Evening journal., 1914-04-23
temperance women
IN Convention HERE
Work of the Girls Indus
trial School Presented at
Morning Session
SUPPORT FOR THE
WORK IS ASKED


Charles NJ. Curtis, president Of the
board of manager, and Mrs. Emma
Jackson, superintendent of the Della
ware Industrial School for Girls, rela-
tive to the work and benefits Of the
school we're important features at
the opening session this morning Of
the Spring Institute Of the W. c. Il. u.
Of New Castle county, which is being
held in all day session at the First
Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Curtis spoke Of the five acres
Of ground at Claymont upon which
the new buildings for the industrial
school are soon to be erected and
gave a general outline Of the work OF
the school and urged that the w. c. T.
Unions take a special interest in fur
nishing rooms II was an important
thing, she said, TO make the Della
ware people realize that the school
Is a State institution. The loyalty Of
the temperance union Of the State to
the school was pledged by Mrs. Mary
s. Donnell, county president.
Mrs. Jackson made a plea for the
work and as an object lesson in con-
nection with the work of the school
had the members of the chorus choir
present, who sang a hymn.
The school, she said, had passed
through the stages of infancy, with
trials and discouragements, Of child
hoods cares while on East Sixteenth
street, and those of youth at Twenty
fifth and Market streets and, in 1915,
would burst forth on its twenty-frst
birthday with the bloom OF young
womanhood at the new Claymont
home
Mrs. Caroline Ray, speaking for the
Loyal Temperance Legion, had an
exhibition of miniature houses and
churches which she used to interest
the members OF the Legion In their
special work.
Devotional services, conducted by
Mrs. Adam Stengle, State superintend-
ent, of evangelistic work, opened the
morning session. Mrs. Carrie T. Ran
kin. president of the Hilles Union, re-
sponded to the greeting Of welcome ex-
tended by the president of the VIII
mington Union, Mrs. Fannie Joseph
after which the following committees
were appointed;
Finance-Mrs. Ida Woodrow, with Sc
lected assistants.
Resolutions-Airs Martha Cranston,
Newport; Mrs. NIcVaugh, Hockessin;
Mrs. Harry BuclSson, Blackbird; Mrs
Mary Williams, Marshallton.
Courtesies-Airs. Annie Sergeant
Mrs. j. r. Milligan, st. Georges; Mrs
J. B. Martin, Wilmington, and Mrs
Mary Webber, Christiana.
: Telegrams-Nrs. II. L. Pettingill
Mrs. June Smith, Mrs. S. +. Dempsey.
Crusader Monthly - Mrs. George
Blake and Mrs. Elizabeth Pennington
Delaware City; Mrs. Ellen Wilkins
. Wilmington, and Miss Morrison, New
} ark.
! Union Signal-Mrs. Kate McKinzie
3 Mrs Carmar and selected assistants.
Literature-Airs. Near Conlyi musi
= cal director, Mrs. S. i. Fosters pages
Mrs. Annie Boyce, Miss Florence Butler
The treasurer, Mrs. Ida Woodrow, re
/ ported S64 from the February rummag
7 sale, and S36 paid out in scientific tenn
perance quarterlies and payment o
dues from all the unions. A full sum
6 mary will be presented at the count.
. convention at Newport in May.
= Guests Of the morning were Mrs. Len
4 Messick. the State president, and Mrs
: Thomas Benson, Of Baltimore, forme
State chorister.
Noontide prayer was voiced by Mri
A. J. Guest, of Marshallton.
The special feature of the afternoo
session will be a children's demonstra
J. ton similar to the recent one at Yves
d Church, and following that adiournmen
l. will be made to the Delaware Indus
r trial School for Girls, where the officer
a deleoates and visitors will be guests a
8 a banquet from to o'clock
= The institute will conclude with th
= evening session. which viii be feature
y by an address by Mrs. Ella Boole, {
- New York.