Smyrna times., 1922-10-18
STATE ". c. T.U. CONVENTION
ENDS A THREE-DAY SESSION
GOOD SPEAKING AND FINE MU-
SIC MARK PROGRAM EACH DAY
Sessions Closed Friday With Election
of Officers For Ensuing Year
Convention Passes Resolutions

Sessions Closed Friday With Election
of Officers For Ensuing Year
Convention Passes Resolutions
Smyrna, as usual, did itself proud
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
last week in entertaining the 43rd an
nual State Convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. Over a
hundred delegates assembled at As
bury Methodist Episcopal Church from
all parts of the state and with ideal
fall weather, cool and bracing, a de-
lightful time was had. Mrs. Georgia
Pierce, of Milford, who made such an
excellent presiding officer, was re-
elected for another year unanimously.
Mrs. Kate E. Smithers was elected
Honorary President, and the other Of
ficers chosen were: Vice-presidents,
Mrs. Mary B. Donnell, of Newark;
Mrs. Ella Cordray, Harrington; Mrs.
Clara Marshall, Lewes, and Mrs. w. L.
Atkins, of Lewes; secretary, Mrs.
Lena Messick, of Bridgeville; CORES
ponding secretary, Mrs. Jessie Graves,
of Milford; recording secretary. Mrs.
Kate Butler Dockerty. of Wilmington;
and treasurer, Mrs. Clara Marshall,
of Lewes. Delegates to the national
convention, elected were: New Castle
county, Mrs. F.Taylor and Mrs. Simp-
son; ent county, Mrs. Ella d. Cor
drey and Mrs. Ella Massey; Sussex
county, Mrs. Lavina Lynch and Mrs.
j. P. Lewis. Delegates to the world
convention elected were: Mrs. Mary
B. Donnell, of Newark and Mrs. Mary
Wolcott, of Dover.
Music Delightful Feature of Program
The music was delightful feature
of the program. This was supplied
by home-talent as Smyrna knows how
to do. Besides the augmented choir
under the leadership of w. o. Hof-
fecker, there was some fine solo, Duet
and quartette work. Mrs. Ralph
Smith, with her violin, assisted and
all in all the musical numbers were of
fine order.
Fine Speaking Held the Audiences
The evening sessions were given
over entirely to lectures. Wednesday
evening Mrs. Ella A. Boole addressed
the gathering and Thursday evening
DR.. J. NJ. Yeager of Philadelphia
orator and traveller, lecture1. Both
addresses were we'll received. The
great issue before the American pub
lie, DR.. wager asserted, was not pro-
hibition, but respect for law. In this
battle, Americanism and all that il
stood for were at stake, he said. He
urged solidarity in temperance ranks
and war with renewed vigor for the
enforcement of law and order"
Mrs. Maud B.Perkins' Appeal to Youth
DR.. Yager was preceded by Miss
Maud B. Perkins, of Syracuse, N. Y.
who appealed for the organization Of
the young in temperance ranks. Miss
Perkins outlined plans for a campaign
among school children, teaching then
the Importance of abstinence and the
humanitarian value of scientific tenn
perance." Turning from the mora
to the economic effects of prohibition
Miss Perkins claimed that the Eigh
teenth Amendment resulted in tht
savings of dollars upon dollars il
American homes.
Endorses Attorney Generals Stand
The convention went on record il
endorsing the ruling of Attomey-Gen
eral Dougherty of the United States
| regarding the thrpe-milp limit fo
ships carrying Intoxicating liquors. 4
telegram was ordered sent to the At
torney General giving the Delawar
State w. C. T. U. Conventions ap
, proval. A resolution was adopted ap
proving of a "prison sentence fo
every violator of the Eighteenth
Amendment Notwithstanding his po
sition or station in life" Political in
dependence for women was also &C
claimed and a resolution was adopte,
cautioning female voters to be char.
of being influenced by the men, urg
ing them, to above all, exercise thei
own judgment at the polls. The res
olution follows. Resolved, That ever,
woman should exercise her own politi
cal judgment in voting for candidate
for political office regardless of tn
influence of the men," The program
was full of interesting talks and re
ports and the work of the year wa
exploited to the satisfaction of al
white ribboners.