Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-08-13
A Great Treat For Montgomery
County.

county.
Such treat as seldom comes our way
is to be given to the people of Montgomery
county on the 29th and 30th of September
when the Womans Christian Temperance
Union of Maryland, will hold its annual
convention in Rockville
The meetings-three daily, $50 A. NJ,
P. M. and s P. M.-will be held in the
NJ E. Church South. and a lot of the
brightest and ablest women in the State
will participate in the varied and inter
estine business of the occasion. This
business will embrace reports of depart
ment work by women who are specialists
In their various lines the corresponding
secretary's summary of the things done in
the State the past year; demonstrations
of the children's and young peoples work
led by the secretaries of the Loyal Tenn
perance League and the Young People
Branch, and the annual address of the
State President, Mrs. Mary B. Haslup of
Baltimore.
Mrs. Haslup is one of the most earnest,
consecrated and capable women in the
ranks of the W. C. T. u. the country over,
and parliamentarian of the first rank.
To see her preside over business meet
ing, or conduct an election, is an object
lesson in how these things should be done,
which is most impressive and instructive.
Music is feature of the program, and
good speakers are promised for the evening
meetings.
But this fortieth convention of the Mary
land W. C. T. u. is to enjoy an entirely
unique experience in its annals: On the
afternoon of the Goth of September it will
parade in the main street of Rockville,
and all friends of the cause are invited to
join them on the High School campus at
2:30 P. M.
Any individual or organization wishing
to participate in the parade will please
at once notify Miss Rebecca T. Miller,
Ashton, Md.
Mrs. Martha T. Farquhar, of Olney, Presi-
dent of Montgomery County W. C. T. u,
has general charge of the preparations for
the care of our guests from the rest of the
State, and Mrs. Virginia X. Brewer, Presi-
dent of Rockville Union, is chairman of the
committee on entertainment.
The public is cordially invited to each
and every session of the convention.
A TEMPERANCE PARADE.
At the time of the State Convention of
the Maryland W. C. T. u, to be held in
Rockville the last of September. there will
be temperance parade in which every
friend of the cause in Montgomery county
is invited to take part.
All organizations. county or local; chill
dren's Sunday schools; clubs, social or
civic; every thing and everybody, men
and women. who believe in the righteous
ness of total abstinence and prohibition,
who wish to see our county prohibitOry
law better enforced and the principle made
applicable in State and Nation. should
take this opportunity to demonstrate the
faith that is in them by joining in this
march.
On the afternoon of September 20, not
later than 2:30 p. NJ, marchers should
assemble on the High School campus.
Women are asked to wear white dresses,
and each organization is requested to have
white banner on which its name is
clearly inscribed in black, unless it has
more pretentious and elaborate insignia.
All persons or organizations wishing to
join the march, please Immediately notify
Miss Rebecca 7. Miller, Ashton, Md