Evening journal., 1913-09-25
WORKERS
AT MEMORIAL

Accounts were given OF the fall insti-
/ tute held in Harrington, November -,
featured by the attendance OF principal
eight teachers and student body Of 212
who heard an address on Two De.
mons by Mrs. Lila Aaron; executive
committee meeting in Clayton NJ. +.
Church in February. when Mrs }. L.
; Bradley OF Wyoming presented the Jn-
ion with eavel made by her husband
from wood OF unique history; OF the
( twenty-sixth annual convention held in
/ Wyoming NJ. r. Church. May T. when
/ Cheswold was awarded banner for
greatest gain iu membership, and
public school children attended in a
body; OF the executive committee meet.
ing held ia FELTON, NJ T. Church on June
/ H. Tho new hog purchased at that time
was used for Grsi time on W. G. r. L..
Day az Camden camp.
Good work and much activity was the
/ KEYNOTE of the year in the county
AZ the afternoon session Yesterday,
greetings were given by the Rev George
T. Reed. who was spokesman for the
ministers present, al of whom were
invited TO the platform. They included
the Rev Alfred Smith. Adam Stengle,
". +. Corkran =. r Beauchamp and
Others. Mrs. Lizzie Raughley. the cor.
responding secretary, presented conf
prebensiye report as follows:
For New Castle county the follow
ing report was given: Wilmington
Union, 224 active and IL honorary
members; North End Union. 40 active
and 4 honorary: Christiana. active
members; Hilles, 81 active and -
honorary: Blackbird. 81 active and 0
honorary; Red Clay Greek. IL active
members: Arters Union, 40 active
and honorary members; Newport,
25 active and honorary; Middle
town. % active and honorary
Townsend 25 active and honorary
Victory. 80 active and honorary
New Castle. 33 active and , honor
airy: Westerheld. 29 active and
honorary: Ella NJ. Thatcher. 80 active
and ] honorary: Donnel Union, ac-
tive members: Newark "a active and
honorary; Marshallton. 81 active
and honorary; Red Lion active
and 3 honorary; Hockessin. q active
and honorary: Delaware City, II
active and ] honorary: ST. Georges
active and > honorary; Eastlake. T.
active and honorary: Cedars, 3 ac-
tive and / honorary; Glasgow. 10 ac.
tive and 3 honorary; Richardson
Park. II active and honorary mem
bers: summary of the county, 3t
unions. "a reported. SS1 active mem.
bers. 81 honorary members. public
meetings held sc; red letter days, %;
national workers.
The report for Kent county showed
,,rforr A ronartods loA artfrf
members-an increase Of 81; 81 pub
lie meetings, 3s red-letter days anC
2 two national workers.
, For Sussex county was reported 1
b unions. 495 active members, 81 hon
orary members. 81 red-letter day ant
one national worker.
The summary of all the countie
! showed 1880 active and 315 honorar
members. Number Of unions reported
New Castle "a. Kent Is and SUISSE
II. Number of public meetings hel
? 1856, red letter days 93, and nations
d workers employed 2.
The secretary was authorized Z
5 send greetings from the convention
I to Mrs. Lillian NJ. \. Stevens. the ma
r tional president, aud to Miss Ann
Gordon, the national vice-presideni.
The auditors. Mrs. Ella Cordray
Mrs. Ida Woodrow and Mrs. Jessi
! Graves, found correct the report o
the treasurer, which was printed yes
tcrday.
Mrs. Butler. OF New York. spok
earnestly on the grave importance o
social purity.
I'VE must begin with ourselves,
{ she said look we'll to our own man
e ,ners and department and so live tina
= our examples may be worthy Of emu
!. llation. 10 is easier to mould char
r. acter than TO remould it,"
= She also emphasized the import
e ance Of the incalculation of gool
{ reading. both poetry and prose.
S Mrs. Harry Hayward addressed tn
. members on the same subject.
:. Stating that the W. c. T. L. stand
T. first Of all as a Temple to God. sh
q. commended the noble work beini
p done by them.
p In presenting her subject she en-
: lphasized the necessity for especis
e care OF the child: First OF all, IN
= infant who must he supervised viii
X especial intelligence and on through
the years of childhood.
s Intelligent supervision Of play
s grounds, and Of the sanitary condi
tions in schools as also urged.
= Mrs. Mary Wolcott delighted III
J. members by her solo, 'Homewar
y Bound
Dr. Wagner. Commissioner Of Edu
cation for Delaware. spoke forcibly Z
the lack of proper supervision owe
morals and sanitary conditions
schools and stated that the respons
= mility should not rest upon the tech
CT alone. but should be shQuldered q
j., we'll by the women in the communit
!, who were equally responsible for en
isting conditions. which, he said
would not he cured until they ha
shared the responsibility.
The evening session was held
/ the new Odd Fellows Temple.
b, Mayor Harrison w. Howell We
10 coined the visitors. Mrs. Mary
." Donnell. vice president of New Cast
&c county W. c. T. l., presided
10 DeYotions we're conducted by MIR
ID Kate Smthers of Smyrna and Mrs.
10 w. Emerson. of Baltimore
al The address OF the evening wa
&c upon the subject "Why God Ma
It Woman" and was given by Clinic
n Howard. a noted temperance orato
he The principle reason given by III
speaker was that woman was made /
be a help and companion to man.
le bachelor, he said. was like a locomC
10 tive without tender; and that a ma