Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-10

yu,np AND LAST DAY or THEIR
CONVENTION.
Many Recommendations from the
executive Committee-Eicction OF
omccr.-Thc Question of Efigi-
h,iit, 20 vote Causes stir.

NEW PORT NEWS, W. O~'oD0a ..
esoeciaI) The third and last days ses-
lion Of the Virginia woman's Christian
ronperance Union was called to order
,b,a morning AZ 1915 O'Clock by Mrs. NJ
y Lee. OF Richmond. in the absence at
committee meeting OF the president MIS-
X II Jones
on the entrance Of the Executive Com
mittee al 1885. Mrs. Lee relinGuished the
chair 10 Mrs. Jones. and the convention
proceoded to the business OF the day.
AIRS Boge then read the minutes OF
tine mornings Executive Committee
meeting. which was held behind closed
ioors. The committee sent tho following
communication to the convention;
THAT the expenses Of the state or
ranlzer be left 10 the discretion or the
state officers. when money is neeaeu
from the State Treasury
oThat 20 per cent Of all dues paid INTO
the Treasury By the 'Y's' be granted thdl
organization in order that 1t may increase
It's State work. .at.os ii,
"Tbat the treasurer be sustained IN
continuing the chain plan OF raising lunus
..,rbat the invitation Of the woman 5
Christian Temperance Union OF DanVllie
IN hold tho 1897 convention in DanNilie DC
accepted. .o.,.,,
.That any local union IN city or town.
whore any influential body meets be au-
thorzed 10 apply 10 the state presiue"'
20 appoint fraternal delegates
''That Howard NJ Hoge, Of Lincoln
Toudoun county. and Mrs T. NJ. WI
uarps. OF Alexandria. be appointed deie-
ra.cs 10 the annual national convention OF
ihe American Anti-Saloon League, which
,,.,il be- held in Washington, December stu
and 9th. alternates-Mrs. j. II. Welch'
m Alexandria. and Mrs. Hughes, Of Lou
doun.
"rDat Mrs. Thomas whitehead, Of Ash
land be appointed fraternai delegate 10
the Woman's Missionary Conference TO
meet In Richmond
The convention assembled approved OF
these recommendations, and by unanl-
nous vote adopted them IN fuil.
Mrs Hoge here stated that the Gre
dentials Committee had completed It's
work and found that there were present
as delegates, sixty-six "W's' and thirty
six "Y's" making total Of lO2. the
largest aeleeation that has ever attend
ed a State convention Of the Woman
Christian Temperance Union Of Virginia.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Mrs Jones then announced that the
time had arrived for the convention to
90 into the election Of officers Tor the
approaching year, and called Mrs. NJ. Il.
Lee 20 the chair.
Mrs A. c. Miley took the floor with
permission and made an explanation as
10 what qualifications were necessary be-
fore the delegates were entitled TO vote
for the officers. Her announcement thal
no delegate In arrears in her dues could
vote at this convention was not received
with favor. and after considerable
,vrangInR II was decided 10 allow only
those delegates 10 vote who had paid
their dues up TO 1896.
The ballots for the nominations fol
president were first distributed. and the
vote resulted as follows: Mrs II. H.
Jones Of Norfolk. 60; Mrs. II. N. Hoge
OF Lincoln. s. Mrs A. Il. Waite. Of Rich
mond, =. Mrs. Hoge and Mrs. waite
withdrew their names, and on motion OF
Mrs. Hoge. the nomination, and suDse-
ouentIv the election. of Mrs. Jones as
president OF the Virginia Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union for 1861 was
made unanimous Mrs Jones accepted
the honor Of reelection with brief and
appropriate remarks
For the office OF corresponding secre'
tary. the nominating vote resulted a. fol-
lows: Mrs. NJ r. Fristoe, Of Rlverton
"a. Mrs. A. c. Miley. of Norfolk, 3; Mrs
Hogo. 8. and Mrs. Newton, of stanton
ON motion of Mrs. Miley, the secre'
tsry was instructed 10 record the nomi
nations. and consequently the reflect
ing vote was made unanimous for Mrs.
Frlstoe. who thanked the convention, and
WAS accorded the well-knOwn Chautauqua
salute with the handkerchief.
For the Office OF recording secretary
tae nominating vote was as follows
Mrs. Hoge. 70; Mrs. Miley 2. On motion
Of Mrs. Miley. the informal vote was
made formal, and Mrs. Hoge was aisc
given the Chautauqua salute, while cries
OF Speech. speech!' were heard from
every psrt OF the hall. Mrs. Hoge re-
sponded very gracefully. thanking the
convention for the honor, and making
few explanations as TO the manner II
which the ladies' could cooperate with
her I'm the discharge of her arduols du-
ties.
The result Of the nominating vote for
the Office Of treasurer was as follows:
Mrs Jennie Mccoy, Of Stanton. 6S;
Mrs Miley 2; Mrs. Newton, of Staunton,
2: and Mrs Clement, of Centralia, 2. As
IN the previous nominations, the informal
vote was made formal. and Mrs. Mccoy
accepted In brief speech.
An OF the above officers served the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union In
their several capacities for the year 1895
es
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
The following vice-presidents, recon-
mended by the Executive Committee in