The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-20
w. G. T. U. CONVENTION.
New List of oficers Elected After Very
Successful Meeting


Successful Meeting.
The annual convention of the Keno
sha County w G. I. q. was held May
II and Is at the NJ. E. church of
Pleasant Prairie, beginning at $50 a.
N. May II. There were present about
twenty ladies wearing the white ribbon
badge besides quite number of visit
orS.
The devotional exercises of the
four sessions were conducted severally
by Mrs. Louise Barter, Rev. F. Robe
son and Mrs. Robson, of Pleasant
Prairie, and by Mrs. S. O. Brewer, of
Kenosha. The address of welcome
was delivered by Rev. Robson. pastor
of Pleasant Prairie NJ. E. church and
the usual business of the organization
and annual reports gone through with,
after which. owing to the presence
during the day of Mrs. Jessie Brown
Hilton, of Evanston, the National W.
c. t. q. superintendent of mothers
meetings, the first days convention
was held as a Mothers institute, con-
Quoted by Mrs. Hilton. Mrs. Hilton is
peculiarly pleasing in institute work,
readily selling on the best points which
presented themselves in either papers
or discussions.
Papers were on the following sub
jects:
The Spiritual Training of Chill
dren," by Mrs. Brown; What Il
Mother Should be, from Physicians
Standpoint" by Mrs. Anna B. Corr,
M. D.; Food, it's value Morally and
Intellectually" by Miss Helen NJ. Per-
kins. All of these papers with the
discussions which followed each, were
both interesting and instructive, bring
ing out many new ideas of thought.
The exercises were enlivened by
several pieces of music uEder the d.
rection of Miss Mary Hubbard, and
just before the noon hour Miss II. NJ.
Perkins conducted Il Bible reading.
Subject, " The Victory at Merom, )"
which emphasized the thought that
stones of victory in Gods work.
At II m. the noontide hour of prayer
always a part OF every w. G. t. U.
gathering, was conducted by Mrs.
Hilton.
Just before the close of the afternoon
session Miss Getting. chairman of the
memorial committee, read a, tribute of
respect to the memory of Bristol
unions departed sister, Mrs. lone
Blackman.
In the evening a large audience met
to hear the lecture of Mrs. Jessie B.
Hilton on "Christian Citizenship"
Mrs. Hilton is an easy speaker, handles
her subject ably and yet there is moth
ing mannish about her, one of her
charms being her thorough woman
illness.
The exercises of the evening were
varied by the singing of an anthem by
the Pleasant Prairie choir and due
by Messrs. Reynolds and Barter, also
recitations; one by Miss Emma Gaines
was very witty temperance piece,
while Miss Josie Halle rendered very
fine collection piece SO pleasingly as to
charm a generous collection out of the
pockets of the hearers.
At the close of the evening session
an invitation to join the organization
was given which resulted in so large a
gain of membership to the Pleasant
Prairie w. C. T. q. as to speak we'll
of the interest awakening.
Thursday morning the regular con-
vention business was again taken up,
reports of committees given, plan of
work adopted and officers for ensuing
year elected.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Louise
Barter read q very interesting paper
entitled d" Finance in the Local Union"
which followed by discussion on the