Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-04

vention, and Mrs. Mary Harris Armor,
president Of the Georgia Woman's Chris
tina Temperance union, will preach Sun
day afternoon. Many people of the state
had the privilege Of hearing Mrs. Armor
speak when she was here last year.
one Of the distinguished guests Of the
| convention will be Ex-Governor Glenn of
North Carolina, who will speak Sunday
evening.
Another will be DR.. Janney Of Baltimore,
Md, who is prominently identified with
the Vigilance society of that city.
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, whose captivity in
Bulgaria is still fresh in the minds of all,
will be in attendance, and will not fail to
interest everyone in her story.
Two OF the national superIntendents,
Mrs. Edith Smith Davis Of Milwaukee,
Wis, and Mrs, Martha NJ. Allen Of New
York, who were sent by the United States
government as delegates to the Anti
Alcohol congress which was held in Lon
don, England, July 1924, will give reports
Of the twelfth International Congress of
Alcoholism. Mrs. Davis is superintendent
of the scientific temperance instruction
department of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union, and has recently prepared
a course of study In scientific temperance.
which has been adopted by the Chicago
training school for missionary workers.
Partial courses have been introduced into
the University of Wisconsin, and also into
Leland Stanford university, but that
adopted by the Chicago training school is
for educators themselves, as the students
are largely college graduates.
Miss z. Gertrude Storer, B. L., the one
who will nave charge OF this department,
is a woman of exceptional preparation and
training. For two summers Miss Storer
was in the state department Of Nebraska
as examiner. Her wide experience in edu-
catlonal problems. together with her ex.
perience as a teacher, renders her work
peculiarly valuable.
Mrs. Common, president Woman's Chris.
tan Temperance union missionary in
! Alaska, will tell the story of Alaska's
needs and Alaska's hopes. Mrs. Common
has lived in Alaska Cor the last six years.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will give q
demonstration one evening representing
the different countries in which there are
organizations of the Woman's Christian
Temperance union. This will be a move
and interesting entertainment.
The local chairman of the demonstration
committee. Mrs. Clara E.. Burbank. is also
planning for a big parade of the schoo'
children. They will march through the
principal streets down town, Friday after.
noon, carrying flags and banners and
singing temperance songs. This may bt
made an automobile parade, as many auto
mobile owners have offered the use OF
their machines for the purpose.
Owing to the intense heat and the alb.
sence from the city of many of the active
workers on the Omaha committee, the
campaign for funds has been at a stand
still, but with the cooler weather of Sep
TENDER the work of raising the balance
will be pushed with new energy.
Woman' Christian Temperance union
convention headquarters nave been re-
opened at the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION building and Mrs. Frances B.
Heald, president of the state organization
will be in charge. Telephone Douglas 1881
has been installed and someone will be
there to receive any message medicinal "a
convention business.
Miss Mary Macarthur. secretary of the
British Women Trade Union league, Is
to be one of the speakers at the convention
OF the National Women's Trade Union