The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-23

The quarterly meeting Of the Kings
bury County Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union was held at Arlington
NJ. +. church, Sept. 90, 1886.
The afternoon session was opened by
Scripture reading by Mrs. j. A. Owen,
followed by prayers by Mrs. Laura
Brown and Mrs. Meta Drake. A song
10y the Arlington Band of Hope was
sung and then the business Of the
l. Union was considered.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, In disregard Of the thrice ex-
pressed wishes OF q majority OF the people or
! KIngsbury county-in disregard of that OF q
majority OF the people of Southern Dakota
and In disregard OF the terrible woe pro-
! nounced by the Almighty God upon him who
putteth the bottle TO his neighbors lips,--twos
residents OF our county have within the past
week mt the county seat opened liquor house.
Resolved That we, the members OF the W.
! G. T. u. Of Kingsbury county in convention
| assembled. do hereby express our Indignation.
! dismuy and sorrow at such proceedings nnd
! its inevitable sequences OF crime and sorrow,
! Resolved, That while we can but censure
with utmost severity this act of opening q
liquor house in the county seat Of a no-license
county, by two OF the residents of this county,
we dcplore with deepest sorrow the fact that
one OF The oldest residents of our county, one
who in former days faced death itself at the
cannon's mouth, TO save his country frcl
threatening evil, could for the moment so for-
get the dreams of his youth as 70 be prevailee
upon to open his doors tby the rental OF his
building) TO another and as deadly a foe to his
country, his county, and his own home.
A committee was appointed to find o
place for the next quarterly meeting
Members Of the committee. Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. l.. +. Whiting and Mrs. Northrop.
Mrs. Drake read poem written hy
MIR. G. w. Crater.
Mrs. Whiting was appointed to Gil
he position Of committee on franchise.
that position being left vacant by Mrs.
Barnes absence.
The Union voted resolutions OF sym
pathy to Mrs. Ross, member who is
very i'll, aai Mrs. Laura Brown was re-
quested TO frame and forward such res
oiutions.
1t WAS thought desirable to do some
thing toward furnishing room in the
temperance hospital. in Chicago. and
committee to raise a fund for this pur-
pose was accordingly appointed, said
committee consisting of Mrs. Brown.
Mrs. Drake, Mrs. Spooner, Mrs. Whit
ing and Miss Southwick.
1t was suggested that it might be well
TO have some lady to undertake the
suppression Of the sale of impure liter
ature; but after some discussion it was
decided tEat it was needless In our
county.
BY vote Of the Union the mem
bcrship fee was increased to fifty
cents. Seven new members were se-
cured, and the meeting adjourned to-.
7:30p. IN.
The evening session was devoted
chiefly to entertainment.
The devotional exercises were con-
Quoted 10y Mrs. Drake. -
The Band of Hope sang welcome
song, which was followed by a paper H. \
Mrs. l.. +. WhitipP. entitled, I" What
are the claims Of re Woman's Maga-
zine, the Union signal, etc., on the
members Of the ~. 4. L. II.
The choir sang temperance anthem.
after which Mss Southwick read
paper entitled, Why the w. G. 4. t.
urges the use Of (ssrnes' series OF text
books on physiology sad hygiene"
The Windmill soEs VAS next sung by
the Band of Hope, followed ey paprr
by Mrs. SpooEer on the TOBACCO habit.
Mrs. Walter Ross read very inter-
esting paper on temperance work and
workers. This was followed by another
song from the choir. Mrs. Drake them
talked, first to the children and then to
the grown people. Her talk was very
interesting and practical. A song,
Come home, father" sung by four lit-s!
tie girls was well received.
The committee OH place of meeting
was then called upon and announced
that De Smet had been selected.
Mrs. Drake moved vote Of thanks
to the editors of the county papers for
the use Of their columns, the COMMITTEES
on music, and the Band Of Hope for
their sweet songs and the ladies a.
Arlington for their floral decoratlCns>'
and courteous entertainment.
After another song by the choir the
audience which was moderately good
one considering the nnplcasantness "a I
the evening, was dis,nisscdhy the benc -
diction pronounced by Rev. w. Ross
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