The W. C. T. U.

The twentieth annual State convention of the Women's Christian Tempei-ance Union of Michigan met in this city this week. The convention was called to order at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the First Presbyterion church, when a delegates' prayer meeting was held; at 4:30 occurred the annual memorial services, held in honor of the members of the union that have died during the year. The following program was carried out at the evening sesión, which began at 7:30 o'elock: Devotional exercises, Kev. G. M. Gelston ; music, and then welcomes in behalf of the city py Mayor Darling, in behalf of the churches by Rev. J. M. Gelston, in behalf of the Y. W. C. T. U. by Miss Anna Richards, in behalf of the W. C. T. ü. by Mrs Hattie Doig. The response to these welcomes were made by Mrs. Anna G. Curtis, of Detroit. The closing hour of the sion was devotod to the Y. W. C. T. U. as follows: Greeting, Mrs. Mary T. Lathrop; report and object of the Y.'s, Lillian :VI. Hollister, of Detroit; "Relation of the Young People to the Questions of the Day," Georgia Fay Merrill, Muskegon ; "The Attidude of Young Women in the Churches to the Temperance Reform," Mary Stewart, Grand Rapids: "The Attitude of College Girls on the Temperance Question," Anna Richards, Ann Arbor; "The Attitude of Young Wives and Mothers on the Temperance Refoi-m," Hattie Plint, Detroit; "The Attitude of the W. C. T. U's Towards the Y.'s," E. N. Law, Baraga; "Delsarte and Indian Club Movements," Lydia J. Newcomb. The addresses were interspersed with musie at appropriate intervals, and the exercises were closed with the benediction. Wednesday evening's session was in the ature of a business meeting. Committees on resolutions, flnance, and courtesies appointed, and then the president's recommendations by Mrs. Mary T. Lathrp; treasurer's report, Mrs. Emtna H. May; reports of the auditing committee and eorresponding secretary; Michigan unión and state minutes, by Mrs. Julia B -farish; report oí auditing committee, Mrs. C. C. Faxon; summarized report of district presidents. Wednesday afternoon's session consisted of a department conference evangelistic, social and legal, which' was participated in by Mesdames Maybee of Lansing, B. li. Hudson of Detioit.II. M. Wilson of Ionia, Charlotte I). Pettee of Battle (Jreek, S. AMorrison of Wayne, Alice M. Phillips of Grand Rapids, W. E. Aldrich of Fenton.M. L. Pengelly of Kalamazoo, Helen M. Thomas of Albion, Annie Andrus of Detroit, H. M. Newman of Jackson, Margaret I. Taylor of Lapeer, A. 8. Benjamin of Portland, 11. M. Kelogg of Ionia, J. M. Kinney of North Street, S. E. V. Emery of Following this carne a ten minute healthstudy, by Lydia J. Newcomb, and a paper on "The development of the department method and its advan tagesinVV. C. ï. U. wo:k.'' by Airs." W. E. Aldrich. The session closed with a discussion. Weduesday evening's entertainment was in the nature of a reception, and a very fine musical and literary program had been arranged. The First Presbyterian church, in which the sessions of the convention were held, is tastely decorated with (lowers and plants. Banners and mottos were spread about the walls. Mrs. Mnry ï. Lathrap, of Ja-kson, who has for 13 years been state president of the W. C. T. U., is a native of this state, and received her early educatiou at Marshall. She taught in the public schools of Detroit from 1862-65, when she was married to Carnett Lathrap. Lillian M. Ilollister, of Detroit, who is state recording secretary of the young women's branch of the W. C. T. U , is a native of Michigan, and spent the earlier part of her Ufe as a teacher in the public schools of this state. MissLydia J. Xewcomb, of Spring Lake, state superintendent of the physical culture department, is one of the hard workers in the cause. Miss Lizzie M. Johnson, of Flint, state recording secretary, is a native of Connecticut. Since coming to Michi gan she has been closely identifled with the work of the W. C. T. U. Mrs. Julia B. Parish, of Bay City, state corresponding seeretary, is a gradúate of the Kew YorK Central Conference seminary, and has for the last ten years been teacher of English literature and Greek in the Bay City high school Mrs. Einma H. May, of Clio, who has held the office of state nf theW.C T. u. for three years, was bom it ltonieo, and received her edu raUon at the Dickinson institute.