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Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Iowa

 

CONVENTION GUESTS OF HONOR
MRS. FRANCES P. PARKS . . . . . . . . . Evanston, Ill.
Corresponding Secretary, National W. C. T. U.
MRS. FRANCIS C. WHITLEY . . . . . . . . . . Webster City, Iowa
Chairman Woman's Committee, Iowa Division, Council National Defense.
MISS LOUISE HOLLISTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Representing National W. C. T. U. Publishing House.
J. H. SAWTELLE . . . . . . . . . . Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Y. M. C. A., Secretary, Leader of Song.
GLEE CLUB . . . . . . . . . . U. S. Army Hospital, Fort Des Moines
MILITARY BAND . . . . . . . . . . U. S. Army Hospital, Fort Des Moines
     

OUR HOSTESSES
Trains Committee . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. R. H. De La
Entertainment Committee . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. P. C. Rude
Reception Committe . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. James Peters
Registration Committee . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Bert Bills
Badges Committee . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. C. D. Jones
Courtesies Committee . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. R. H. Harrison
Utilities Committee . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Mary Thornley
Dinners and Lunches Committee . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. H. Colburn
Ways and Means Committee . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. J. M. Wallingford
Costumes Committee . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. J. M. Williams
Local Program Committe . . . . . . . . . . Miss Lena Searcy
Phone Committee . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. J. J. Hull
Music Committee . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Geo. Trimby
Window Welcome Cards Committee . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. E. F. Edmondson
Window Display Committee . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. E. E. Preston
Publicity Committee . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. R. E. Meeker

 

GENERAL OFFICERS
President - MRS. IDA B. WISE SMITH . . . . . . . . . . Cedar Rapids
Vice President - MRS. ELLA M. HILL . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
Corresponding Secretary - MRS. L. D. CARTHART . . . . . . . . . . Marion
Recording Secretary - MRS. CARRIE L. M. BALLENGER . . . . . . . . . . Council Bluffs
Treasurer - MRS. LUCILE W. SHADLE . . . . . . . . . . Shenandoah
     

OFFICIAL ORGAN, W. C. T. U. CHAMPION
Editor and Publisher - MRS. M. ISABELLA SMITH . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
     

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President - Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith . . . . . . . . . . Cedar Rapids
Secretary - Mrs. L. D. Carhart . . . . . . . . . . Marion
Treasurer - Mrs. Lucile W. Shadle . . . . . . . . . . Shenandoah
Auditor - Mrs. S. C. Slayton . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
Mrs. Nannie B. Howe . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
Mrs. Hattie L. Wright . . . . . . . . . . Fort Dodge
Mrs. Carrie L. M. Ballenger . . . . . . . . . . Council Bluffs

BENEDICT HOME
In memory of Mary Chase Coffin
Superintendent - Miss Hattie Garrison . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
Matron - Miss Martha Miller . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
Financial Agent - Rev. R. M. Dungan . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
     

W. C. T. U. REPRESENTATIVE, U. S. ARMY HOSPTIAL, FORT DES MOINES
Mrs. Dessa Carlton . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
     

STANDING COMMITTE

REVISION OF CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
Mrs. Louise K. Flower . . . . . . . . . . Arlington
Mrs. Anna M. Edworthy . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
Mrs. Thera B. True . . . . . . . . . . Edgewood

RESOLUTIONS
Mrs. Jessie T. Williams . . . . . . . . . . Oskaloosa
Mrs. W. Ruth Van Clark . . . . . . . . . . Milo
Mrs. Ella B. Chassel . . . . . . . . . . Mt. Vernon
Mrs. Flora B. Manville . . . . . . . . . . Kenwood Park

 

BRANCH SECRETARIES
Young People's Branch - Mrs. Jessie T. Williams . . . . . . . . . . Oskaloosa
Loyal Temperance Legion - Mrs. W. Ruth Van Clark . . . . . . . . . . Milo

ORGANIZERS AND LECTURERS
Mrs. M. E. Patterson, National Lecturer and Organizer . . . . . . . . . . Sioux City
Miss Louise E. Hollister, National Lecturer and Organizer . . . . . . . . . . Davenport
Mrs. Laura B. Hale . . . . . . . . . . Ames
Mrs. M. Isabella Smith . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
Mrs. Gertrude Anthony . . . . . . . . . . Perry
Miss Christyna Callison . . . . . . . . . . Britt
Mrs. Ruth Van Clark . . . . . . . . . . Milo

