The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-16
WORKERS.
They Begin Their Sessions Here
This Afternoon.

Coburn before the Kansas State Tenn
perance union will be delivered at the
Auditorium tonight. All of the evening
sessions of the convention will be held
at the Auditorium, the daily sessions
being held at the First Methodist
church at h corner of Sixth and Har-
r1son streets. The convention continues
for two days and a half, beginning his
afternoon and continuing Wednesday
and Thursday.
This afternoons session will be occu-
pied mainly with preparations for the
succeeding sessions and in preliminary
business. After the organization of the
convention and the appointment of COM
mittees an hour will be devoted to re-
ports of local workers, the first report
TO be made by Prof. A. d. Wilcox of
Lawrence. The practicability of state
or federal prohibition will be discussed
and compared with moral suasion by
various of the delegates and the last
part Of the afternoon will be devoted
to the army canteen.
A very interesting part of tonight's
programme will be the discussion of
the kansas Situation" Indeed the
subject will take up about all of the
evening with the exception of that set
aside for President Coburn's address.
The discussion will be in the character
of a symposium,the subject being treat
ed from the view points of persons in
various walks of life. William Allen
White of Emporia who was to have
spoken win not be here. He has a Sc
we're cold. Other speakers will be Rev.
c. a. Finch of Topeka, Judge T. F.
Carver, j. w. Breidenthal and Mrs.
Margaret Hill McCarter.
Much excellent music has been pro-
vided for the various sessions of this
gathering. Among the persons and or
CARNATIONS who will appear will be:
David Bowie of Topeka, the Wilcox
brothers, the Capital City quartette and
the Y. NJ. c. A. quartette.
Some of the prominent persons who
h1V We haA1 invited fO sneak on ensuing
programmes are John G. Wooley of
Chicago, the candidate Of the Prohibi-
ton parry in the last presidential cam
paign; Rev. I. N. McCash, Des Moines,
Rev. H. c. Bradbury of Lincoln and
Rev. S. E. Belts of Kansas City. The
programme for today follows:
AFTERNOON.
1:30 D. m.-Can to order by President
Coburn.
Organization of the convention and
appointment of committees on creden-
tials. resolutions and nominations.
Singing by the audience.
200 p. m.-Local workers hour for
reports of work. successes and failures.
opened by Prof A. D. Wilcox.
$40 D. m.-"Moral OF Legal Suasion-
Nickerson: Rev. G. ". Windle, Tonga
noxie; Hon. R. T. Simons. Caldwell:
Rev; G. S. Nusbaum. Ottawa.
the Canteen Question" Mrs. Lottie A.
Case, Topeka: Rev. H. r. Best. Win
field; Rev. Bernard Kelly. Topeka.
500 D. m.-Announcements and ad-
journment.
EVENING.
7:45 p. m. Music, Onward Christian
Soldiers" by audience.
Prayer.
Music, Capital City Male Quartette.
Address, President F. D. Coburn.
Symposium, THE Kansas Situation"
From the Editors Standpoint, Hon.
William Allen White, Emporia.
From the Minister'S Standpoint, Rev.
c. A. Finch, Topeka
From the Lawyers Standpoint, Judge
T. F. Carver, Topeka.
Music.
From the Business Mans Standpoint,
Hon. J. w. Breidenthal, Kansas City.
Collection.
From the Young Mans Standpoint,
Mr.. II. S. Lewis, Hutchinson.
From the Mothers Standpoint, Mrs,
| Margaret Hill McCarter, Topeka.
Music, Capital City Male Quartette.
Announcements and benediction.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
900 a. m. Call to order.
Prayer.
Music.
9:15 a. m. Reports of Secretary W. L.
Dexter and Treasurer E. B. Cowgirl.
Reports from lecturers and field
workers.
9:45 a. m. Local option and High
License VS.. Prohfbition."-Rev. c. H.
Whorrall, Waverly; Mr.. c. T. Frank,
Winfield; Hon. F. H. Roberts, Oska-
loosa; Rev. D.. NJ. Sleeth, Lyndon.
1920 a. m. 1.-The True Basis of Moral
Reform"-Mrs. r. E. Rice. Lawrence;
Rev. H. C. Bradbury, Lincoln.
Duet, Wilcox Brothers
Ills a. m. The System of Filming
Jointists Periodically: It's Relation to
the Law'-Hon. w. H. Cowles, Topeka;
Hon. w. S. jerks, Ottawa; Hon. John
Wiswell, Columbus.
1900 m. Announcements and adj
journment.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
100 p. m.lCa1 20 order.
Prayer
Music.
1:45 p. m.-"Ought We to lave a
Worlds Congress of Temperance Work
ers During the Worlds Fair?'-General
discussion, led by the secretary.