The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-06-24
Annual District and Commit
tee Reports Received
and Referred.
A Large Attendance and Great
Interest Manifested.
MORNING SESSION.


emit. The meeting was called to order by
the President, Mrs. Clara Hoffman, and
the devotional services conducted by Mrs
9TH chapter of Revelation from the 9th
verse until the close. She also offered a
most beautiful and eloquent prayer.
The choir, assisted by the cong regation,
then sang "In The Sweed Bye and Bye"
very finely. The president announced that
as the committee on the plan of work
would now hold a meeting, it would be a
good "plan" for them TO adjourn 10 the
residence of Rev. Jones near, where they
could work without being disturbed. This
suggestion was acted upon, but as MT
enough were present TO form a quorum the
meeting was postponed until l o'clock.
A motion was then put TO allow no sis
ter to speak but once and only five min
utes.
Motion carried.
Mrs. Swan, of Kansas City then read the
names of the delegates as they had been
handed in.
Mrs. Anna Sneed Cairns, of Kirkwood
read the report of the Sunday School work
Of the 81. Louis union, in which ii was
stated that there were now 81 paying
members, an increase over last year which
numbered only 40 members. The auxil-
larry societies had met with great success in
the Sunday School work. Much good had
also been accomplished In the prison and
hospital and the union now looking
after $50 newsboys.
This union sent cordial greeting to the
National w. c. I. u. to meet with them
in ST. Louis, and also repc rted
that they had asked for a police matron.
They had received great kindness from
Chief of Police Harrigan and his assistants
also the police board and had finally sue
ceeded in getting Mrs. Harris member of
their union appointed to the place.
She had now been working four months
and had achieved great success.
In press work, also, this union had ac-
complIshed much, and had distributed
large quantities of temperance literature
to the prison, workhouse, etc. This union
also offers premium of SO at the St.
Louis fair for the best specimen of infer
mented wine and altogether, it had made
great strides forward toward eventual sue
cess.
Report of Sabbath school work, by Mrs
J. II. Williams, of Kansas City, was read
by Miss Rose Philips, corresponding Sec
rerary for the state.
Mrs. Williams advised unions TO urge
Sunday school work, and told of many
different points which have established
hourishing sunday schools. She also |
wished that more should be done for the |
Bands of Hope" and gave interesting
incidents concerning these, especially one
in Kansas City that had not been properly
encouraged, although under tine care of one
of the Wealthiest churches in the city. |
This report was a careful one.
Mrs Hoffman then presented Miss Mary |
A. West, president of the w. c. T. L., of |
the state of Illinois. She was warmly re-
ceived.
Mrs. Hattie Worthington, of Kirkwood, |
then read a report of Scientific Instruc- |
tion," in which she said that she had found |
much difficulty in arrouslng unions to a
sense OF their duty in this matter, and ii /
had been sore trial 10 her.
A gradual interest was however, being |
.aken, and quoted in support. a number OF |
points that had consented TO introduce hy- |
giene and alcoholic education, Sedalia be- |
ing one OF them.
1t was also proposed by this union TO pc
tition the legislature at its October meeting |
to introduce hygiene and temperance in
struction IL the schools. Also suggested 1
that prizes be offered for best specimens of
temporal &c essays and literature in schools |
and colleges.
Mrs Roberts asked permission to offer a |
petition Oh behalf of the St. Louis union. /
Ii was lut 10 motion and carried
The minutes of The First district were
then read by Mrs. N. o, Brock, President.
She reported ten counties in the district,
and that FIVE Of these we're represented at
Ill L
that while the organizations of the w. c.
L. L. were new In this district, yet excel
lent work was done"
A motion was then put that the Mem
phis union, only organiz last Sunday be
admitted TO tae sisterhood of tie w. & T.
L. with full rights and privileges. Motion
carried.
Report OF tue Third district by Mrs.
Alice Williams of Cameron was one OF me
best and most complete reports vet gwen
before the convention anu the reading was
frequentlygreeted with applause. She'said
There ale teu counties In this dsfrIc
and much hard work bad been done by the
union which sh- represented. That while
they often felt discouraged. yet still they
had pursued duty for duty's sake and al
though they had fought the liquor interests
and The gamblers of Cameron nOblv,
In Cameron, yet still they were not dis
couraged, but on the contrary, possessed
new zeal II go forward. They had succeed
ed In getting rid of the prosecuting attor-
ney at that point who was an anti temper
ance man and hoped even better things for
the future and at the next election
held in Cameron TO elect the entire temper
ance ticket They already had a temper
ance mayor and marshal. Mrs. Williams
advocated woman suffrage in connection
with the w. c. I. L. and advised lecturers
to be engaged who would ably fight the
men who were using money and influence
to prevent the spread of temperance. Al