Evening star., 1916-10-25
EMPERANCE ESSAY
CONTEST EXTENDED
W. c. T. U. to Include First
and Second Years of High
Schools This Year.
CONVENTION ENDS TODAY

The annual temperance essay contest
of the w. C. T. L. will be extended this
year to include the first and second
years of the high schools. The report
on this work was greeted enthusiastic
the forty-second annual convention OF
the District w. c. 7. u, held in the
First Presbyterian Church, on John
Marshall place.
More than 1000 essays were written
last year by school children of the Dis
trict on temperance themes. Mrs. w.
H. Howard, superintendent of scientific
temperance instruction of the local
union, brought out in her report. Mrs.
Howard has been superintendent of this
work since its founding, five years ago.
In the past the essay contests have
been confined to pupils of the seventh
and eighth grades. but the contests to
be held next May will be open to pupils
of the first and second years of the
high schools as well. Mrs. Emma Sam
ford Shelton, president of the union,
commencing the work among the chill
dren. said that there is no more i'm
portant ork in which the w. c. I. L.
is engaged.
Wins Prize Banner.
North Capitol Union was presented
with the prize banner of the local
union this afternoon for having made
the greatest gain in membership dur
ing the year. The presentation was
made by Mrs NJ. n. Pollock. president
of lexington Union. The flag was re-
ceived for North Capitol Union by its
president, Mrs BENJAMIN Lineback.
The union gained twenty-eight new
members during the year, now having
1928 active and fourteen honorary mem
bers making it the largest union in
the city.
THE world war has helped the w c.
T. U. by creating Worldwide sentl-
ment for prohibition" said Mrs. Will
bur F. Crafts in an address at the
morning session on Does the War in
Europe Hinder w. c. T. L. Work."
The war has turned the attention
of the world on the subject of prohibit
ton as never before" she said. Espe-
cially, the speaker pointed out, are the
children in the countries where the war
prevails getting most impressive les
sons about temperance.
Better Motion Pictures Planned
Mrs. J. ]. Locher of the Federation of
Women's Clubs outlined for the w. c.
T. L. delegates this afternoon the plan
dren of Washington which the fedora
tion is carrying forward.
Mrs E. F. Ellis of Indianapolis laid
before the convention her plans for the
in Washington of a branch
of the Mothers Correspondence, whose
members write letters to soldier and
sailor boys who have no mothers.
The remainder of the concluding ses-
sion was devoted to reports of various
all of which showed the
activities of the local organization to
be at high-water mark. An i'll memo
riam service concluded the convention.
Mrs. Shelton Reelected President.
Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton was re-
elected president of the District union.
The following officers also We're elected:
Mrs Theodore 7. Moore. vice president;
Mrs. E. S. Henry. corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. Benjamin A. Lineback, record
ing secretary: Mrs. Charles p. Grand
field. assistant recording secretary; Mrs.
J. W. Allison. treasurer. Mrs. B. P. Tay-
ior was elected secretary of the young
peoples branch and Mrs Edna Proctor
was elected secretary of the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion.