Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-07
is THE BANNER ONE
The Sparta Union Leads All
the w. G. T. u. Orders.
IN THE AMOUNT or WORK DONE
During the YeaI-Sel ond Days Session
Of the Kent County Annual
w. c. 7. u. Convention.

The second days session of the Kent
county convention, w. c. I. T.. open
ed yesterday morning at 9 O'Clock with
3 good attendance. Devotional exer-
cises were led by Mrs. l.. NJ. Boise and
were followed by music.
The report of the corresponding Be C.
rotary, Mrs. William Thurston. was
gwen. and long aud carefully pre-
pared paper was read by Mrs. Anna
Dinkall Of Byron Center on the sub
ject, "Why Does the Cause Lag?"
Many reasons were given among which
were political corruption and lack OF
energy.
Sparta union with q membership OF
forty-seven reported dues al paid,
duplicate, seven; departments Of the
work, two; a comfortable sent TO the
Woman's Home and Hospital; lee
ture by Mrs. Treat; q gospel temper
ance meeting by Miss Bassett; help eX-
tended to several poor families; tenn
perance literature sent to lumberman;
1910 sent TO Temple fund; the district
convention entertained; ten children
Of the fresh AIR mission entertained;
sx copies of the Beacon taken, twenty
four copies Union Signal, fourteen
copies of the Michigan Union; 81 sent
to the Chicago hospital: whole amount
Of money raised for temperance work,
$S6.l5.
Is the Banner Union.
The Sparta union was pronounced
the banner union OF the county.
Mrs. DR.. Pressy read an entertaining
paper on the Work of the Royal Tenn
perance LEGION" aud Mrs. w. II. Rem
wick followed with talk on the same
subject. Miss Minnie Kingsworth gave
q report of tho Flower mission, which
was followed by paper by Miss Mary
A. Doan of this city.
Miss Marion Z. Renshaw of Alto read
an exhaustive treatise On woman as q
RefOrmer," in which she gave a brief
history of the great reforms of the
world and the part women have taken
IN each.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion bible readings by Mrs. Lilly ID.
Howe followed music, after which
came the report of the committee on
credentials. showing the presence of
four general officers, twelve local sup
erintendents, four superintendents,
sixty-one voting delegates; total, eighty
one. Seventeen unions are repre-
eented.
Mrs. Jennie S. Hall Of Grand Rapids
presented paper entitled, mo Excuse
Needed for Woman's Cause" 1t was
q breezy and comprehensive defense of
citizenship for women and including q
plea for the perpetuity of the womaniy
woman, the woman who loves frill of
lace more than q starched shirt front,
who prefers "posy" bonnet to derby
hat.
AS q pleasant interlude Mre. Mary
Smith of Byron Center gave a recita-
ton and q sextette OF young persons
sang, 81 am Listening"
The woman's Home.
Mrs. L. NJ. Boise, on behalf OF the
board of the Woman's home and hos
pital, gave an interesting verbal report
OF the home, in which she stated that
the local unions had succeeded in rais-
ing the 81 900 necessary for the Octo-
Der payment on the building. More
room lie needed and it has been found
possible to add four or five rooms at
the rear of the home If the funds could
be raised.
Mrs Adele De Wore, president Of the
hospital board, supplemented Mrs
Bosses remarks with an appeal for
funds. that the possible addition might
be built in the spring. There was much
need of additional rooms. There are
now only eleven inn ates, but often the
house shelters twenty-five girls and
women and there are often more ap-
plications than can be granted. Miss
Clara Wheeler, superintendent of kin
dergarten work, reported the status Of
the work In Grand Rapids. Mrs. Ben
jamin gave . short parliamentary drill
and the meeting closed with a memo
rial service for deceased associates.
There was an entertaining program
in the evening. Music by the Glars
Wheeler Y's opened the program, fol
lowed b., recitations by Master Leavitt
Averill, Miss Jessie Noyes, Maudie
Jacques and Miss Clara Wheeler. Mrs.
Ben iamin delivered An address and tho
meeting closed with the benedicton.