South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-13
STATE W. c. 7. j. TO
MEET AT WABASH
FOrty-ninth Annual Meeting
of Organization Will
Open Today.

WABASH, Ind, Oct. I2.-Arrange-
ments have been made here for the
opening of the forty annual
state convention OF the Woman )
Christian Temperance Union. Friday
morning. in the First Methodist
Episcopal church. The convention
will close Monday. The state chap
ter Will be represented by 500 dele
gates. who Will De entertained in
homes in the city.
The Indiana branch OF the W. &,
7. L. was organized at Indianapolis
in 1874. The first president OF the
state association was Mrs. Zerelds
G. Wallace. mother Of General Lew
Wallace. She served for seven years
as president of the state association
Other presidents who have served
in Indiana are: Mrs Ryland /
Brown. Mrs. L NJ. Wells. Mrs j
r. Nichols, Mrs Luella +. McWhir-
ter. all of indianapolis; Mrs. NJ
Beck. of Bloomington; Eunice p
Wilson, of Marion; Mrs. Culia J
Vayhinger. of Upland and Mrs. Eliza.
beth /. Stanley. OF Liberty
A meeting of the trustees viii be
held Thursday. TO be followed 10y al
official board meeting Of super.n-
tendents and an executive committee
meeting in the evening. Evangels-
tic services Will be held Friday and
Saturday mornings.
Mrs. Stanley, state president, vii
make her annual address Friday aft
ernoon. The Wabash Chapter viii
have charge of the program Friday
night James Wilson, mayor, viii
welcome the convention. aaG Mrs
Luella +. McWhirter viii respond
Officers will be elected Saturday
afternoon. superintendent will tall
and committee reports will be made
In the evening a medal contest vii
be held in the charge of Mrs. julia
Overman.
w g. T. U. representatives. viii
speak in the churches Of Wabash
Sunday morning. Mrs. Stanley viii
preach the convention sermon in the
First Methodist Episcopal church
Milton Kraus. Of Peru, Repub-
lican candidate for reelection TO the
congress from the Eleventh Indiana
district; Samuel r. Cook, Of Hunt
ington, Democratic candidate fol
representative in the congress from
the Eleventh district; Samuel NJ
Ralston. Democratic candidate fol
the United States senate, and Albert
J. Beverage, Republican candidate
are on the program Monday. Bert
g. Morgan, federal prohibition dir
ector for Indiana. and Mrs. Edward
Franklin White. OF indianapolis. as
sistant encouragement, will talk on
law enforcement.
The officers Of the state associa-
ton are Mrs. Elizabeth T. Stanley
Liberty. president; Mrs. Ida NJ. Mix.
Kokomo, vice president; Miss Mary
L. woodward, Fountain City, CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. Carrie
Brinkhoff. Mulberry. recording sec
Rotary; Miss Clara NJ. Sears, Indiana
polls. treasurer: Mrs. Lola Wells
Kiger. Daleville, secretary l. T. L..
and Mrs. Minta Love, Marion secre-
tary Y. P. B.
Chairmen OF the Wabash commit
tees on arrangements are Mrs. Jose.
phine Comstock. general chairman;
Mrs. A H Baker, entertainment;
Mrs Ella Esterbrook. hotels and
luncheon; Mrs. Florence Brady. pub
licity; Mrs. Onie Grover. reception;
Mrs. Ella Tyner, restrOoms: Mrs.
Jesse T. Smith, bureau OF informa-
ton: Mrs. Florence Mercy, ushers;
Mrs. Fredia Guynn. pages; Mrs. Lee
ola Hockett, letters and kilograms;
Miss Zoe Coppock. checkroom; Mrs.
Rose Mills Bond. exhibits; Mrs. Mary
Bracken, decorating church; Mrs.
Resale Gilbert, postofice; DR.. Emma
Holloway, Sunday services; Mrs.
George Schlemmer, courtesies Miss
Golden Moody. music; Mrs. Margue-
rite Roberts, finance. and Mrs. Oren
Hipskind. transportation.