A young lawyer from Baltimore
addressed the convention on "a
Plea for Our Honoraries,o which
was received with a great deal of
enthusiasm.
At four o'clock about three dozen
girls and boys marched in in pairs
and sang a welcome to the W. G.
T. u.
The convention was welcomed by
the pastors of both churches and
responded to by the President in
her annual address.
The attractivo feature of the eve
ming was a gold medal contest,
when six girls and one boy recited
the following ga Modern CAIN"
Eyes, I Am Guilty." ga Noble
Christian Woman" "On Which
Side,o "It Will Be Day." "Poor
House Man," and ga Terrible
Charge.p The judges awarded the
gold medal to No. /, Miss Rhoda
Scarborough, of Hartford county.
Many thought No. 4, Master Floy
hart, should have been the winner.
Wednesday and Thursday were
taken up with the business of the
convention. just before the cleo
ton OF officers the credential com.
mittee reported lao entitled to vote.
Mrs. Haslup was almost unani-
mously elected president, as were
all the other state officers, Mrs. R.
K. Broomell, cor. sec.; Mrs. Agnes
Stewart, rec. sec., and Miss Fannie
Cathcart, treasurer, she having
been treasurer for d years.
Mrs. Haslup had been elected
president of the state for the first
time ten years ago, at Centrevil1e,
and the president of Queen Anne
county, Miss Minnie Price Pryor,
presented to her a bouquet of vel
low chrysanthemums tied with the
white ribbon, and the members of
the convention gave her a ten dol
lar gold piece.
One feature of the convention
was the temperance love feast i'm
mediately after the election of Of
fcers, the thought being: What
has the w. G. L. U. done for me ?
The resolution committee brought
in enough of resolution, which if
carried out, our country would be
making rapid strides toward the
millennium.
Miss Christine Tinling, of Liver
pool, England, addressed the con-
vention on Wednesday and Thurs
day nights. Standing room was at
a premium at all the evening
sessions.
The choir furnished fine music.
Miss Perrine, of Baltimore, sang
with much effect, evil There Be
Any Stars in My Crown"
Miss Things remarks, Ito the
young women) were based on the
following headings: Utter Hardi-
hood, Utter Gentleness and Utter
Faithfulness. She asked the girls
the question: If every Union were
like me, what kind of Union would
it be?
Signs are coming from the liquor
traffic that prohibition and local
option are becoming more popular
with the masses as they are some
thing to be feared.
Appetite and avarice are the
base of the traffic.
The second nights address was
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