Seventeenth Annual Meeting of Washington County WCTU at Newport Ohio M. E Church Wednesday, - Thursday, July 9-10, 1902   All Subjects Open for Discussion   Wednesday Evening, 8:00 – Devotions Song – “Anniversary Hymn” Address of Welcome – Mrs. M. E. Dana Greeting – Pastor Response – Lulu Hoffman Song “Will it Pay” Address – Mrs. Anna W. Clarke Offering Duet “Our Boys” - Mrs. Florence Haight & Mrs. Florence Rea Benediction   Thursaday Morning 9:30 Call to order – Miss Julia Rea Devotional Roll call of members of convention Each Member is required to respond with interesting temperance event. Appointment of Committees Treasurers Report Report of Evangelistic, Prison, Sunday School, Fair & Savings Bank Superintendents Report Memorial Service – “History of Milltown” Miss. Lizzie Huchison Reports of Local Work Noontime Prayer   Afternoon 1:30 Devotional Reading of Minutes Reading of Committees Reports of Franchise, Scientific Temperance Instruction, Purity, Flower Mission, Rescue Home & Loyal Temperance Legion Superintendent Mothers Meeting – Mrs. E. A. Urynell History of Marietta Union – Mrs. Eunice Steene History of Newport Union – Mrs. L. G. Rea “They Brother’s Blood Crieth from the Ground” – Mrs. Anna Baines Round Table Election of Officers   Topics for Discussion: [What] method can a superintendent of the STI best use to [get] mothers and pupils interested in the work? [What] is the most important department of the WCTU? [How] may we best advance the temperance work through [peo]ple’s societies and other religions philanthropies? [Is it] advisable for minors to give Keely or any other of [the patented] cures for drunkenness to anyone in their com[pany?] [Is it] the duty of parents to permit their children to associate [with th]ose whose manners are rude and whose morals are ___________ [in] order to hold influence  over them for good? [How] can we secure efficient LTI leaders? [How] does the tardiness of the president and the secretary affect [the meeting?] [What] is the best method of dealing with a local superin[tendent who] never reports her work to the county or state?     [Can a] mother hope to succeed in keeping her young people [home] on Sunday by giving fine dinners to invited guests? [What] are the duties of a local treasurer? [What] are some of the things a corresponding secretary is ex[ected to do and wh]at benefit in the WCTU? [What] is the attitude of the WTCU toward [the smok]ing “habit?”