The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-03-16
", O. T. q, Work.
To the E. litor Of the Banner.


To the E litor Of the Banner.
The Woman's Chris'iln Temper
an,e Union met iu Ki@~imm - ON
Tuesday, February 9th. The prrpar-
ntory session was held Lv The txecu-
tive committee IL the morning and
aflt rnnDn.
Your correspondent arrived just in
time + r the evening meeting, which
was really the opening of the conven-
tion.
Rev. T. s. Oliver, our state evangPl-
isl ami cry ,uiz-r, conducted the devO-
tional cxercis;s in very impressive
m nMer.
A hearty welcome to the city was
given Ia the convention I'y the mayor.
The lowing address of welcome hy
Mrs. Lewis. president of the K ssin-
nle+ ". G. T. u. and state Sup rim
tcndent Of l.. T. l. F., was most d light
fully responded To 10y Mr4. Blown,
prr~iIGn of the Arcln Uni II.
Oar faithful aud competent state
president, Mrs. +. \. IIill, delivered
pr-hen~ive. reg tr'iing the interest of
this noble cause for which We were
concerned.
The plttfOrm cf the opera house,
VIII re We Assem- Id, was appropriate
~ decorated nj II beautiful blooming
plants ami banners, while overhead in
the ceutra WAS suspended our state
h1nn. of blue satin, embroidered in
gold letters, AMI "a spray Of our Own
orange blossoms on The lower left
h1n corn,r This hinn WAS eAhib-
ite,i N The ~. c. T q. department of
the Worlds Fair.
! Every morning beginning at half
pas nine O'clock, one hour WAS giv' II
| 10 devotional exercises, after which
business occupied the t.me fully until
twelve, when the noon'i,ie PRAYER of
the white ribbon army WAS observed,
and the meeting adjourned until two
or half past two O'cl0' k s0n" times Il
committee was called tU business for
half an hour after di~nIis-i"p, or To
| meet aI half past one TO flush theiI
work in season.
| The aftrrnnnn session was az fall Of
work /; 9 the mo. ming, until five o'clo, k
nr llltr.
On wednesday evening Mrs. Oliver
I ~,
/ f,n "a Bible s'andp int. She is an
Caruest, liar, sometimes humorous
an quite an int Re sIing speaker, fol-
lnwiug The tx,mDIe of her Savior,
''goins about doing g"'d."
Thursday rvthlng W. devoted to
! short talk from representatives of The
local nni"ns, and ri'ai0m an,l read
/ ing bY Mrs. Dietttnder;rF, AMI elOru-
ZIONIST ami an earnest member of the
Winter Park Union.
! Friday afternoon The business o. the
cunv, ntion WAS flushed, and in the
evening - gold medal w's contested
for hv six Young girls. which was wen
i 10y Miss Oliver, OF Kis~inmte. Each h
speaker did ex :cedingly we'll In my
estimation.
Tne IN 'dIl was pr shnted with .
suitable aud humorous address Icy Mr..
| Carson.
Imttrspcrsed throughout the exer-
cisrs w,re s"lns, ulIaTI-ts and instru-
rneniai music. | only specify one,
that Of four little girls Who sang -
bird song. going through The motiOns
s uirly and finally flew away, sing
ing un Il out of Il ht.
Al The cl,,se "f the exc rcises PrCsi-
dent Hill requested The ms MIXERS of
the convention To gather in "a circle
and rl1sl, hands while We ny, God
he with y u Ii'l We meet again
Aft this Rev Mr. Oliv, dismissed
the audience with Il btnedicIi"D, aud
81 closed the eleventh annu u cOnven-
Ii0n of ihe FloridI WUman's Christ
ian Temperance Union.
coult not Xlect space in your pa
per Tor anything ! ke II full report of
| tltF NA"'tctIti&S w 'ti % tI'SI iutSiVSb-
Ing convention, suffice il to say that
tie II pOr:s from VHri0 IS depar nlenis
of this work showed earnest, go Itecra-
it,l forts to >uccor and save humane
~, n"I only fr"m the course "f rum
but from ail other siIts, aud To help TO
-duate them in such II manner that
ea,h Onr may ill the pace God in
I, n,l,d that they should.
NJ v the gUOl work 20 on and -four
i,h, The number of workers increase,
AMI esp cially here in Ocala, may the
women TAX. hnl of this noble work
sltarm stly that in lh year '',f're us
we may accomplish so mu, h. We need
not be ashamed, whtn i'm Eel ruary
1895 Col permitting. Otnla shall n
terrain the twelfth annual cOnyenti"n
of the oman - hristian L. mpt rance
Uuinn of Florida.
For The good p 'orle of Kissimmee
vii" so thoroughly Fr, pare for our
onIing, and ~ hospitality eniortaih,d d
Us " lille there, We sball ever k-'p u
warm cernor in our heart, and re
member "ar stay among them as Une
OF the bright spots ia 'if'.
CLARA S OGLE.
s, mething Unu"ual.
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