Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-05-30

| SIX O'Clock enJoued delightful lunch
and social time until eight O'Clock,
when the following program was carried
out:
Prayer Mr. Smith
Address of Welcome. Mrs. HavenoT
Reading. .Woman's Working DayMrs Baker
MUSIC.
ecitation...-......-..Onlyo one pair of Stockings
Mrs. Gfoesbeck.
Recitation 49,. -............ How jamie Came Home
Little Roepe Havenor.
Miss Gertrude Tyler
A very happy few remarks by Mrs.
Loomis and Session closed with music
and benediction.
Tuesday morning session convened at
1920 at the NJ. E. Church with sing
ing by all-What Friend We Have in
Jesus.
President in chair.
Reading of Scriptures by Mrs. Fon-
taine, President.
Prayer by Mrs. Raymond
Singing-Blest be the Tie that Binds
our Hearts in Mutual love.
Bible Reading by Mrs. Raymond of
parts of the 5th and 9Th chapter of
Gal after which all took part in the
meeting either in prayer, word Of ex-
perience or quotations from the script
ures which gave strength spiritually for
the work of the day.
Singing was followed by Mrs. Brown
President of the Dexterville w. c.. T.
Z. gave full report of her "Union,"
which was organized May u 1886 with
Mrs. Stella c. Baker, as President.
The Union then consisted of 10 mem
bers. From the time of their organiza-
ton until now they have raised sos
a large portion of this going into the
Dexterville library fund. Have sent
out 1850 copies of good papers to camps
and County poor house and are now
keeping filed two racks at depots with
Temperance and Woman's Suffrage
Literature. The organization has now
increased to Is in membership.
Next was read a report of Grand
Rapids and Centralia by local Record
ing Secretary as follows: The Union
of Grand Rapids and Centralia was
organized by Mrs. Obenauer at the NJ.
E. Church in Grand Rapids Nov. I'd
1888, Ii ladies joining at that time,
Union numbering at present time 25,
number of meetings held IA, number of
public meetings conducted by
w. G. [. q. 3, also Mrs. Griffith Supt. of
Juvenile work del1Sered three lectures
in Grand Rapids, one of these being on
Social Purity, one on Chalk Talk for
young people. Amount received $32 "a,
amt paid out 23.16, amt on hand 1909.
Next report from Mrs. Beadle Supt.
Temperance Literature. Mrs. Cole
then gave verbal report of Evangelis-
tic Department which shows that her
heart is in the work and that good
work is being done Session adjourned
until 1:30. At 1:30 the session was
opened by singing, which was followed
by Reading of the Goth Psalm by Mrs.
Fontaine.
Prayer-Singing.
Essay on Temperance by Mrs. A. S.
Robinson.
Article read by Mrs. Baker on Scien-
tlfIc Temperance instruction.
Article on The w. G. t. U. Home in
Eau Claire, read by Mrs. Cole.
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Mrs. LOomis.
Essay on Franchise by Mrs. Hattie
Hayden, DeXterville.
This w. G. 7. U. is described as
"wheel within wheel'', the Local
under the County, the County under
the District, the District under the
State, the State under the Nation, the
Nation under the world; and now its
white Ribbon does span the world.
100000 women are wearing its badge it
is said will be shown by this wears w.
c. [. e. census. The following ladies
were elected as County officers for the
ensuing year: Mrs. w. H. Upham,
Dexterville, Vice President; Mrs Dr.
Ridgeman, Centralia, Treasurer:
Mrs. Stella Baker, Corresponding
Secretary.
Supt. of Departments: Mrs. Hayden
of Franchise; Mrs. Loomis Flower
Mission; Mrs Cole Juvenile DEPART
ment; Mrs. Beadle Scientific Temper
ance Instruction.
Adjourned with singing and Dox-
ology.
The evening session was opened with
singing and followed by Reading by
Mrs. Cole of the Crusaders.
Prayer by Rev Mr.. Loomis.
Music, What will Thou have me to do
Lord?
Introduction of Miss Tyler by Pres.
Mrs. Fontaine, who gave her Tobacco
lecture.
Song-Save the Boy, after which the
following resolutions were read by the
President:
Resolved, that we tender our hearty
thanks to Mr.. Tyler who so kindly
arranged the music for the first session
held in City Hall Monday evening;
Resolved, that to Mrs. Groesbeck,
little Roene Havenor, and Miss TYLER,
appreciative thanks are given for their
timely assistance in the absence of our
District President.
Resolved, that the Centralia portion
of the W. c. T. T. should be especially
remembered in these resolutions for
furnishing so large part of the delight
ful lunch and so beautifully laying out
and serving the same.
Resolved, that Dexterville Union be
thanked for the myrtles used in motto
of our W. c. T. T., Mr. Trowbridge
District Organizer I. o. G. T. assisted in
their gathering and with them sending
greeting and wishes for our success.
Resolved, That to the singers that