The Washington herald., 1917-12-02
MISS RANKIN
Joins BRYAN
IN DRY FIGHT
Opening Session of W. c.
T.U. Convention to Have
Noted Speakers.

william Jennings Bryan, prohibi-
ton champion, and Miss Jeanette
Rankin, Congresswoman from Mon
tana. will be the principal speakers at
the first large gathering Of the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union. whose week convention Is
to be held at Polls Theater this aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock.
The convention will be formally
opened at a service in the Metropolitan
NJ. E. Church, four-and-a-half and =
streets this morning at 10 o'clock.
Special Services Today.
Throughout today there will be Sc
riss of special services held in the va
Tious churches Of the city and ad-
dressed by delegates of the National
woman's Christian Temperance Union.
The Rev. Harry D. Mitchell will de-
liver the opening sermon at the Met
ropolitan NJ. E. Church.
The convention will continue until
Thursday night, with sessions during
the day and evening at Polls Theater
Headquarters of the union have been
established at the Powhatan Hotel.
Elaborate, yet appropriate, musical
programs have been MAPPED out to add
TO convention sessions. At the gather
ing at Polls this afternoon music will
be by the Washington Ladies Orches-
ira, Mrs. Minnie H. Smith. director.
Belva Hook. soprano. will sing. AT
the night session Leroy Glider will
sing Sons Of America" accompanied
by the composer, William r. Pierson.
Assignments Given.
Speakers of the W. c. T. U. who
will ocupy Washington pulpits today
and the churches to which they have
been assigned follow:
Morning Services.
Congress Street Methodist Episco-
pal Church-Miss Rose Davidson Of
Ohio. national organizer
Dumbarton Avenue Methodist Epis-
copal Church-Miss Roema Shaner of
Missouri. national organizer.
McKendree Methodist Episcopal
Church-Mrs. Mary Harris Armor Of
Georgia, national leader.
Mount Vernon Methodist Episcopal
Church South-AIrs. Nellie Burger
state president Of the Missouri W. {.
T. U.
Evening Services.
Anacostia Louise HolIister OF Iowa.
national organizer.
Bethany Baptist Church-Miss Flora
F. Strout, missionary of the worlds
". c. T. U.
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
SOuth-Mrs. Frederick Ensigne Fuller
Of Ohio. national lecturer.
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Amy c. Weech of Virginia, ma
tiOnal organizer.
Columbia Road Christian Church
Mrs. Maude B. Perkins of New York,
national fiel1 secretary Of the Young
Peoples Branch.
Douglas Memorial Methodist Epis-
Copal church-Mrs. Emma H. How
land. Of Massachusetts. national or
ganizer.
lexington Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Efiie Lawrence, of Maine. ma
tional organizer.
Epworth Methodist Episcopal
Church South-Mrs. Cuila Vayhinger,
T. L.
Fifteenth Street Christian Church
Mrs NJ. W. Anderson. honorary pres
ident of the Montana Y. c. T. U
First Methodist Protestant Church
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tional lecturer.
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
Mrs. Ella A. BOole. state president
of the New York W. c. T T., ma
tiOnal vice president.
Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church-Miss Mary E. Erwin of Ohio,
national secretary of the Loyal Tenn
peranCe Legion.
Gurley Memorial PRESBYTERIAN
Church-Mrs. Frances F. Beauchamp,
state president of the Kentucky W.
c. T. U.
Hanline Methodist Episcopal Church
Mrs. Addie B. Parsells of Pennsyl-
vania. national organizer.
McKendree Methodist Episcopal
Church-Rev. Eta D. Shaw Of Mich
igan. national evangelist.
Marvin Methodist Episcopal Church
SOuth-Mrs. Ella NJ George, state
president Of the Pennsylvania w. c.
T. L.
Maryland Avenue Baptist Church.
Mrs. Adriana Hungcrford, state pres
ident Of the Colorado w. c. T. L.
Metropolitan Baptist Church-Mrs.