The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-03
NO VOICE AGAINST
ALL THE PRESENT OFFICERS OF
THE w. C. IT. U. UNANIMOUSLY
REELECTED.
CHANGES IN CONSTITUTION.
REVISION OCCUPIES ATTENTION
DURING THE ENTIRE AFTER
NOON SESSION.
CONVENTION BROUGHT TO AN END
With an Interesting Contest for the
w. c. II. U. Medal-Min City Tax
Levy.

The w. c. T. U. convention yester-
day morning reelected all the officers
who served last year, and listened to
the annual report of the president.
The list of officers is: Mrs. Susanna
NJ. D. Fry, president; Mrs. A. c. Nc
Curdy, recording secretary; Mrs. Ella
Hendrix, recording secretary; Mrs. G,
S. Soule, treasurer; Mrs Stella B. r.
vine, vice president at large. The first
ballot for president gave Mrs. Fry loo
votes and Mrs. Alice Palmer 16, with
a few scattering. Mrs. Fry is not sure
that she will be in the state the COM
ing year. but the convention made the
election unanimous. All other officers
were reelected unanimously.
The delegates to the national con-
vention which meets in st. Louis next
month, are: Miss Ella J. Cook, Austin;
the choice Of Districts 2, 16 and IA
Alternate, Mrs. Emily Merritt, Duluth.
Mrs. S. J. Gaylord, Lake City, the
choice Of Districts 1. IL and 4. Alter
nate, Mrs. L. D. Wolcot, Morris.
Mrs. Mary c. Green, Window, Sc
lected by Districts g. IL and s. Alter
nate, Mrs. Abbie White, Montevideo.
Mrs. NJ j. Thompson. Mortified, Sc
lected by Districts 9. Z and 13 Alternate,
Mrs. r. Neel, Minneapolis.
Mrs. c. l.. Weber, Hamline, the
choice of Districts 10, and 6. Alternate
Mrs. J. Phillips, st. Paul
Mrs. Bessie Schoville was selected
as delegate at large, but the matter
may be reconsidered because the action
in regard to the official paper may pre-
vent her having time to act in that
capacity. All the state officers are also
eligible as delegates to the national
convention.
The state superintendent of special
departments Of work were nearly all
reappointed, except in cases where
those holding the offices did not re-
port or do not desire to retain them
another term. Among the new ap-
pointees are Miss Mary Thompson,
scientific cookery; Rev. Alice Palmer,
proportional and systematic giving;
Rev Hannah Mullenix and Rev Alice
Palmer, Evangelists Mrs. H. R. Prin-
zell, Scandinavian department; Mrs.
Mary Green, medal contests.
In addition a number of minor
changes were made and the organic
alton considers that its constitution is
now fully up to date, and compares
very favorably with that of any other
state.
Mrs. Martha Johnson Smith was
chosen delegate at large instead of
Mrs. Bessie Scoville, who will retain
her place as editor of the White Rib
bCner and state organizer.
The superintendent of state branches
of work were appointed as follows:
Loyal temperance legion, Mrs. Mary B.
North; Sunday school, Mrs. Stella r.
vine; penal and reformatory work, Mrs.
A. c. McCurdy; railway employees, Mrs.
Anna A. Lyon; work among woods
men, Mrs. Effie A. Burger; miners, Mrs.
Emily Merritt; department of mercy,
Mrs. Addie c. Black; narcotics, Mrs.
M. A. Dockstader; conference, Mrs. c.
). Soule; literature and Union Signal,
Mrs. A. G. McCurdy; unfermented
wine, Mrs. Martha Johnson Smith:
state and county fair, Mrs. L. J. Hill:
White Ribboner, Mrs. Bessie Scovell;
legislation and petitions, Mrs E. l..
Farnsworth; parlor meetings, Mrs s.
j. Van Curen; franchise, Mrs. Julia B.
Nelson; lecture bureau, Mrs. M. Craw-
fold; press and reporter for Union Sig
nal, Mrs. Amy Brooks Green
DR.. Mary MILESTONE delivered one
of the most interesting papers of the
session yesterday afternoon, entitled
Neglected Instruction The paper
and the questions following showed
that many mothers are already educat-
ing themselves to teach their children.
Mrs. Mary Ogden read a paper or
practical kindergartning, and Mrs. S.
Il. Wilson one on County Local option.
The convention held long and ted
1cus session in the afternoon revising
and amending it's constitution. The
work had been put in the hands Of
committee and through their chair
man, Stella Irvine. they gave a care
fully prepared report. The convention
was, however, in a critical mood and
spent much time over each section.
The most important changes are that the
state officers and two members from,
the general executive committee shall
hereafter constitute central com
| mittee which shall transact all bust
| ness during the year. Three members
OF this committee shall constitute .
quorum.
The general executive committee Is
enlarged SO that it now includes the
state officers, the presidents of all dis
tr1cts. the state secretary of the young
women, the vice president at large and
the superintendent of all departments
The superintendent have not hereto
fore been members of the general eS
ecutive board and the change is made to
bring them in closer touch with the
work and make the district system OF
work more effective than it had beer,
in the past.
The committee proposed an amend
ment in the basis of representation by
which only the president instead of ali
the local officers would be eligible i
delegates to the state convention and
one delegate allowed for every fifty
| members. The members thought this
would give the large unions too much
advantage and declined to agree with
the committee who stated that exactly
the opposite would be the case.
w. T. C. U. MEDAL WINNER.
Miss Dora J. Reynolds, Of Winnie
bago City, won the w. c. r. u. gold
| medal last evening in the contest ar
ranged by the state convention as its
closing feature. There were i've other
candidates, Audrey Gerie, Clara Will.
Edith Elliot, of Minneapolis; Fay La
| than Howard Lake and Mamie Ri
vers, Washburne. The judges were
Miss Andalusia Brooks, Miss Julis
Hendrix and Mrs. E. Buchanan. ali
teachers in the Central high school
| The contestants had all Won silver
medals before and the selections were
| all taken from a collection of temper
ance topics. All the young ladies ac-
| quilted themselves creditabIy and
| those who have heard number Of con-
tests agreed that an unusual degree OF
excellence was shown by all. The
| judges markings were very close and
| Miss Reynolds had only slight aver
age above the others.
The handsome white ribbon banner
which is annually given to the dis