Evening journal., 1910-10-27
WHITE RIBBON
WOMEN REPORT
lcontinued from Flrst Pagel
bers, Kent 45S Thd Sussex iS9.
Mr.. Arters Sees Success.

echoes of the convention 10 thar home
unions. and emphasized that rnions
report their membership 10 the secre-
tary. The report was incomplete as
several of the unions had failed 10
report.
The Rev. J. NJ. Arters then address
ed the convention saying that the W..
G. T. u. has been OF great assistance
to the Anti-Saloon League during ne
campaign. He said THAT II the Anti
Saloon League has failed to acknowl-
edge their contributions, II VIII De
done later. He said that the present
rural New Castle county campaign
bids fair to be successful, and thirty
two saloons will be voted out OF ousi-
ness.
A gratifying report was given by
the treasurer, Mrs. Clara Ma shall, OF
Lewes. She reported resources in
cluding balance and receipts, Sl,73S.-
35; expenses during the year, Sl,45O.-
10; balance, $173.16. The receipts in
cluded contributions for the following
purposes Frances VILLA ID Memorial
fund, SIS; Soldiers Reading Room OF
Delaware City, S375; dues TO national
organization, S214.55. Mrs. Marshall
reported that there are 2,146 paying
members Of the w. G. 7. U. In the
state.
Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery president
OF the Pennsylvania Woman's Suffrage
Association, made an interesting adj
dress. She told of entering suffrage
work when she was 19 years OF age,
and spoke OF hearing Francis e. VII
lard say that the W. c. r. y. must
march under Susan B. Anthony's ban
ner If il wished to accomplish its pur-
poses.
when the women have the right OF
ballot they will introduce into the
government humanitics," she said, and
then proceeded 20 tell of progress
made I'm this direction in some other
countries. and said this country SEEM
ed TO be behind in this respect.
Mrs. w. l.. Pettingill asked Mrs.
Avery what was to be done with the
great mass Of indifferent women as
regards suffrage, and Mrs Avery re-
piled by saying:
I'VE don't need to wait for the in
different women, for It is possible for
the few to swing the many, as has
often been demonstrated"
Mrs. Smithers read an invitation
from the managers of the Florence
Crittenton Home, No, SOC West Fifth
street inviting the delegates to visit
that institution during their stay In
this city
Miss Jefferson, daughter of the Rev.
c. L. Jefferson, gave a temperance
reading.
A special car took the members to
the Delaware Industrial School for
Girls, where a reception was held.
They were received by Mrs. Emma
jackson, superintendent, and Mr.. Jack
son, the assistant, and shown through
the building, after which they were
entertained at a dainty luncheon.
Mrs. Annie Massey, of Dover, super
| intendent of the Flower Mission, re-
ported observance of the day by the
| following unions: Mary B. Donnell
Hockessin; Hilles Westerfield, St
Georges, Milford, New Castle, Victory
! Newark; Lewes, FELTON,, Blackbird
Magnolia, Dover. Middletown, Christi
ana, Ella NJ. Thatcher. Stanton, VII
mington City Unioni Harrington
Smyrna. Bridgeyille, Laurel, George
town, Lillian NJ. Cade, Seaford, Milton
Marshall Y, st. Georges Y, Cora Z
Seaberry Y, Wilmington Y, Lewes Y
the observance being sending of bou
quets, delicacies, for shut-ins, specia
services, and visits to the shut-ins.
The Flower Mission work, said Mrs
Smithers, is some of the most attrac
tive and successful work done by the
society
The Red Letter Day report sent by
Mrs. Minnie Holmes reported a gair
of 80 members by New Castle, 75 BY
Kent and "a by Sussex. The majority
of the Unions observed two to five
Red Letter days during the year, and
several social meetings.
After the singing OF the temperance
GLORY Song" George Miller SPOKE
urging that the convention take inter
est in the Federal Children's Bureau
which il is hoped to establish at Wash
ington.
The bureau Is for the purpose Of in
vestigating child labor, education, dis
ease and all subjects pertaining t
child welfare, said Mr.. Miller.
Miss Mary II. Ashew Mather wal
appointed a committee Of one to con
fer with Mr.. Miller about forwarding
this work.
Unfermented Communion Wines.
The report on unfermented winI
sent in by the superintendent, Mrs
George Pierce, recorded that with the
exception Of the Presbyterian church
Delaawre City, and Episcopaliar
churches generally, all the Protestan
churches of the State used unfer
mented communion wine.
The report on Sabbath observance
was given by Mrs. Sarah A. Taylor
who told of distribution Of Sill
pages OF literature by many unions
and the enforcing of the Sabbath
closing law. besides 20 sermons
preached on the subject at the re
ouest \of the w. G.. T. L.
The Sabbath keeping has beel
taught by the W. c. T. L. in man.
of the Sunday Schools. Ten publi
meetings have been held, and Their
arc % superintendents Of Sunda.
school work. There -have been 2
petitions signed.
Mrs. Adam Stengle gave the repor
of Sunday School work through tn
state. She spoke Of the lasting in
fiuence OF temperance teaching iron
infancy. .,. -. a,
Mrs. Stengle called attention TO III
600 pledge-caTds, signed by Sunda,
School children, decorating the wall
of the auditorium. The department
during the year, said Mrs. stengl'
has emphasized the pledge-singlne
About SAG has been used in the worl
and / 400 pages of literature distrib
uted The fourth Sunday In Novem
/ -. In h. the Worlds Temperate