The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-20
Wet. !. WILL HOLD
IMPORTANT MEETING
Convention to he Held In Washing,
ton at Time Congress VIII Decide
National Prohibition.

Plans practically are complete for
the annual convention of the National
| Woman's Christian Temperance
union, to be held at Polls theatef,.
Washington, December Ut next. This
convention, according to national Of
ficers of the organization, promises to
exceed in vital interest. scope and i'm
portance any OF the annual meetings
which have preceded 1t.
Not only from the standpoint of
the members OF the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union themselves,
but from that of the country. the
city Of Washington and the national
congress- this convention should be
of keen interest, as it is to be held
Just as congress is RECOMMENDING for
session which promises to be epoch
al in'many ways, notably aside from
deliberations having to 10 with the
war. being that of the consideration
of the national prohibition resolution.
Colonel William Jennings Bryan,
speaking In Washington recently in
behalf OF the national prohibition
resolution. paid a high tribute to the
Woman's Christian Temperance union.
asserting that Ii was the leading and
most useful temperance organization
led by women. the world over.
The convention win bring to Wash
ington delegates, and their relatives
and friends, from every section of the
country. The convention headquar-
ters Will be at the Powhatan hotel.
Convention committees already
named, and which are hard at work
to make the gathering a success, are
as follows:
Transportation: Mrs Ella A. Booze.
1929 Avenue II, Brooklyn, N. Y; Miss
Katharine Adams. 1880 Chicago ave-
nue., Evanston, Ill, secretary.
Convener OF convention: Mrs. Cuiia
y. vayhingen. Upland. Ind.
Mrs. Mary r. Haslup, 25i7 Cal
vert street, Baltimore, Nd.
Seating: Miss Minnie E. Neal, 1T
East Bay street. Jacksonville. Fla.
Musical director: Mrs. Frances w.
Graham, "a Park Place. Lockport,
N Y.
Literature: Mrs. Ella Hoover
Thatcher, chairman, Washington, D.
c.: Mrs. NJ. NJ Allen, Forest Kills,
Long Island. n. Y; Miss Addie A,
Austin, Evanston. Ill.
Committee on campaign plans for
national constitutional prohibitions:
Afii =. All
Mrs. Lillian A. Shepherd. Mrs. Stella
B. Irvine, Mrs. F.. L Cajkins, Mrs.
Margaret Dye Ellis, Mrs, Mamie NJ.
Claflin. ...... s..
Committee on resolutions; Mrs Jen-
ME l.. W. Rookie, chairman: Mrs. Mar
garet 3. Plat, Mrs. Ida Il. Wise Smith.
Mrs. Leila A. billiard, Mrs. Katherine
Lent Stevenson, Miss Rose A. Dawson,
Mrs. Cornelia T. Hatcher.
Committee on ropriations: Mrs.
Jennie NJ. Kemp, chairman; Miss Min
ME z. Neal. Miss Helen Hood, Mrs.
Harriet S. Pritchard, Mrs Minnie r.
Committee on finance: Mrs. Marga-
ret c. Munns. chairman Mrs. Mary
r. Haslup. Mrs. Stella B. Irvine. Mrs,
Adrianna Hungerford. Mrs. Lea Cobb
Marion, Mrs Caroline Mcdowell. Mrs.
August Burghard.
Committee on efficiency standard of
organizers: Mrs. Frances P. Parks,
Mrs. Ella A Boole. Mrs Katherine
Lent Stevenson, Mrs. Addie r. ParseIs,
Mrs. Minnie e. Horning.
Committee on registration: Miss
Epha K Marshall. chairman; Mrs
Lillian A, Shepherd. Mrs, Barbara H
Wylie
Committee on jubilee: Mrs Deborah
Knox Livingston, chairman; Mrs. Len
ma Lowe Yost. Mrs. VIM. F. Mcdowell,
Mrs. Carolyn r. Lindsey, Mrs. Paul
Rayrn ond, Mrs. Jennie l. W. Rooke.
other committees will be named AT
the convention.
The program for the convention,
which is being made the subject of
close study, as II is the intention TO
make II one worthy of the time, the
place, and the occasion, is not yet
made up.