The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-06

toni MIS- Lucy Sheets, Miss Ella Hall,
Weston.
Audit-Mrs. n. R. G.. Morrow, Fair
mont; Mrs. Bello Mcintyre. Elk Garden.
Courtosies-Miss Amanda List, Mrs.
Walton and Mrs. Hall, Wheeling.
Plan OF Work-Sccond district, Mrs.
Fuller. Moundsvillc; third district, Miss
j. Pickens, Quiet Doll; fourth district,
Mrs. Alice Barrett, st. Mary's; ninth
district, Mira. L. L. %Swinburn, Glen Elk;
tenth district, Mrs. j. p. Thatcher,
Buckhannou; eleventh district, Mrs.
Lorinda Herr, Grafton; twelfth dis
trlct Mrs. Belle G. Harrison, Ronlnoy.
Resolutions-Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Jen-
MO Engle. MIS-. NJ. NJ. Love. Mrs. S A..
Bond, Mrs. l. NJ. Sheets, Mrs. L. l.
Swinburn, Miss j. Pickons. Miss Sue
johnson.
The afternoon session was opened
with Bible reading and prayer by Mrs.
5. J. Orr, OF Roney'a Point.
The reports OF tho district ~superin-
eendents wore then read which showed
a gain IN both interest and numbers
dnr'ng the past year. especially was
this true OF the tenth district.
Notice was given at the convention
last year that Il motion would be made
at the present meeting modifying arti-
Gle ) OF the constitution SO rs 10 include
state superintendent as members OF
the convention. This subject was
brought up and the motion was adopted.
Another contemplated modification
oil tho constitution, changing distric, to
Itcouuty organizations, was discussed at
some length, when the matter was laid
over until the report Of the committee
on credentials.
The days session ended with the ben
edlction by Rev. DR.. Buckley, Of the
Thomson NJ. Z. church.
The officers OF tho body are: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Jennie isson: vice president,
Mrs. n. r c. Morrow; recording secre-
tnry, Miss J. Pickens; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Mary Cartwright; treas
urer, Mrs. NJ. C. Parsons.
Tho evening session opened at S
o'clock with devotional exercises by
Mrs. g. Q. Gordon, Of Moundsvil!e. The
audience was large, with n good sprink.
ling OF men. After 4 pleasing solo by
Miss Zou HastinGs, Rev. DR.. A. b. Riker,
OF the Fourth street N. Z. church, vel.
coined the convention on behalf OF the
ministerial union. The doctor was very
happy in his remarks, charactcrizing
the work Of tho Womun's Christian
Temperance Union rs one that would
some day result in bringing West Viz
ginia into line with Maine and other
prohibition states.
Mayor Caldwell on behalf OF the citi-
zens Of Wheeling welcomed the mem
bers OF the organization 10 the city, and
in the course OF his address delivered n
glowing apostrophe to woman and her
influence on mankind.
Mr.. Charles Burdett Hart, in n meri-
toriously brief speech, spoke words OF
welcome in agraceful manner on behalf
oil the press. he made the point that
the one saie thing in this lie was total
abstinence.
DR.. Harriet B. Jones in well chosen
phrases extended the welcome OF the
Wheeling Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union TO the visitors.
In response 10 the several welcomes
extended, Mrs. n. r. C. Alorrow,o OF Fair
mont, spoke felicitously and eloquen,ly>
for the convention. She referred tn the
great work that women were engaged
in and the result their efforts had met
with. The object Of the union was 4
truer manhood, nobler womanhood and
holier childhood. Her remarks were
several times interrupted with hearty
applause.
Mrs. Frank Stanton followed with IN
%acceptably rendered solo. The prcsi-
dents annual address was next on the
programme, but it was omitted until
some future session.
At this evenings session the gold
modal contest promises to be tho most
interesting feature OF the meeting.
The following is the programme for
to-day: Morning, $50, convention
called to order. Prayer. Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Love, Parkcrsburg. Recalling minutes.
T%rcasurer's report. Mrs. NJ. G. Parsons,
Grafton. Appropriations. Literature
department, Mrs. s. J. Orr, Roney's
Point. Sabbath school work, Miss Jen.
ME Pickens. Quiet Dell. Juvenile work,
Mrs. W. j.. Hamilton, Wheeling. Sci
entiiic instruction, Mrs. z J. Ferguson,
Huntington. Press work, Miss Mamie
Hall, St. Mary's. Prison and Jail work,
Mrs. c. f. Jackson, MoundsviIle. Ply
steal culture. Miss Margaret oldham,
Wheeling. 1880, Bible reading, Mrs.
f D. G. Mair, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1900,
noontido prayer.
Afternoon, 2:oO-Convention called
to order. Prayer. Mrs. Ann Watkins,
Wheeling. Reading minutes. Memo
rial service. Railroad Work. Mrs. Jen-
mic Crow, Littleton. Sabbath obser-
vance. Social Purity. Mrs. 4. II. Mer-
rick, Parkersburs. Evanrelistic Work,
Mrs. Mrs. Jennie Eng!c, Wheeling.
Legislation and Petition, Mrs. ]. NJ.
Lee, Huntington. Report OF secretary
OF "I'' work, Mrs. y. r. c. Morrow,
Fairmont. Systematic Giving, Mrs.
Jane Suit, keyser.
Evening, S:00-Temporanco prayer
meeting led by Rev. DR.. A. B. Riker.
Opening exercises by L T. L. OF
Wheeling in chargc OF Mrs. WI. Hamil-
ton.
Presentation, OF banners, Mrs. R.
Schofield, Wheeling.
Gold medal contest. Tambourine
drill.
Collection speech, Master Elmer Ohm
stead.
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