Newark post., 1915-09-29
WHITE RIBBONERS
MEET AT HARRINGTON
Strong Declarations For Suf-
trage Feature Of Convention


frage Feature Of Convention
More than 100 delegates from all
parts of Delaware attended the
State w. c. T. U. Convention held
In Harrington last week. Mrs.
Lena Messick, State president, pre-
sided.
Mrs. Martha NJ. Cranston of
Newport, who has been an ardent
suffragist for the past thirty
years, addressed the convention on
the subject of Equal Rights for
Women" on Wednesday.
Wednesday afternoon session
was opened with selection of
music, sung in concert by the en-
tire convention, after which the
convention was called to order by
the president. Mrs. Lulu Potter, on
behalf of the Harrington Union,
gave the delegates a very cordial
address of welcome; and responses
were made to this address by Miss
Ray Heydrick, President of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
and Miss Bertha NJ. Carey on be-
half of Sussex county.
Mrs. Lena MesSick, State Presi-
dent, in the course of her annual
address said in part: The most
striking and beneficial result of
the great war that is convulsing
Europe in this great struggle is
the Punishment of booze from the
Continental nations" She stated
that Russia has become dry in
day, Austria has prohibited the
day, Austria has prohibited the
manufacture of any additional dis
tilleries, and the Italian Govern
ment has placed wine under the
ban" In regard to local political
issues she stated that the liquor
men were already lining up candi-
dates for the next legislature.
Dramatically she exclaimed that
mo presidential bee could live in
alcohol, and likewise no legislative
candidate in Kent and Sussex can
live in alcohol" Mrs. Messick. in
conclusion, made a strong plea for
WOmen's Suffrage and remarked
that the Congressional Union of
the Equal Rights Association. will
endeavor this month to get an anti
booze plank inserted in the plat
forms Of both the Republican and
Democratic parties.
Among speakers of prominence
at the convention was Daniel A.
Polling, former prohibition candi-
date for governor of Ohio. In the
course Of his remarks Mr.. Polling
said:
The sphere of womanhood is
the home, but not the home as il
was yesterday, but the home as il
is today; not the home that was
confined to log cabin and the set.
tiers clearing with the pioneer en-.
vironS of the pioneer, but the home
of modern day life which is a chair
in the link of modern society. Wo
man cannot protect her children
and conserve the interest of hel
tireside without the ballot The
institutions that menace the
hearthstoneS are always entrench
ed in politics. The only weapor
for their destruction is the vote.
The only thing that can keeE
prohibition from being the para
mount issue in elections next veal
is war, and even war will no.
greatly retard the general cam
paign for national prohibition"
The following officers were
elected: State president, Mrs
Lena Messick, Bridgeville; CORES
ponding secretary, Miss Lizzie
Raughley, Bridgeville; recordin!
secretary, Mrs. Levina Lynch, Mt
Pleasant; State treasurer, Mrs
Clara Marshall, Lewes: vice-presi
dent, Mrs. Emma Caulk. Dover
vice-president for New Castle
county, Mrs. Mary B. Donnell
Newark; vice-president for Kent
county. Mrs. Ella D. Cordray
Pennington; vice-president fol
Sussex county, Miss Lillian Cade
Milton.
Delegates to the National w. c
T. L. Convention, which is to be
held at Seattle. Washington, il
October, were elected as follows
New Castle County
Delegate, Mrs. Mary B. Donnell
Newark; Miss Annie Lynch, Mt
Pleasant. Alternates, Mrs. Harry
Brooks, Wilmington, Mrs. Annie
Sargent, Wilmington.
Kent County