The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-09-23
Report of w. G. T, u, Convention Held
at Cecilton, Cecil Co., lid,
Sept. 18th, 1908.

Sept. 18th, 1898.
On Wednesday morning at hal
past nine O'Clock Rev. A. r
Brown accompanied by his wife
the county President, Amy A
Reynolds and Il. P. Haines the two
county Secretaries, Mrs. S. T
Reynolds, Mrs. A. G. Shippers anG
Mrs. VIM. Clifford started for Cecil
ton in three seated surrey. Upor
arriving at Calvert Mrs. Jennie
Reisler, President of Calvert Union
was added to the company, making
eight in all.
At the Red Mills, near Elkton
the party halted for dinner, which
was eaten in picnic style and en-
joyed as only those dinners are. In
an hour they were enroute again
stopping at Elkton for a short time,
then on to Chesapeake City, where
another halt was made at the
Methodist parsonage to inquire for
other members of the convention
also enroute. Learning they had
gone on two hours before the Jour
ney was continued without further
delay. Chesapeake City was quite
a surprise, its fine churches and
private residences being revela
ton to most of the party. The
population is about twelve hundred
Two steamers of the Ericsson line
were lying at the dock.
The journey of nine miles from
Chesapeake City to Cecilton was
through Bohemia Manor, over the
beautiful bridge spanning the Be-
hemia river and through the broad
acres of the former aristocrats of
Cecil county.
The members of the Cecilton
Union were waiting at the church
to welcome as dusty a party as ever
arrived anywhere. The homes
were soon assigned and good byes
exchanged until morning.
On September Is, at a little after
ten o'clock, the convention opened
with Devotional by A. R. Brown.
Mrs. Leah Robinson gave the ad-
dress of welcome and Miss Sara
Tyson the response.
All the county officers were pres
ent and a number of the vice. pres
idents and superintendent. The
courtesies of the convention were
extended to a number present, and
Revs. Arters, Ell. A. G. Westerfield
and A. r. Brown, Bros. Miller and
Vandegrift gave encouraging and
stirring remarks. Bro. Westerfeld
gave it as his opinion that the lack
of temperance sentiment in Chesa-
peake was due to the fact that no
Union existed there.
Noontide prayer by the Secretary.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, Mrs. A. r.
Brown, Sylmar; Vice President,
Mrs. N. G. Brown, Rising Sun;
Rec. Sec., Mrs. E. P. Haines, Ris-
ing Sun; Cor. Sec., Mrs. Amy A.
Reynolds, Rising Sun; Treas, Mrs.
G. A. Martindale, Zion.
The Presidents annual address
was worthy to come before the
public in printed form.
The afternoon session was opened
by Devotional by Mrs. N. G.
Brown. The Superintendent re-
ports and discussions followed.
Mrs. N. G. Brown read a poem en-,
titled "The Modern CAIN" Mrs.
Jennie Reisler an orr ginal article
ON Narcotics.
The choir of Cecilton with the
assistance of members of the con-
vention rendered good music all
through the day and evening.
The Treasurer had raised during
the year $166, and had expended
$3.50.
The evening meeting was adj
dressed by Rev. Robert Watt,
Presiding Elder of the Wilmington
District, who is a staunch Prohibi-
ZIONIST but need not be advised as
to what he shall say in this cam
paign for fear of mentioning Prohi-
bition as he never mentioned the
latter but talked straight against
license.
Anti license men who are not
Prohibitionists may as well learn
the lesson at once, that no effective
temperance work can be done ex-
cept by those who are clean all
through, and in this campaign
those are the speakers that are
On Friday morning the visiting
members of the convention with re-
gretful good byes started on their
journey bearing with
them pleasant memories of the time
spent in Cecilton.