The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1886-08-04
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Official Proceedings,
FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION
Mountain Lake Park
INTER STATE
v. c. T. ]. Conference,
Held at Mountain Lake Park, Md,
July %, 80, 80, 81, 1886.
FIRST DAY-wEDNEsDAY, JULY %

At 9 a. M, Wednesday, July %,
the Mountain Lake Park Inter
State w. c. T. U. Conference as
sembled in the Park Auditorium
in its fifth annual session.
The devotional exercises were
conducted by Miss Addie Sherman,
of Mt. Lake Park, opening with
the grand old hymn,
"All Hail, the Power of Jesus Name!"
After an earnest prayer by Mrs.
J. A. Best, of Washington, Pa,
Miss Sherman read the favorite
"Railroad Psalm" the 12lst, with
fitting comments.
CONFERENCE CALLED TO ORDER.
Mrs. c. B. Buell., of New York,
President of the organization, call
ed the Conference to order, with
words of happy greeting and good
cheer.
The Secretary, Miss Fowler, of
Wheeling, being absent, Mrs. J.
A. Smith of New Cumberland, w.
Va, was elected Secretary pro tenn.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
At the call for appointment of
committees, it was agreed by COM
mon consent to dispense with the
Committee on Credentials, and on
motion Of Mrs. S. w. Tudor, of
Maryland, all active members of
the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union who might be present
during the sessions, were invited
to seats and made members of the
Conference and all the good broth
ers present were heartily welcom-
ed and accorded all privileges of
W. C. T. U. citizenship, except
that of voting. The mover
thought the gentlemen were hard
ly ready for the ballot, just yet.
By request, Mrs. Tudor read from
minutes of 1885, the proceedings of
the Executive Com mittee, showing
the election, last year, of Mrs. S. F.
Chaplin, of South Carolina, as Pres
ident, and Mrs. Wilson, of Virgin
ia, as Chairman of the Program
Com mittee.
1t was here explained that these
two officers resigned, soon after cleo
ton, Mrs. Wilson removing to the
far South, and that others having
to take up their work at late day,
the preparations for this Confer
ence were not as complete as they
should have been.
The President, Mrs. Buell., ex-
planned how her election to the Of
fee came to her while engrossed
with other cares and duties, pre-
venting her giving the time that
should have been given to the in
terests of the Conference.
The following Committees were
duly appointed, as nominated by
the Conference:
On Courtesies. Mrs. a. A. w.
Cadwallader, Jacksonville, Florida,
Mrs. S. H. Martin, Baltimore, Md,
Mrs. Isaiah Warren, Wheeling,
W. Va, Mrs. Rev. J. Engle,
Oakland, Md.
On Resolutions. Mrs. l. H. John
son, Petersburg, W. Va, Mrs. S.
". Tudor, Baltimore, Md, Mrs. J.
A. Best, Washington, Pa. Mrs. S.
H. Tilton, Washington, D. c., Mrs.
A. A. w. Cadwallader, Jackson
vile, Florida, Miss Sarah Harris,
Franklin, Va, Miss Esther Pugh,
Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. M. l.. Ora
ham, Louisville, KY.
On Plan of Work.-(On motion,
appointed by the Chair.) Mrs. A.
A. W. Cadwallader, Florida; Miss
Sarah Harris, Virginia; Mrs. S: d.
Tilton, District OF Columbia; Mrs.
J: A. Best, Pennsylvania; Miss
Esther Pugb, Ohio; Mrs: Lizzie
Clayton, Fairmont, W. Va, Mrs.
M. L. Graham, Kentucky.
The Secretary asking for assis-
taOre ON motion n Tohrcon of