The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-10
One Faction Is Trying TIC Dust
Lillian Mitchner.
Politics Over President ArOuses
Topeka Meeting.
SPEND MONEY FOR THE WAR
Equipment for Soldiers and
Sailors Is Provided.
Election of Officers VIII Be
Held Tomorrow.

Thursday Morning, Oct. IL.
8 9:00-Convention called to order.
Deyotions.
Flag Salute.
Q 9:15-Reading of Minutes
Reports-Vice president. correspond
ing secretary, recording secretary,
auditor. treasurer
Our Messenger
Presidents annual address.
Final report of credentials committee.
Election of officers.
Noontide Prayer.
Adjournment
Thursday Afternoon.
1:30-song service-Mrs. Castor Boyd
? 2:00-Awarding of Prizes-State treasurer.
Introduction of Visitors
2:3o-Address, 'The Hope of the Nation
Mrs Emma Conkling.
8 :00-Dedication of White Ribbon Recruits.
Reminiscences-Ex-D. P.
Seeing Topeka by Auto-Courtesy
Chamber of Commerce.
Thursday evening, reception at home
of Governor and Mrs. Capper.
Political forces at the w. C. T. L.
| convention are lining up for the big
| election battle Thursday morning. Ac-
cording to present indications a
| strong fight will center around the
| office of president and that of state
| headed the w. G. T. U. for the last
seven years, and rumor has it that
certain factions will attempt a change
in the presidents office. Mrs. Emma
w. Grover, of Winfield, vice presi-
| dent, has been mentioned for the
office. The position of treasurer held
by Mrs. Sadie E. Lewis will also be
hotly contested, it is said.
This mornings session of the con-
| vention was devoted to the reports Of
| Gus branches of W. c. T. U. activity
These reports on the work of the or
ganization will continue thru the day
Money On War Work.
I'm war work alone the w. c. T U
| will spend over $4,000 in the mex
year." declared the Rev. Mary Sib-
bett at this afternoons session of the
convention. In the last year oul
organization of 10000 members ha:
expended s6,849 in equipment fol
soldiers and sailors We have suppli
ed more than 5000 magazines tt
army camps, $4,000 letters have
been written to soldier boys, 5,67'
housewives and comfort kits have
been distributed. 800 of these wen
to the sailors of the batt1eship Kan
sas; e,286 Bibles and Testaments have
been given to the men who are fight
ing their country's battles; 6,573 ar
ticles for Red Cross work have beer
made by members Of the W. c. T. U
members enrolled in the active Rec
Cross"
In her report on the soldiers ant
sailors work which is but one of tn,
thirty-five branches of the organi
zation's activity she said the union i
one of the two women's organization
engaged in social service work a
Fort Riley. 1t is helping the Y. NJ. c
A. to equip the hostess houses a
Riley, Camp Funston, and Army City
Those at Funston and Army City will
be completed in two weeks. In tn
rest room at Army City 100 cots viii
be installed by the w. c. T. L. t.
furnish sleeping accommodations 70
wives, mothers and sweetheartS VIII
visit the soldiers at the post; $500
has been spent in the last few month
= on the soldiers comfort kits whicl
have been pronounced the most prac
t1cal ones of the sort yet designed
They are being distributed at For
Riley thru the agency of the Y. NJ. c
A in charge of G. G. Lord. In tn
next few months according to tn
Rev Sibbett, who is in charge of thi
work, the w c. T. u will eoui
every soldier at the big post with on
: OF these necessaries of camp life.
Her report on the work for so
diers and sailors, with the propose
plan for distributing the funds, wa
unanimously approved and adopted b
4 the delegates.
Over 500 delegates and persons il
! terested in w c. T. Z. work attende
q the morning and afternoon meetings.
( Big Meeting Tonight.
= Two important events of today's Y
C. T. u program occur this evenin
t when the young peoples branch bar
4 | quet is given at the First Methodi
: church, followed by the street NEE
e ing scene at which 90 state superb
/ tendents OF departments and count
: presidents will take part.
= At the banquet Miss j. Zoe Atchiso
d is toastmistress. Mrs. Mitchner wi
5, respond to the toast, Making of
;, Soldier Miss Mary Dobbs, chairma
: of the state Y. P. B. board will spea
on THE Board" Mrs. South will r
e ply to Does 1t Pay2' Miss Nab
S Holmes of the Shawnee county Y.
: B. society will give the greeting of Il
t. branch to those present, and Miss o
: lie May Mccormick of the state Y.
n B. will give a reading. Mrs. Ser
/ Hartzell Wallace has the toast 80
: Glory" Miss Juanita Dignon of T
81 peka, Miss Mabel Lindley of the sta
n 7. P, B.. and medal contest traine
d Miss Elsie Speer of the Abbie Y. P
of Wichita, and Miss Grace Christi
e president of the Abbyville Y P.
will also respond. Mrs. Boyd W
- speak on The other Side of the Pi
ture."
In the street meeting scene the pa
ticipants will set forth in speech'
IS songs and dialogue the principles f
which the w. C. T. U. stands. Tho
county presidents whose rolls
. memb bers have increased more TIL
1t twenty-five in the last year will spe
d on the results of their work. NJ
to Bell Kearney, w. c. T. U nation
p lecturer, Miss Ollie May McCormf
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