Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-06
FOR GOD AND HOME
The Kent County w. c. T. u.
Societies Are Holding
THEIR ANNUAL CONVENTION
Al Yesterdays Session the Kelley Cure
and Other Scientific Remedies for
Drunkenness We're Discussed

The fifteenth annual convention of
the keut county W. C.. I. L. opened
Yesterday afternoon al O'Clock Al the
United Brethren church, South Grand
Rapids. with fair attendance. The
pretty little auditorium was beautifully
decorated with cut flowers aud potted
plants. Mrs Mary Z. Bodwell of this
city, county president, occupied the
chair. Mrs. William fhurston of this
city. corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Lottle Cobarn OF Sparta recording sec
Rotary, and Mrs. Nina Kitchen of Cal
edonla treasurer. were also present
The session opened with music, fol-
lowed by devotional exercises, led by
Mss Lura Mains of Dutton. The fol-
lowing unions were represented: Alto.
Byron Centsr, Caledonia, Dutton,
Lowell, Sparta and the Grand Rapids
unions. Central Union, South Union.
East street Union, Benjamin Union,
Willard Union, Fifth Ward Union,
Bridge street Union ana Lathrop
Union. Then there were also dele
gates from the central and practical
Y's.
Mrs. William Thurston and Mrs. Lib
bic Smith OF South Union we've ap
pointed committee on credentials;
Mrs. Drinkall of Byron Center and
Mrs. DR.. Rosenkrsus of Grand Rapids
were appointed committee on
finance.
Committee on Resolutions.
The resolutions committee consisted
of i've memberships. Strong OF Byron
Center, Mrs. Libbie Smith of Benjamin
Union, Mrs. L. NJ. Bose, city; Mrs.
Phillips, city, and Mrs. Dart Of Sparta.
Mrs. Bodweil then introduced the
district president, Mrs. A. S. Benjamin
of Portland, who spoke briefly q few
welcoming words. On motion of Mrs.
Coburn, Mrs. Benjamin was made q
member of the convention.
Little Pansy Phillips recited pa
thetic poem entitled "Only Sixteen"
after which the Rev. Mr. Glidden of
Bay City and Mrs. NJ. s. Knaggs of Bay
City were introduced and Mrs. Knaggs
spoke briefly on Happy Home clubs.
She said that the crime of drunkenness
had been in existence since the days of
priests, women and good men have
worked to exterminate it. Women,
tiie great home-ksepers, arc the ones
to suffer the most from it. They are
the ones to band together to blot
they have been banded together to
root out tho evil, but there are times
when their hearts have failed. The
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clusion at last that drunkenness is q
disease. and scientific temperance in
structlon 10 now gwen In the schools
of states. For many years physicians
have been studying and searching for
q remedy for this disease, and at last
they have been rewarded. Remedies
have been found. The Kelley cure
has cured thousands and the gradu-
ates, so-called, have organized into
clubs whose object 1t is to induce
others to take the cure. Fifty men
have been sent from Bay City to the
institute at Worthwhile during the in
tervening time from March to last
July.
Other Drunk Cures.
There is also q drunk cure institute,
the Dunlop, at Alpena. It's establish
ment has caused wonderful change
in that town. Last year forty saloon
lists took out licenses. This year only
twenty-four have applied for licenses.
There ia also q twin evil so dreadful
that women hold their breaths when
they speak of It. Last year there were
fifteen houses of prostitution in Alpena,
this year there are but three.
The Rev. Mr.. Glidden supplemented
Mrs. Knagg's remarks with few illus
tratlons of the practical work being
done by the Happy Home club in this
city.
The report of scientific temperance
instruction by Miss Maggie McVsln was
read by Miss Renshaw of Alto, showing
that nearly all schools in the country
give scientific temperance instruction,
and Mrs. DeI Dung of this city read a
report, showing that considerable tenn
pcrance work has been done. Mrs.
Alice NJ. NJ. Phillips, also of Grand
Rapids. reported briefly on work done
| among sailors and soldiers. She has
visited the hospitals and held thirty
seven services, distributed 2,22a relig-
ious papers, 100 gospel lights. bough.
seven new testaments, sOld two, given
| away five and has paid out for street
care fare Sl6.22.
The afternoon concluded with par
( lIsmentiry drill by Mrs. A. s. Benia-
min. The convention will continue to-
day and tomorrow.