Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-29
QUARTERLY MEETING HELD.
White Ribboners Hold Meeting at
10Th Street Baptist Church.

The first quarterly meeting of District
w c. T. T.. No. 2. was held at the Nine
teenth Street Baptist Church Friday.
Mrs. Sterling n. Brown presided a both
sessions during the day. and made her
address to the convention in the evening,
Mrs. R. E. Lawson presiding.
Rev. Walter Brooks. pastor of the
church. welcomed the convention. The
response was made by Mrs. Alma Scott
of Lincoln Temple Union. Mrs. Anna V.
Downey. corresponding secretary made
her report. showing a membership of IIS,
and encouraging prospects through the
interest of pastors in all the churches. IS
manifested through their cooperation
with Mrs. Lawson. organizer. and the
District officers Mrs. NJ. B. Wood, treas
urer, made her report, also Mrs. Alma
Scott. auditor. The following named
superintendent were confirmed: Miss
NJ Boston. medal contests; Miss Ella
Lynch. scientific temperance instruction;
Mrs Helen jackson. social meetings and
red letter days; Mrs. J. Anderson Taylor.
Sabbath observance; Mrs. Juretta White.
flower mission; Mrs. Julia c. Collier.
schools; Mrs. Eugene Brooks. non-alco-
holic medication; Mrs. Amelia Montague,
cradle roll; Mrs Anna V. Downey, juve-
nile court, industrial work and anti-child
labor; Miss Maria L. Jordon. health and
heredity: Mrs. NJ. Grant Lucas. the press;
Mrs. Matte Morton, ant1-narconcs; Mrs.
Anna F.. Middleton, evanSehaic; Mrs.
j. H. Simms. proportionate and syste-
matte giving; Mrs. c. Watts. mercy;
Mrs. Rosetta r. Lawson, mothers meet
ings and young recruits.
Mrs. Maria D. Jones, secretary. gave
her report of the branch, and Mrs.
Elnorah ]. Wilson, l.. /. l.. secretary.
gave a report of her branch. The de-
votional exercises of the morning session
were in charge Of Mrs. Wilson. president
Of Lucy Thurman Union: Mrs. Owens of
Union Wesley Union led the afternoon
services and Mrs. A. E. Middleton led
the devotional services at night.
The following committees served in
connection with the convention: Courte-
sizes. Mrs Lawson, Mrs. Mossell. Mrs. ].
A. Taylor; credentials, Mrs. Downey.
Mrs Wood and Mrs. Martin; resolutions.
Mrs Helen Jackson, Mrs. Adams and
Mrs Owens
Rev Thompson of Sierra Leone, Africa.
made a telling speech along the Ines of
work Rev. Sales, Rev. Chas. n. Pryor,
Rev Fountain. Rev. George W. Lee. Rev
Sterling n. Brown and Rev. j. Milton
Waldron were present.
Addresses were made by Mrs. W. 7.
Vernon. Mrs. H. NJ. F. McCary. Mrs.
Shaw. directress of domestic science in
public SchOOlS, MIS- tIreen OF the CnuFcn
of Our Redeemer Mrs. Carrie w Cliff
ford. editor the Queens Gardens. Cleve-
land. Ohio: Mrs. Laura r. Queen, Nine
teenth Street Baptist Church; Mrs. Anna
V. Downey. Mrs Lucy Thurman. national
superintendent of w. c. T. L. work
among colored people. and Mrs. Rosetta
Lawson. national organizer.
Memorial exercises commemorative Of
the life and work of Mrs. Rosa Brown.
Mrs Rosetta Douglass Sprague and Mrs.
Carrie W Fountain. were conducted by
Mrs. Lawson. Miss Holmes of Nine
teenth Street Baptist Church sang
Character Building" Mrs. Mossell of
Lincoln Temple Union presided at the
organ.
The various committees reported
through their secretaries, Mrs. Ernest
Martin, from credentials. showed repre-
sentatives from four US and six VS..
Resolutions thanking the trustees Of
the church. the pastor and committee
from Nineteenth Street Baptist Union
and the pastors and all who participated
in the program of the day were passed.
Rev. j. Milton Waldron raised a col
lection for the work.