Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-21
W. c. T. U. CONVENTION.
Quarterly Session. Held in Rhode
Island Avenue M P Church

Flags, banners, tr aiiing vines, poisoning
plants, sunshine ard good cheer generally
welcomed the delegates to the first quar-
terly convention of the w. c. 7. Z. Of the
District of Columbia, held Friday at Rhode
Island Avenue Methodist Protestant Church.
The artificial decorations were under the
management of MISS Virginia Ferguson. The
meeting was presided over by the president,
Mrs Clinton Smith,. The devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Mrs. Everett OF
Bloomingd ale Union. The minutes OF the
annual meeting were read and adopted. The
treasurer's report showed balance on hand
Of $74.63.
The addre SIS of welcome by Rev ]. M.
Gill, pastor Of the church, followed the pres
eutation Of these reports.
81 am happy to stand as the mouthpiece
of the church" he said 1.-The w. c. Il. u.
is an organization allied with the church
which means eternal death to the liquor
traffic. No work meets with such discour-
agements--but it has for its future success.
No tree bears such damnng fruit as the
tree of the liquor traffic, but you are be-
ginning right-at the root"
Response was made by Mrs. Della Win
bigler, wife of Rev. Charles WinbigIer, pas
tor of First Baptist Church. Arrange
ments were perfected for a special prayer
service-for the continuance of the law
abolishing liquor from the canteen-to be
held at w. c. T. U. headquarters, 522 9Th
street, on Wednesday, the oath instant,
M. e. Cohen. assisted by Mrs. Gallagher
and others.
The corresponding secretary submitted
her report, and the secretaries of the diff
ferent unions submitted personally reports
of each union. Mrs. Lindsay Clark, super
intendent of Mothers Club, in presenting
her report, said the mothers meeting is
now reaping benefits of three years expe1
rence and hard work having besides Its
regular members twelve patron members.
The librarian of the club reported forty vol
umes in the library, and solicited dona-
lions of books. Mrs. Sidney Phillips. agent
for the Union Signal, the official organ of
the w. c.. 7. u, made an earnest appeal
for subscriptions. solo was sung by
Millicent Corps, a student at Rust Hall,
after which Mrs. Gallagher led the noon
tide deyotions, and the convention adjourn
ed for luncheon, which was served to $50
persons by the members of Bloomingdale
Union in the beautifully decorated dining
room, under the direction of Mrs. Pyles as
chairman of the decoration committee for
the luncheon s
The afternoon session was opened with
prayer by Mrs. Sophia Smith. Mrs. Mar
garet Dye Ellis made an address upon the
status of matters pending before Congress.
At the close of her remarks "a resolution
was adopted which provided. that 200 mem
bers of the w. c. r. U. In quarterly con-
vention, representing 1900 women of the
bring before Congress bill prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquors In the Dis
trict.
Reports were made by the financial Sec
rotary and treasurer of the board Of trus-
tees for the W. c. T. U. building. Mrs. J.
H. Robinson president of the board, stated
the financial status, and made an earnest
appeal for the balance due on the building
April Is. After her appeal many pledges
We're made toward the liquidation Of the
debt. Mrs. Shelton, the financial secretary
of the building, made report of the con-
tributions by unions. The reports of the
following superintendent were made: Sol
diers, sailors and marines, Mrs. E. r. RAN
dolph; L. r. L., Mrs. Maynard Twitchel
Scientific Temperance Institute, Mrs. Lucy
B. Osterhout; Young Wage Farmers Club,
Mrs. NJ M. Mitchell; work among colored
people, Ella Nj. Boston.
A beautiful potted fern was presented to
the assistant recording secretary, Mrs.
Ewing in recognition of her work during
the illness of the secretary, Mrs. Shelton.
Miss NJ. r. Hennen sang most excessively
Dry Those Tears, with violin and piano
accompaniment. She also sang 1.-THE Rib
bon White