Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-07-12
State w. G.. T. u. Convention

State w. C. T. u. Convention
Ed. Regtster-I had intended to
write an account of our State w. G. T..
U. Convention Immediately on my re-
turn from Kansas City, but was deter
red. Will you print the enclosed from
the Bonnie Terre Registcrs I do not
send the gracefully written prelude and
closing paragraphs:
On Tuesday evening I attended for
the first time political meeting-the
State Prohibition Convention, which
had that day nominated Prohibition
State Ticket. The evening meeting
was called a ratification meeting" and
to my mind resembled very enthusi-
astic monster Methodist prayer meet
ing.
On Wednesday morning, June 18th,
the w. G.. Il. II. Convention of Missouri
was called to order by the State Presi-
dent. Mrs. Clara Hoffman, in the Grand
Avenue M. E. Church. All the Dis
trict Presidents were present. and all
the heads of departments, with very
few exceptions. i did not get the exact
number of delegates, but think there
were i'm the height Dor hood of 300, which
with the visitors formed an assembly
of about 500 as bright women as Mis-
souri, affords, and you may imagine
what an Intellectual feast was there.
The reports showed q wonderful in
crease in the membership, the white
| rIbbonerS of Missouri now numbering
4, $50, and the progress in all branches
of work was very satisfactory. AT IL
o'clock, after the noOntide prayer-and
here let me say that on the stroke of
noon every loyal member of the w. G..
Il. u. all over the world lifts her heart
in silent prayer for the success of the
work-it was announced that the en-
tire Convention was invited to lunch
with the ladies Of the M. E. Church in
their church parlors. The same cour-
tesy was extended on Thursday by the
First Christian Church, and on Friday
by the First Congregational. These
invitations were priced not so much for
the material comfort as for the endorse
ment expressed by them, showing that
we had the hearty approval of the best
people. And if anybody thinks it is
fun to serve 500 hungry women with
lunch one of these sutry June days at
noon let him or her try it. On We'd
nesday evening we listened to our Pres
ident's annual address, which was brim
full of stubborn facts ably expressed. in
Mrs. Hoffman's characteristic manner.
On Thursday evening the church,
which is said to seat 300, people was
positively packed, although an admis-
| sion fee of % cents was charged, to
hear the address of our National Presi-
dent, sweet Frances Willard, who has
been fifty called Americas uncrown-
ed queen" Her appearance on the
platform was greeted with great enthu-
siasm, and shall not attempt to give
you an idea of her address, but it GER
tainly surpassed IN sweetness and pur-
lty of conception and expression any
thing have ever heard on that or
any other subject. Her subject was
"Social Purity" The charm of her
presence is simply iudescribable, and
if the w. G. It. U. of these United
States would adopt and practice the |
| exalted ideas of their illustrious leader,
| it would be an organization akin to the |
angelic.
On Friday election of officers took |
place, resulting in the reelection of all |
| the former officers with the exception |
of the Treasurer, Mrs. Wagner, who |
resigned; Mrs. Glazier of Princeton,
was elected State Treasurer. On Fri
day evening the exercises were in |
chargr of Mrs. Alice Williams, State
Superintendent of Young Women's
Work, and very good literary pro-
gram was executed by the young folk,
which closed the exercises of the Sixth
Annual Convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Mis-
souri,.
This sketch has grown too long al
ready, and it would require columns to
relate all the pleasant incidents of the
week, to say nothing of the beautiful
city on the banks of the Kaw with its
hospitable people, magnificent resi-
dences, fifty miles of cable railway,
gigantic business enterprises and ever
ything that goes to make up flourish
ing city. My trip home on Saturday
was the browning feature of the whole
excursion. l fairly reveled in the
beautiful landscapes seen from the car
windows, and if l had space would be
in danger OF growing rhapsodical over
the charms of the country through
which We passed. ALICE.
There were eleven delegates and Wis
itors -.om the 14th district present at
the convention, representing the Bonnie
Terre, De Soto, Potosi, Kirkwood and
Annapolis unions. The Kansas City
papers published good reports of the
proceedings. Many will look with in
terest for the full report as published
in the minutes. understand there
were s43 accredited delegates. The
next annual convention is to be held
in st. Louis. 1t is likely that the east
ern part of the State will then be as
well represented as was the western
this year. will only add sentence
from one of the district reports: ''The
editors of our county papers do not all
see things ION our standpoint, but,
being endowed with the western lib
erality and southern cbivalry which
make such an admirable compound.
they freely open their columns for our
use." Respectfully,
EMELINE F. NAY. I,
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