Milford chronicle., 1912-10-04
DELAWARE ". c. 7. u.
ELECTS ITS OFFICERS

At the close of the morning session
of the Delaware w. C. T. IT,, conven
ton, in session at Smyrna Friday. tn,
following officers We're elected for the
ensuing year
President, Mrs. Emma E. Caulk
Dover; corresponding secretary, Mrs
Lizzie Raughley, Bridgeville record
ing secretary, Miss Levinia Lynch. Mt.
Pleasant treasurer, Mrs. Clara Mar
shall. Lewes. Delegates to the national
convention, to be held in Portland.
Oregon Mrs. Kate E. Smithers, Smyrna.
delegate-at-large New Castle County,
Mrs. Lila Aron Sussex County, Miss
Lena Messick.
The newly-elected president appoint
ed Mrs. Kate E. Smithers vice -pres-
dent at-large of the state union The
following superintendents of depart
ments were elected-O Organization Mrs
Lille V. Atkins, Lewes Loyal Tenn
perance Legion Branch, Miss Annie
Hemphill. Delaware City Work Among
Colored People, Mrs. Sara E. Foster,
Wilmington.
Preventive Medical temperance Mrs.
Bertha M. Carey, Milford educational,
scientific temperance, Mrs. j. R. Milli-
gan, st. Georges +; temperance litera-
ture. Mrs. Neal COnley, Wilmington !;
the press, Miss Annie w. Sutton,
Smyrna anti-narcotics, Mrs. H. c.
Mearns, Wilmington school savings
banks. Mrs. Katherine Atwell, Town
send medal contest work, Miss Letha
NJ. Joseph, Milford, white ribbon re-
cruits, Mrs. Carrie Hood, Milton !;
parliamentary, to be supplied.
Evangenlistic-Ev Evangelistic and sys-
tematic giving to be supplied Sunday
school work. Mrs. M. G. Stengle, Will
rnington unfermented wine at sacra-
nent. Mrs. T. K Jones, Dover police
and reformatory work, Mrs. Mary T.
Smithers, Dover work among railroad
employees, Mrs. J. NJ. Walter Harring-
ton work among soldiers and sailors,
Mrs. Winlfred Chambers, LeWes Sab
bath observance, Mrs. Sara A. Tay-
lor, Hockessin mercy, Mrs. Carrie E.
Rankin, Wilmington.
Social Social meetings and red let
ter days, Mrs. George Pierce, Milford
flower mission, Mrs. Bradley, Wyom-
Legal-Legislation Mrs. Mary NJ.
Wolcott, Dover franchise, Mrs. NJ. S.
Cranston, Newport
Standing committees, transportation
Mrs. Jessie NJ. Graves, Milford musi
cal director Mrs. E. L. Jones, Dover !
reporter for Union Signal, Mrs. Lila
Arson. Dover agent for Union Signal
Mrs. Emma NJ. Davidson, Milton
Crusaders Monthly, Miss Hemphill,
Delaware City.
The convention will meet in Will
EningtOn next year
There were five contestants for the
gold medal offered namely Miss Ola .
Clarke, New Castle County, subject, (
IAN Angel in a Saloon :" Miss Edith .
Cahoon. Sussex County, The Ship
Went Down.
Between the two declamations, L. NJ.
Price of Smyrna, sang a solo.
The third contestant was Henry
Mote of New Castle County, subject.
The Convict Warning" Miss Pearl
Cahall, of Kent County. THE Bridal
Winecup; " Miss Blanche Reed, The
College Oil Can. " After the decama-
tions was concluded and while waiting
for the decision of the judges, Miss
Mary V. Roberts delighted the audience
with solo.
The Rev w. D. Parry made a few
remarks cOncering the
and commended the W.
c. T. u. in their work in general. a \
telegram of greeting was received
from the state ". c. 7. U. now in
session in Georgia, which was read to
the convention. n
The judges returned to the conven- /
ton hall with the result of their deci-
sion. in which they gave honorable
mention to all with gold pin as a
souvenir and awarded the gold medal
to Henry Mote Of near New Castle
County. The declamatiOns were all of
the highest order and elected applause.
The evening session closing the con-
ton was particularly interesting as the
demonstrations of the different as the
were given as follows
Franchise, in charge Of Mrs. Grams
ton, of Wilmington.
Medical temperance, Mrs. Bertha M.
Carey, of Milford.
Sabbath observance and Sunday
school. by Mrs. William P. Taylor, Of
Lincoln. and Mrs. M. G. Stengle, OF
Union Signal and the Press, Mrs.
Emma Davidson, of Milton. and Miss
Annie W. Sutton, of Smyrna.
Loyal Temperance Legion and social
meetings, Mrs. George Pierce and Mrs.
Savige, of Milford.
Sdentifc temperance, Mrs. Milligan,
st. Georges.
Anti-narcotics, demonstrated by a
eading.
Parliamentary partice, Mrs. Martha b
& t, Wilmington. j
Scnool saving bank, Mrs. Atwell. {
Medal contest, Miss Letha Joseph. t
The Y. P. B., Mrs. Atkins, the lat n
er demonstration was in the form of a
LAY representing a school with several h
f the young women of the Y. P. B. v
ranch acting as scholars. Il
All of the demonstrations reflected "
redit on the superintendents in charge. il
With the closing of the thirty-third
nnual convention, all agreed that.it had
een a most successful. instructive and
Interesting event for Smyrna.