PROVISIONAL ORGANIZERS
Mrs. Anna M. Edworthy . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
Mrs. Dora A. Farrow . . . . . . . . . . Boone
Mrs. Ella McHose . . . . . . . . . . Boone
Mrs. M. J. Philpot . . . . . . . . . . Cedar Falls
Miss Kate Smith . . . . . . . . . . Okoboji
Miss Sadie Markee . . . . . . . . . . Toledo

DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENTS
Evangelistic - Mrs. Gertrude B. Anthony . . . . . . . . . . Perry
Proportionate and Systematic Giving - Mrs. Libbie Lucas . . . . . . . . . . Bloomfield
Prison Reform - Mrs. M. E. Palmer . . . . . . . . . . Cedar Rapids
Temperance and Labor - Mrs. Florence Bossenberger . . . . . . . . . . Williams
Sabbath Observance and The Bible in Our Public Schools - Mrs. Ella R. DeLong  
. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterloo
Mothers' Meetings, White Ribbon Recruits, Moral Education, Race
Betterment and Rescue Work - Miss Hattie Dickson . . . . . . . . . . Marshalltown
Work Among Soldiers and Sailors - Mrs. C. W. Bacon . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
Flower Mission and Relief Work - Mrs. Marie L. Jones   Cascade
Social Meetings and Red Letter Days - Mrs. Della Harrington . . . . . . . . . . Cedar Falls
Fairs, Chautauquas, Open-air Meetings - Mrs. Lillian Kittoe . . . . . . . . . . Hawarden
Work Among Foreign-speaking People -    
Sunday School Work - Mrs. Laura E. Chilcott . . . . . . . . . . Fairfield
Scientific Temperance Instruction - Mrs. Mary E. Jester . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
Medical Temperance and Health - Mrs. S. M. McBride . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
Anti-Narcotics - Mrs. J. F. Aldrich . . . . . . . . . . Shenandoah
Temperance Literature - Mrs. M. J. Philpot . . . . . . . . . . Cedar Falls
Medal Contests - Miss Sadie Markee . . . . . . . . . . Toledo
W. C. T. U. Institutes - Mrs. D. E. Williams . . . . . . . . . . Allerton
Suffrage - Mrs. Ella McHose . . . . . . . . . . Boone
Christian Citizenship - Mrs. Natalie B. Gordon . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
Legislation and Petitions - Mrs. Anna M. Edworthy . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
The Press and Publicity - Mrs. Ella B. Chassell . . . . . . . . . . Mount Vernon
Circulation of National W. C. T. U. Papers - Mrs. Dora A. Farrow,
Boone, and County Presidents.    

 

COUNTY PRESIDENTS
Adair . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Ida C. Ruby . . . . . . . . . . . Greenfield
Adams . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Annie L. Braun . . . . . . . . . . . Prescott
Appanoose . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. H. S. Frost . . . . . . . . . . . Udell
Allamakee . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Kate Peck . . . . . . . . . . . Postville
Benton . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Clarinda Jones . . . . . . . . . . . Vinton
Black Hawk . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. J. J. Philpot . . . . . . . . . . . Cedar Falls
Boone . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Dora A. Farrow . . . . . . . . . . . Boone
Bremer . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Lulu M. Diestler . . . . . . . . . . . Plainfield
Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Alice J. MacKenzie . . . . . . . . . . . Hazelton
Butler . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Etta P. Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . Parkersburg
Carroll . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Sarah Coykendahl . . . . . . . . . . . Glidden
Cass . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Sarah E. Savery . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic
Cedar . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Mary Hauck . . . . . . . . . . . Tipton
Cerro Gordo . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Regina B. VanNess . . . . . . . . . . . Mason City
Cherokee . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Alice French . . . . . . . . . . . Marcus
Chickasaw . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Nettie C. Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . Nashua
Clarke . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Della Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . Osceola
Clayton . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Eva Rhines . . . . . . . . . . . Edgewood
Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Emma Betsinger . . . . . . . . . . . Clinton
Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Mary L. Strahan . . . . . . . . . . . Denison
Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Lasella Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . Redfield
Davis . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Margery Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . Pulaski
Decatur . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Josephine Amos . . . . . . . . . . . Garden Grove
Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. O. M. Phenicle . . . . . . . . . . . Manchester
Des Moines . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Ella Jarvis . . . . . . . . . . . Burlington
Dickinson . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Kate Smith . . . . . . . . . . . Okoboji
Dubuque . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Wallace . . . . . . . . . . . Cascade
Fayette . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Susie Hettler . . . . . . . . . . . Fayette
Floyd . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Mary E. Ryon . . . . . . . . . . . Charles City
Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . Miss A. D. St. Clair . . . . . . . . . . . Hampton
Fremont . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Bertha B. Sturgeon . . . . . . . . . . . Scranton
Greene . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Petra Hjortsvang . . . . . . . . . . . Hamburg
Grundy . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Stella Sargent . . . . . . . . . . . Grundy Center
Guthrie . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Ida B. Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . Guthrie Center
Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Florence Bossenberger . . . . . . . . . . . Williams
Hancock . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Mayme Elsham . . . . . . . . . . . Corwith
Hardin . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Malinda Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa Falls
Harrison . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Agnes M. Willett . . . . . . . . . . . Woodbine
Henry . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Gretta Gray . . . . . . . . . . . Salem
Howard . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Marie Thorne . . . . . . . . . . . Bonair
Ida . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. S. C. Moller . . . . . . . . . . . Battle Creek
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Mary Havener . . . . . . . . . . . Victor
Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. L L. Lockaqrd . . . . . . . . . . . Miles
Jasper . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Leo Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . Lynnville
Jefferson . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Laura Chilcott . . . . . . . . . . . Fairfield
Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Ellen K. Mather . . . . . . . . . . . West Liberty
Keokuk . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Nellie R. McKoon . . . . . . . . . . . Keota
Kossuth . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. C. E. Ward . . . . . . . . . . . Algona
Lee . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Alice W. Scheurs . . . . . . . . . . . Donnellson
Linn . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Anna Ghormley . . . . . . . . . . . Kenwood Park

