Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-03-01
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Eds. According to announcement,
the W. G. T. y. of Ashtablla Co., met in
the hal! Of the Y. P. c. A. of Geneva, Feb.
Goth. The. pres, Mrs. Streetsr, in the
chair. After singing, and opening prayer,
BY Rev. Cole, of Morgan, the pres. suggest
ed that the meeting Of the morning, take
the form Of a temperance prayer and con-
ference meeting, asking the blessing Of
God upon the work, and especially upon
the present meeting. Two committees
were appointed to facilitate the work of
the afternoon. The eoHnnitte on constitu-
ton and resolutions, were Mrs. Ham
mend, Holden and Messenger. Commit
tee on nominations, Mrs. Kingsley, Foutz
and Fitch. After the usual closing sxsr-
cisss, the union adjourned to meet at some
place at P NJ. At2P NJ, after read
ing the minutes of the last meeting, by the
secretary, the report of committee on con-
stitution and resolutions was called for;
the pres. explaining that the former con-
stitution, with all the documents belong
ing to the society, were lost by the former
secretary while on voyage to England.
The constitution furnished by the State
union, with one or two amendments, was
presented to the committee: After dis
eussing the article making the union
auxiliary to the State union, the motion
to adopt it was withdrawn, and another
motion prevailed, pOstponing the adop
tion of new constitution, until the next
meeting, and referring the article, max
ing the union auxiliary to the State union,
to the township unions.
The delegates from Austinburg, inEi-
ted the union to hold their next meet
ing there, and it was voted to accept The
invitation. Moved, that each local union
be entitled to three delegates to the next
meeting; carried. The committee on res
olutions, reported the following:
Resolved: that we use our influence, for
the election of men to Office who will vote
for more stringent laws, for the suppress
ion Of the liquor traffic.
A splendid discussion sprung up,
mostly upon one side, however, all the
speakers, but the one from Ashtabula,
favOring its adoption, and it was
adopted.
The short, pungent speeches. in favor
Of the resolution. had the ring of the
true metal, and we are rejoicsd to see
the women of Ashtabula County, We
mean the live temperance women, take
such high, strong ground,
Resolved: That while we sympathize,
and will cooperate with the various
Temperance movements throughout our
land, We hold distincuYsly to the prayer
basis of the w. c. T. u, and viii use
all endesvors to arouse the women of
our County, to active work for the Mas!-
er throughout this organization.
The motion to adept this resol ution,
was carried unanimously. The whole ac-
ton of the Convention, showed unmis-
takably, that as far as the Couaty un
ion is concerned, in the Temperance
movement, they have two at least, OF the
three G's; grit, grace and grsenba cks.
Reports from delegates of township
unions was called for; Mrs. Morrison,
representing Ashtabula, Mrs. Coleman
Andover, Mrs. Bonny, ConReaut; Mrs.
Fitch and Cowles, Geneva; Mrs. Atkins,
Harpersfsld, Mrs. Foutz, Saybrook. and
Mrs. Cole, Morgan.
The committee on nomination of pres.
in place Of Mrs. Strsster, who wished to
resign, moved to invite Mrs. Strester. 70
retain her office until the annual meat
ing in May; carried. After further re-
marks from Mrs. s., giving her reasons
for wishing to be released, her rssigna-
tion was accepted; and Mrs. E. B. Cole,
Of Morgan, was elected to fill the office
until the annual meeting in May.
In the evening Mrs. Woodbridge, Of
Ravenna, made some. remarks on the
circulation Of Temperance literature, and
committee was appointed to invite the
saloon keepers Of Geneva, to attend the
evening services. After a few closing re-
marks from Mrs. Streeter, the union ad-
lournsd to meet in Austinburg, the
third Monday in May.
In the evening, Mrs. Woodbridge, Dis
trict pres. of w. c. r. o., delivered
very excellent address, in the Congrega-
tional church, to an audience respecta-
bic in point Of numbers.