Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-06-02
W. G. T. q. OFFICERS.
Mrs. Vie II. Campbell of Evansville
Reelected President-NeW
Appointments,

At yesterday afternoons session of the
Wisconsin w. G.. T. L. convention CT
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 II. Campbell, Evans
Vile.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Annette J. Shaw, Eau
Claire.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. W. B.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Augusta E. c.
Strong, Baraboo.
Treasurer-Mrs. Ida M Cooke, Green Bay.
Committees were. appointed by the
president as follows, with instructions to
report today:
Courtesies- H. S. Hastings, Green
Bay; Mrs. L. L. Faville, Appleton; Mrs. J. j.
Irving, Appleton
Press-Mrs. Emma Carhart Centervi.e
Mrs. NJ. F; Hanchett, Madison
Credentials-Miss Jessie Nicholson, Omro;
RESOLUTIONS ". F. Miller, Milton;
Miss Nellie Hand, Stoughton; Mrs. Bowen
RIehland Center; Mrs: N. W. Law, Milwau-
Dean, Oshkosh; Mrs. Foster, Sparta; Mrs
Sterling, New London: Mrs. Hubbard, Mer-
rill; Mrs Robinson, Glenwood.
Appropriation-Mrs Wheeler, Beoit Mrs.
Wright, StOughtOn; Mrs. J. E. Kenmore.
Bnr ec,;o Mrs 4 W. Kellogg; Miwankee;
MIS-. MukWOnaSO; Miss j. N1chOl-
son, Omro; Mrs. McGregor, Eau Claire; Mrs
5; NJ. Hastings. Green Bay; Mrs F. A.
Shores, Ashland: Mrs knight New Rich
mond
Sergeantat-A Hatch, lola
TTlm1ekeeper-Gertru kellogg.
delegates to National ConYention-Mes
Games Vie II. Campbell, Evansville Mrs
". A. Lawson, Baraboo; Augusta e. &.
Strong, Baraboo; Ida NJ. Cooke. Green
Bay; Alma Robb Green Bay; Alice A
Mary Russell, Milwaukee; Ida NJ. Black,
Racine; c. II. Landon, Black River Falls;
j. Il. Lummis, Appleton.
The principal business of today's SEES
sions has been the reports of routine com
mittees, the reading of a paper on the
ethics of the w. C. r. o." by Mrs
Mary G. Upham of Marshfield, followed
by discussion, and the election OF su-
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 musical pro-
gramme and social at the Congregational
church. The convention will close tomor
row after morning session at which viii
be heard the reports of district presi
dents, and a school Of methods conducted
by President Campbell
Mrs. Gregory, Eau Claire spoke of the
work being done at the W. G. t. [. home
at Eau Claire, which now has sixteen
ed appointments of superintendent of
departments rs follows:
Loyal Temperance Legion, seniOr-Mrs. l.
w. Black. Racine.
Loyal Temperance legion junior-A1iSS
Jessie L. Hagcrty, Milwaukee.
Normal Class i'll l.. L. Mrs. W. e.
Thompson. Milwaukee.
Scientific Temperance Instruction-Mrs
Jennie &. L. Kinmore, BaraboO.
Medal ConteSts-Mrs. Lizzie Axon; Lodi.
Mrs. T. E. Pratt, Evansville.
School of Methods-Mrs. Vie II. Camp
bell Evansville.
NOn-alGohOlicS 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, Fan Claire.
Physical Education-Mrs Harriet c..
SaundersoE, Madison.
State Evangelists-Mrs. Katherine S.
NAH; Miss Lois Russell, Eau Claire.
Eyangelistic W0rk-Mrs. Addie w. De-
long, Angelo.
Proportionate and Systematic Giving
Mrs. Selma h. Davis, Ashland.
Prison, Jail and Almshouse Work-Mrs.
Anna Russell, Milwaukee,
Work Among Lumbermen-Mrs. W.
Upham, Marshfeld.
White Cross and White Shield. includ-
ing Mothers meetings-Dr. A. j. Shaw,
Wisconsin W c. t. Z. Home-Mrs. l.. A.
Doolittle, Eau Claire.
Paror Meetngs-Mrs. Sarah B. Dunlevy,
Sparta.
Fair Work-Mrs. C. s. LangdelI, 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 T.. A. Shores
Ashland.
Temperance Temple-Mrs. ]. L. Ford,
Milwaukee.
Legislative Work-Dr j. A. Shaw, Eau
Claire
The last three departments are new
ones. The departments of Sabbath OBJ
servance, influencing press, flower mis-
sions and transporta ton have been dis
continued. The department of narcotics
is combined with scientific tenoerance
institutions. Resolutions were adopted
Endorsing Sunday observance and pro-
testing against Sunday baseball, thea
tiers 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.. T. Z. home; deploring
the employment of girls in factories at
night, and thanking citizens, churches
pastors, musicians, ladies and press Of