Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-12
THE kings DAUGHTERS.
The Work of the Convention Closed
Yesterday.
An Abstract Of the Days Proceed
ings, and a List of the Reports
and Papers Read to tho Body.
The Convention Was a Great
Success.

Success.
"The second annual convention OF the
West Virginia branch of the Interna-
tional Order of Kings Daughters is
closed" were the words voiced by Mrs.
Isabella Charles Davis, the secretary OF
the Central Council, at 12:15 yester-
day, and the silence which fell like a
pail over all, proved that these words
carried sorrow.
The mornings work was full OF
deepest interest to this earnest body OF
women and no feature in social econo-
mics was left untouched, but way 10
use it for the worlds advancement
thought out. Mrs. c. w. Morrison
read the recent law passed by the Leg
islature pertaining to the taking Of any
child mistreated in any manner from
parent, parents or guardian, by any
chartered organization, and this led to
a most effective side talk from Mrs.
Davis, the gist of which was that every
woman should read and study the laws
of her State, and then speak Of them to
the men of her household. as they
could not perhaps, from one
cause or another, take time
to look up, and hence go
in ignorance, often enacted laws which,
brought to their notice, would astound
them. She cited case in point where
she herself had called the attention OF
a Judge of the Supreme Court OF the
United States to certain law, and he
honestly, though with modification,
said TO her: my dear madam, did not
know that such law existed" There
is much food for reflection in the
above, and the time is at hand when
woman must frame the law which the
franchise to men permits them to voc
on. Impressive in the extreme was the
conservation service, which took place
during the sweet and low singing OF
Just as am"
Among the many papers and reports
read was the following statement from
the Wheeling City Union for the past
year:
The Wheeling City Union was organ
lied March 10th, after the Charleston
convention. A proposed constitution
was read, but not meeting the require
ments of the Union, was rejected, and
a committee of five was appointed by
the Chair to draft constitution which
would be acted upon at the next meet
ing. The constitution was prepared by
the committee, and having been APP
proved by the City Council, was adop-
ted as the constitution of the Wheeling
City Union. On the 10th Of April, 1896,
we held a tenth anniversary entertain
ment and sent the proceeds to the Cen
tral Council.
Two special sermons to the Kings
Daughters were given during the year
by Rev. Riker and Rev. Swope.
At our February meeting what Is
know as the curfew law was introduc-
ed by Mrs. List and signed by all the
Kings Daughters present, and 1t was
then sent to the city Council, and May
or. At this meeting the idea OF hav-
ing a Day Nursery, under the control
of the Kings Daughters, which has
since been carried out, was given.
will say nothing more of the Day Nur-
sery. as their report speaks for itself.
We have held three regular meetings
and six called meetings. There are 39l
members enrolled from ten societies..
REPORT OF WHEELING CITY
UNION.
Balance from 1896. ......S IA 81
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