Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
/, c. ]. U.
! Executive Com
nittee Meets.
N np-YEAn SESSION HELD
10, ROOM OF TAnEn-
LIS METHODIST CHURCH.
PORTS RECEIVED.
nc GOOD WORK THROUGH
OUT THE STATE.
needed to Hold the Next
Al. Convention I'm Dallas
,une L. to TO-.
|ORYS RECEIVED.
ga GOOD WORK THROUGH
OUT THE STATE

tale executive commute VI NV
IA Christian Temperance I'M
a,t grand aggregation of noble
FAN women that has for years
nllently and modestly laboring
IA over in all seasons for the
al physical and moral better
| M mankind. met at 1880 a, m.
I, classroom OF the Tabernacle
church. II was the annual mid
sssIon. There We're present Mrs.
s,oddard of Dallas, state presl-
Miss Hattie Henderson of oak
state corresponding secretary;
I'M U. Garfield of Dallas, state
rlIus secretary; Mrs, NJ. l.. Hern-
Il TYLER, president OF the Third
hi Mrs, NJ, H. ReddiclS of Denison,
uperintendent of the official and
tpal organ; Miss Minnie Terrell of
|.hgo president Of the Sixth dis
Ms ". D. Knowles of Dallas,
Eperintendent of temple work;
sJ. Sweeney of Dallas, state
rnundsnt Of evangelistic work.
rnmendatiOns and reports were
ni from the other twenty-five
Am Of the executive, with ac-
iss excuses for their non-attend-
b person.
raIanal exercises were conducted
rs Herndon of Tyler and Mrs.
MY, and the morning session was
Eud by routine work of n most
1rfrry nature, and after the noon
nysr q delicious luncheon was
N " the ladies of the local un-
xsnmittee decided to order the
etid 5000 pledge cards for dis
kity public workers for the
rxd Increasing the membership
INT closing Of convention year,
Illus also decided to offer as Il
zt the local unions increasing
rsmbership 100 per cent, the
le Mary A, Woodbridge" or the
~ Mary +, Lathrope."
hls Connection 1t may be men
" that while the w. c. r, u. of
u nay not be as noisily preten-
"a ggiessive as the unions of
iIEaller state, Still there is an ag-
Is d over 100 local unions in the
With a paid-up membership of
sad q sympathetic and earnest
wing Of several thousand Chris
Texas women.
tlsh i was appointed as a day Of
lTr and self-denial for the W. c, Y,
\ Tine for holding the next annual
convention was fixed for June
IpNinclusive. and II was decided 10
t;N lhe very cordial invitation eN-
M By Mayor Frank Z. Holland
hold the convention in Dallas un-
nme Unforeseen impeachment may
slist present itself. All arrange
NJ ior the convention were referred
ne general officers.
ts% decided to order 100 copies OF
hhphlet Issued by the Arena Pub
I.as company entitled SHOULD Chill
l. nave Legal Protection ?" and one
A! vas ordered sent to each union
|anngements We're perfected to Sc
I"s'lsit 10 the state from the fam
Ma elonquent Chautauqua lecturer
~ n Clement Ambrose.
~ committee also formally adopted
|,le song. II IL the custom at tn,
|aonal conventions Of the Women;
'Inpsiahce Christian union for thu
|Nauons from the respective states
~ proper time, TO arise and slnl
snosen song OF the state union
7, w last convention In Baltimore
\ sohs ceremonial Is said to hav'
Y we OF the most impressive fea
" OF the meeting,
~ sohs chosen yesterday was writ
" Mrs, Katharine Lente Steven
4 rational corresponding secretary
y seadquarters In Chicago, a poet
VI mef.ted pretenslons and con
, 'aule celebrity, 1t was written n
Earnest solicitation of the ladie
i, .eras union, and il denomlnated
\. iekas w. c. Il. U. Song" II WI
|, ,.ns al the next national conven
I lhe air of THE MockIng Bird.
\. representative southern melody.
~ WORDS are as follows:
greet You here from Texas, dea
w. texas. brave Texas,
" !. siee' you here from Texas.
pne star state Is in the gloriou
" T Tsht shall win in Texas. bray
n texas, true Texas,
a M !, rlght shall win in Texas,
~ r'poon white in triumph thei
snall shine,
Arrs--
p,sss,hgs on the ribbon white,
, dressings on tho rihl,on white.