Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-12-04


Press" appreciatiye reference wa
made to kind allowance in editors O
Washington papers in furnishing col
umns for temperance items. In tht
way of temperance literature, Staun
ton reports one hundred tracts dis
trlbuted among Sunday schools. New
Martinsburg, wall pockets and quite {
number of tracts. Mrs. irwin, 81
Washington, stated they had distributed
two thousand papers; wall pockets
throughout the town were kept filed
and two dollars in literature on hand
Tenth topic, "Auxiliaryship and iti
Necessities" Mrs. Reese pressed thii
point home very strongly. Auxiliarie'
are necessary for the State Unions life
and when gathered together in clusters
something is sure to be done. The
financial tie is strong one also. Il
we are bound together and pay for it
we want to see some return of oul
money, and will work for that too. TX
insure success our work must be carried
on unitedly.
The president dwelt a moment or
the power of the eleventh topic, " Per,
sonal Appeal" Mrs. Reese gave Incl.
dents where such effort had been all
powerful and helpful. Mrs. Millikar
clinched the same point by her own ex,
perience, as also Mrs. HoxWOrth and
Mrs. Skinner.
After discussion was concluded on
the remainder of the subjects presented
Mrs. j. L. VanDeman read paper on
"The Duties of Women as Members OF
the Temperance Union" This article
and the address of welcome by Mrs
Priddy will be given to the public by
request of convention.
Committee on Resolutions suggested
that convention adopt the resolutions
as whole which were adopted by the
State Convention in Toledo. The Sec
retary read the resolutions, and on mo-
ton the suggestion of the committee
was accepted.
The Committee on Constitution G recon-
mended constitution as laid down in the
minutes be accepted, which was done.
The Committee on Nominating Off
GERS reported-President, Mrs. Rev.
Irwin, of Washington; vice-president,
Miss Alice TOdhunter, New Martins
burg; secretary, Mrs. HOxwOrth, JEFF
fersonville; treasurer, Mrs. Beatty,
Staunton. This report was Unani-
mously accepted.
Mrs. Reese then gave few parting
words by request of the president. We
only wished they had not been so few F;
the words which told us of the details
of her work, from the midst of her own
household clear out into the world,
where Gods voice had seemed to call
her on behalf of temperance. She told
us Just what we needed to know of the
lions in the way, and how, as one wo-
man had overcome, through Christ,
who strengtheneth, so might we all,
Most hearty thanks were returned to
Mrs. Reese for her coming among us,
and for such glimpses Of her own life
and work as had given us a fresh inspi-
ration and a new zeal. The presence
of Miss Boteler, of jamestown, was
also pleasure. She is indeed an ally
who understands the field, and her
practical suggestions were so happily
timed, so forcibly expressed and so
Christianly urged that to her the w. G.
I. U. of Fayette county feel deeply in
debted.
After singing "Blest be the tie that
binds, I" and a closing prayer and bene-
diction offered by Rev. Mr.. Whitehead,
of Staunton, the convention adjourned.
May Washington have many more
such meetings. Most certainly this,
the first meeting of the kind ever held
here, was, in quantity and quality, a
great success. Representatives came
from all parts of the county, and good
Judges from abroad say Fayette may be
proud and thankful for such an array
of temperance women workers; may
with good reason thank God and take
courage. Mrs. BELLA L. UsTICK,
Secretary.