Evening journal., 1910-10-28

citation. THE Story Of Patsy" Mrs
Mitchell of Hockessin; recitation,
THE Cost of License" Mrs. Maria
f. Kimball, OF Bridgeville; THE Ii
cense Liquor Traffic" Mrs. j. I.
Prouse.
Miss Letha Joseph presided at the
contest. The judges found 1t difficult
10 make a decision. so finely were
the readings given. They decided in
favor OF Mrs. Maria f. Kimball. OF
Bridgeville. A gold medal was the
prize.
Another interesting feature Of the
afternoon was the brief speech made
by Private Templeton, Fort DUPONT
soldier.
The afternoon session began with
praise service, led by Miss +. J..
Jones, musical dwirector, with Mrs.
Eva p. Benson, OF Baltimore, at the
piano. The president, Mrs. Kate E.
Smithers, was in the chair.
The secretary was directed to send
a letter OF sympathy TO Mrs. j. B. Ca
zier Of Kirkwood, who is confined to
her room with sickness. Mrs. Neal
Comfy gave her report of temperance
literature, saying that fifty unions
have reported to her 52,905 leaflets
have been given out and $22414 has
been expended for temperance liter
ature. Miss Lillian Cade, of Milton,
the Sussex county president, who was
delegate to the worlds convention
at Glasgow last May. gave an extern
sive report of her trip.
Mrs. E. A. Whitaker, one of the
managers of the Florence Crittenton
Home, told of the work being done for
the girls in the institution.
Mrs. Atkins Reports.
Mrs. Lille V. Atkins, of Lewes, in
troduced Henry w. Lynch, of Reho-
both, who is a graduate of the Lewes
High School. Mr.. Lynch chose the
subject of temperance for his gradu-
ating theme, against the wishes OF
many of his friends. He read the
essay at the commencement, the. sub
ject being "The Greatest Enemy I'M
der the Flag" He was applauded
heartily by the audience.
The Rev. Alfred Smith, the Rev. w.
S. Pettingill and the Rev. S. NJ. Nor
gan were introduced to the conven-
ton, and each made a few minutes
address. Mrs. Lille V. Atkins, state
work I'm the state. Mrs. Atkins. who
has held her Office but one year-but
having made a splendid record In that
time-spoke of the assistance given
her by Miss Rietta Emerson, the for
mer state secretary, and Miss Kath-
crime Croes, the New Castle county
president. Mrs Donnell has also
"mothered the Y's" and given them
ire "a
that the proposed idea of graduating
the Y's into the WIS when the mem
bers are twenty-five years of agen has
met with general disapproval All the
unions have been opposing the plan.
Mrs Atkins stated that she has sent
out 254 letters and 140 postals In the
interest Of work. She reported that
Sussex county has six unions with SO
active members and 10 honorary mem
bers. In the county $10336 has been
raised. There are four Y's in Kent
with 40 active and IA honorary mem
bers with $24.S6 raisedH New Castle
county reported "a Y's. 225 active and
ia honorary members; they have
raised $29396. The total number Of
active Y members in the state is 334.
There are three new Y's in the state
delaware avenue, Red Clay Creek
and West.
The evening session of the conven-
tion was addressed by the Rev Ed
ward Richardson. of Falls Church
/ Va, who illustrated his remarks with
the aid Of pictures drawn with chalk
In his address the speaker dwell
upon the temperance question from
several viewpoints.
This afternoons program includes
an address "The Menace Of Mormon.
ism,' by Hans p. Freeze. Honorary
Secretary Of the International Re-
form Bureau, now a student at Colum-
bia. A local option rally with cam
paign songs will conclude the after
noon.