Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-15
". C. T.U. WILL
MEET IN MOLINE
Annual Convention of County
to be Held at Second Metho-
dist Church Sept. 1929.
STATE PRESIDENT SPEAKS
Mrs. kuhl to Talk on Suffrage-Gold
Medal Contest viii Be Feature
of Closing Session.

The annual convention of the Rock
Island County Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union will be held at the Sec
ond Methodist church, Moline, Sept.
% and %. The first session will be
Tuesday afternoon and the closing
meeting will be Wednesday evening.
when the gold medal contest will be
held. The contestants for this medal
are: The Misses Clara McLeay of Mo-
line. Mildred Adams of Port Byron,
Walden Cox of Silvis, Iva Wilson and
Irene Fitzsimmons of Milan, and Stan
ley Wilson. also of Milan. Rev. Rob
ert Henry of Moline will make the pre-
sentation of the medal
state President Speaks.
Mrs. Mary E. Kuhl, state president
of the w. C. T. L., will be present al
the meetings and will deliver an ad-
dress Tuesday afternoon on the sub
ject, "Shall Citizenship Be Based on
the Intelligence of the People or on
the Sex" Other workers prominent
in the w. c. T. u will be on. the pro
gram.
The program in detail is given be-
low:
Tuesday Afternoon.
1:30-Devotional opening-Mrs. Me
Govern.
disappointment of committees.
1:50-Greetings from Frances Viii
lard union. Mrs. Margaret McLeay.
2-Response, Mrs. A. B. E. Adams
county vice president.
2:10-Report of county president
Mrs Rose Simonson.
2:20-Reports of local unions: Rocl
Island. Mrs. ]. w. Stewart; Moline
Mrs. Lloyd; Moline (Willard) Mrs. NJ
McLeay; Port Byron, Mrs. Carrie Nc
Govern; Hillsdale, Mrs. Louise Trow
bridge; Yuma. Mrs. D. w. Mumma
Taylor Ridge. Mrs. Young; Reynolds
Mrs. Lois Ekstrom: Milan, Miss Cor;
Potter; Cordova, Mrs. NJ. c. SwitZer
Silvis, Mrs. Lora Bell; Joslin, Mrs
Della Kerr; Hillsdale (CentraD Mrs
Justin Daley.
3:20-"Shall Citizenship Be BASED
on the Intelligence of the People. o
on Sex" Mrs. Mary e. Kuhl, stat,
president
3:45-Treasurer's report, Miss Mabe
Ballard
Auditors report-Mrs. A. E. Mont
gomery
Solo-Mrs. Sadie Miller.
3:50-Reports of county superinten
ldents: Evangelistic, Mrs. McGovern
anti-narcotics, Mrs. Tilbrook; enforce
ment of law, Mrs. Crawford; fairs
Mrs, Mumma; legislation anG frar
chise, Mrs. Crawford; medal confess
Mrs. Donahoo.
| Adjournment
| Tuesday Evening.
! 7:30-Music, boys chorus
7:45-Address Mrs. kuhl.
| Music.
"The Silver Question'-Mrs. Tunn
,cliff.
| Offering.
Benedietion.
Wednesday Morning.
| S:30-Meeting of executive commi
ltee, consisting of county officers, loo;
presidents and superintendent of d
apartments.
| 9:30-Opening exercises, Mrs. E
strom.
| 9:45-Reading minutes.
9:50-Reports of executive.
10-Election of officers.
| 10:30-Nomination of delegates
, national convention.
10:35-"When Illinois Expects
Have Prohibition and How" Pap,
bv Mrs. Stoddard Discussion led |
Mrs. Bearby.
11-Reports of county superinte
dents, continued: Loyal temperate
legion, Mrs. Stoddard; press. MI
Matte Taylor; prison ard Jail, Z
Maria Edwards; school savings ban
Mrs. Huntoon; temperance literatur
Mrs. Garrett; scientific temperan,
instruction, Mrs. Huntoon: Sunds
school, Mrs. Minnie Hill; mother
meetings, Mrs. Bearby.
\ 11:4O-Noontide prayer, Mrs. Ere
/ Titterington.
Il Wednesday Afternoon.
II 1:90-Praise service, Mrs. Mc-Go
ern.
II 1:40-Reports of committees.
III 1:50-"How Can the Church Be
Enlist It's Membership in an Aggre
H sive Warfare Against the Liqu
i Traffic?" Discussion led by Rev. d.
II Andrewartha.
II S-Quest.on drawer, Mrs. Ma
Metzgar.
S:20- Memorial service, led by NJ
Louise Trowbridge.
III Solo-"Face to Face" Mrs. Harri
/ Thompson.
III 3:40-Reading of minutes.
II Miscellaneous business.
II Adjournment.
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