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s,,opr ON PLAN OF WORK.

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The report of Vice President,
Mrs. /. H. johnson, being .ext in
order, upon her own motion, the
reading of her report was dispensed
With. that the Convention might
at once take up the report of the
Committee on Plan of Work, and
consider the important matters
connected Herewith. The report
was read by Miss Anna Gordon, and
discussed by Miss Willard, Miss
Taylor, Miss Gordon, Miss Jennie
smith. Mrs. johnson and others,
and adopted without material
change. m
Fsling TO secure the report, we
note here that it provides foe the
Incorporation of the West Vir-
einia w. C. T. u, The capital
Stock to be divided into shares of
Eve dollars esch, payable in yearly
installments of one dollar, without
interest on deferred payments, and
that one of THE officers be paid a
stipulated salary, to give time to
securing stock and organizing
Unions throughout the State.
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED.
A draft of the Maryland w. G. T.
U. constitution was reported by
Miss Gordon, of the Committee,
and after due consideration, was
adopted as read. When we have
more room, w. G. T. U. readers
shall have this Constitution in
full. ED. 1. .a-
MISS GoRDoN's ADDRESS.
At this point was enjoyed by
the Convention and large audience
present, one of the rich fruit-bear-
ing addresses of the sessions, deliv-
cred by Miss Anna Gordon to the
Y. w. C. T. U. The address was a
compact, logical bundle of practi-
cal lessons, most pleasingly present
ed, covering children's and young
women's work in this grand organ
ization for God. Home and Native
Land. ..,..s .......,........ .....
FRATERNAL TELEGRAMs.
kilograms of fraternal greetings
were received from the Ohio w. G,
T. U. in Convention in Cincinnati,
from the Pennsylvania Constitu.
tional Amendment Convention, in
session at Altoona, and from the
Missouri w. c. T. u, also in State
Convention. Following are the
first two named:
CINCINNATI, June II.
To the West Virginia w. C. T. u.
Petersburg:
The Ohio w. C. T. .. send greet.
ings. Read Colossians, IA.
MRS. S. K. LEAvITT, Com.
The Altoona telegram was sim.
ply Hebrews 1925" and was an.
swered with Hebrews 1928" We
failed to get copies of the Others.
On motion, the President was
directed to send appropriate re-
sponses by telegraph.
Mrs: M. l.. Wells, President In
diana w. C. T. u, was fer mally in.
troduced to the Convention, and in
brief remarks, happily greeted the
women Of herr native State, re-
ferring to her native town of Yves
ton, and to Morgantown as the
glad place where her girlhocd was
spent.
THE QUESTION BOX.
At this stage of the proceedings,
the Question Box" was opened,
and the many practical inquiries
answered by Miss Willard and
others. Our readers shall have
more of this Question Box later on.
After some other miscellaneous
business and announcements, Con-
vention took recess till 8 p. M.
FIRST DAY-EvENING sEssIoN-MIss
WIZARDS ADDRESS. sj.
Before the appointed hour, ev-
cry inch of space of the large audi
torium, gallery and vestibule was
filled and scores were disappointed
ly turning away, when the Con-
vention and assembly was called to
order by the President, Miss Tay-