Evening journal., 1910-10-28
MRS. SMITHERS
HEADS W.C.T.U.
Elected for Second Term by
White RibbOnerS Here
To-day
SUSSEX WILL GET
THE NEXT CONVENTION

.
perance Union, In First Presbyterian
Church this morning elected officers.
Mrs. Kate +. Smithers, of Smyrna,
; was unanimously elected president.
{ Mrs. Mollie Chandler, of Smyrna
) was reelected corresponding secre-
: tary, and Miss Leyina p. Lynch, OF
, Mt Pleasant, recording secretary.
Mrs, Clara Marshall of Lewes. was
t again elected state treasurer
Mrs. Emma e. Caulk, of Dover, was
| chosen, according to custom, by the
president, to fill the office of vice
president, a second term
- Delegates were elected to the Ma
. .tional Convention as follows Dele
81 gate-at-large, Mrs. H. c. Mearns, or
) Wilmington. (The delegate-at-large
/ is always given to the entertaining
r union.) Kent, Mrs. Mary T. Smithers,
9 of Dover; Sussex, Mrs. Willard
D Jones, of Georgetown. New Castle,
!, Mrs. Mary b. Donnell and Mrs. Lille
= Williams. Delegates ex-ofiicio, are
l the four state officers. the state vice
/. president, the Y secretary, Miss Kath-
=, crime Croes, and the l.. T. L. secre-
:, tary who has not yet been ap-
= pointed.
- Alternates were appointed as fol-
= lows:-Mrs. Sallie Hammond, Sus-
- sex; Miss Mary L. Cox and Mrs. Sa-
! rah Taylor, New Castle; Mrs. Faulk-
/ ner, Kent.
All the delegates expect TO attend.
? Mrs. Winifred Chambers. superin-
{ tendent Of Work Among Soldiers and
5 Sailors for fifteen years, reported
that Delaware City Reading Room had
been freed from debt, and reported the
500 comfort bags made by the unions
I, for the L. S. S. Delaware. Slaughter
D Neck Union was called the banner
union in this department.
Donnell Union have had 200 men
converted and held weekly meetings.
| There were 500 testaments, 80 maga-
zines, so papers, 25 song books sent
2 to sailors and soldiers.
Comfort Bags Please Jaekies.
Mrs. Chambers spoke OF the many
9 letters received by members, giving
= thanks for the comfort bags. She read
a letter from Clarence Harlem, one OF
o the Delaware men.
e She spoke of the pleasure OF the
= men at getting the bags, but regretted
y that there were not enongh 70 81
~ around. there were 1856 more needed
3 This number viii be made up. The Of
" icers wish for bags. Sunshine Society
"a helped in this work, and received
II thanks. Some Of the sailors have SEM
a back signed pledge cards TO the W
e c. 4. u.
A telegram from Mrs. Leonora
y Lake, expressing regret at her en-
10 forced absence was received, and also
= telegram from the Vermont w. c.
% Il. L. state convention, which is now
h convened. The telegram referred to
d Colossians first chapter, verses 9-l4
as a greeting.
~ Miss Mary II. Askew Mather, on the
u Child Welfare Committee read resolu-
tions that the Delaware w. c. I. U
" earnestly request that the United
W States Congress pass the bill for the
20 establishment of a Federal Bureau
~ for children at Washington and thai
nt copies Of the resolutions be sent e
IS the two senators and the congressman
~ from Delaware.
ID Miss Annie Sutton, superintendent
i. of the press department thanked the
y Wilmington newspapers for the space
VI given to Temperance work; and alst
20 the papers throughout the state, men
"a tioning Dover, Milton, Laurel an6
g Georgetown especially. She spoke o.
L the increasing space given to temper
ance news in the newspapers anc
a - magazines generally.
u School Savings Banks we're report
gu ed by Mrs. Cathleen Atwell. Edge
~ moor. NIiddletown and New Castle
y have the system we'll established.
-. The children bring their pennies tC
- schol every Monday morning 10 theli
teacher and when SO OF So is saved
the money is put in bank. The chill
dren learn in this way to save theii
money, instead of wasting II.
Mrs. Emma NJ Davidson, OF Mil
l5 ton, reported that unions had beer
urged to keep Union Signal Day
This paper, the national organ of th'
lis w. c. r. U. has Is subscriptions iron
a Hilles Union, which also has IL sub
Ok scriptions to the Crusaders Monthly
II the Delaware w. c. T. u. obtains
. more subscriptions to the Union Sig
nal, they will receive a premium, ;
OF gold-piece at the Baltimore Nationa
at Convention.
a Reports on Anti-NRrcOtics.
ad Mrs. Jessie Mearns gave the repor
" of anti-narcotic work. The spoke o
ne the disapproval on the part OF EN-
Sc ployers Of the use Of tobacco by boys
ce and of the harmful effect on body anS
ID. brain.
tn Mrs. Mearns complimented the worl
ng OF the superintendent of this work a
Cheswold, Mrs. NJ. A. Catterson, II
breaking up the sale Of cigarettes e
the boys in that town. Several sun
an day schools have observed Cigarette
- Sunday, the fourth Sunday In May.
Mrs. Mearns spoke Of anti-narcoti'
re leaflets used by many Wilmington
az schools at Friday afternoon exercises
IL Master Herbert Bryan, of SUSSEX
70 county, gave a stirring recitation
NJ against the use of tobacco.
- Mrs. Mary T. Smithers, of Dover
W W superintendent of Police and Reform
atory work. spoke of the stamp place,
N upon young men who had served
ne prison term. Referring to The hard
r. ened offenders in contact with the ju
Is veniles. she urged that prevention wa
of better than imprisonment for crime.
ed Street selling, she said had bee
found prolific source Of juvenile edu
ne cation in crime, in this country an
or England. Mrs Smithers urged a IL
go venile court for Wilmington.
Dl- Kent Criminals Hardened.
OF Mrs. Smithers said this year, tbs
in for the first time she hesitated to z