Evening journal., 1918-10-01
W.C.T.U. CONVENTION
TO MEET IN DOVER
Three Day Session to Open
in Peoples Church
Next Wednesday
PROMINENT MEN
TO BE SPEAKERS
Special to The Evening journal.

DOVER, Del, Oct. i-Followlns is the
program OF the annual session Of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
OF the State Of Delaware, TO be held
on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
October Q, 10 and II. In the Peoples
Christian Church. Dover:
Wednesday. October 9-i0.30 a. m,
convention called to order by the
president, Mrs. Lena Messck. Of Bridge
Vile; singing, Crusade Hymn" Scrip
tural reading, Mrs. Adam Stengle, VIII
mington, Del; reading minutes OF last
years meeting; greeting from pastors
Of various churches in Dover; naming
OF committees, credentials, finance,
courtesies. resolutions and telegrams;
i2 noon, noontide prayer, by Mrs. An
ME Guest; luncheon for sole In church,
80 cents; afternoon session, singing,
led by convention chorister, Mrs. Z. l..
Jones; report Of executive committee;
address Of welcome, Mrs. Ella p. Hut
ton, Dover; response, Mrs. Lizzie
Hlrons, Frankford; annual address by
the president, Mrs. Lena r. Messick;
music, quartette; address, Mrs. Charles
n. Miller. chairman OF Woman's Coun-
Gil OF state Defense; Young Peoples
Branch, Mrs. Lena Atkins; IL. I. L"
Miss Ethel Wilson. secretary OF the
State L. 4. L.; address, Miss Emily p.
Blrsell, secretary Of the Red Gross
Ouartette, Lebanon singers; address
Hon. Josiah o. Wolcott, United States
Senator from Delaware; address, Mrs.
Waters; reports OF the county presi-
dents: Sussex county, Miss Lillian
Cade: Kent county, Mrs. Ella D. Cord
ray; New Castle, Mrs. Mary Donnell.
Wednesday evening, Mrs. Ella Cor
dray. Of Kent county presidlng-Music,
community singing; Scrlptural reading
and prayer, by the Rev. Mr.. Colona;
greetings, by mayor OF Dover, Arley B.
Magee; offering; debate; music. bene-
diction. -
Thursday morning, October tO-S3O
q. m, prayer meeting, led by Mrs.
AZ. @, Stengle, evangelistlc superinten-
dent: meeting Of executive committee;
reading Of minutes and report OF exc
,utive committee: report OF CORE
,ponding secretary, Mrs. Lizzie Haugh-
lev; treasurer's report. Mrs. Clara Mar
hail: auditors report; report OF |
branches iten minutes each) as fol- |
lows: sabbath Observance" Mrs. |
Sarah Taylor: SUNDAY School Work, |
AIRS. Eleanor Pennington; "Eyangelistic |
and systematic Giving" Mrs. NJ. G. |
stengle: Temperance Literature" Mrs. |
Eaiharvn Aiwell: "The Press Miss ]
Laura Fleming; "Anti-NarcOtlcs,' Mrs. I
Virginia Massey: "Medal Contest" Mrs. |
Sarah Hill; parliamentary" Mrs. !
HnFnWTff-
alorv Work. Including Almshouse and |
Police Station Work, Mrs. Mary 1
Smithers. "Franchlse." Mrs. Martha /
Cransion. "Whito Ribbon Recruits" /
Mrs. Carrie Hood; REPORT Of Union /
Signal" Mrs. Emma David; Medical
Temperance" Mrs. Bertha Carey; so
cial and Red Letter Days Mrs. iva .; /
Moore: Reporter For Union signal
Mrs. Mary Herring; ii.3O a. m, In Me-
moriam," Mrs. NJ. @. Stengle; noontlde
prayer, Mrs. Emma Z. Caulk; ADJOURN
nent.
Thursday afternoon-slnging, led
bv Mrs. Z. L. Jones, musical director l
90. convention called 10 order; Bible
reading. by Mrs. Annie Faulkner;
greetings, Mrs. A. d. Warner. president
Of Federation OF Women's Clubs; ad-
dress, Prof. A. r. Spaid, state Commls-
sioner Of Education; address, Mrs.
Henry Ridgely and a soldier from the
front in the interest OF Liberty Bonds;
D m, address, by Mrs. T. Coleman
dupont: $50 .. m, address by the Rev.
William Parsons, secretary Of the II
Board Of Temperance OF the Presby-
terian Church. theme, National Prohi-
bItion and What 10 Would Be and How
To Get IT." address. Mrs. Victor du-
pOnt.
Thursday evening, Mrs. Mary Dom
nell, preslding-Music, Community sing
ing Scripture and prayer; music,
uuartette Of Dover; address, Harry
Mayer, OF Dover; Offering; address, Dr.
Caroline Geisels, Battle Creek, Michigan;
dOxology; benediction.
Friday morning. October ii-S3O a.
m, prayer meeting, led by Mrs. NJ q.
Stengle: committee meetings; conven-
tion called 20 order, minutes read ana
report OF executive committee; report
of branches: social Purity" Mrs.
Eliza X. Bartlert; "Flower Mission
Mrs. Landa owens: Legislature" Mrs.
Mary NJ. Wolcott; "Work Among Rail-
road Employees" Mrs. J. NJ. Waller;
81 eeble-NIinded" Mrs. Jas. Gam; Work
Among Colored People" Mrs Eliza Ben
nett; final reports OF credential com
mltee; ii a. m, annual election OF Of
fcers; election Of delegates 20 National
Convention; unfinished business; noon
tide prayer; adjournment.