The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-10-30
NATIONAL ". {. 7. j.
OPENS CONVENTION
Miss Mary E. Woodard, of
Fountain City, Writes
About Big Meeting.
INTERESTS ARE VARIED
Methods of Work Taught By
Board of National Su-
perintendents.
INTERESTS ARE VARIED
BY MISS MARY e. WOODARD.

ASBURY PARK, N. j., Oct. 30
Following close upon the worlds con-
vention in Brooklyn, the national con-
vention of the Woman's Christian
Temp GRANGE Union, which opened here
yesterday, has also taken on some
what of a worlds coloring.
Not a few of the distinguished tenn
perance workers from other lands,
drawn to America by the call" of the
earlier convention, are the guests of
the national convention in Asbury
Park and active participants, some of
them, in its program.
On Welcome Night" which takes
place Friday night, when state and
church and educational bodies will ten
der welcome to the visiting organic
alton, responses will be heard from
prominent workers of the north, south,
east and west, representing the wide
scope and far-reaching influence of
white ribbon activities today.
President to Report.
The annual address of the national
president of the w. c. T. u, Mrs. Lii
liam M. n. Stevens of Portland, Me-.
delivered on the opening morning, will
determine to certain extent the
trend of the conventions thought and
action.
The ante-convention calendar inau-
gurated yesterday, will include an all
day prayer and praise service under
the auspices of the national evangelis-
tic department with the Rev. Mary E.
Kuhl of Illinois as leader
A school of methods" will be held
by the board of national superintend-
ents, affording the visiting pupils an
opportunity to learn the methods
adopted by those operating the forty
odd departments of the organization.
On Saturday afternoon distinguish
ed guests from abroad will be intro
duced and heard in short addresses.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union is the largest organization in
the world in which women alone hold
office. Branches of the organization
have been established in fifty coun-
tries; in Great Britain and it's col
onies are white ribboners numbering
250.000, and its American constituency
alone embraces for than 100000 men,
bers.
On Saturday evening a program in
charge of the Young Peoples branch
will be given. The general secretary
of the branch, Mrs Rhena Mosher
Rhena Mosher Holyoke, will preside,
and unique feature of the evening
will be the several musical contribu-
tions of Lee Lyons of Maine, the eight
year-old younster who took part in
the Main campaign of 1911.
The annual sermon will be preached
Sunday afternoon by Mrs. Christine l.
Tinghing, formerly a resident of Eng
land, but now of Virginia.
Jubilee night. next Tuesday. will
be a festival occasion for all states
reporting a gain in membership.
Next Wednesday evening will in
clude in its program addresses by
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, widely
known for her eloquence and power in
speaking. and Hon D. A. Polling and
United States Senator Knox
The business sessions of the con-
vention proper, which occupy the fore
moons and afternoons, will be open to
the public.
The mass meeting of Sunday even
ing will include addresses by Kathe-
rine Lent Stevenson. president of the
Massachusetts, W. c. T. T., and DR.
Picard of Georgia, whose reputation
has travelled far beyond the confines
of his home state.
From now until Friday. the date of
the formal opening of the convention,
the time will be taken up with the
meetings of the executive council and
various national committees. The
convention closes on November s.