St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-08

Campbell; courtesy of convention, Mes
DANES Leavitt. Fleming and Jones
On NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Getty. New
comb and Merriam. On plan of WOrk-Mes
DANES Gallinger Neal and Getty.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
was occupied with essays and reports
from unions. Mrs. George +. Getty led
off with an address of WELCOME. which
handled good many subjects, among
others the delinquency OF the late legis-
lature on the temperance question.
Mrs. Luton, Of Excelsior, re-
sponded in bright paper
that was applauded. She urged
the Importance of keeping all the
branches of the W. G. L. u. work going
at the same time. She referred Sarcas-
tically to the governments taking
ninety cents gallon of the blood money
from liquor sales, and asked il it was
any wonder there was scarcity of mon
ey among the common people while so
much was wasted in liquors. 1t was
voted to print the address and response
in the Progressive Age.
THE REPORTS OF UNIONS
were taken up and proved very salts
factory. Mrs. Towers had some word
of compliment for each one of them
and all were accepted. The South Side
Union reported 80 regular meetings
since the last report, 9 new members
and 10 dropped for .nOn-payment Of
dues: S1S.21 received. and $14 expended.
The Lucy Hayes Union had So active
members, II honorary and 5 life men,
bers, had held weekly meetings with
an average attendance of fourteen. The
union raised STA and paid $l4 state
dues. A part of each meeting was de-
voted to the study OF parliamentary
rules. Champlin Union No. 2, organ
lied in 1883, reported Seml-monthiy
meetings, eleven members, three hon
work done in one of the lumber camps.
Excelsior union, according to the re-
port, had eighteen members, six honor
ary members, had raised $72.32 for regu-
lar work and $50 for drive
we'll, which had been put in at
that unions expense. Mrs. Towers,
at the end of the reports, apollo
gized for the absence of any delegates
from the Central union. She thought
it should have been represented, and
would have been but for the extra de-
mands of the coffee house on the ladies'
time. There was an essay on evangel-
istic work by Mrs. Jennie Molter, of
Excelsior; an essay on organization by
Mrs. c. r. Newcomb, and talk upon
heredit by DR.. Mary Milestone, to
close the afternoon programme. In the
evening Mrs. DR.. Smith read paper
and Miss COnnor read apr0phecy paint
ing glowing future for the Woman's
Christian Temperance union. TO-day's
programme is as follows:
MORNING SESSION.
Devotional exercises conducted by Mrs
Hugh Harrison, president of Central
Us: essay by Miss Ella Ekstrom on
Scar dlnavian Temperance Work." paper
by c. W. Coe on "ReSults OF W. C. T..
q. Work. address by Mrs. F. E. Towers.
president of Hennepin county; paper by
Mrs. A. E. Russell; talk by Mrs. c. E. Leavitt
on How to Work Without Wearing Out;"
report of work among the lumbermen
by Mrs. Minnie Weber; essay by
Mrs. Merriam on Evangelistic Work.
Noontide hour of prayer led by Mrs. Neal; =;
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Devotional exercises conducted by Eighth
Ward union; election of officers; talk by
Mrs. H. A. Hobart; report of committees;
question box conducted by Mrs. c. r. New
comb. remarks by Mrs. F. Neal, president of
Lucy Hayes union, on W. C. T. U. leagues
and rural work.