Smyrna times., 1922-10-04
W.C.T.U.MEET HERE NEXT WEEK
Smyrna Will Entertain 43rd Annual
State COnventiOn-Meetings Will be
Held at Asbury Church-PrOgram

Smyrna Will Entertain 43rd Annual
State COnventiOn-Meetings Will be
Held at Asbury Church-PrOgran
The 43rd annual convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will meet in Smyrna next Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, October II, 12
and 18th. Mrs. Georgia Pierce of Mil
ford, State president, will call the
session to order at Asbury M. +.
Church and will preside. There will
be delegates here from all parts of
the State and Smyrna will extend its
usual hospitality to them. A pro-
gram of interest has been arranged
Wednesday night Mrs. Ella A. Boole,
well-known to White Ribboners, will
be the chief speaker; Thursday night
DIR. James M.Yeager, orator, traveller,
educator and writer will address the
convention. DR.. Yeager is one of the
national speakers of Federal Prohi-
bitiOn Commissioner Haynes office.
His wide experience in the field of
education, having travelled on every
continent except Australia and his
knowledge of present day conditions
and earnestness in the prohibition en-
forcement work, make him a very in
teresting and instructive speaker. The
program in full is as follows: We'd
nesday morning, October 18th, 1000,
Convention called to order by the
President; Service of song, Mrs. E. L.
Jones, musical director; 1915, Devo-
tiOnal led by Mrs. NJ. G. Stengle;
Roll Call of Officers; Singing Crusade
Hymn; 1O.45, Appointment of commit
tees; Reading of minutes; Singing by
congregation; 11.25, Greetings by pas
tors; 11.35, Plea for Union Signal;
11.45, announcements; NoOn-tide pray
er; 12.15, Registration; Adjournment.
Wednesday aftenOon-1.30, Service
of Song; LAS, Convention called to
order; Greetings by Mrs. Kate E.
Smithers; 200, Response; 2.15, Bible
reading, Mrs. Ella BoOle; Solo, Mrs.
r. Y. Wallen, Jr.; 800, Presidents
message; Greetings, Rev. &c. Pretty
man, Superintendent Anti-Saloon
League; Robert B. Elliott, State Pro-
hibitiOn Director; Offering; $40, Work
among Soldiers and Sailors, Miss Ma
omi Rebecca Rhoades; Singing by con
gregatiOn; L. T. L. Work, presented
by Mrs. Name Register and Mrs. Myra
Miller-Stauffer; Adjournment. We'd
nesday evening-7.15, Mrs. Clara Mar
shall, President Sussex County, pre-
siding; Music, w. o. Hoffecker; 7.3O,
Devotional; 7.45, Greetings from In.
Price, e,president of Smyrna Town Coun-
Gil, and w. o. Hoffecker, President of
School Board; 500, Address, Mrs.
Ella A. Boole; Offering; Music; Dox-
Ology; BenedictiOn. Thursday morn
ing, October 12th-8.30, Prayer meet
ing; 8.45, Workers conferences; 900,
Convention called to order; Reading
of minutes; $50, Report of executive
meeting; Report of Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. Jessie NJ. Graves; Re-
port of Treasurer, Mrs. Clara Mar
shall; Report of uditOr; Life Mem
bers"; Singing by congregation; 1920,
Reports of Vice-Presidents; New Cas-
tie County, Mrs. Mary B. Donnell;
Kent County, Mrs. Ella D. Cordray;
Sussex County, Mrs. Clara Marshall;
11.O0, Report of L. T. L. Superinten-
dent, Mrs: Name Register; Echoes
from Y. p. B. Federation, Mrs. Lille
Atkins; 11.45, In Memoriam, Mrs.
Amor Faulkner; Adjournment. Thurs
day afternoon-1.15, Service of song;
1.30, Convention called to order; Bible
Reading, Mrs. Maude B.Perkins; 200,
Music; 215, Work of Delaware Colony
Mrs. Walter w. Hynson; 2.30, Gold
Medal Contest, Mrs. Sallie d. Hill;
S. I. |. Work, Mrs. Helen Simpson;
3.15, Citizenship, Mrs. Jane w. PEN
newill, Mrs. Annie f. Slaughter;
Music; Life Members; Singing by
Offering; Adjournment.
Thursday evening-7.15, Mrs.Mary B.
Donnell, President New Castle Coun-
ty, presiding; Music, w. o. Hoffecker;
7.3O, Devotional; 7.45, Address, Mrs.
Maude b. Perkins; Music; Address,
DIR. James NJ. Yeager; Offering; Sing
ing by congregation; Benediction.
Friday morning, October 13th-8.15,
Service of song, Mrs. f. L. Jones,
musical director; $50, Prayer Meet
ing, Mrs. Minnie Holmes; s.45, Con-
vention called to order; Ends at noon. |