Smyrna times., 1910-11-02
MRS. KATE {. SMITHERS IS
AGAIN W,CT, U, PRESIDENT
REELECTED AT STATE CONVEN.
TION AMID A GREAT OVATION
Smyrna Woman So PIeases the $500
White Ribboners of the State She
Was Unanimously Chosen

Was Unanimously Chosen
With every evidence of even
stronger love and devotion for Mrs.
Kate Smithers this year than that
which broke out in great demon
stration at her first election last
year, when they drowned her protests
by electing her by acclamation, the
State W. C. T. U. in session in the
First Presbyterian Church in Will
mington, again unanimously elected
Mrs. Smithers Friday morning and
followed it by a waving handker-
chief salute, flowers and brief
speeches. The reelection is fitting
tribute not only to Mrs. Smithers'
ability for State leadership, but to
the sympathetic and cheering person
ality and the unfailng sense of humor
which keep her meetings up to
high pitch of interest and enthusi-
asm. When Mrs. Smithers asked
Mrs. E. E. Caulk, her predecessor
in the State leadership. TO take the
chair during the election, she at
tempted to make a protest against
the nomination but the convention
would not allow her to speak. Mrs.
Donnell presented Mrs. Smithers
with a great bouquet of gold chrys-
anthemums, an emblem of the ster-
ling worth of the president who, she
EOO rr,orooy, o,J
not one criticism - Mrs. Smithers,
although deeply affected, thanked her
sisters for their love and co .fidence
and her humor coming to the rescue
she joked about the yellow color of
the flowers and said she thought they
must be from Sister Grams ton (the
suffrage superintendent. She then
sci, cted Ms. Caulk as her vice.
president and Mrs. Caulk was heart
lily greeted with waving handker-
chiefs.
I, Mrs. Chandler Reelected Cor. Sec'Y
The other officers were also
unanimously re-el' cted after the
nominating ballots and were received
with ovations. They are as follows
Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Mol
lie Chandler. Smyrna; recording
secretary, Miss Levina P. Lynch,
Mt. Pleasant; treasurer, Mrs. Clara
Marshall. Lewes. Changes were
made in the departmental superin.
tendents as follows: White Ribbon
Recruits, Mrs. Carrie Hood; Flower
Mission, Mrs. NJ. H. Caterson
Loyal Temperance Legion. Mrs.
Ethel Eastburn, evangelistic anC
Sunday School work are to be com
bined under Mrs. Adam Stengle
Wilmington; Social and Red Letter
Day, Mrs. Lizzie Stevens, Smyrna
Delegates were elected for the Ma
tional convention in Baltimore
November 12th-17th as follows: del
egate- at-large, Mrs. H. c. Mearns
Wilmington; alternate, Mrs MGrthi
Scott, Newark. Delegates-Nev
Castle, Mrs. S. NJ. Donnell, Newark
Miss Lily B. Williams, Marshallton
alternates, Mrs. Mary L. Cox
Middletown; Kent, Mrs. Mary L
Smithers, Dover; alternate, Mis-
Faulkner. Magnolia; Sussex, Mrs
Frank Jones, Georgetown, alternate
Miss Salie H mmond, Milford. In
cludirg the officers, president, VIC
president the two secretaries, treas
urer, Y secretary, l.. T. l.. secre
tary, the Delaware delegation nun
hers y, the largest ever sent. Mrs
Kate E. Smithers, president, gof
down and selects the seats two day
before convention.
Much of Smyrna Interest at SessIc
The 31st annual session closed FIR
day evening after one of the mo'
delightful in the history of the o.
ganization. The address, of Mrs
Lake of St. Louis, and Hon. Seabor
Wright, of Georgia, were treats
Well as the many other spirited taif
of the session. The entertainer
features were of the highest ord
and probably the best ever givel
Milton, DelaWare III lSSPOiSS "
invitation from that place, wi
chosen to entertain the State 20
vention next year. There was mu.
of Smyrna interest throughout Il
three days session. Besides Mr.
Kate E. Smithers, president, Mr.
Mollie Chandler, corresponding sc
rotary, and Miss Annie W. Suite
press superintendent, all Of who
are State officers, there were a nul
Der present from Smyrna. The loc
union was officially represented
Mrs. Carrie Farrell, Mrs. AM
Grant and Mrs. Addie Cook.
Eating Homegrown Raspoerr'e'
NJ ToLx w Turfv and family.