, 1890-05-01
TIRED BUT HAPPY.


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The whole session was harmonious
In action and the delegates carried
to their homes many pleasant im-
presslons of Colfax and the good
people who did 80 much for the
comfort of their guests.
AT noon lunch was served In the
Baptist church and those who had
rooms any distance from the church
were invited to remain and partake
of the good thugs.
Devotional eXerclscs, reports from
different counties, discussions and
remarks from the national workers,
delegates and visitors made the sec
oud morning session very interest
ing.
In the afternoon the principal
feature of the devotional hour was u
temperance experience meeting,
each woman giving her reason for
engaging In w, G.. II. L. work.
Some things said were very touch
ing. a few go into the work forthc
name they can make; a great num-
ber because Of strong temperance
principle; but as II rule, the bmvest
and best workers are led into 1t be-
cause intempcrance and its attend =
ant evils have blighted the hopes
and lives Of loved ones.
Another interesting thing was the
collection of n trec-wlll Offering.
Each woman who could give any
thing mt all was asked to write her
name and the amount ON one side Of
u slip of paper and IA scripture text
bearing upon giving upon heothcr.
The largest contributions were r.
sums, bearing the texts: "lhe Lord
luveth cheerful givor" and "What-
soever ye do do all to the honor
and glory of God.h
Other sums, ranging from 81
down, bore appropriate texts, the
most popular one seeming to be the
first one quoted. The smallest
amount was piece of money Gu
closed in note which read: just
one little nickel" on one side, aud
on the other, NShe hath done what
she could.h
u' billpuilA ul'i upIi ANNN v ~
brought down the house. The
offerings made u sum of over $50 In
cash and pledges amounting to -.
Friday evening Miss Moore lee
turcd in the Methodist Episcopal
in her usual pleasing and
forclblc manner. The 'unilnishcd'
men of CoilaX, however, were not
so hard hit as We're those who heard
her Spokane lecture.
One old lady 81 years old was in
troduccd to the convention. The
usual devotional exercises We're held
and then occurred the election OF
officers for the new wear
Nlrs. Lucy a. SwitZcr, of Cheney,
was unanimously reelected presi-
dent. The entire audience greeted
her return To the platform by rising
to their leot and waving their hand
korchieis. ..,
Mrs. T.. G. Graves, of spokane,
was elected corresponding secretary
in place of Miss NJ. IL. Poet, who
retires with the thanks OF the unions
for past service.
Nira. Alter, OF Colfnx, was made
recording secretary, with Mrs. Ham,
bin ~ assistant
Mrs. White, former recording
secretary, retires because of other
and newer duties in temperance
work,
Mrs. Macarthur, of North Yakima,
was reelected to the Office of treas
ureF,
The committee on resolutions
brought in au interesting report re-
allegiance 20 the National
". &. T. u, n determination tu rec
Oguize but one standard of purity
for men and women, and rCCOm-
more thorough temperance
instruction in the Sunday school;
urging the enforcement Of the law
which compvls temperance lnstruc-
tion In the schools; urging that
measures he tnicn Ia prevent the
upon scirOl boards, or
rs teachers, of men using prOiune
language, Intoxicating liquors or
tobacco; urging that petitions he
circulated at the next an
nual conference Of the Methodist
church, asking that
women ba allowed TO take seals rs
delegates in the nest general con-
ference.
This report disposed of, goodbyes
were in order and all who had to
leave made for the 1870 train. a
Ilr.d but happy set of women
turned their faces homcward to take
m the duties on their little home
circles. Al were happy in getting
back to the loved ones at home
The train steamed away and the
women turned their attention TO
finding seats. such Il lot of babies
IN board. one was II young baby,
lnd anyone could tell II first born,
for the mother sat before an open
window in u strong draft and with
no wrap around the baby. Ina few
a w. e.. Il. L. woman had
hat window down, n wrap around
the baby aud was hushlng lis cries.
After letting the mot her rest awhile
1t was returned, only TO begin cry
ing harder than ever. Another
woman went TO the relief of the
Young mother aud soon found
what the trouble was. They
had been robbed and the
mother had had nothing warm
10 eat or drink all day, No wonder
Ihe baby cried, pOor little thing,
with hunger. But trust woman
10 comfort II baby. Somebody found
4 bottle ot milk; some peppermint
candy was pounded up In IA rag.
One woman poured the milk into
ones hand Ia warm IL; The
rag wus dipped in II and the baby
given n hearty meal, snacking its
.ips with II vim. In fifteen minutes
he little eyes closed, 1t was wrapped
IN warmly aud was stu asleep
when the train stopped at Spokane.
/ think IL was one Of the best
mothers meetings we ever held.
Yes, II was inorc--it was II fathers
too, for one father put his
iand into his pocket and got u - bill