The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-25
Preparation for State Meeting
At Lafayette Completed
BY Committee.
SPEECHES ARE TO BE MADE
ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT PLAN.
NED FOR VISITORS 70 MEET.
ING RICHMOND is REPRE-
sENTED ON THE PROGRAM BY
TWO NAMES.

Anderson, Ind, Sept. 25-The thir
ty-fourth annual state convention Of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union will meet in Trinity NJ. e
church in Lafayette, October IL TO IL
inclusive. More interest is being man
ifested in the coming convention than
has been exhibited in any previous
year of the Unions history. The pro-
gram provided for the occasion is the
most elaborate and comprehensive
ever issued. Among the speakers are
many of national reputation as ard
ent temperance workers. Judge Art
man, of Lebanon, will speak Sunday
evening.
Meeting Opens Friday.
The convention will be called to or
der at 0 o'clock Friday morning, Oct.
IL by the president. Mrs. Culla ]. Way
hinger, of Huntsville. The session
will open with Scripture reading and
prayer by Mrs. Rose Pearce, of Cayu-
ga, state chaplain. The appointment
of committees will proceed as the roll
Is called by Mrs. Matte G. Gibson, of
Jonesboro, state secretary. The re-
port of the state officers will succeed
as follows: Corresponding secretary's
report, Mrs. Mary E. Woodard, Foun-
tain City; t~reasurer's report, Miss
Clara Sears, Anderson; secretary's re-
port, Mrs. Mary S. Craig, Upland; l..
r. l.. secretary's report, Mrs. Ida Mix,
Kokomo; evangelist's report, Mrs.
Elizabeth Haughton, Richmond; Ed
itor of "The Message Mrs. Luella F.
McWhister, Indianapolis; report of
state lecturer, Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley,
Liberty; Hadley industrial school,
Mrs. Lizzie Ham,, Indianapolis, and
Mrs. Ida Outland. Upland. Presi-
dents annual address, Mrs. Culla j..
vayhinger, Huntsville.
The welcome address by Mayor G..
r. Durgan of Lafayette will be res
pended to- by Mrs elizabeth Stanley
after which the county jubilee will
be held in which all counties having
made a gain of fifty members or more
will participate.
Saturday the reports of he suDerin-
endents of the various departments
OF work participated in by the w. c..
r.. IT,, as an organization will be re-
vived. The wonderful; results attain
cd by the society is due largely to the
systematic duNdUCe lHtc every phase
Of social and economical question that
Influences public opinion. The report
of Mrs. Kate West of South Bend,
president of the board of su%perinten-
dents will show the wonderful adj
vance made by the Union in this
state.
Special Work Presented.
The special work of each depart
will be presented by the state c
superintendents including Evangel- /
ism. Mrs. Elizabeth H%aughton, Rich /
mond. Peace and Arbitration, Miss +
Bailey. Richmond. :
Election on Saturday. 7
The election of officers and a board 6
of trustees will take place Saturday =
afternoon and in the evening a Dia- j..
mond Medal contest participated in
by young men will occur under the
of Mrs. Julia Overman. The :
of the various churches in the !,
city will be occupied Sunday morning 9
by w. c.. t. U. workers and in the af- ;.
fernoon a mass meeting will be adj :,
dressed by Prof. Charles Scanlon, of :
pittsburg, Pa, and Judge Geo. w. -
stubbs of Indianapolis. Judge Art =
nan of Lebanon, will speak in the ev- :.
sning. :
The sessions on Monday will be de- :
yoted to routine convention work and :,
n he evening Mrs. Frances Beau :,
of Frankfort, KY. will deliver :,