Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-09-01
Women in Council.

line CWenCynrSC annual convention OF the state w.
G. 7. y. was held at Duluth, August 2427. Mrs.
s. M. D. Fry presided with great ability. AS was
expected, the attendance although excellent not
as large though held the center of popula
tion. Thrty-six unions have been organized
making total of 172 unions and ten Young Women's
unions, with 1900 members. There also twenty
seven Loyal Temperance Leagues, with 991 members
Meetings held 5,166; pledges secured, 2S49; public
meetings. 613; red letter days observed, 88; medal
contests held 81; contributed to the temple $36443
hospitals, $1,000; pages of literature distributed
36,726 subscriptions ito Union Signal GAL; subscrip
tons to White Ribboner, 668; money contributed to
temperance work, $5,9S407 p unions hold meetings
in the jals 25 engage in work at the state county
fairs; la report scientific instruction given in the
public schools; 38 women hold Office the different
school boards These reports do not represent fully
the condition work of the organization.
The receipts of the year were, $1,886 and the
penditures, S., ,SS2. There much rejoicing that
for the first time in several years the organization
was out of debt.
One of the most important matters which came
before the convention was the proposed abolition of
district work. The amendment failed of the neces-
sary twothirds vote Notice given that it would
be brought up gain at the next convention. Duluth
people gave valuable symposium, entitled, "An
Hour with Mothers" Miss Marie Brehm of Chicago,
ably conducted several Schools of Methods. Among
the most valuable papers a review of the work
of the last legislature by Mrs. NJ P. Thompson of
ST. Paul. Only one of about so bills which came be-
fore the temperance committee became law. The
speaker especially commended the bill strengthening
the law regarding the exclusion of minors from
immoral places. Seventy five thousand people peti-
toned for county option law.
Delegates to the National w. G. T. u convention
in Buffalo elected follows: Mrs. G. n Clark
Miss Carrie Barnes, Mrs. J. A. Clifford Mrs Frances
Neal. and Mrs Mary G.. Greene Stella r Irvine and
Mrs. Phillips of ST. Paul and Mrs. S. M. D. Fry were
elected delegates ito the worlds convention at To
ronto, which Immediately precedes the national. Mrs
I'll. A. Hobart and Mrs. Fry were elected presidents
emeritus for the coming year.
The state officers reelected with the exception
of Mrs. Fry president and Mrs. Irvine vice presi-
dent at large both of whom declined reelection the
former account of her duties editor Of the
Union Signal, published at Chicago, and the latter
because of her work national superintendent Of
2 s. s. work Mrs. Bessie Laythe Scovel, the new
president has been editor of the White Rbboner and
secretary of the Young Womens branch. Rev. Alice
Ruth Palmer was elected vice-president.
On Wednesday and Thursday evenings Mrs. Fry
and Miss Brehm addressed mass meetings. The con-
vention closed Friday evening with an eocution-
ary contest for w. G. T. u. grand gold medal and
a gold medal musical contest.
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