The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-05-15
w. G.. T. u. COLUMN.
District Convention.

The Flfth DISTRICT W.. I. l.. Y. nOluS
it's ninth annual convention at Bridge
water May 1920. Mrs. 7. w. Rae, the
district treasurer, will represent the
Madison union. The president, Mrs.
Irwin of Salem, has worked hard ar
ranging for the convention, and she, as
we'll as the other officers and many Of
the members, is hoping this convention
may be the means of advancing the
cause of temperance throughout the
district, which comprises ten counties.
Mrs. Ramsey, the state president, will
be present and give AN address one eve
ming, as will also Mrs. Simmons, who is
vice president OF the state W. Z. I. I.
The first session will be held at ,
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Bar
mum leads the devotional exercises, after
which committees are appointed and
the officers give reports, and all will lis
ten to greetings from the president.
Tuesday evening, Mrs. McCauley gives
the address of welcome and the response
is by Mrs. NJ. A. Robinson. followed by
Mrs. simmons lecture.
Wednesday the district superintend-
ents give reports and in the afternoon
occurs the election OF officers, and in
the evening Mrs. Ramsey lectures.
Thursday morning the various commit
tees report, and Mrs. Smythe leads a
Mothers Meeting. The convention ad-
%journs at noon Thursday.
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The twenty third annual convention
Of the national w. G.. L. L. will be held
at Buffalo, n. Y, October 80 to Novem-
Der 3. Not only did the officers OF the
various Woman's Christian Temperance
Unions in Buffalo invite the national
convention to come to that city, but
strange to say, the city council OF Buf-
falo also sent a most cordial invitation
for the convention to convene in that
city. Evidently the city council OF But
falo is not under the thumb OF the
liquor traffic. The members Of tie con
vention will next autumn journey to-
wards Buffalo with an assured expecta.
tion of a most cordial Welcomes
marked contrast to the past, when IN
the early history of that organization
the w. G. T. U. had to beg for Il pace to
hold its annual meeting, and when &C
many churches refused to open their
doors to that noble band Of temperance
workers.
The last national w. G. II. q. conven
ton WAS held November ID Is, 1896, il
Music hall, st. Louis, Nc. At h a cop
vention the delegates AID ex-officit
members together numbered 1896. These
came from forty-tive different states
and territories, Georgia, New Mexico
Arizona, Nevada and Utah being TIT
only sections OF our country which wer'
not represented.
During the year, LIS new union
were organized, and 1888 new member
secured. Eight states had each gaine'
500 or more than 500 new members.
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, The biennial convention Of the World
w. C. T. U. meets in Toronto Octobe
o %.
The next red letter day the w. G. I
U. celebrates is Flower Mission Day
June 9, the birthday Of Jennie Casseday
Girl wanted, to do general houseworl
= Apply to MRS. DR.S. NJ. jerks.
When the spring time comes, "gentl
q ANNIE, like all other sensible person.
: W II cleanse the liver and renovate tn
: system with DeWitt's Little Early Ri
= ers, famous little pills Tor the liver an
: stomach all the year round.
. FRANK SMITH