Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-05-14
women's Temperance Convention.


Convention was called to order at 10
o'clock, Mt Bowling Green, Tuesday, 1lth
inst, by Mrs Albright Devotional exer-
cises by Mrs. Hubbard.
Representative delegates from Grand
Rapids, Tontogany, Weston and Perrvs-
burg. From Grand RApids-Mrs. Fisher.
Mrs. Meade. Tontogany-Mrs Reed, Mrs.
Taylor, Mrs Stevens, Mrs. Ketchum. Mrs
Patchen, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Upper, Mis-.
Black and Miss Brown. Weston-Mrs.
Barnes and Mrs. Osterhouse. Perrvsburg-
Mrs. Love, Mrs. lIolenbeck, Mrs. Donald
son and Mrs. Perrin.
First business was the appointment Of
committees.
Business Committee-Mrs. Donaldson,
Mrs Kimberlin, Mrs. Taylor Mrs. Fisher.
Committee on Officers-Mrs. Love. Mrs.
Meade, Mrs Reed, Mrs. Shannon.
Committee on Finance-Mrs. Wood Mira.
Fisher, Mrs. Hubbard, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs.
Thornton.
Report of VIce-Presidents of townships
Mrs. Love, Perrvsburg; Miss Clark.
Washington; Mrs. Kimberlin, Plain; Mrs.
Campbell, Center; Mrs. Barnes, Weston.
Report of Committees on order Of busi
ness for afternoon and evening: lst. De-
votional exercises %, Reading of minutes;
Sd, Report of Committees; 4th, Miscella-
neous business 9th, Such other business
as may come before the Convention.
Report VI Committee on election of eff
GERS:
President-Mrs. Albright, Bowling Green.
secretary-Mrs. j. r. Wood, Tontogany.
Treasurer-Mrs. J. Powers, Perrysburq'
Vice-Presidents for townships:
Mrs Troup, Perrysburg.
Miss Clark, Washington.
Mrs. Kimberlin, Plain.
Mrs. Campbell, Center.
Reports Of the committees accepted and
adopted, and committees discharged.
Adjourned until o'clock
Afternoon session opened by devotional
exercises. Minutes read. Programme OF
exercises OF last meeting read. Reports
from Township Vice-Presidents of Perrys-
burg, Middleton, Weston, Washington, Cen
ter and Plain.
After this a beautiful and touching HYMN
was sung by Mrs. McLaughin-"H lead
eth me-"
The President read call for delegate,
from Township Leagues to attend the State
|
A motion prevailed that two delegates
be sent from Wood county, to Stnte Con.
vention Mrs Albright and Mira. Reed
we're selected.
Remarks from Rev Thornton and Hub
bard, after which vote of thanks was ten
derod to the county papers for their kind
ness in publishing notices OF the Conven
tion.
Discussion -" Can the rumseller b,
saved?" The subject was discussed hv
number of ladies, each one exprcssIn.
themselves very ably. Revs. Thornton
and Hubbard and Love made a few re
marks on the same subject.
Report of Finance Committee.
1t was proposed that collection b
taken up in the evening toward defrayin,
the expenses of the delegates to the Stat
Convention, and the balance be raised b
the several Leagues, and that we continu
! the Pi~n OF penny collections adopted d
our last meeting. That the Secretar
correspond with the several townships wit
view of organizing Auxiliary Leagues
Discussion ~ to the fgfthering of tht
work in which various wavs and mean
were suggested. Dccid, that prayer ia OH
great stronghold.
motion prevailed that Temperanc
Picnic he held at Perryshure and a com
mittee from there TO make the necessar
arrangements.
Adjourned until evening.
Evening exercise opened bv aingin,
PRAYER by Rev. Hubbard Singing, "A
Hail the Power of Jesus Name" OpeI
ing address by Mrs Albright. Sinrirg h
the choir Touch not the cup" Addre
by Mrs. Mclaughlin.
Collection, Singing Doxology, Benedi
tion by Rev. Albright.
Mas. J. r. WooD, Secretary.