The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-04
W.C.T.U. SESSION
State Meeting Opens in Topeka
With 100 Delegates.
Visitors Enthusiastic Over
Governor HOch's Move.
DEVOTED TO PRAYER
Will Hold a Big Meeting
Tonight.
Governor HOch, Mrs. McCarter
and Others to Speak.

from all over the state were present at
the First Baptist church this morning
to attend the first regular session of
the twenty-seventh annual convention
of the Kansas Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. It is expected that by
this evening there will be at least one
hundred and fifty delegates present
and this will be considerable number
more than attended the annual con-
vention at Wichita last year. This in
crease in the attendance or delegates
is pointed to by the officers of the or
ganization as evidence that the cause
of temperance in Kansas is gaining in
strength each year.
Great jubilation is expressed among
the delegates over the recent stand
taken by Governor E. w. Hoch looking
towards the enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law in Kansas City and at a
meeting of the executive committee OF
the society the following resolution
was prepared for presentation to the
convention today:
ssResolved. That we unanimously
endorse Governor Hoch in his efforts
to enforce the prOhibitory law by ap-
pointing assistant attorney generals Tor
counties where the law is most openly
deded and thank him for his heroic
work under great opposition; we pc
lieve it but a beginning OF campaign
for law enforcement that will extend
throughout the state
This resolution was adopted Dy d
unanimous vote and with handclapplng
at the meeting this morning,
Prior to the calling to order of the
convention at o'clock by the presi-
dent, Mrs Elizabeth P. Hutchinson OF
Winfield there was an hour devoted TO
an evangelistic and prayer conference
under the leadership of the Rev. Edith
Hill Booker of Caney-
rar,r firnT a hnan
to order and the roll of delegates had
been called by the recording secre-
tary, Mrs. Lillian Mitchner, reports OF
the district presidents on the work IN
their localities during the year We're
[ presented by Mrs. @LOttie Case OF To-
peka, Mrs. Sena H. Wallace of Kansas
City, Miss Mary e. Dobbs OF Nlotaze,
Mrs. S. c. South of Burlington, kew L.
f St John of Salina, Mrs Eva Muir
ply of Go0dland. and Mrs Ola Watson
of ArgOnia. Reports were also pre-
, sented from the lecture bureau Secre-
tary, the trustees of Willard Han, the
state corresponding secretary, the
midyear executive meeting and the
executive committee meeting of yes
terday.
There was an evangelistic service
at 1880 o'clock led by Rev. Eugenia
F. St John, and at noon there was a
prayer meeting. An adjournment was
taken after this until 1880 O'Clock,
when the proceedings were resumed
with devotional exercises led by Rev
Anna ShiVely. Working committees
were appointed by the president and
reports were received from the state
organizers and lecturers; on state or
ganization by Mrs. L 3. Smith; from
the superintendents of departments on
social meetings, red letter days, fairs,
open air meetings, music, temperance
literature, press, medal contests, work
among soldiers, summer assemblies,
non-alcOholic medication, and health
and heredity.
After these reports an intermission
was had for the purpose of introduc-
ing the visitors to each other. This
was followed by superintendents' re-
ports on purity, purity IN literature
and art franchise, legislation, flower
mission evan geIistic, parliamentary
usage, and anti-narcotics. Mrs. Ro-
setta B. Hastings read a synopsis of a
story written by her entitled "Jane
McCfregor" Mrs. Hastings is super
intendent of anti-narcOtics.
After the transaction of some mis-
ceIlaneous business the convention ad-
journed until this evening At this
evenings session greetngN are to be
delivered to the delegates by represen-
tatives of various institutions and So
eieties in Topeka.
Governor E. w. Hoch is to make
an address for the state. and the 9TH
ers to speak are Mrs. Margaret Hill
/ McCarter, for the w. G. T U; Mrs.
Clement Smith, for the city fedora
ton of women's clubs; J. B. Larimer,
for the Y. NJ. c. A; L. D. Whittemore,
for the city schools; Norman Plass,
for Washburn college; Bishop Mills
paugh for Bethany college; Rev.
| Thomas S. Young, for the Ministerial
/ association; and E. B. Cowgirl, for the
State Temperance union Responses
are to be made to these greetings by
Mrs Eva Murphy, of Goodland, and
the Rev. Edith Hill Booker, of Caney.
Noticeable among the delegates at
the convention are four veterans of
the civil war from the national mill
tary home at Lansing. They are
! Thomas Haskins Charles Ellison,
Charles w Helvey and David Pearce.
Mr.. Helvey is totally blind and he and
his associates are delegates from the
Christian Temperance union at the
home. Mrs. Mary A. Walker. of
4 Lansing who is president of the union
/ at the home, is with the delegation.
No attempt has been made at pre-
/ tentiOus decoration of the church edi-
+ fee for the convention but there are
some pertinent posters hung on the
/ gallery in the church. One reads,
prohibition saves Kansas $4,000, 600
in liquor bills each years. for every
! person in the state" Another says
national revenues from the sale Of
intoxicants average in the United
States $500 per captain Kansas, 20
cents"
Regret was expressed by several
delegates at the fact that Mrs. Rachel
B. Armstrong. the state superintend-
ent of the railroad department of the
organization win not be present at
the convention. She is confined to
her home in Kansas City, Kas.. with
an illness.
The official badges for the dele
gates were a surprise as we'll as fine
Compliment to Miss Olive P Bray.
treasurer of the organization- Miss
Bray makes her home in Topeka.