The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-11

roster of distinguished names which COM
prises the list of attendants at the con
vention."
Tell me something of the personnel of
| the convention, particularly the distin-
guished women from abroad" | sug-
| gested.
"Of course 1t is not possible" said Mrs.
Meadow, Ito mention all the famous peo-
pie who will be present, but of few /
would like to speak, among them being
Lady Aurea Howard of England, the
youngest daughter of Rosalind Countess
of Carlisle president Of the Worlds Wom-
ems Christian Temperance union; Miss
Agnes E. Slack, honorary secretary of the
| Worlds Womans Christian Temperance
union; Miss Amy Swankie-Cameron, who
leads the young people of the worlds or
ganization; Mrs. Randolph Clarkson, hon
orary corresponding secretary OF the b.
| w. 7. A. Mrs. c. D., Johnson, honorary
recording secretary of the b. w. T. A.;
Mrs. Reed, honorary treasury of the b.
w. I. A.: Miss Thorne, honorary general
secretary young women's branch of the
b. w. T. A.: Mrs. Ormiston Chant of
London Miss Cora Haller will represent
corea. Mrs. Anderson Hughes Draw, well
remembered as one of the speakers at
the Portland National Wowans Christian
Temperance Union convention. will attend
| from New Zealand as its representative.
| Miss ETA Dunmore, president of the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
union of Mexico; Mrs. Cora c. Benedict
| of ST Johns, acting president Of the New
foundland Woman's Christian Temperance
union, and Mrs. Pippy, Newfoundland's
superintendent of the department OF
evangelistic work; Miss Mabel Beddow,
representing Palestine, and Miss Emma
l.. Bush of Bayamon. l.. I. l.. secretary
for Porto Rico, will all be In attendance
|
come Mrs. G. C. Milne. acting vice presi-
dent of the B. w. T. A. in Scotland, who
will represent Miss Forrester-P Paton the
president Mrs. Barton of Glasgow, Mrs.
McNab of Sterling, Miss Hill of Leslie,
Fife; Miss Deas of Kirkcaldy; Miss
Daisy Gemmill of Glasgow. daughter of
the honorary corresponding secretary OF
the national union of Scotland, and Miss
Jane Darling of Edinburgh. worlds SUI
perntendent. Sweden will be represented
by Miss Hilda Carling of Gothenburg and
Uruguay by Miss Lizzie Hewett-''
From far away Australia Mrs
Meadow said 'comes Lady Holder, presi-
dent of the Australian Woman's Christian
Temperance union: Mrs. Rodi of Brisbane,
who will represent the superintendent of
anti-gambling for Australia; Mrs. G. w
Cooper, state recording secretary of South
Australia, accompanied by her daughter
and Mrs. Pengelly, vice president at large
| of South Australia. In the absence OF
| its president, South Africa will be repre-
sented by Miss Emile Solomon, presi-
dent of the Cape of Good Hope province
| Woman's Christian Temperance union;
also by Miss Anna M. Cummings, b. A..
vice president of the Federal Woman's
| Christian Temperance union; Mrs. c.
Davenport, editor of the official Womans
Christian Temperance paper of Burma,
will be among those of that country; also
| Mrs. j. Nj. Iobdell, a Methodist mission
ary. The national president Of the Bel
GUM Womans Christian Temperance
union. Mile. de Laveleye, will be the.
| notable representative of her country.
| Mrs. A. b. Ofmshy of Nassau bears greet
| ings from Mrs. Dillet. the national pres
| ident of the Bahamas. China will have
representation OH the executive commit
| tee in the person of DR.. l.. Pearl Boggs
| Of Nanking. Chile will send Miss Adda
! Burch as its envoy. Italy will be repre-
sented Ny Mrs. A. w. Greenman OF
Naples and her daughter. Miss Green
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