The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-09-21
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Quoted by Mrs. Rev. Rnooes, Aoiio"
bv enrolment of delegates, appoint
ment of committees and other regular
convention work
Eight counties were represented by
delegation and numbered twenty-five
besides district and county ofiicers,
and goodly number of visitors rom
abroad. The address of welcome by
Mrs. Palmer, of Garnett. and response
by Mrs. Diggs, Of Lawrence, were
both interesting and instructive. In
the evening the white ribbon women
numbering about eighty, went in .
body to the Grand Opera House to lis
ten to the address of Rev. Botkin, pro-
hibition candidate for Governor. This
with little talk from Amanda way
and singing by very excellent quar-
tette, made most interesting evening.
Wednesday forenoon after devotion
al exercises. reports of county presi'
dents and superintendents of depart
ments were heard showing much good
work accomplished. So many depart
ments. such as Social Purity, Juvenile
and Anti-tobacco, Sabbath dissertation
Work among Colored, and many 9TH
ers having been taken up and prosecu-
ted effectually all along the line, Diff
erent Unions making specially
of different departments.
The browning event of the fore
noon however, was the presidents
annual address, which was said by
Miss Way to be equal to any presi-
dents message she had read for years.
After listening to it all present were
more fully convinced that Mrs. L. b.
Smith, our district president Is the
right woman in the right place. and
proved it by unanimously re-electing
her. Miss 8. A. Brown, of Lawrence
was elected secretary, Mrs. L. z.
ILeake, of Mound City, Treasurer.
The convention had the pleasure OF
being introduced and listening to re.
aarks of encouragement from Revs.
Mr.. Strong and Rhoades, of Garnett,
Brown, of Welda, and Botkin, Of
Wichita. The question box in charge
of Miss Way, vas very interesting.
Reports of committees were listened to
which must necessarily be so much
abbreviated here, that many things Of
Interest are lost.
The Committee ON Plan of Work
recommended that county and local
Unions send their most efficient dele
gates regardless of financial considera-
tions. That superintendents of de-
partments begin at once q correspon-
dence with their subordinates urging
activity in each special line of work.
That all superintendents be required
to take our Messenger and thus save
personal correspondence which would
Iotherwise be necessary.
That the work of organizing be care
fully looked after, and to this end the
appointment of District Organizer
was recommended. Further recon-
mended that one of the two evenings
of each district convention be given to
some paid entertainment in the line
of our work, proceeds to form contin-
gent fund for District Treasurer.
! Committee on resolutions. The I'd
Congressional District of w. CT. U.
lin Convention assembled gratefully
acknowledge the power of God in sus-
tanning US In the work He has given
US to do, and would recommend to our
Unions a more careful study of all the
branches of work tending to the sue
lcess of our organization, the object of
which is the exlermination Of intoxi.
eating liquors.
To this end
Resolved: That we will work more
earnestly to perfect ourselves in parli-
mentarY rules, giving of reports, and
all the routine work helpful to our Or
lganization. That we will use our bal
lots and influence everywhere to secure
the election of men and women who
are uncompromisingly in favor of pro-
hibiting the manufacture, importation.
deportation, transportation and sale of
alcoholic liquors, and who believe In
making these things public crimes and
punishable as such. That in viewing
the enOrmity of the drink, tobacco, and
lopium habits, we will urge oul minis.
tiers to preach prohibition from the
Ipulpits.. and especially thank chose
who have had the courage to be faith
full to their call. That we exert our
utmost powers to put down the Sab
bath dissertation practiced in our fair
State and urge stricter observance Of
Sunday by our members. That We
favor equal standards, and cOnscient-
iously refrain from extending courte-
sizes and patronage to our erring bro
theirs which we may not give to our
erring sisters. That we favor equal
suffrage, equal pay for like services,
equal rights in every respect.
That we encourge teachers, and urge
upon them to carry out the law giving
scientific temperance instruction in our
schools. That we should support our
State Industrial School for girls, with
our prayers and contributions, and
urge our superintendent Of legislative
and petition work to try to secure help
from the legislature for this school.
That we tender sincere thanks to the