San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
TEMPERANCE
/ WORKERS To
GATHER HERE
Prominent Men and Wo-
men to Speak at w. c.
7. u. Gathering.
HAS BIG PROGRAM
Organization Expects to
Garry Endeavor Into
Wide Fields.

A banquet, at which United States
Senator Morris Sheppard, Mrs. Mary
Harris Armour, LID, Of Georgia, and
Governor Neff will speak will be given
1t the Gunter at Z 80 Tuesday, Octo-
per %, and will formally usher in the
convention of the Texas Woman's
christian Temperance Union. which
will be held here OctC r % to PC.
In the event that Governor Neff
tannot attend he will send a repre-
sentative.
Chief among the speakers is to be
Mrs. Armour. who is known as the
'woman orator of America" The
meeting Wednesday evening will be
devoted to Mrs. Armour's address.
The address will be delivere,. at the
Travis Park Church. Navarro and
Travis streets, the headquarters for
he convention.
Is Internationally Known.
From 1905 to 1909 Mrs. Armour
was president of the W. c. Z. U. of
Georgia. In 1909 she resigned her of
flee with the Georgia organization to
accept the office of lecturer and or
Eanizer of the National w. C. T. U.
Mrs, Armour also is field secretary for
the Georgia W. c. Il. T., and has
been one of the principa.. speakers at
the national conventions of the asso-
Eciation for several years. She adj
dressed the worlds convention in 1906
lat Boston: she spoke in Glasgow,
Scotland, in 1910; in Brooklyn. n. Y,
lin 1918, and in London, in 1920. Fol-
flowing the meeting in London she
spoke at many gatherings in the Brit
|ish Isles. So. ...
\ A reception for the 100 delegates
given at the home of Miss Nj. Eleanor
Breckenridge Thursday afternoon. A
pageant staged by district presidents
1evening, in addition TO musical pro-
Igram. The convention will. close at
moon, Friday, October 90.
The delegates will be entertained
with q luncheon at the Travis Park
Methodist Church Wednesday noon.
Ewbile the Baptist churches of the city
Twill entertain them with a luncheon
Thursday noon. On the closing day
delegates will be entertained with a
luncheon by the Madison Square
Presbyterian Church.
Austin to Send Biggest Crowd.
Y According to Mrs. ]. NJ. Glass.
president of the San Antonio branch
Of the W. G. 7. t., the largest dele
cation from any one place is exp lt-
ed from Austinp which city. it is re
ported, will be represented ~ sixteen
delegates. Each district, according TO
Mrs. Glass, is allowed to send one
delegate for every ten members. Lodg-
ing and Breakfast will be furnished by
San Antonio women, while all travel
ing expenses will be paid by the local
1 organization of w. C. Il. L.
Detectives of the w. C. L. L. for
1924 are:
Jubilee celebration in 10 cities; al
legiance to the Constitutions nation
al slogan: observance and enforce
ment of the 18th amendment; educa-
tion in efficient citizenship, including
first voters and foreign-born citizens /;
reaching all citizens with the fact that
beer and wine are dangerous alcoholic
drinks; getting before the people facts
concerning the benefits of prohibit
ton; renewed emphasis on scien. .fic
temperance instruction in all schools /;
reasons for total abstinence presented
10 Sunday schools and to adults; edu-
cation as to the danger in habit-form-
! ing drugs; education among youth con.
corning nicotine :; education in social
morality on the basis of the single
standard of morals: increase in men,
bership in every union under plan for
fifth-year of the Jubilee membership
intensive drive; helping create a sound
public sentiment for world peace (;
every local union TO we systematic
assistance TO the leaders of the Young
Peoples branch and the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion; winning thousands
of young mothers and young women
employees as w. c. II. u. mambers: a
shelf in every public library for his
toric and reference temperance books
that will give. accurate facts to stud
-ents: cooperation wa the World S
W. c. Il. L. TO make known the in
ternational aspects of the liquor prob
lem: to invite other organizations that
are promoting public welfare to CO.
operate with the w. c.. Il. Z. in adj
vancing principles Of total abstinence
and prohibition.