Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-19
W. C. I, U. WEEK BUSY ONE
Every Day Of the Seven Will Be Filled
with Activity,
PROGRAM IS NOW MADE OUT
Auditorium, Where National Oonveu-
ton VIII he Held, il Being
Fitted for Comfort Of the
Delegates.
PROGRAM IS NOW MADE OUT


Programs for the. thirty-sixth annual con-
%vention Of the National women's Christian
Temperance Union TO open at the Audi
.torlum Friday have been received and every
hour OF the seven days OF the session is
full.
The convention proper will be preceded
by a day Of prayer Thursday, at First
Methodist church. Miss Elizabeth w.
Greenwood. worlds Women's Christian
Temperance Union superintendent OF evan
g%elistic work, win preside, and besides the
officers of the national organization, many
other women Of prominence from all over
the country, will be present. The national
officers will arrive Wednesday.
The Auditorium Is being equipped with
committee and rest rooms and every con-
venience and comfort for the visiting
women, which 1t is expected will number
over 1000.
Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens Of Portland,
Me-, president, will open the convention at
$3.50 Friday morning, in the Auditorium,
her annual address TO, be the feature of the
morning. Reports OF secretaries and de-
partment superintendent at 2 p. m. will
be followed by the introduction OF the
hostesses and miscellaneous business. The
evening session is known as welcome
night, and will include addresses by Gov
ernor S~hallenberger, Mayor Dahlman, Rev.
B. F.. Fellman of the Ministerial union,
Bishop John l. Neulsen, speaking for the
church at large, William Baxter, for the
Commercial club; Mrs. Frances Beveridge
Head, for the Nebraska Women's Chris
tian Temperance unioh, and Rev. F. X
Loveland, for the local convention com
| rt1ftNao Pacnnnaao will he rnaAa by Mics
Elizabeth p. Gordon, Mrs. Mary e. Kuhl
Mrs. Lulu A. Maxwell and Mrs. Margaret
B. Plat Of the Massachusetts,, Illinois
Arkansas and Washington state unions
respectively. Mrs. Mable Crawford welp-
ton will sing.
Reports and Addresses.
Reports from the executive committee
consideration of amendments to the con.
stitution, and addresses by national organ
izers will occupy Saturday morning anC
afternoon, and the evening session, know
as platform night, will be given to ad
dresses by state presidents and nationa
workers.
Sunday morning many OF the pulpits o
the city will be filled by the VISITING
women, and In the afternoon the CONVEX
ton sermon will be given at the Audi
torium by Mrs. Mary Harris Armour o
Georgia. Sunday evening ex-Governo
Robert B. Glenn Of North Carolina viii
speak at the Auditorium.
Routine business and reports will occupy
the Monday sessions and in the evening
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone will speak Of "Rul
garla and Macedonia" Mrs. Addie B. Hill
erman of "A Glimpse Of Panama." ant
Mrs. Nellie G. Burger Of old Mexico.
The young peoples work all over tn.
world win be presented and there will b.
greetings from Representatives of the worl
in other countries.
The election of officers will take plac
Tuesday morning; also the election Of del
egetes to the worlds convention and Il
the afternoon the national organizers vii
speak. Tuesday evenings session will b
unique, including demonstrations in, tn
several branches of the organization
work.
Wednesday will be devoted to more re
ports and addresses BY organizers and 1
the evening the program will be given b
state presidents and the convention &C
journed.