Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-21
1NsP1RATIONAI TO CONVENTION
National Leaders Are Here from
Various Parts Of Country.
Headed BY MRS, STEVENS
Among Famous Women Is Miss Ellen
Stone. Missionary,
WOMAN KIDNAPPED In EUROPE
One Hupdred and FIFTY
Leaders of This Organization
Arrived In a BOdy ON One
Train Yesterday.

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National leaders Of the woman's Chris
tian Temperance union. whose convention
opens at the Auditorium Friday. having
arrived in Omaha, great prayer meeting
for the convention win be held today at
the First Methodist church, Twentieth and
Davenport streets The morning session
ernoon from to A. Miss e. w. Green
wood. worlds and national evangelistio
superintendent, will preside at these meet
ings ~
The program for the prayer meetings Is
as follows:
10 a. m.-12 m.-Hymn. scripture, prayer.
keynote and reading Of call TO prayer by
Miss e. w. Greenwood, superintendent.
Open meeting of prayer and conference.
Topic and subject Of prayer: TIE Church
of Christ" Announcements and benedic-
tion,
Afternoon sesson-AIiss Greenwood pre-
siding. Opening exercises. Mrs. ]. X. Bar
ney, worlds prison evangelist.
Evangelistic conference.-the Holy Spirit
and Evangelistic work."--Mrs. Anna NJ
Palmer, N. f. THE Bible aud Evangeiis-
tic Work" Miss Elizabeth p. Gordon, five
minutes Scripture recitation. Rev. Edith
Hill Booker. Prayer and Evangellstic
Work." by Rev Mary L. Moreland, N. e.
Experiences in Evangelstic Work, by Rev
E. p. st. John N. E. Hymn or solo and
season of prayer. THE True Evangelistio
Spirit by Rev. Alice Ruth Palmer, N E.
New Methods in Evangeistic Work and
Sources of Power" by Miss E, w. Green
wood. worlds and national superintendent.
I'COnsecratlon and Evangeiistic Work" by
Mrs. Rebecca ]. Trego. ", T.. The Church
and Evangelistic Work." by Rev Mary e.
Kuhl. NE. Closing season Of prayer and
conference.
Nearly 15o strong. the executive board
of the National Women's Christian Tenn
perance union arrived in Omaha and spent
the first day in executive session at the
Rome hotel, preliminary to the opening OF
the thirty-sixth annual convention cf the
4 organization, which Will convene At the
Auditorium Friday.
A special Milwaukee train brought the
women from the east The local cOnven-
ton committee met the train and brought
the women to the Rome hotel. where head
quarters has been established. Besides the
general officers, Mrs. Lillian NJ N. Stew
ems Of Portland. Me-. president: Miss Anna
Gordon OF Evanston, ILL.,. vice president
ston, H., corresponding secretary; Mrs
Elizabeth Preston Anderson of Valley City,
: N. d., recording secretary; Mrs. Sara II.
Hoge OF Lincoln, Va, assistant recording
secretary, and Mrs. Elizabeth p. Hutchln-
} son of Evanston, ILL.,, treasurer the party
} includes state presidents, national lectur-
! ers, organizers and department superinten-
> dents, representing most OF the eastern
5 and southern states. The main delegations
viii not arrive until today
5 Miss stone I'm the Party.
Among these early arrivals are several
women OF more than national prominence.
9 Mrs. Martha M. Allen Of New York and
, Mrs. Edith Amith Davis OF Milwaukee
served as representatives OF the United
Y States government at the antl-aicoholic
a conference at London this year. and Mrs
a Abbie B. Hillerman has just returned from
I Panama, where she organized branches of
the Women's Christian Temperance union
e and succeeded in having scientific temper
: ance instruction introduced into the public
e school curriculum Of the canal zone. A
score of well known lecturers are also
here, including Miss Ellen M. stone, the
missionary kidnapped by Turkish bandits a
! few years ago. and Mrs. A. c. Garner,
| worlds superintendent OF Demorest medal
contest work.
. Just what the voting strength OF the con-
vention will be is not yet known, but dis
I. cussing II Miss Anna, Gordon and Miss Eva
: Kilbreth Foster, at the head OF the press
work, said they expected a full representa-
> tion. The National Women's Christian
Temperance Union now has a membership
OF over 100000 and one delegate to the con-
vention is allowed for each 500.
The entertainment committee Mrs. L. A.
:, Borsheim chairman. is rushed assigning
u TO places Of entertainment, and besides
II these several hundred women are expected
T. to attend as visitors and will be lodged In
- the hotels and private homes OF the city.
special train brought the officers OF
the Nebraska Womens Christian Temper.
ance union from Lincoln where
that body has been in session the
last two days They were. accompanied by
most Of the delegates 20 the state meeting
, who will remain for the convention and
: who have been quartered in the special
dormitory provided at the Young Mems
lChrisdan association.
v That the proposed amendment TO the or
o ganizations constitution providing for .
y consolidation OF the Junior Loyal Temper
ance Legion. the young peoples organiza.
II tion, with the Young Women's Christian
,e Temperance Union, In a body to be known
4 as the Frances Willard branch. ls to bs
r hotly contested, Is already evident
" There viii be dissension, but not con.
le tentiOn," said Miss Eva X. Foster, press
superintendent, but the little knots OF
n women assembled about the corridors ant
20 parlCrs discussed the matter win 4 fervoi
T. indicating that the question Il to be a rea
CT Issue 10 be hotly contested on both sides.
: The election OF officers will be scarcel,
ie more than formality. The organisation,
~ business requires trained workers and IN,
present corps is most efficient
A. Devotional Meetings.
IN During the convention. beginning Friday
devotional meetings will be held daily. a
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