Evening journal., 1909-10-01
". c. T. U. ELECTS.
NEW OFFICERS
Petition Asking For Pardon
Of Mrs. Powell Gets Many
sigma ureS
MRS. KATE SMITHERS OF
SMYRNA CHOSEN PRESIDENT


morning eleAed the following officers:
President. Mrs. Kate smithers, Of
Smyrna; recording secretary. Miss
Levina p. Lynch. Mt Pleasant; cor
responding secretary. Mrs. Albert
Chandler Smyrna: treasurer. Mrs.
Clara Marshall. Lewcs. Miss Lynch
and Mrs. Marshall arc reelected. Al
the suggestion of Mrs. l.. NJ. ~.
Stevens, national president, the office
Of State president-at-large was
created, and Mrs. Emma T.. caulk, of
Wyoming. retiring president, was
given that office.
The first business Of the morning was
report on the department OF narcotics
by Mrs. ri. G. Mearns. She reported
that 10 more Sunday schools were OBJ
serving anti-cigarette day and gave
other indications OF the progress OF
the work. Miss Letha Josephs re-
ported ON medal contest work, after
which II was announced that a coli
lection forwarded to the Girls In
dustrial School yesterday amounted TO
SIG. Mrs. Mary Smithers then report
ed on police ana reformatory work.
prisoners at tho City Hall viero very
deficient and that she had laid the
need Of better quarters before Chief
OF Police Black. She favored a
juvenile court, and on her suggestion
this viii be further considered by the
union.
Want Mrs. Powell Pardoned.
A petition was circulated for the
pardon of Mrs. Powell. who is in the
workhouse. This woman some years
ago murdered a girl who had been iiv.
ing In her house. Practically every
delegate signed the paper, which vii
bo forwarded to the governor.
MrH. Emerson gave a report OF IN
eyangelistic department. She announc
ed her resignation as superintendent o
/ the work owing 70 her remova
TO Baltimore. Mrs. II. ". Bolto
( win succeed her.
Mrs. Mary Woicott. superintender
OF legislation. who has written man
letters 10 the Legislature appealing f'
lequal suffrage. was presented 20 n
delegates by AIRS. Cranston. IL WI
! announced that resolution would
r presented this afternoon pctitionlng I
Legislature for a Juvenile court.
nl Following the election OF officers. ~
q Cauik retiring president was present
T. with a dozen silver tea spoons. "A bi
. ter knife and a sugar spoon. just !
Il fore adjournment during noon, rc-oi
tions were adopted directing that
petition be scnt 10 the next Iegisl
tire requesting facilities for highgr ed
! cation OF women throughout the sta
and an extension OF the school &,
suffrage TO tax-paying women.
The convention was TO have endl
with this mornings session, bat own
10 unfinished business. an afterno,
session Is necessary. Nice-p -preidents Il
the counties and delegates to the ma
tional convention win be elected an
other resolutions will be taken up
Convention at a Banquet.
Il A feature Of yesterday afternoons Sc
sion was the burn ng Of tho mortgage
the soldiers rest room at De aware CIT
The document was I'm an urn on a tray
flowers. and the Delaware City wom
occupied the platform. Matches were a
piled TO the paper by Mrs. Thatcher. Nj
Chambers, Mrs. Donne and Mrs. eau
While It burned, the de.eg tes sang Thu
Cheers for the Red. White and B'ue."
Mrs. J.. NJ n. Stevens. nat onal pre-
dent. was one Of the first speakers Of
afternoon. She brought greetings fr
Name and declared the unions work p
crossing throughout the country. N
Anna Gordon. national vice-president q
spoke.
Mrs. f. c. Mccall. OF this city, super
Z tendent Of Sunday Schools. reported
signing OF 5i4 pledges. Or. Joel S.
/, Al an brought greetings from the G.
Templars and Mrs. Winifred Chambers
! ported for work among soldiers and S
ors. Three hundred and nfty bags VIII
presented by the union to the battles
I, Delaware
I, Following the afternoon session. din
= was given to 800 delegates at the " W.
A. from to O'Clock. the gymnasium
lunch room being occupied. Those Y
ass's sled in receiving the guests We're n
Pennington, Mrs J. Frank Bar, N
- Ethel Ball, Miss Agnes Downey Mrs.
7, MerriclS Horn. DR. Josephine w Delaeo
= Mrs. A. J. Branch, Mrs. Lynn Thorn
- Miss Rachel Howland. Mrs. Emma cat
- the state president, presided at the b
quet board.
Mayor Spruance, who could not ate
was represented by ". W. Knowles, y
expressed his appreciation Of the work
e the y. NJ G. A. Miss Gordon. natio
} vice-president. made a brief address.
the Rev. John NJ Arters spoke for
Anti-saioon League Other speakers "
N Professor A. r. spaid, superintendent
II county schools and Professor II. 5. Go d
i'm both of whom talked upon education
y. its affect upon the temperance moveme
I'D At the evening session, a hidren's ~
ID was devoted to an address by Miss G
A. don representing the Loyal rempera
Legion. A band Of children sang the
es tional anthem. and MSS Roberta Marsh
I'd of Lewes. recited The girls gave
at demonstration under the direction Of \
L katherine Croes. Mss Clara Mason rel
ie senting Columbia, sang wen Make
pc Man All White" Eleven young wor
Z, represented the dry states
~ Miss Rietta Emerson was preser
P" with travelling bag by the Y's Of
county. and the girls OF St. Pauls 2
her a ring. Addresses were made by J
stevens and Miss Gordon.
Dd Died in Philadelphia.