The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-10-28
w. c. T. U. Convention

The 90 Convention OF the Women's
Christian Temperance Union of Mary
land was held at the Atlantic M. E.
Church at Ocean City on October IL,
10, & IA. Miss Bertha M. Tyson, State
President, presiding. special Char
tered Bus and several cars carried the
hundred and twenty five delegates to
this lovely city by the sea, for the
three day conclave.
The convention opened with ban
quet held at the Hotel Hastings where
most of the delegates were most COM
fortably entertained. The Mayor Mr..
Edmond II. johnson was present and
gave very cordial welcome to the
group as did also the pastor of the
Church, Rev. Willard Everett, and Mrs.
Hamilton p. Fox, President of the
Salisbury Union. The program was
mostly arranged by Miss Susan =.
Davis, sec, of the Youths Temperance
Council, and gave clear picture of
the work done by this most important
part of the organization. Mr.. Hamil-
ton p. Fox, Jr., student at Salisbury
Teachers College, who had spent his
summer vacation with one of the
Peace Caravans gave very fine
peace address.
The Thursday morning session was
given over to reports of the State
officers including the comprehensive
report of the President. The Cor. Sec.
Mrs o. N. Eaton reviewed the years
work In a novel way by putting on
symposium in which all the county
presidents took part each one telling
of some outstanding work done in her
county Mrs. Fox of Salisbury reported
u series of meetings on Christian Cit
izenship which were very largely at
tended Miss Ada Wooden of carroll
County told of the successful CAM
paign to secure the necessary sigma
lures to have a referendum vote on
sale of liquor in their county this fall.
Mrs. Cook of Allegany County, who
with three other women had driven
800 miles to attend told of doubling
their membership during the year.
Miss Balderston reported for Cecil
County on the continued fight against
the Beer Saloons and of the success
in keeping one district dry.
Mrs. Mary r. Haslup, Honorary
President, had charge of the noontide
service as well as helping out all
through the sessions to see that every
seems just as vigorous as ever in
spite of her "a yrs.
The first business of the afternoon
was the election of officers and the
whole slate was reelected almost I'M
animously. They are Miss Bertha M.
Tyson, President; Mrs. w. E. F.
Taylor, Vice. president; Mrs. o. N.
Eaton, Cor. Sec; Mrs. J. G. Shawbaker,
Recording Sec.; Miss Helen Robinson,
Treasurer. The Department reports
were interrupted in order to have
part of the dramatic monlogue pre-
pared for the Francis Willard Centen-
airy given by Mrs. Whiteman of Indi-
ana, who herself a living image of
the great woman she so BEAUTIFULLY and
wonderfully impersonated. 1t Is hoped
she can be in the state again and that
many groups can hear her give the
whole story.
The evening speaker Hon. Clinton
N. Howard, speaking on "The Rise,
Fall and Recovery of Prohibition"
kept his audience speIlbound for an
hour and eight-five minutes, as some
one remarked. He showed that tenn
perance Is a part of Gods plan for
right living, and has been since the
beginning. The fact that liquor has
come into control Is no proof that 1t
can stay there for 1t has no place in
Gods Kingdom and will be driven out
again when the people get enough
of present conditions, and band to-
gether as they are already doing to
drive 1t out
The business of convention was fin
ished up by three p M. on Friday af-
ter the adoption of resolutions and
the Thank Offering including Life and
Memorial Memberships. Mrs. Kathryn
e. Wilson of Rising Sun, was named
by the Cecil Delegation as Life Mem
ber Mrs. Miller A. Hall, Miss Virginia
Abrahams, Miss Mary Brumfield, of
Perryville, Mrs. Watkins, Mrs. Blanch-
field, Mrs Given and Mrs. Mccoy of
Chesapeake City and the two Bertha's
were present from Cecil.