Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-16
DEBATE IS To
Be A FEATURE
Dan Sheen and Clarence Oar
row to Argue Prohibition
VS.. License" Here.
AT w. C. T. U. MEETING
Outline of Convention Program Gives
Promise of Most Interesting
Gathering Oct. q to 10.

The outline of the program of the
seth annual convention of the Illinois
w. C. T. U. to be held in this city Oct.
6 to 10, gives promise of most in
teresting session Among o.her fea-
lures of the program is a debate bet-
ween Hon. Dan Sheen and Hon. Cldr
ence s. barrow. on the subject, Pro
hibition VS. License" 1t promises TO
he one of the principal events of the
session The debate will be he'd
Thursday evening, Oct. I.
Another feature of the convention
will be a mass meeting Sunday after
noon, Oct. 10. The address al the
mass meeting will be delivered by
Hon. Seabom Wright of Georgia.
Program of Week.
All of the morning sessions viii be
devoted to the transaction of business
and the following addresses and col
ferences will be held in the afternoons
and evenings:
WEDNESDAYsyO 6.
s:66.a. m:-Executiye meeting at
library building
,f0s0e a. m.-Eyangeiistic conference
at First Methodist. church {rI ai
Reception and welcome .
visitors at First Methodist church.
THURSDAY. 81.
9:45 a. m--Opening of convention
First Methodist church.
Scientific and nedica!
discussions.
Evening-Debate, Prohibition VS..
License" Hon. Dan. Sheen and Hon.
Clarence Darrow.
FRIDAY
Afternoons Sunday School Meth
DDS. Mrs. Ziliah Foster Stevens.
Evening Matron's grand diamond
medal contest.
SATURDAY.
Addresses, Mrs.>L. NJ. \.
Stevens. president of the National w.
C. T. T.. and Miss Anna Gordon, viae
president.
Evening-Young peoples. rally. led,
by Miss Luceba Miner.
SUNDAY.
Morning-Pulpits of churches n
Rock Island and Moline supplied ny
convention delegates.
Afternoon-Mass meeting. Address
by Hon. Seaboru Wright of Georgia
The Rock Island W c. T. L. has
been working hard in preparation foT
the convention and 10 effort has been
spared to make this notable gather
ing. The attendance promises to set
a new record, and as the program in
dictated, many good things have been
Secured for the sessions.
County Convention.
The Rock Island county convention
of the w. C. T. U. opened i'll Port By
ron yesterday evening with the silver
modal contest, in which six young la
!, dies took part. The contestants lead
papers on subjects of interest i'll w
&c. T. t.. circles, and were awarded
prizes in accordance with their treat
ment of their subjects and with the
rules of elocution. Miss Ethel JohE-
3 son was given the, silver medal, after
the judges had considered the worth
4of the six different essays, which were
/ read by the following young ladies'
Ethel Johnson, Myrtle Savage, Ethel
David, Bertha Perry. Lily Engdahl and
Mildred Prater. Rev. Frank Shaffer
of the Methodist church, in which the
contest was held. made the presenta
<tion of the silver medal to the win
kner. The program included, in addi-
= ton to the readings of the essays, d
number of musical selections. both in
sirumental and vocal, and the even
ving program was highly enjoyed.
Many Delegates There.
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session this morning and some y were
present They represented al parts Of
The county. Molnie and ROCK Island
having the largest representation
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