Evening journal., 1914-05-29
IS YEARS At HEAD
OF COUNTY W.C.T.U.
Mrs. Donnell Receives Gift
After Long Service to
the Cause
DR.. WAGNER AN
AFTERNOON SPEAKER

Mrs. Mary b. Donnell, was elected
president of the New Castle County w
c. 7. I. at the afternoon session Of the
twenty annual meeting OF the
organization at Newport yesterday.
This is the thirteenth year for Mrs
Donnell as head OF the organization. As
q token Of the esteem in which the
members Of the organization hold her
she was presented with a pearl white
ribbon pin. Other officers elected were:
Mrs John NJ. Cranston yce-president;
Miss Lillian Williams, secretary; Mrs.
Isaac Woodrow. treasurer.
Mss Lille b. Williams received Il
bouquet Of carnations from the Mar
shallton, ~"
Mrs. Adam Stengle opened the after
moor sessions with devotional exercises.
The adoption Of resolutions was the
most important business transacted at
the session.
The reoutions were signed by the
committee, Mrs Joseph, Mrs. McVaugh,
Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Hofecker and Mrs.
Hilliard.
During the session addresses were
made by DR. Charles a. Wagner. State
commissioner of education on "Why the
Schools Oppose the Saloons" and by
airs Allen of New York, who talked
on medical temperance.
Mrs. Emma S. Jackson, superinten-
dent Of the Delaware industrial School
for Girls, with several Of the girls from
that institution were present and gave
some brief exercises. The girls sang
and one gave recitation Afterward
Mrs. Jackson spoke of the work az the
school. She spoke of the wonderful
progress OF the school in the past two
years. She explained that the institu-
tion has outgrown its present quarters
and two new buildings are now in the
course Of erection near Claymont. There
will be 81 rooms in the new buildings
to be furnished and in conclusion Mrs.
Jackson made a plea for the furnishings
OF the rooms, The cost of one room
will be $40 Marshallton "Yn promised
Sl0 North End will furnish one room ut
cost of $50; Newark Union, $50; Will
nington Union. $50; Newark Union,
80; Hockessin Union, sl5; BlaeSbird
4 Union Ssa Victory Union. Sl5s A
friends $50, another friend S30 County
w c. I. q. $50.
/ MIS- - L. EOhNtI ttbNitfu HthtiNl
pledges. These viii include six library
chairs from friend, furnishings oi
three rooms at $50 each. Mrs. Z. 7
Warner will furnish a hospital room
at cost OF $50 The names OF the
other donors were withheld EastlakG
Union pledged $50 for room, Ella NJ
Thatcher Union pledged sl5, Arters
Union. SIS and Red Clay Y. i. B. vii
furnish rooni. The generous an
Monument Of these pledges was received
with pleasure and qualification.
The children's hour provided some in
teresting exercises. About fifty childrei
came in from Newport school and ex
ercises were given under the direction
Of Miss Elizabeth Bigger principal 0
the school Miss Sarah Garrett gave !
recitation. Ransom Nichols gave a reci
tation and the children sang two selec
tions Mrs Allen spoke briefly to the
children and Mrs. Blake of Delaware
City told them a story about the King
OF the Robber Band. At the conclusion
of the exercises Loyal Temperance
Legion was organized, with Mrs. Martin
Bell as leader All the children be-
came members. Miss Maud Gaynor
gave monologue for the benefit OF
the Young Peoples branch and Mrs.
Lille Atkins of Lewes, State supsrin-
tendent Of Y. p. B. work made few
remarks.