New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-11-02

| tect it's homes against such evils, is paw
ing the way for national suicide. He
referred to saloons as public schools
for teaching kindergarten lessons Ill
drink, and placed the brand of crimi-
nal upon every man, who, for the sake
Of making dollar, would be willing to
risk killing a man with drink.
Mrs. Hayes of St. Paul followed with
vocal solo, after which Trafford Jayne
and Ethel Rounds sang a duet. The
meeting concluded with the audience
singing ':America.'' ..-
Saturday.
Saturdays program opened with a
model business meeting. Then came
reports of committees and an address
by Trafford Jayne, the Minneapolis at
torney, on "Christian Citizenship for
Minnesota"
Treasurer Knapp read his annual re-
port, Mrs. Hayes of st. Paul sang
another solo, and then the convention
banners were awarded. The Delhi So
ciety captured the banner for the largest
proportionate increase in membership p
during the year, while the banner for the
Juniors went to the young people of
Litchfeld.
The afternoon was devoted to the
reading of brief papers on committee
work by Miss Lord of Buffalo, Miss
Robinson of Winnebago City and Arthur
Helliwell of Minneapolis. The reading
of each paper was followed by lively
and instructive discussion.
Towards evening the delegates went
to Camp Mueller to witness the review
Of the Twelfth by General Bacon.
Saturday evening, the secretary, Miss
Carrie Holbrook, read her annual report
1t was full of good things and new
ideas, aud strong witness to the activ-
ity of the outgoing officers.
After splendid solo by Miss Ethel
Rounds, officers were elected for the en-.
suing year, as follows:
| President, Rev. John Sinclair Of ST.
Paul; vice president, DR.. A. B. Meldrum
of St. Paul; secretary, Miss Plummer oI
Minneapolis; treasurer, G.. A. Otto.
meyer of New Ulm; junior superintend
ent, Miss Ellingsen Of Bloomington
Ferry assistant, Miss Stadden of Mime
lapolis; superintendent of Christian
Citizenship Committee, Trafford Jayne
of Minneapolis; superintendent of mis-
sionary extension, Arthur Stevens OF
Minneapolis; chairman committee or
transportation, Rev. McGill of Owa
tonna.
When business affairs were concluded
Rev. Gallagher delivered an address apd
John Willis Baer brought greetings
from Boston.
Sunday.
John Willis Baer opened Sunday
programme with conservation service
at nine o'clock. Bible study followed
and then the annual address by the pres
> ident, Chas. W. Hunt. This was one o
the best treats of the convention.
2 Sunday afternoon two meetings wer,
!; held-one at Turner Hall and the othe
; at the court house.
All the former addresses wele mad
By Rev. Sinclair, DR.. Meldrum, Presiden
Hunt, Treasurer Knapp and John Will
Baer. About four hundred people at
tended.
At the convention hall, the Junior
divided the time. with several addresse
J by visiting lady delegates. .
The Junior programme was brief, bu
interesting. 1t included the exercise
''Star of. Service" written by Miss El
lingsep, and evangelistic singing b
Geo. Robinson of Minneapolis. Mis-
Stadden of the Flour City also made
short address. ~ r.
At four O'Clock the awarding of til
convention prize took place. St. Pau
won it with an attendance of some owe
) two hundred.
d Tie two principal features OF sunda
e evenings exercises were the addresses {
DR.. Meldrum and JohL Willis Baer. TIL
former was especially good, DR.. Mel
drum being man Of great intellect an
; speaker of wonderful force.
Towards the close of the session reso
lutions were adopted thanking the loc'
= committee and the citizens generally fc
the hospitality shown the delegates Will
here, and also expressing appreciation {
ID courtesies extended by the county con
missioners and the Turnvereln.
st. Cloud captured the convention f
next year over st: Paul, Fergus Fall
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