Evening star., 1928-06-10
W. C.. I. u.

The quarterly convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held Friday June %. In Ham,
line NJ. z. Church from 10 am. to 4
49,, An exceptionally interesting pro-
gram is IN preparation by tine COM
mittee.
There will be Joint prayer services of
the local unions at headquarters. So
Sixth street. tomorrow, and on Monday,
June Is, from to 4 pm These meet
1ngs, which will be in charge OF Mrs.
David Lunl. director of the Daily Va
cation Eible Schools. are to be two OF
those which will be held by the Wom-
ans Christian Unions throughout the
country in an earnest effort to have
dry blanks put into the platforms oi
the Democratic and Republican parties
at the coming conventions.
The National w. c. T. u has broad
cast a request that all Christian people
pray daily for the insertion OF sucff
plankS in the platforms end has asked
all ministers II make the subject nf
prohibition at least part of their ser
mons on Sunday preceding the political
conventions
ANtUHtui3 lBtgN. ~. - u" 80 AAS@N" ''h'
lest meetinr Of th> season June at
the home of Mrs. A II. Tracy, Frank
lin Park. Va. II took the form of All
an-6av picnic with large and enthu-
s'sstic Gathering. Mrs. Charles p.
Gr?ndfield. vice president. presided dur
inr the business session and Mrs. Lunn
LED the devotional Mrs Ross. District
treasurer. was a guest. She gave an
enrnura ging report of the work done.
This union is steadily growing, now
having So members. Mrs. Morris gave
a renort of the Joint meeting of Mount
Pleasant and Columbia Unions recently.
Mrs. Grandfield told of her activities
in promoting temperance work in the
schools, while Mrs. A. Hobbs, long
time teacher in the public schools. said
that temperance instruction had all
wavs been followed up in the public
sch0ols end prizes given for the best
ESSAYS on the evil effects of alcohol.
fseetings will be resumed the third
Fridsv in September at the home OF
the president. Mrs. Dinwiddie. 1902
Iar,nnt street when election of officers
will take place.
Th. North Star Union held its last
meeting of the year at the home of the
PRESIDENT Mrs. Eucene Thompson, in
Wesley Heights The attendance az
this meeting. including members and
friends. vas the largest of the year.
sni all who we're present listened with
interest to the speakers of the after
roon. Horton G.. Wesley. executive sec
retarv If the Intercollegiate Prohibition
A-~-niat'~-,
Mrs. Margaret Wright Schultz and
sF-e. C'erenc0 West gave readings and
Nrs Ethel H. Gawler. soprano, SAM.
The hostesses Of the afternoon were
1frs. Thompson. Mrs. E. r. Rochester.
MS. IT 1sn5is. Mrs. Lingenfelder and
Miss A-cCoy.
Northwest Union held its May meet
f'y in Wisconsin Avenue Baptist
Church MAY 81.
The meeting was called to order bv
M president, Mrs. George A. Ross. and
ester singing and prayer carried out a
varied and important program. All re-
ports we're encouraging. especially that
OF the r1embersh!9. the committee re-
porting so new members.
IN this crisis. when the fight for law
enforcement Is being waged. 1t is most
encoura ging TO find women banding
together more strongly than ever be-
fore to uphold the Constitution Of this
country
The secretary was instructed 10 send
ietters OF greeting to absent members
segeral OF whom are i'll. and also to the
pre5s correspondent, Mrs. Harris. who
Is leaving the city, expressing apprecia-
tinn Of her splendid work in this de-
partment
II was decided to cooperate heartily
m the movement to have the children
~ this country send friendship bags
70 the children Of Mexico in the same