River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-20

| The annual W. &. Il. u. Convention of
| the Sth Congressional District was held in
| Eau Claire, July Sth and 9th. Few of the
| delegates, however, failed to reach Eau
| Claire by noon OF the 1tf-the great at
| traction being the addresses by ex-Gov.
| st. John in the afternoon and evening.
| These addresses were delivered in Ram
| dali Park, and to immense audiences, it
| being estimated that there were fully
seven thousand people present in the
evening. Many came from fifty to one
hundred miles to hear this grand and
good advocate Of Prohibition. After lis.
tening to st. John, and also to excellent
speeches by q. w. {. r., Capt. Cleghorn,
| Hon L. G. Richmond, of Madison, Rev.
w w Hurd, of Eau Claire, and Dir. Ho-
geboom of Eau Claire, President of the
Day, some Of us confess to repairing to the
convention rooms with some trepidation,
lest that which otherwise would have
been I. feast fat things. might appear
little and tam G by contrast. But we were
ashamed of this feeling as we looked into
the faces of that fine delegation of ladies,
representatives of the intelligent Chris
tian womanhood of the Sth District; and
we had less and less reason to fear as we
heard from them.
The Convention was opened by Dis
trict President Mrs. A. F. Carson, of
Maiden Rock Devotional exercises were
conducted by the State President, Miss
Amy G. Kellogg, her chief thought being
our dependence upon God in our work.
Our State Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
$. Z. Bradish, was appointed Secretary
pro TEN, after which the appointment of
committees, enrolment of delegates, and
other business necessary to organization
was transacted. The number of dele
gates who were voting members was "a;
though there were about 80 ladies III at
tendance Delegates We're present from
Roberts, Hammond Maiden Rock, Hud-
son, Neillsville, Black River Falls, River
Falls, New Richmond, Ellsworth, Augusta
and Eau Claire. The address of welcome
by Mrs. A. NJ. Pitcher, President Eau
Claire Union, was hearty and appropri-
ate; and was tittingly responded to by.
Mrs. }. 5. Hamilton, President Hudson
Union. The reports from the Unions
were, in the main, encouraging. few
were somewhat disheartened by the
small attendance and apparent lack of in
terest on part of the members; but even
these reports gave evidence of faithful
few" who are tlrelessly working, and
looking for the victory which is surely
coming, by might, nor by power,
but by my Spirit" saith the Lord.
teresting and profitable papers were read
by delegates, notable among which were
those by Mrs. G. +. Segef, of Black River
Falls and Mrs. NJ A. b. Smith, of Hud-
son. The Presidents address i'll Lake
Street NJ. h. Church was listened to by a
fair but attentive audience, which would
undoubtedly have been much larger had
it not been for the heavy rain of the at
ternOOn and early evening. The church
was well filled on the following evening,
and all friends of temperance felt amply
paid for coming TO hear Mrs. A. M. Pilch-
eTS excellent rendering of The Cabin
Boy" and Miss Amy 6. Kellogg's lecture
on "ProhibitiOn." That some men who
would like to be counted as Temperance
men, and yet who do not want their con-
sciences awakened to the present need,
were not so well pleased, may be inferred
from the following paragraph from one of
the Eau Claire dailies: Miss X. may
well consider it q compliment). "The
address of Miss Kellogg at the Lake
street church last evening caused great
deal of surprise and proved somewhat
distastetul to some prominent gentlemen
who attended the me etings and took
front seats, expecting some mild temper
ance doctrine but no prohibition teach
ing. Miss Kellogg almost out-did st.
John in extreme third-partyism." When
will these and other prominent gentle
men" learn that mild temperance doc
trine" is thing of the past, and that Pro-
hibition will be talked ana agtated until
it is accomplished?
The "chalk talk" given at the NJ. +.
Church Thursday AFTERNOON by Mrs. Ell
len A. Blair was excellent and her rapid
and accurate free-hand drawings were
source of pleasure and profit, not only to
the children, but to older persons as well.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year President-NIrs. A. ?.
Carson, Maiden Rock; Vice President
Mrs. A. n Partridge, Roberts; Secretary
Miss Lois Russell, Maiden Rock; Treas
urer-Mrs. J. S. Hamilton, Hudson.
1t was decided to accept the invitation
rendered by Hudson Union to hold our
next Convention at that place.
The Convention was one of interest and
profit; and we trust the delegates went
home to their several Unions, inspired by
the meeting to greater zeal and hope and
courage to work 'for God, and Home and
Native Land"
LOIS RUSSELL,
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