Evening journal., 1910-10-27
WHITE RIBBON
WOMEN REPORT
Tell Of Progress Of Temper
anCe Work in State
During Year
PRAISE FOR THE
9 COUNTY SOCIETIES

The second days session OF the an
nual convention of the Delaware Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
| opened this morning with a praise
and devotional service conducted by
the evangelistic superintendent Mrs.
Mary Bolton AT this service effec-
tive ways OF appealing to the intem
perate were discussed
Miss Lillian Cade read the report
OF the White Ribbon Recruits. writ
ten by Miss Janey Wilson. There are
2S members in Milford, ~ IN Zion. 20
I'm Milton; five branches in all
Mrs Rietta Emerson. of Baltimore.
a former member, gave a few words
of greeting TO the convention, and
(, was made an honorary member.
Miss Hitchcock. of Vermont w. G.
T. u. brought greetings from the YER
mont convention which Is also assem-
bled at this time.
3 kilograms were ordered sent to the
Vermont State W. G. r. L., and TO
Mrs. Leonora Lake.
Letters were ordered sent to Mrs.
Jessie NJ. Graves, Milford; Mrs. Annie
: AllOway Dover. Mrs. Clara j. n.
Moore Miss Daisy Workman. Smyrna:
Mrs. Fred Mccall ana Mrs. Mary T.
Deputy. Delaware Hospital.
A letter was received from Mrs.
J Ella G.. Henderson. of Missouri for
mer superintendent Of the Loyal Tenn
peranco Legion work in the State.
Mrs. Jessie NJ. Graves. of Milford,
, sent report on medical temperance
reporting great advance In this work
IN Sussex county the past year
Mrs. John Cranstun urged that the
convention protest against alcoholic
medicine advertisements. Mrs Grams
ton Is superintendent OF the Suffrage
Department, and distributed circulars
8 on the subject Those I'm the con-
s vention who would vote If they had
10 the suffrage were ASKED to rise About
~ three-fourths of the women present
arose.
lie The program for this afternoon
ne follows:
80 l.45 O'Clock. praise service, Mrs. q
l.. Jones, musical director.
200 o'clock, report of branches
IN Evangelisuc. continued. Work Anon
led Railroad Employees. Mrs. J. NJ. Wa
ell Ter. Mercy, Mrs Carriel, ~: Rankl
law Work Among SofU6fs aud Sailor
zen Mrs. Winifred Chambers scienfif
nto Temperance Instruction. Mrs j. I
me Milligan. Purity and Industrial Schoo
we for Girls, Mrs. p. c. Marks. Legisla
We, tion and Petitions, Mrs. Mary Wof
n- colt.
he 800 o'clock, music Young Wo-
ut mems Branch, Mrs Lille " Atkins.
$3.50 o'clock, Matron's Silver Medal
m Contest Reception
ID The speaker tonight will be the
H. Rev. h. j. Richardson, of Falls
"a Church, Virginia, who will give a
temperance talk with blackboard IL
lustratlOns. The public Is Invited
SeabOrn Wright ON Temperance.
y. The Hon. SeabOrn Wright, of Geor-
IS gia, addressed a great audience In
ri the Church last night. In an eloquent
N and inspiring address on temper
ance. Mrs. lmogene r. Clifton, pres
ident of the Kent county society, pre-
sided.
r Mr. Wright said It was not tho
h drinkers who were to be fought, but
Ie the system and those whose ayarice
n kept them in it. But 1t was not a
e., fight for the habitual drinker, but
IF for those unborn bright-eyed boys and
those bright girls who have yet to
combat the temptations which beset
those of to-day. The efforts are not
to save the adult drinker, he said.
n, Law cannot do it; nothing save the
N living God can accomplish that, MT.
Wright declared.
The speaker referred TO the saloon
~ as the rendezvous of the political
10 machine" especially In New York,
ro e where. he declared. Tammany Hall
~ was the headquarters for 1000 sa-
~ looms, and where politics We're corrup-
~ ted as well as the city and state
nj governments.
.ly Children Entertain.
The hit of the afternoon was u'
d, program Of song and recitation givei
ha by chorus of coiored boys and girl;
"a under the direction of Mrs. Sarah l.
- Foster, department superintendent o
- this work The children had no soon
oD er ended with three cheers for "Drl
~ Delaware" and the W. c. T. IT,, tles
~ young boy dressed as a Pullman
Ne conductor, callei out various stations
~ along the W. =. ?. y. route. and ths
h. advantages of travelling that read.
as The music was led by Mrs. r. l.
"a Jones, musical 1i-ector OF the Della
Nv Nv ware W. c. +. L. The first report OF
the afternoon was given by Mrs. Mol
.. lie Chandler. of Smyrna, the cores
ponding secretary. She reported 70
all the unions in the state, giving thei
membership. the number of red-leite
days observed and their growth. Sh
60 reno~ted that New Castle county ha
LN 100 mold -tt,a MON