The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-20
COUNTY w. G. T. u. WORK

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REVIEWED AT THE ORGANIZA-
TION's ANNUAL MEETING
Interesting Session Held In the
hates Avenue Church--Mrs. C. M
Hayward Elected President, Ac-
cepts the Office and Then Resigns
Mrs. r. p. Kimba1l Chosen
Resolutions Against Wine Rooms
The women Of the county w. c.. T,
q. met yesterday in all day session at
Bates avenue M. E. church. 1t was
the annual meeting. and the afternoon
closed with the election of officers for
the coming year.
( The election was one of snterest in
way On the first ballot for presd-
dent Mrs. c. M. Hayward and Mrs.
+. +. kimIball were the women receiv-
ing the most votes. and were thus
mace the opposing candidates on the
second and formal ballot. Mrs Hay
ward was elected and accepted the
office pleasantly, only stating that she
would require some help, as the duties
We're not clear to her and Were new.
Later for some reason not made public
Mrs. Hayward resigned her new office
and would not listen to any words of
renlonstrance. So second ballot was
cast and Mrs. Kimball was elected to
the office Of president and Mrs. Phil
lips was reelected vice president.
Ihe meeting yesterday was fairly
during the day were Mrs. c. s. SouIa.
Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Hoxie, Mrs. T. ii.
Lyles, Mrs. c. w. Leonard, Mrs. C..
M. Hayward. Mrs. D. c. Reed, Mrs. r.
N. Hare, Mrs. Elliot, Mrs. Morrison
Mrs. f. Brant. Mrs. e. J. Funk, Mrs. E,
w. Haley. Miss Edith Pribble. Mrs.
w. T. Rich, Mrs. McCardy, of Min
neapolis; Mrs. Il. E. Barkuloo, Mrs.
N. A. Warner, Mrs. S. v. Root, Mrs.
Perkins. Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Bosfield.
and Others
The morning session opened with a
roll call of officers.
The following ladies were appointed
a committee to draft resolutions: Mrs.
Fitch, Mrs. d. G. Reed, Mrs. Warner.
and Mrs. s. v. Root.
reports OF work done by the Cen
trial. Willard, Francis Harper and
Dayton's Bluff unions were given hv
their representatives.
MRS. Root reported that the Central
union had thirty members and dl1rine.
tae year had received $le5. They had
heid tWenty-six gospel temperance
meetings. at American Volunteers hall
since Dec. l5,, and had attracted to
.iese meetings many persons who
would otherwise have spent the aua1D
ing in saloons
Mrs. Morrison, superintendent ,af
prison work, had visited and held serv-
lces weekly in the Jail, and services
mad been held at the almshouse month
y. LII
Mrs: M. ]. Russell, Superintendent Of
one mower mission, had distributed
.,oov pouqueis with Scripture verse at
tacned, to the hospitals of the city
Inc flowers were sent from the En-
worth league and Christian Endeavor
societies OF River Falls and Ellsworth
Wis. - ''1'
Mrs. Root. superintendent of social
purity, reported that she had done a
great deal of personal work, and every
week had counseled from two to three
girls.
The reports of the following s,,ner-
intendents followed: Mrs. r. n Hare
Mrs. r.. f. Kimball, Mrs Elliott. Mrs
d. c. Reed. Mrs. c. w. Leonard and
Mrs. c M. Hayward.
Miss Akers read an essay entitled
What Can We Do to Enforce the Ia
quor Laws" A discussion on the sub.
ject of dispensing with the screens in
saloons was introduced by the ESSAY.
Inc speakers were Mrs Reed Mrs
Root, Mrs. Warner and Mrs. McCurdy
of Minneapolis.
Ihere was basket lunch at noon,
Mrs. Creighton, of st. James, Mimi.
was present in the afternoon and told
of the work in the union in that place.
She said that she had been interested
in all that had been said at the present
meeting. and intended to go home and
Io hot
union was small, but that the interest
in the work was large.
Mrs. Lyles read an interesting essay
on the work, in which she spoke par
ticularly of the Importance of proper
home training and of the duty of the
mother in the home. Many of the
members present thought Mrs. Lyles
had struck the key note of their work.
Mrs. Lyles, as organizer of the coIored
unions, will form a w. G. T. u in both
Minneapolis and Saltwater next week.
Miss Edith PribbIe read war poem,
and Mrs. Lyles was heard in a vocal
solo Of her own composing.
The following resolutions were sub
mitted by the committee and adopted:
Resolved. That we deplore the fact that
our Christian voters still continue to sap-
port parties controlled by the liquor traf-
&c.
Resolved, That we deprecate the increase
ing that the wine rooms in connection with
saloons ruin more boys and girls than any
other agency, we urge upon the incoming
city officials to pass an ordinance pronihit-
ing wine rooms or any extra rooms where
men and women cengregate for W ia,
poses in connection with ss sons.
Resolved, That we protest against he
use of intoxicating liquors by our soldiers
while in the employ of the government
and that we send literature to the camps
and render whatever assistance possible as
an interested organization.
Resolved, That we emphasize the im;or-
lance of the Loyal Temperance Legion.
and scientific instruction in our schools as
we must educate the voters Il we wa,IId
close the saloons. Therefore We rcoon1-
mend the organizing of an L. T. L. by
every union, and special effort in scientific
instruction.
Resolved, TExt we thank the members of
the board of Bates Avenue M. r. chUrnh ter
the use of the same; also the iadies of
Dayton's Bluff union for entertainment
officers were elected as follows:
President-Mrs. r. P. Kimbau.
Vice Pres:dent-NIrs. Phillips.
Secretary-Mrs Lyles.
Treasurer-Mrs. Spindler.
From Workhouse to Jail,
Robert M Kohn terminated thirty-day