Evening journal., 1916-10-05
review WORK OF
THE State ". c. 7. j.
Fifty Unions Reporting at
State Convention Show
Much Accomplished
MEMORIAL TO THE
DECEASED MEMBERS

hlh Aub year ltdluitu AAAo AuOA hH y
session Of the thirty-seventh annual
convention of the State Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, which is
being held in Delaware Avenue Bap-
tist Church. Following a devotional
service conducted by Mrs. NJ. G.
Stengle Of this city, minutes Of yester-
days session and report of the eX-
ecutive committee we're read. follow
ing which the report Of the CORE
spending secretary. Mrs. Lizzie B..
Raughley. OF Brdgeville, was called
for This report in part vas as fol-
lows: Summary for Kent county, num-
OF unions in county. 16: number OF
unions reporting. 16; number Of active
members. 597; number OF honorary
members. 121; number Of public meet
ings, 81: number Of Red letter days
observed Al.
In Sussex county: Number Of un-
ions, "a. number OF unions reporting,
"a; number OF active members, 695;
number Of honorary members. 81;
number of Red Letter days observed.
81; number Of public meetings held,
80.
New Castle county: Number OF un-
ions in county, %: number of unions
reporting, %; number of active mem
hers. $50: number of honorary mem
bers. 117 number of Red Letter days
observed Il; number Of public meet
ings held. 80.
Total number OF unions in State. 81:
total number Of active members in
State, 2.242; total number OF honorary
members. 300: total number of public
meetings held in State. 119; total num-
ber of Red Letter days observed. 95.
The treasurer. Mrs Clara Marshall,
of Lewes. reported as follows Amount
received from 2,244 members Of wo-
mems societies and from 5l4 men,
bers Of young people, S767 48; amount
received from rest room. S355.5l;
amount expended S271.17; balance,
sS4.34: amount received from Willard
Memorial. S63: amount received for
Stevens Memorial. 50; amount receiv-
ed for Girls Industrial School from
New Castle county. s152.12; from
Kent county, s2750; from Sussex
county. SCOTS: making total amount
received from three counties for this
school, S240.40; amount received alto.
yether during yea. q ae4 p; amount
paid olt during year S1.F25.60. ieav-
ing a balance in treasury. S354.1S;
balance in rest room treasury, SS4S4.
Following this report the president
called for the reports Of the county
presidents.
The report for New Castle county
was presented by Mrs. Mary 3. Don
nell. II stated that the county had
purchased the house at No. 1914 Wash
intgon street for a headquarters for
s41O0 OF which $500 had already
been paid. The Temperance Quarterly
las been placed in each white sen Joi
and each colored school has copies
of teh Crusader Monthly distributed to
them. County has given S65 for blank
cts to the Delaware Industrial School
for Girls; sS7 for furnishings; Mrs.
Ellison 2 tons of coal and SIS for
Christmas; gave three unions scien-
tific charts costing $3.50: had four
rummage sales and one concert. Five
new unions and one Y. p B. have been
organized. Mrs. Dowell has visited
personally the soldiers rest room
eighteen times, has distributed 5000
pages Of literature. so posters, 500 tenn
perance fans, written 2,200 letters and
cards. and sent out so copies of Miss
Gordon's address. In addition to
which this county has held 9 executive
committee meetings. one convention
and two institutes. Paid up member
ships for the year are 632 and county
has had % addresses by the follow
ing speakers: Mrs. Ella Hoover
Thacher, New Jersey; Mrs. Margaret
Dye Ellis, Washington; Miss Marie C..
Brehm, Illinois: Mrs. Rosetta Lawson,
Washington; Mrs. Lulu LOveland
Shepard Utah,
Kent County.
Mrs ELLA Cordray Of Pennington.
president of the Kent County Union,
reported as follows:
Numbers OF county executive meet
ings held. 4: State executive meet
ings attended, 8; attended one COM
mittee meeting; visited unions, 3;
county convention, /; courts con-
vention. / new unions organized. 1;
reorganized. 1; unions in Kent
county, "a: Y. P. b.. 8; L. T. L., 6.
Sussex County.
The report for work done in Sussex
county was given by the president Of
that county union. Miss Lillian Cade,
Of Milton It was in part as follows:
1--WE see there is much yet TO be
done in Sussex county. though We are
proud to claim that we are a dry
county. A union with. twenty-five
members was organized at Bridge
Vile. Following is a summary of the
report for this county: County execu-
tive meetings held. 2; State executive
meetings attended by county presi-
dent. 3; unions visited by president,
3: county convention. ]; unions in
county. 10; unions reported. II; Y.
B. S. reported, 6; paid membership,
722: increase in membership. SO; ad-
dresses delivered in county by Mrs.
George. Mrs. Lawson and Mrs. Aron,
21.
Laurel is the largest union in the
county, having a paid membership OF
SO. Sussex county has finished pay
ing for the door plates of the rooms
at the Delaware Industrial School for
Girls and has also furnished blankets
for the rooms. Miss Mary Hazard
and Mrs. Mary f. short of Rehoboth
Union. have been made life members
and Mrs. Joseph Wiley, of Greenwood
has been made a memorial member.
Mrs. NJ. G. Stengle. evangelistic sec
retary. conducted memorial service
IN memory of all the active and hon
orary members who have died during
the past year. The service was i'm
pressive. Mrs. ]. W. Colona, OF
Georgetown. sang solo, aud a brief
address was given by Mrs. Stengle.
T,ba orffx~a r,,oroharc who have died