Evening journal., 1911-09-27
WHITE RIBBON
HOSTS GATHER
Big Delegation Goes to Milton
for Annual W. C. I. U.
Convention
REPORTS OF OFFICERS
INTERESTING FEATURE

Tho white ribbon was conspicuous
on the Delaware Road train this morn
ing. for "A large delegation from viii
mington, which was increased by
down state delegations as the. train
proceeded, went down to Milton TO at
tend the thirty-second annual con-
vention Of the Delaware Womens
Christian Temperance Union.
Delegates going down from the local
unions we're: Wilmington Union. Mrs
Jessie Mearns. president, Mrs. John
3. Martin. Mrs Robert Ferguson. Mrs
Annie Sergeant. and Mrs. X r. Mac
kenzie. From the Hills Union, Mrs.
Carrie Z. Rankin, president North
End Union, Mrs. Cora Olcott; Red
Clay Greek, Mrs Il. II. Derrickson,
president; Red Clay Greek Y. w. c. r.
T.. Miss Ida Pierson, Miss Mabel Ar
NOR. Miss Ethel Sowdon; from the
Thatcher Union, Mrs. s. ". Honecker,
president; Marshallton, Miss L. b.
Williams. and Mrs. Guest; Hockessin,
Mrs. Mary NJ. Mitchell. president; Miss
Edith Finn. and Mrs. S. A. Taylor
Newport Union. Mrs. Martha S. Grams
ton and Mrs. Jennie Gallaher. ard
Mrs. Neal Comfy, tho superintendent OF
literature. Mrs. Mary Cunningham
will join tho convention later.
The delegates took box luncheon.
/ for this afternoon, but tho last two
days Of the convention, the Milton
hostesses will serve lunch. The meet
ings will be held in the Milton Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Tho business
/ of the convention was not begun until
afternoon, as the morning was taken
up with the arrival of delegates anC
their assignment to places Of enter
/ tainment Mrs. Lottie Black was th'
chairman of the Milton Entertainment
/ Committee. There was a short deyo
tional service.
Mrs. Kate r. Smithers called th'
convention to order this afternoon
and after the report of the executive
committee. which had held meeting
at noon, named the convention com
mittees on credentials, finance, cour
tesies, resolutions and telegram. Mrs
A. L. Culver welcomed the delegate
in most hospitable speech, 20 whic
Mrs. Annie NJ. Olcott gave an an
preciative response. Convention Wis
itors were the Rev. W. O. Hurst, an
the Rev. Frank Holland, who xrecte
thci delegates.
Reports,Of Officers.
Reports of the officers and superb
, tendenis will take up the Afternoon
several being read in the writer's al
sence by other delegates. They weI
as follows:
Corresponding secretary's repor
Mrs Mollie Chandler; report of treas
urer, Mrs. Clara Marshall: report {
auditors, Mrs. Lena Hairgrove, Mr.
II. G. Mearns and Mrs. Jessie Graves
report of superintendents. Ten min
utes each-Young Womans Brancl
Mrs Lille " Atkins; Loyal Temper
b ance Legion Branch, Mrs. Ethel
, Eastburn, Work Among Colored Pee
pie. Mrs Sarah y. Foster: White Rit
bon Recruits, Mrs. Carrie Hood: ri
ports of vice-presidents-N Cast
q county. Mrs. Mary B.. Donnell. New
ark; Kent county, Mrs. fmogen I
Z Clifton, FELTON,; Sussex county, Mis-
| Lillian Cade, Milton; preventive
Medical temperance, Mrs Jessie \
D Graves: social-social meetings an
red letter days, Mrs Lizzie Stevens
Z /
! Superintendent T.. l.. Hardesty.
t the. Sussex county schools, and Pr
I fessor Deputy, of the Milton school
4, expressed their appreciation of Il
4 work OF the Union among the scho
! children of the state. The address.
D of the afternoon were by the Rev
/. J. Cleeland, superintendent Of tn
: Delaware Anti-Saloon League, IN
r Mrs. Ella Boole, president of Nc
. York State w. c. r. T., who was ais
the lecturer Of the evening. MI
I Boole spoke in the afternoon upC
= ''Niormonism, and in the evening toe
the topic, Wasted Energy in Sta
and Church" Mrs. Mary B. Dome
president of New Castle county. pr
sided at the evening exercises.
in former years, Mrs. +. l.. Jon
directed the convention music ef
Gently.
| A feature Of the convention tn
4 promises to be especially interestii
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