The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-05
Annual Convention Of the Wolan's Chris
llan Temperance Union Yesterday.
A FINE PROGRAMME BY LITTLE FOLKS.
Reports of Locnl Unions Received
mad officers Etected-The Report
of Mrs. MiIey, The District Presi-
Ient-Thc Good WORK Being Done
by the Ladies' for Temperance.

| OF CHRIST yesterday. Delegates were
| present from Norfolk. Portsmouth, Berk.
| ley. Hampton and Newport News. Yves,
| Norfolk and Cape Charles not being re-
presented.
TWAS just 10 o'clock when Mrs. A. c.
Aliley, the district president, called the
| convention to order, the devotional exer-
cises being led by Miss Lindsay, OF
Portsmouth, who read First Corinthians
tx. chapter. after singing Infringing in
the Sheaves"
After prayer by Mrs. MiIey and amid
the waving of handkcrchiefs the dele
gates sang "All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name
The audience then sang the yorkshire
DoNology, after which Mrs. j. II. Wem-
pie delivered the address of welcome
to the visiting delegates and spectators.
several of whom came from nearby
towns and cities
This address was responded In b,.
Mrs. Phillips. of Berkeley, and the dele
gales were seated. the several unions
being assigned to places in alphabetical
order.
Miss Carrie Lambert and Mrs. wemple
were appointed Il committee on court p
sizes with the duties OF ushers.
Other committees were appointed ne
follows: -
On Credentials-Mrs. Watson of Bram-
oieton ana Mrs. West of Berkeley.
On Resolutions-Airs. r. Fl. Jones of
Norfoik. Mrs. Lindsey of Portsmouth
ana Mrs. Wheeler OF Hamilton
On Collection OF Contribution Rr.as
Mrs. Shepherd. Of Isrambleton, and Mrs
itoste'ter, OF Atlantic CITY.
Ihe minutes of the last uuartorIv
meeting Of the District w. G. ~ II
were read and approved. after which
lne reports of the officers were received
IN, me presidents report was as follows:
Another year has passed away: zone
from us never more to return: br1,,rn
upon me shore of time. The record of
our lives Is written down In that book
Oh lile. And what is that record? Has
IL always been Il kind word. a loving
deed IL thoughtful care toward thnS,,
whose lives have come in touch with
ours itaVe we no regrets and long
ing uesire that some hasty word could
We uhSai"' some opportunity lost of doing
unto others what we would have done
unto ourselves? o. my sister have Won
ussd every atom of your God given in
iihetce III such a hummer so that tho
liNes of those about you have hcen en-
nobled? Have you done faithfully and
10 the very best of your ability without
H"rthurihs or discomfort. all the duties
assigned you in this. our beloved w.
Z. I. L. work? Have YOU laborcd and
prayed and trusted with an eve single
10 the glory OF God and not with n
thought in your head of self praise or
sell gloriiication? No service Is accent :
able unless we forget SELF entirely. and
40 II all for Him, be IL the giving of
the cup OF cold water or our thousands.
want 10 congratulate many of you
Tor the faithful and jealous way in
which you have discharged the duties
OF the offices and departments given
You. There has been much Improvement
uhr.AS The past year i'm most all ~
thr unions. but there is still room for
Improvement. 1t is distressing and very
uisconraSlns to a President to have OF.
hcerS ana superintcndcnts Of depart.
nlrhts who sit idly down doing nothing
OF waiting Tor some one else TO do /,
work for them. 20. hut YOU say Won
can't; YOU don't know huww Now. don,
you thlnk ii would be better If yo,
Woulu exert yourself II little TO Learn
now Why not 80 To work to gain al
me information possible uDOu that par
licular work and make yourself prof
Gent NO woman will remain single be
cause she does not know how 10 rails,
children and Yet they always saw the,
Know nothing about it, but when IN,
necessity Is upon them they apply tbrn,
selves to learn
! On me other hand. 7 hope YOU viii
Always Dear III mind that other supcrin
| 'endcnts have rights, and when Won ar,
reporting or talking on Your specio
work dent take up all the time. whil
~ Is right and proper that YOU shout,
tnlhR Your department OF work wa,
we Only one. You should mt the sam
tiine make Your report short, sharp an,
10 the point. saying as much as posi-
DE IN as few minutes as possible 70
you know an hour is the time given ro
the meeting
haNc Just word Tor the trea surers
ours Is Very important office. the on
oH Which The hinges of the whole mn
chiherS hangs. If YOU do not collect il
me dues, or neglect to pay district n
state dues ut the proper time Won clo
th2 wheels OF our engines There 1
much study for YOU also. to learn no,
10 Keep your accounts correctly, so tina
there Will be no shortage or nothin
over mat You cannot account for
Now, there is another side also Z,
ms question. Presidents are Won ri
ways carefully prepared and ready /,
cohduct your meetings they should he
10 you study to make yourself perfcr
ana proncient in the Office which ro,
noid! do you study to make your meet
ihgS interesting and prOfitablep Dis
patching business with promptness an,
puslhess-like. or do You let the time a
one of our leaders has said. peter ont
giving no thought to the flying minute
until the whole hour is gone and per
maps half more. and your members &
nome feeling that they had done moth
ing ana wish they had spent the tim
more profitable at home?
DO you study parliamentary usa
mat you may better understand how 4
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