West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-07-02

Nine, of Keyser, Recording Secy.,
and Miss Fowler of Wheeling was
elected to act in her stead. q
Mrs, Odeli lof Huntington, Mrs.
Jackson of Maiden, Mrs. Behymer
of Charleston. Mrs J acobs of Wells
burg and Miss Anna Gordon, Miss
Wizards accomplished private
Secretary, were appointed Commit
tee on Credentials.
Miss Willard proffered valuable
hiats on the matter Of w. CT. q
credentials. showing their necessi-
ty and Importance. ~ Z z
WOMAN WITH AGAvEL. 81
What were even a woman's con-
vention without a gavel? So,
right here, a beautiful one, made
of Rosewood, was presented to the
West Virginia w. C. T. U. by the
President, Miss Taylor, Miss Will
lard presenting it, with remarks
on the necessity of preserving
strict order and a close observance
of parliamentary forms in the trans
action Of business. S !
AHow firm foundation" was
sung with much spirit, after which
DR.. Warner, State Temperance
Agent and the editor of the
FREEMAN were introduced to the
Convention by the President; the
former in brief remarks, paying a
high compliment to woman's
work, and congratulating the Con-
vention on the bright outlook in
West Virginia. He said, "Politi-
clans are crying out what shall we
do to be saved?' He was of the
opinion that some of them never
can be saved" rur9- I'm
Miss Jennie Smith was most
cordially greeted, and stirred the
he arts of all present with earnest
woro,'s of woman's faith and hope.
. Comn,ittee on Credentials re-
ported naines of more than sixty
delegates, together with names Of
the large number Of min listers
prres seeat with inc "snoiu'"asAVas
they severally represented.
god READING OF REPORTS.
Miss Lucy Shaw, of Parkersburg
read carefully prepared report on
.... ....
Mrs. Chalfant of Lewis county,
orally on Legislative
Work. t a-0 a ...
Miss Amanda Lists report on
Prison Work, in her absence, was
read by Mrs. I. HI. Johnson. The
report showed deep interest in the
work, referred to visits to the Pen
itentiary, and promised more for
the future than had been done.
Miss Emma A. Fowler read re-
port on Sunday School work, full
of interest. ....
SIGNAL AND FREEMAN CO-woRKERs.
Upon Miss Wizards suggestion,
Miss Gordon was appointed to can
vass the Convention for the Union
Signal and FREEMAN, and Mrs. F.
NJ. Chalfant, of Lewis county, to
canvass for the FREEMAN and Sig
nal ..g
.....- PLAN OF WORK. Ma. .-.,.
The following named ladies were
constituted the Committee on Plan
of Work: Mistresses III. John.
son, J. K. Moore, Emily Chambers,
J. R. Kendall, C. F. Scott, and
Misses Lucy Shaw and Anna Cor
don. ..
After singing Doxology, and
Benediction by Rev. L. E. Peters,
Convention took recess till 2. p. m.
FIRST DAY-AFTERNooN SESSION.
MISS WILLARD IN THE CHAIR.
Convention called to order at 2
p. m. Minutes read and approved.
Miss Fowler read the most inter-
esting and eminently encouraging
report of all the sessions, as Cor
responding Secretary, showing the
marvellous growth of the organiza-
ton during the past few months.
AS this report embraces the sta
tistics of the local Unions and the
Bands of Hope, and matters of
special interest to temperance
readers, we give it entire, in this