Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1911-10-07
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Address
The Fail Ins1itafs Of the New Castle
County Woman Christian Temperance
Union was held on Thursday in Forest
Presbyterian Church of this town. There
were from thirty TO forty guests in attend
ance.
A devotional meeting led by Mrs. Ran.
kin, of Wilmington. opened the DAVIS
sessions. After scripture reading, Rev. F.
IL. Moore, pastor Of the church, led in
| prayer.
Mrs. George Derrickson, vice president
of the MiddletoWn Union, gave the vel.
come to the visitors and DR.. Moore also
welcomed the convention to the church
Miss Maud Gaynor, president of the
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church "Y'
responded to the address of welcome.
Committees on Finance, kilograms, re-
solutions, courtisies etc. were appointed.
The committee on kilograms was request
ed to send letter TO the family of Mira
Richards, president of the Magnolia w.
@. T. u, who died suddenly just after the
Convention recently held at Milton.
Miss Lille B. Williams. of MarshalltJn
the County Secretary, gave report of the
County Convention held at Wilmington.
Mrs. H. G. Mearns, the County Trea-
surer, told something of the amount of
money raised during the year. Nearly
$3.50 has bsen given to the Soldiers Rest
Room at Delaware City. Altogether about
$500 has been raised and Mrs. Mearns
hopes to raise the amount to $1,000 during
the year.
The president read letter from Maine
containing thanks for the good work done
by Prof. Spaid during his trip through
Maine. She also read letters from Cap
tain Gore and Commander Phelps OF
the Battleship Delaware, thanking the
members ofthe w. G. T. u. for the neatly
9N0 comfort bags made by them for the
sailors on the Delaware. Letters were
read from several of the men who bad re-
ceived the bags telling how much they
were appreciated by them. One letter was
from sailor who told of the total absti-
nence society of $50 members, organized
by Commander Phelps, among the men
on the Delaware.
Prof. A. r. Spaid Of Wilmington, County
Superintendent of Schools, was intro.
duced by the president and told of his
"!Ten Days in Maine" Prof. Spaid always
pleases HE audience whether it is COM
ROSC0 Vi GSlOOl bCdOI0l6 Vi bCLupCIhuCG
workers. He made fourteen addresses
during his Maine trip and told of the con-
ditions of the State. Mr.. Spaid thinks the
change in regard to the local option ques.
ton is due almost entirely to the change
i'll the population. Years ago the resi-
dents of Maine we're decendents of those
early pioneers from whom one expected
good things. Now there AFT 50 UU0 French
Canadian and $1,000 Irish aud as Mr..
Spsid said, "Pat will have his beer, be-
gorrap' He told of the tricks used by the
license when to throw disCredit on the
local option then in force.
Several of the local presidents gave two
minute talks on the State Convention.
After noon-tide prayer, the meeting ad.
journed to enjoy box luncheon brought
by the ladies.
An executive meeting was held at 100
o'clock. One of the principal subjects
discussed was the Girls IBdustrial School
at Wilmington which is partly under the
care Of the State w. G. T. U. Several
members told what their Unions have
done for the G. l. s. and all were urged
to do more during the coming year.
Mrs. Milligan made plea for the small
boy who copies the big brother and father
in smoking cigarette aud cigar.
The afternoon session was opened at 2
P. NJ. with devotional meeting led BY
Mrs. J. R. Milligan.
Miss Maud Gaynor told of the work of
the "Y" in the Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church.
Miss Lidie Williams spoke of the i'm
portance of having new people come in
the ''Y". She also told of the wonderful
growth of the Red Clay Greek 'Y". Sev-
enty new members having been added to
the union in year.
Rev. McLaurie, of Drawers Presby.
terrain Church was introduced and gave a
greeting to the convention. letter was
sent to Mrs. Winifrsd Chambers of Lewis,
wishing her improvement in health since
her recent illness.
Miss Edith S. Davis, of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, the Worlds & National Super
inteudent of the Department of Scientific
Temperance in Public Schools, was intro.
duced to the Convention and gave a most
interesting talk. Mrs. Davis was a dele
gate to the great alchoholiC Convention
held in Europe two years ago. She has
Just returned from the Hague where she
was sent by President Taft as a delegate
to the convention. She talked particularly
of the work in the public schools and says
she thinks the most important kind oil
temperance work is done there. Mrs.
Davis told OF one hundred priests that were
present at the Hague Convention who Or
ganized total abstinence society.