Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-05-31
W. C. 7. q. OFFICERS.
Mrs. Vie II. Campbell of Evansville |
Reelected President-NeW
Appointments,

At yesterday afternoons session o. the
Wisconsin w. c. T. U. convention Of
fcers were chosen as follows, all being
reflections, except in the case of the COR
responding secretary, a reelection being
declined by Mrs. Alice A. Ames Of Madi-
son:
President-Mrs. Vie H. Campbell, Evans
vile.
Vice President-Dr Annette ]. Shaw, Eau
Claire
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. w. B.
Lawson, Baraboo.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Augusta E. c..
Treasurerz-M Mrs. Ida NJ Cooke, Green Bay.
Committees were appointed by the
president as follows, with instructions to
report today:
Courtesies-NIrs. H. S. Hastings, Green
Bay; Mrs, L, T. Faville, Appleton; Mrs. j. j,
Press-Mrs. Emma Carhart, Centervi3.e.
Telegrams-Mrs. K. S. Lewis, Hudson;
Mrs. NJ. F; Hanchett, Madison;
Credentials-Miss Jessie Nicholson, Omro;
Miss Julia Hutchinson
Resolutions-Mr W. F. Miller, Milton;
Miss. Nellie Hand, Stoughton; Mrs Bowen,
Richland Center; Mrs. N. w. Law, Milwau-
kee; Mrs. Harren, Waukesha; Mrs. NJ. A.
Dean, Oshkosh; Mrs. Foster, SPARTA Mrs
Sterling, New London; Mrs. Hubbard, Mer-
rill Mrs Robinson, Glenwood.
Appropriation-Mrs. Wheeler, Beloit; Mrs
Wright, Stoughton; Mrs. ]. E. Kenmore
Bar Mrs = W. Kellogg, Milwaukee3;
son, Omro; Mrs McGregor, Eau Claire Mrs.
S. NJ Hastings, Green Bay; Mrs. E. A.
Shores, Ashland; Mrs. Knight, New Rich
mond.
Sergeant-at-Arms-M Hatch, lola.
Timekeeper-Gertrude Kellogg.
Delegates to National Convention-Mes-
danes Vie II. Campbell, Evansville; Mrs
Strong, Baraboo Ida NJ Cooke, Green
Bay; Alma Robb, Green Bay; Alice. A
Ames Madison; Mary Tillotson, Baraboo !;
Mary Russell, Milwaukee; Ida M. Black,
Racine; G. H. Landon, Black River Falls;
j. B. Lummis, Appleton.
The principal business of todays ses-
sions has been the reports of routine eDrm-
mittees, the reading of a paper on the
ethics of the w. G. T. IT," by Mrs.
Mary G. Upham of Marshfeld, followed
perintendents of departments and dele
gates to the national convention.
This evening will occur the Grand
Demonstration, consisting of a parade
of all the delegates, visitors and local
members, followed by a musical Pro
gramme and social at the Congregational
church. The convention will close tomor-
row after morning session at which will
be heard the reports of district presi-
dents and q school of methods conducted
by President Campbell.
Mrs Gregory, Eau Claire spoke of the
work being done at the w. G. T. U. home
at Eau Claire, which now has sixteen
inmates. The board of directors report
ed appointments of superintendent of
departments as follows:
Loyal Temperance Legion, Senior-Mrs. i.
w. Black, Racine.
Jessie L. Hagerty, Milwaukee.
Normal Class in L. t. L.-Mrs. W. 3.
Thompson, Milwaukee.
Scientific Temperance Instruction-Mrs.
InVN L s11Y T0,,O 49,
Medal Contests-Mrs. Lizzie Axiom, Lodi.
Temperance Literature and Union Signal
Mrs. E. e. Pratt, Evansville.
bell, Evansville.
Non-al>oholics in Medicine-Dr. Rosalinda
Bird, Beaver Dam.
Relation of Temperance to Capital and
Labor-Mrs. NJ. w. Law, Pewaukee.
Purity in Literature and Art-Mrs. An
mis- ]. Scott, Milwaukee.
Work Among Foreigners-Miss Lois Rus
sell, Eau Claire.
Physical Education-Mrs. Harriet G.
Sapndersop, Madison.
State Evangelists-M Katherine S.
Lewis, Hudson; Mrs. Amy X. Morse, To-
NAH; Miss Lois Russell, Eau Claire.
Evangelistic Work-Mrs. Addie w. De-
long, Angelo.
Proportionate and Systematic Giving
Mrs. Selma B. Davis, Ashland.
Prison, Jail and Almshouse WorkAArs
Anna Russell, Milwaukee.
Work Among Lumbermen-Mrs. w.
White Cross and White Shield, includ-
ing Mothers meetings-Dr. A. J. Shaw
Eau Claire.
Wisconsin w. G. T. u. Home Mrs. L. A.
Parlor Meetings-Mrs. Sarah B. Dunlevy,
Sparta.
Fair Work-Mrs. c. s. Langdell, Amy.
Franchise-Mrs. Mary Mccormick, Rhine
lander.
Peace and Arbitration-Mrs. Louise T.
Faville, Appleton
Work Among Soldiers and Sailors-Mrs G.
d. North, Green Bay.
Work Among Miners-Mrs. E. A. Shores
Ashland.
Temperance Temple-Mrs. j. L. Ford,
Legislative Work-Dr ]. A. Shaw, Eau
Claire.
The last three departments are new
ones. The departments of Sabbath OBJ
servance, influencing press, flower mis-
sions and transportati have been dis
continued The department. of narcotics
is combined with scientific temperance
institutions. Resolutions were adopted
indOrsing Sunday observance and pro-
testing against Sunday baseball. thea
ters and excursions: deprecating the use
of fermented wine at communion; disap-
proving of card playing in the home as
leading to gambling; indorsing the newly
organized temperance temple: protesting
against the sale of liquor and gambling
on fair grounds; demand for woman Suf-
frage; protesting against the action of
the last Legislature in ignoring senti-
ment expressed in the anti-cigarette BILL
bills for removing saloons near schools,
colleges and soldiers homes and showing
subserviency to organize liquor traffic.
extending thanks to Gov. Upham and
the state of Wisconsin for the generous
gift to the W. G. L. q. home; deploring
the employment of girls in factories at
night, and thanking citizens, churches.
pastors, musicians. ladies and press Of
Appleton for courtesies.
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