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Show Iff 1 9 U CONVENTION r emprance Organization leets In Portland-11,-lOOO Join During Year Portland, Ore., OcL 10. The thir-nlnth thir-nlnth annual convention of tho Na-onal Na-onal Women's Christian Temperance nlon was called to order In the First nptl8t church here today by the present, pres-ent, MIbs Lillian N Stevens, with (proximately 500 accredited deletes dele-tes present. After the appointment J tlie convention committee Mrs. ;evcnfi delivered her annual address, e most important feature of the 0rning session. This afternoon the jedentials committee delivered Its rellmlnary report; Mrs. Frances P. Brks following with her report as tional corrcsiondeuce Fecretary, fclch showed that during the year 1000 new mombers joined the war In (half of total abstlnoncc, bringing tho tal membership of the national un-n un-n to tho S00.000 mark. Mrs. Ellza-tb Ellza-tb P. Hutchison, national trcasurei, iowed the finauces of tho organlza-ih organlza-ih in a highly prosperous condition. IfA strfkinjj feature of tho afternoon JJIbIou was a children's program, participated par-ticipated in by 200 little .ouea. cos-jined cos-jined to represent the peoplo of many "ifids (Ijonight a general welcoming scs-jbn scs-jbn was scheduled to take place with & address of welcome by Governor ill rw |