The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-28
Wet j. WILL MEET
IN A VALLEY TOWN.
Annual Convention Begins ses.
sion i'll Harrisonburg Next
Monday.
MRS. H. M. HoGE TO PRESIDE

Tho annual State convention of the
woman's Christian Temperance Union
will meet in Harrisonburg on Monday,
and will be in session three or four
days. The session will be held in the
Methodist Church. On Monday night
consecration service will be held, and
The deliberations of the body will be-
gin on Tuesday morning, when the
presidents annual report will be read.
committees appointed, and the work OF
the convention mapped out.
The officers are Mrs Howard NJ
IIoge. of Loudoun, president; Mrs. S. a
Jones, of Norfolk vice-president at
large; Mrs. Lillian "A. Shepherd, of Nor
folk, corresponding secretary; Mrs L..
IT, Parrot. of Martinsvile, recording
secre tary; Mrs. e. B. Clement. of Ches-
terrified, treasurer; Mrs. Eliza j. Pleas
ants, Of Lincoln, honorary vice-presi-
dent.
There are iwenty-three vice-presi-
dents, representing forty-siS counties.
The Young Womans branch Cor VS.
has the following officers: Mrs. Amy
Weech. of Alexandria, secretary; Miss
Eta Enright, of Danville, associate
The Loyal Temperance Legion, or
Young Peoples branch, is presided over
by Mrs. Sue G. James. of olney.
Work Divided.
The wovk of the State organization
IS divided .amorE six general depart
,nents: "a Organizations: CD Proven
tive; ca Educational; ca Evangelistic;
(5) Social; 60 Legal; and each of these
general departments is subdivided into
several subordinate departments, which
completes very systematic and COM
prehensive sphere of work. There are
also two State organizers-Mrs. NJ. w.
NeWJnn St2lnf0n. and Mrs NV
c. Weech, Of Alexandria.
The following are departmental Off
GERS:
Medical Temperance, Mrs. r. Alice
Brown, of Lincoln.
Scientific Temperance Instruction,
Mrs. C. r. Parrott, of Martinsvillc.
Sunday-school Work, Mrs S. T..
Temperance Literature, Miss Mamie
Mills. Onancock.
Press Work, Miss Laura Smith. Ham
ilton
Medical Contest. Miss Clara Martin,
Charlottesville.
Presenting the Cause TO Influential
Bodies, general officers.
w. c. T. U. Institute, general officers.
Evangelistic and Almshouse Superin-
tendent, Mrs. Ada Hough, Norfolk.
Unfermented Sacramento Wine, Mrs
Il. NJ. Jobson, Richmond.
Penal and Reformatory Work, Mrs
Arthur Leafe, Winchester.
Soldiers and Sailors Work, Mrs. ]
". Eubank, Newport News.
Purity, Mrs. Mary Il. Webb, Norfolk
Red-Letter Days and Open-Air Meet
1rgs. Mrs. Langdon Wall, Richmond.
Flower Mission Superintendent Mrs
w. NJ Bickers, Richmond,
Legislation and Petition, Mrs. r. II
Jones, Norfolk.
Peace and Arbitration. Mrs. j. d
Pretlow, Pretow.
Affiliated Interests, Miss Iona Kern
Winchester Miss Kern Is also editor
of 1.-THE Call" the official organ of tn,
State w. C. r. u.
Standing ommittees-Railway Rates
Miss Rachel Hoge, Hamilton; Printing
recording secretary; Press. superinten
!. dent and manager of The CALI; III
nance. State treasurer; Convention Seat
ing, Miss NJ. f. Saunders. Portsmouth
Banners, Mrs Langdon WaHr Rich
mond; "Tingling Literature Mis-
Georgiana Nick can, Vienna; Audito,
Music. Mrs. W. L. Bales, Richmond.
Systematic Work.
The W. C. IT. u. Is the largest wo
mems organization in the world. an,
At is in very fact an organization
wi l's WIZ As d HlatNfi q system ant
+ method. The white ribbon ban
Eirdles the civilized world, and tn
Fl Influence of the great organization
S recognized everywhere.
The Virginia contingent In point O
numbers. loyalty and service, rank
Well up with the foremost. IT is com
posed OF the very flower OF tho OF,
Dominion NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. an
Anaids who delight In active seryc