The morning times., 1895-09-28
Chosen to Lead the District ".
c. 7. U. for a Year.
QUIET CAMPAIGN
WORK
Many Reports OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Statement showed Prosper GUS
State OF Affatrs-Mrs. Barr Said
She Would Not Submit to Gag Rule.
Executive Committee Meeting.


twenty-first annual convention. Mrs.
III. B. Platt was chosen president; Mrs.
NJ +. Cohen, vhe president at-iarge; Mrs.
S. NJ. westcott, treasurer; Mrs. Emma
F. Shelton, recording secretary, and Miss
L. S. Veightman, corresponding secretary
There was marked decrease i'll early
attendance, and when President Griffith
raped sf for order, :. the audience was de-
so rapidly as the proceedings progressed
that when the election of officers was
reached, the attendance was far greater
than on yesterday.
The election of officers was scheduled for
1880, and during the early hours of the
morning Considerable quiet Campaign work
was done by the various aspirants. During
the morning friends of the union decorated
that part of the pulpit occupied by the
officers, with roses, golden rod, lilies and
chrysanthemums.
FLOWER MISSION REPORT.
After the disposition of the minutes of
of the previous session. the committee on
credentials not being prepared to report,
the reports of superintendents Were in order
The first read was that from the flower
mission, presented by Mrs. F. G. Jones.
1t consisted of g, statement OF the number
OF visits to and apparent results achieved
In the hospitals, iaiIs, and aInshouses.
The delayed report of the treasurer
was presented by Mrs. S. NJ. westcott. The
total receipts for the year were So. 40 SO.
and the disbursements, $2,394.9S. The
report was adopted as read.
The committee on credentials then an
nounced its readiness to report, and the
visitors to the convention were adjourned
to the rear of the church.
The roll was called, the ladies entitled
to vote in the convention standing as
their names were reached. -.--.-.
The committee on credentials reported
that the number of voting delegates pres
ent was 122.
ELECTING THS OFFICERS.
After a prolonged period of preparation
the annual election of officers was pro-
ceeded with.
The tellers were Mrs. p a.. vest, Mrs.
l.. d. Merrill, Mrs. Minnie Birch and Mrs.
Anna Bovee.
Directly befope the casting OF ballots
Mrs. NJ. Z. Hartsock delivered a prayer
that God would help them in their task
The nominees for president were Mrs.
". b. Platt, CO votes; and Mrs. La Fetra,
% votes Mrs. La, Fetra ut tiiis juEs.-Xs
made a speech advising the Delegates to
vote for the best woman.
Mrs. Barr declared that delegates could
vote for other than the regular nominees
She said she would not submit TO a gag
rule. She would not have her hands
tied She would vote for whom She
pleased. The vote was taken with this
result:
Mrs. PIatt, Il; Mrs La Fetra, Is.
Mrs. Plat was escorted TO the chair. and
was welcomed with a Chatauqua salnte
STE spoke apprpciatively of the confidence
and love reposed in her She asked the
prayers and sympathy of the members of
the union. Such mistakes as she would
make would be errors of The head. not of
the heart. The convention TO wed in prayer
for the guidance OF the new president.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Cohen led the prayer. in which
she referred to Mrs. Piatt as their Moses
Tue doxology followed the prayer
MRS. COHEN REELECTED.
Mrs. NJ. E. Cohen, present vice president
at-large, received for reelection rs votes
ONt vi mis- SbutOu WHO
ceived the next highest number of votes,
moved that theelection lie made unanimous,
which was done.
Mrs. s. NJ. westcott was elected treas
urer and Mrs s. d. La Fetra and Mrs. Jee-
ME Bartlett were elected delegates to the
national convention, which meets in Bal
timore next month.
Miss L. S. Veightman was UNANIMOUSLY
reelected corresponding Secretary.
Mrs. Emma F. Shelton was unanimously
reelected recording secretary. Mrs. Shell
ton has been an accommodating friend to
the men of the press during the convention
During q hull in the process of election
Mrs. Boyee announced that Just seven years
ago yesterday Mrs. Plat beca me a member
or the union. 1t was coincidence that on
the seventh anniversary of her initiation
and in the same church she should become
the president of the union.
In the contest for the office of correspond
ing secretary Mrs. La Fetra received four
teen votes
Mrs. NJ. E. Griffith. the retiring president,
announced that under no consideration
could she be candidate for election, as
hereafter her home was to be in distant
city. One complimentary vote was, how
ever, cast for her as vice -president-at-la
Mrs Clinton Smith. though not regular
nominee of the convention for president,
received on the final count 20 votes.
Mrs. Emma F. Shelton, secretary to the
W. c. t. u, received a number of votes for
promotion to the presidency.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING.
AT called meeting of the executive
committee held yesterday, Mrs. n Il.
Plat was elected 10 represent the W c.
T. U. at the first annual convention of the
National Gospel Mission Union, to be
held in this city on October IS, Is. and II
A letter of regret was read from Rev DIR
Gathwald
The choir wfichmade its debut last Sun
day at Calvary Baptist Church, sang at
Foundry Church last night. There were
sixteen young ladies dressed in white Ok
FORD gowns. The choir is as follows:
Mr.. Fountain. leader; Miss Clara Stewart,
Miss Pearl Houston, Miss Hazel Henderson,
Miss Gertrude Houston, Miss Josephine G Hen
water, Miss Ada Gray, Miss Mary Tut
hell, Miss Mary Hollis, Miss Saliie Buy-
roughs, Miss Sadie Emmons, Miss Lillian
Dyer, Miss Lillian Btttenben,ier, Miss
Alice Burns, Miss Mary Drown, Miss
Mamie Moffett, Miss Lucretia Lacy