The Russellville Democrat., 1886-11-17

| be made compulsory in the puDllC schools, and to this end we instruct our executive committee to present such petition to our legislature. The committee on reorganization made the following report, which was received:
 lst. That ART. IA of the constitu- tion be amended to read, "There shall be state lecturer, who shall be required to make m annual re- port of his work to this Alliance. 2nd. That lecturer he appointed in each judicial district of the State by the state executive committee ol this Alliance"
 3rd. That those lecturers organize temperance alliances in each ward, township and voting precinct of the state, if possible.
 4th. That each district lecturer be instructed to secure yearly reports from all Alliances organized within his district, incorporating such re- ports in his own report to the Secre- tary of this Alliance for use at the State Prohibition Alliance. The following resolution offered by Bro. Tabor was adoped: Resolved, That the thanks of this Alliance be extended to the citizens l Of Hnssellville for their abundant l and cordial welcome; to the Cumber- land Preabyterian church of Russell vile for the use of their cdifice for our meeting; tho railroads that have gwen reduced rates to the attendanta on tho convention and to the papers whose columns have been freely giv tu to aid in preparing for this meet ing.
 Resolution of thanks was also ex- tended to the President and Secreta ] " for their services. Bro. J. F. Munday. delegate from Pope county, thea made report ol some of the workings of the temper ance people in Russellvllle in oust , ing the "Blind Tiger" etc, also by Bro. Reynolds on the same subject. Bro. Searcy of Yell was excused for the remainder of the session. Sister Chase then made some ex- cellcnt remarks among which she stated that Miss Julia Bennett of ] Beebe, was the State Superintendent Of Literature for the w. c. T. U., also that Miss I. 0. Dwelling would again return to this state in short time to contiaue her lecture work. | On motion the resolution of Judge Davis in regard to change of name Of the Alliance was called up and on vote being taken was lost. The committee on programme re ported the following for the evening session:
 Meet at 7o'clock. Devotional ex. ercises. Report of committee on Literature. Address by J. N. Cy' pert. Short speeches by Bros. Earle Sanborn and Tabor.
 Committee then adjourned to meet at ' o'clock p. m.
 EVENING SESSION. Meeting called to order by Bro J. L. Palmer. Prayer by Bro. Mil
 ner.
 The following resolution offered by
 Bro. J. N. Cypert was then read and
 laid over until the morning sessior
 for action:
 Resolved, That Sec. 16 of the con
 stItution be amended so as to read
 "The ratio of representation shall b' liked by the Executive Committe'
 npon the basis of the vote cast upol llhe question oi license" 1 A telegram from Bro. Keleey q
 Texarkana was then read, reportlni
 good work for the cause at tha place.
 | A correspondence from Miss De
 Yelling to the Southern Journal con
 corning the work of Prohibition Ii 1 Arkansas was then read.
 \ Bro. McKennon of Johnson county
 was reported as having arrived. I The committee on Prohibition Lii
 erature made the following repor ] which was read and adopted: 1 The following resolution was re
 ferred to your committee: \ Resolved. aThat the Prohibitio