Evening journal., 1913-04-17
TEMPERANCE
WOMEN HERE
County Institute Hears Of
Progress Along All Lines
During Year
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
ON AFTERNOON PROGRAM

ans Christian Temperance Union OF /
New Castle county is being held in |
First Presbyterian Church today /
with morning, afternoon and evening 1
sessions The president, Mrs. Mary
b. Donnell. presided. Mrs. Adam |
Stengle, State Superintendent OF
Eyangelistic Work. conducted the de.
votional service Mrs J. NJ. Garner
of Wilmington, made an address in
which she paid a touching tribute 70
the late president, Mrs. Jessie A.
Mearns
Mrs. +. " Buckson. OF Blackbird,
responded to the address OF welcome.
In her address she made a plea that
the young people be taught to become
total abstainers. Following Mrs.
Buckson's address, committees were
appointed as follows;
Committee on Resolutions--Mrs NJ.
S. Cranston, Newport; Mrs. Sergeant
Arters Union; Mrs. Rankin, Hillcs
Union: Mrs. Pennington, Delaware
City; Mrs. MITCHELL Hockessin.
Courtesies-M Mendenhall, Will
mington; Mrs Webber. Christiana,
Mrs Milligan. St Georges; Mrs. Mar
TIN, Wilmington
Finance--Mrs. Woodrow, Whining
]
/ Glenitom, Hilles
Telegrams-Mrs. stengle. Whining
ton: Miss Williams Marshallton w.
c. r. g.; Mrs. Buckson. Blackbird
W. c. 4. L.; Mrs. Elgard Derrickson,
Red Clay w. c. T. L.
Papers-"Crusader Monthly Mrs.
Hough, North End. Miss Hemphill,
Delaware City. Union Signal Mrs.
Kate Mckinsey, Miss Hitchcock, North
End; Mrs. Dempsey, Ella Thatcher
w. c r. L.
brief report relative TO the treas
ury was made by Mrs. nonnell. who
stated that the amount received from
the various unions was very gratify-
ing. Mrs. Donnell also mentioned the
plan which had been inaugurated in
honor of Mrs. Mearns. of having three
new members join each union. She
requested that all dues be in readiness
for the county convention to be held
in May. AT that time president
will be elected TO succeed Mrs.
Mearns
Mrs. l.. W. Emerson and Miss At
kinsou. Of Lewes, state secretary OF
the Peoples breach. we're introduced
as visitors and motion made and car
ried TO have them made members OF
the institute for the day.
Miss Lille B. Williams. secretary
read the minutes Of the last institute
/ and presented the county report Re
!. ceipts from the county rummage salt
1 we're SIS.
a The visits OF Mrs Mary Sparks
Mrs Ella Thatcher and of Mrs. Ar
:. NOR in the county were mentione
}, and the good work done by them /
y the different places was referred TO.
Il The addresses Of the morning wer
J, made by Miss Sara Oberholtzer, G
a Philadelphia. Mrs. NJ. L. CranstoI
u Newport, and Mrs Mary Harris Al
= NOR Mrs. Oberholtzer recited
: beautiful poem giving her idea of th
W. c. r. L. Her address was base
q on the subject of the school saving
bank book.
h Since its Inauguration, she sal
n more than s3,0O0,OOO had been save
n throughout the country by the chill
n dren, and that there is at presen
i, more than S1.O0),00O on deposit Sh
exhibited chart giving statistics G
Z the savings.
h. In Edge Moor, since starting I
a 1S9S there is present deposit {
,e $5.4s2
10 In New Castle twenty-five chi
40 dren have at present on deposit MOI
es than $4,000. This money has bee
deposited since 1907
Mrs Cranston. in her strong al
peal for Woman Suffrage, spoke
the bill which had been presented b
fore the Legislature, and of the d
termination of the members Of
Delaware Equal Suffrage Associi
tion not to give up the fight. 81
spoke of the purpose to hold ope
MI air meetings as a means of adyan
lV ing the cause of suffrage
Space will be reserved by the Dc
aware Equal Suffrage Association
'er the State Fair, where buttons al
to literature relative tv the work W
J.. be distributed. On the opening ds
ish lSeptember 9, they expect to ha
ty noted speakers.
be- Mrs. Mary Harris Armor W
be greeted enthusiastically, and her a
500 dress on Temperance" was del
M cred with her usual forceful e
his quence.
or The Rev. J. r. Milligan. of
In Georges, the Rev. W. 4. Poole Sup'
ion intondent, of the Anti-Saloon Leag
of and Mrs. l.. NJ Foster. former pre-
ter dent of the Wilmington Y. ma
the brief speeches.
ght Mrs. Armor. Mrs. Foster and NJ
T Oberholtzer were proposed as me
,er' bers OF the institute, by Miss W
the liams The motion was carried.
sea- The morning session closed "
ln- prayer by the Rev. J. r. Milligan
.ne box luncheon was served in
&c. church basement
sn G An executive committee meet
a. a. will open the afternoon session Z
'e Mrs. Armor will conduct the de
- tional services There also will b.
The Y p. b. Hour, led by Mrs. Lily
ana kins. of Lewes.
Address will be made as follo'
win Does Our Community Need q Y
to B2" Mrs Atkins; Review Of
left Years Work" Mrs J. W. Watson
vili berry Y; "How the W c. r L.
be Help the Young People Miss NJ
I'm. Gayner. Delaware Avenue Y.
old J. b. Stubs will make an addl
relative TO the needs of her work,
there will be vocal solo by
Hemphill, of Delaware City.
An interesting debate on "Resol
That the work for Young People is
Al most important work of the W. c
T." Participated in by Miss En-
son, Baltimore. and DR. Joel Gilfl
n a Newark, (afirmative) and DIR. J.
flo >Tf1Isr~.,, Hoorooa and prof A