 

Louisa . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. O. S. Gibbs . . . . . . . . . . . Morning Sun
Lucas . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. J. G. Williamson . . . . . . . . . . . Chariton
Lyon . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Julia Wold . . . . . . . . . . . LuVerne
Madison . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Eva Barnett . . . . . . . . . . . Earlham
Mahaska . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. McClue . . . . . . . . . . . Oskaloosa
Marion . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Agnes White . . . . . . . . . . . Knoxville
Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Alma L. Leise . . . . . . . . . . . Liscomb
Mills . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Mary McClymond . . . . . . . . . . . Malvern
Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Emma D. Mack . . . . . . . . . . . Osage
Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. L. A. McGreery . . . . . . . . . . . Albia
Montgomery . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Ida Reynolds . . . . . . . . . . . Elliott
Muscatine . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. E. R. Sherfey . . . . . . . . . . . Muscatine
Osceola . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Emma Koch . . . . . . . . . . . Sibley
Page . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Jessie Potts . . . . . . . . . . . Clarinda
Palo Alto . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Elsie Coates . . . . . . . . . . . Curlew
Plymouth . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Olive Julian . . . . . . . . . . . Merrill
Polk . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Hattie Clark . . . . . . . . . . . Des Moines
Pottawattamie . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Harriett Carse . . . . . . . . . . . Oakland
Poweshiek . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. L. Evalyn Bowen . . . . . . . . . . . Searsboro
Ringgold . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Maggie Barlow . . . . . . . . . . . Diagonal
Sac . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Ella Coe . . . . . . . . . . . Sac City
Scott . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Laura Wirth . . . . . . . . . . . Bettendorf
Sioux . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Janna Van de Meide . . . . . . . . . . . Rock Valley
Story . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Anna Tollifson . . . . . . . . . . . Nevada
Tama . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Sara Salzman . . . . . . . . . . . Toledo
Union . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Lida Briggs . . . . . . . . . . . Creston
Van Buren . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Eva I. Martin . . . . . . . . . . . Milton
Warren . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Rose Butterfield . . . . . . . . . . . Indianola
Washington . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Lucy R. Morgan . . . . . . . . . . . Brighton
Wayne . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Cook . . . . . . . . . . . Allerton
Webster . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Carrie Rutledge . . . . . . . . . . . Fort Dodge
Winnebago . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. G. B. Johnston . . . . . . . . . . . Buffalo Center
Woodbury . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Ruth Whitmer . . . . . . . . . . . Anthon
Worth . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Margaret Hill . . . . . . . . . . . Manly
Wright . . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. Harriett Lillibridge . . . . . . . . . . . Eagle Grove
Buena Vista, Calhoun, Clay, Emmett, Humboldt, Jones, Monona,
O'Brien (Mrs. Elsie Beers), Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Shelby, Taylor, Wapello.

 

GENERAL OFFICERS' MEETING
Monday, October 7th.
 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Tuesday, October 8th, at 9 a. m. and 1:30 p. m. in church parlors.
 

OFFICIAL BOARD MEETINGS
Tuesday, October 8th, at 4 p. m.
 

GENERAL INFORMATION
All meetings in Auditorium of church are open to the general public. A cordial invitation is extended to all to come and go at their convenience. Gentlemen are welcome at business meeting as well as at the evening. services.
Introduction of distinguished guests or White Ribbon Recruits welcomed at any time.
 

 

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