The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-24
TERRITORIAL CONVENTION OF W0lbN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE WILL BEGIN SESSIONS IN THIS gITY
 TONIGHT MANY DELEGATES ARE HERE ATTENDING

WllN tue hiflNul or tue attaulti Jefferson tonight all the delegates of the W. C. r. U Conyention.will be in the city and the convention will open in the Methodist Church. At the present time delegates from Hcines. Skagway, Juneau, Douglas Sltka and Rake. are here and those from Petersburg. Wrangell and Ket- chikan will arrive on the Jefferson. The services tonight will be open ed by Mrs. Conela r. Hatcher president of the Territorial organi- lion who will deliver 9 short ad- dress of welcome to the delegates present and will also give a short outline of the history of the w. C. .T. U. in Alaska Following the short address of the president musical number and prayer will be given.
 Short addresses of welcome to the delegates Will be delivered by J. F A. Strong on behalf of the Territory Mayor B. D. Stewart, on behalf Of the City Of Juneau. Rev. R. C. Blackwell for the churches of Ju- neau, Professor l.. D. Henderson for the Schools of Juneau, Mrs Hat cher for the Juneau Woman's Club, and Mrs Rose Manley, of Douglas, for the local unions of the w. c. T. U. Mrs. R. A. Buchanan, of Sit ka. will reply to the addresses ot welcome on behalf of the members of the convention
 After the opening of the services an informal reception will be held in the church by all those present Tomorrow morning the conyen- tion will get down 10 the serious business Of the meeting and the committees of the convention will be appointed by the president and f the reports Of the officers for the past year will be received. The convention will hold morning, af- ternoon and evening sessions. each day until Sunday evening, when the closing Ceremonies will be held. On Saturday morning the delegates present will elect the officers of the Territorial organization for the com ing year.
 Tomorrow night a reception will be held at the home of Mrs II. P. Crowther. on Seventh Street. in hon. or of the visiting delegates. lt had been planned to hold the reception in the parlors of the Gastlneau Ho- tel, but this morning the officers in charge Of the arrangements made change in the program in this respect.
 The complete program for the convention tonight is as given be- low:
 Opening Of Convention by the Presl- dent.
 Singing, The Crusade Hymn. Give to the Wind Thy Fears" Reading, The Crusade Psalm. 146. Prayer Rev. J. B. Stevens. Music, Song by the Choir. Addresses of Welcome:-
 For the Territory. Governor J. F.
 A. Strong.
 For the City, Mayor B. D. Stew
 art
 For the Churches. Rev. R. C..
 Blackwell Solo "The Penltent." (Vanderwater), Mr. Enberg.
 For the Schools. Prof l.. D.
 Henderson.
 For the Woman's Club. Mrs. J.
 Thacher.
 For the Local Unions. Mrs. Rose
 Alanley, Douglas Duet. q will Magnify Thee, O Lord, Mesdames Dawes and Perkins. Response to Addresses Of Welcome, Mrs. R. A. Buchanan. Sitka. Music. Song by the Choir. Aaronic Benediction. Informal reception.
 Friday Morning 9:3O Devotional service, Mrs. Fran
 ces Turner Pederson, skag
 way.
 MUSIC.
 Roll Call. By the Recording
 Secretary, Mrs. Margaret
 Georgeson, Sitka.
 Appointment of Committees:
 Credentials. Courtesies.
 Membership, Publications, 1O:OO officers Reports;
 Corresponding Secretary. Mrs.
 Lucy Record Spaeth, Ket-
 chikan.
 Treasurer Mrs. Frances Fur
 ner Pederson. Skagway
 Y. P. B. Secretary Miss Grace
 Wigg, Wrangell.
 l.. T. l.. Secretary. Mrs. Phyl-
 lis Thompson. Petersburg. 11:OO Symposium "The Best Thing
 Done for Prohibition in My
 Town This Year" Response
 by Delegates 1900 Noontide Prayer.
 Adjournment.
 Friday Afternoon 1:3O Devotional Service. Rev. Day.
 i'd Waggoner. Juneau. 1:45: Reading of the Minutes. 200 Reports of Superlntendents.
 Evangelistic. Mrs. Lucy A.
 Johnson, Skagway.