Milford chronicle., 1909-09-24
ANNUAL CONVENTION Of
DELAWARE W. C. 7. U.

over the State over the approach
ing State Convention, which will
be held in Asbury NJ. E. Church
Wilmington, September goth anc
goth and October Ist. The great
est number of distinguished guest.
ever assembled by the State organ
ization will be present, while addi-
tonal interest centres around the
election Of officers, as it has been
understood for some time that a
new president will be elected this
year, Mrs. Caulk' health not being
equal to further service.
Thursday will be the great day.
the one to be selected BY those who
can attend but one days sessions.
Mrs. Leonora Lake Of St. Louis.
Mo. ,tTho stirred the East with her
temperance speeches two years ago,
will be present; also, several ma
tional officers, including Mrs. Lii
ian N. NJ. Stevens Of Portland,
Me-, president of the national or
ganizatiOn; Miss Anna M. Gordon
of Evanston, ILL.,, vice-president;
and Mrs. Ella NJ. Thacher of
Florence, N, j., national superin-
tendent of soldiers and sailors.
On Thursday evening between (
and s o'clock a banquet will be
held at the Y. W. c. A. in honor
Of these guests. Several other So
cial features have been planned,
including a visit to the Delaware
Industrial School for Girls on Wed.
nesday afternoon.
About 200 delegates are to been
tertained by the local unions, while
there will be many members unof-
fcially in attendance.
Programmes for the convention
were issued last Friday. At 10
O'Clock on the morning of Wednes-
day, the goth, Mrs. Emma Caulk,
State president, will call the CON
vention to order and then conduct
a devotional service, following the
singing of the Crusade Hymn
After a roll call ofdelegates the ex-
cutive committee will present their
annual report and the president will !
announce the committees on Gre
dentials, finance, courtesies, resolu-
tons aad kilograms to serve for the
ensuing year Mrs. w. L. Pettin-
gilt of Hilles Union will make the
address of welcome, to which Mrs.
w. F. P. Jacobs will respond.
Wednesday afternoon-I 90, sing
ing, led by Mrs. E. L. Jones, mus
ical director of Delaware w. c. T.
U; I.15, convention called to order,
Bible reading, Mrs. Mary Bolton;
Equal Suffrage, " Miss Jane Camp
bell; address, Rev. J. M. Arte1s;
report of superintendent 10 min
utes each). Organization, Loyal
Temperance Legion Branch, Mrs.
Ella G. Henderson; Work Among
Colored People, " Mrs. Sarah E.
Foster; White Ribbon Recruits, /
Miss Jane Wilson. Preventive.
Medical Temperance, Mrs. Jessie
NJ. Graves; sos, reports of vice
New Castle county,
Mrs. Mary B. DOnnell, Newark;
Kent county, Mrs. Kate E. Smithers
Smyrna; Sussex county Miss Lii
ian Cade, Milton. Social. 3 AS
social meetings and red letter days,
Mrs. A. E. Allaway; Flower Mis-
sion; Mrs. T. K. Jones; 400, an
and adjournment.
Mrs. Leonora Lake will address
he Wednesday evening session,
which will begin with music and
scripture reading at 7.3O o'clock.
Mss Lillian Cade, president Of
sussex county, presiding.
Thursday mornings. 80, prayer
Meeting, Mrs. L. w. Emerson,
vangelistic superintendent; COM &
nittee meeting; 9, convention call q
d to order, reading Ofminutes and /
eport ofexecutive committee; cor. 1
secretary's report, Mrs. s
Ginnie Holmes; o.I5, report of i
Mrs, Clara Marshall, re- 2
,ort of auditors, Mrs. Lena Hair /
rove, Mrs. H. c. Mearns and Mrs. b
essie Graves. 9.3o, report ofsuper-
1tendents, (ten minutes each }
Sabbath observance, Mrs. Sarah
i. Taylor; Sunday-school work,
Irs. F. G. Mccall; temperance
terature, Mrs. Neal Comfy; The n
ress, Miss Annie w. Sutton; school h
avings bank, Mrs. Cathleen At p
ell; anti-narcotics, Mrs H. c. e
medal contest work, Miss fC
etha NJ. Joseph; parliamentary C
Irs. Martha Scott. n
1890 evangelistic and systematic a
wing, Mrs. L. w. Emerson; un- s.
rmented wine at Sacrament, Mrs. n
gorge Pierce; police and reforma- g.
nv work including almshOuse and Il