Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
W.C.T.U. CONVENTION
Twenty-Ninth Annual Session Held
In Forest Church
MANY DELEGATES PRESENT


of the New Castle County W. G. T. u,
was held in Forest Presbyterian Church
on Thursday, with all day sessions.
There were fifteen Unions represented,
with about fifty present and number
of visitors.
The morning meeting was opened
with devotional exercises in charge of
Mrs. S. L. Emerson, of New York City,
a former member of the New Castle
Union. Mrs. S. NJ. Messick the State
President was visitor and gave greet
ings to the convention She left on an
early train to attend the Federation
which is being held in Wilmington,
where she gave greetings from the
Temperance women to their Club sisters.
She told of the work done and hoped for
local option for the whole state.
Miss Fisher, of Marshallton, was
called on to act as secretary in the ab-
sence of Miss Lille B. Williams, county
secretary. Rev. F. Moore, pastor of
the church, gave a welcome to the dele
gates and the response was made by
Mrs. Laura Woodkeeper, of Victory
Union. Prof. A. R. Spaid, of Cam
bridge, Md former County Superin-
tendent of Schools, was present and
gave talk.
The following committees were
named: Courtesy, Mrs. New horter
and Mrs Derrickson, of Middletown;
Resolutions, Mrs. M. S. Cranston. Mrs.
S. H. Hoffecker, Mrs Thatcher and
Mrs. shepherd; Credentials, Mrs. S. E.
Foster, Mrs. Buckson, Mrs. Gorrell;
Finance, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Buckson
and Mrs. Ford; kilograms, Mrs. Butler,
Miss Lille Bennett; Union Signal, Mrs.
Gregg, Mrs. Howard; Crusader Monthly,
Miss Edna Bracken, Mrs Gregg.
Minutes of last meeting held in viii
mington approved, also an account of
the work done by the county union
during the past year: Temperance
papers have been given to the schools;
donations made to Hope Farm; blankets
given to the Girls Industrial School,
and other good work done.
Secretary read the reports from DIFF
ferent unions, most of which report an
increase in membership. Because of
illness, the treasurer's report was not
complete but financial affairs are in
good condition. The entire member
ship roll for county is now 1,049.
Mrs. Donnell told about the new home
which the county union has purchased
in Wilmington, which she hopes to soon
have paid for. Election of officers re-
suited as follows: President, Mrs. Mary
B. Donnell, of Newark; vice president,
Mrs. Elsie McVaugh, of 'Hockessin;
secretary, Miss Lille B. Williams, of
Marshallton; treasurer, Mrs. Isaac
Woodrow, of Wilmington. Prof. Spaid
was made a member of the Convention.
Mrs. Ella Thatcher, OF Washington,
d. C. presented two beautiful silk flags
to West End and Thatcher Unions, for
having the largest increase in member
ship.
The afternoon session opened with
devotional exercises followed by a talk
by Mrs. Shepherd, on the evils which
threaten the country. Mrs. Florence
Bayard Hilles gave a talk on Equal
Suffrage" which she says is sure to
come. She told of the good women can
do in different ways, if they have the
ballot and mentioned especially the
dangers which follow the feeble minded
children of the state, also the White
Slave trade.
Following the adjournment of the
afternoon session, supper was served
the delegates in the lecture room of the
church. In the evening. Mrs Shepherd
gave an address, telling of the dangers
of Mormanism. which is especially great
in her own state of Utah. She also
told of the temperance work as she
finds it in her travels over the United
States. Mrs. Shepherd is an unusually
delightful speaker and had good audi
ence. The singing was good by the
united choirs of the two churches, with
special music by choir.
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. F H. Moore of Forest Presby-
terian Church.