The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-11-23
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Inc OuDOlo 70. w. ". i. ". con-
vention met in the Hillsboro church
Nov. IL, 1900. In the absence of
the county president, Mrs. Hobbs,
the chair was occupied by the cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Ella
Glezen. The opening services were
conducted by Mrs. Greene. reading
from 7th to Add verses of 4th chap.
ter OF John, and leading in prayer.
A welcome address was given by
the bright and ever ready Ethel
Hopkins. The convention people
were also very pleasantly enter
tanned by the address Of Rev. q. G.
Cooper. He spoke of the moral
courage, self sacrifice and heroism
of the w. e. T. U. work. The at
titude Of the w. C.. 7. U. toward
politics and the church, was opened
by Mrs. Greene, and entered into
with spirit by Jennie Lennon, Mrs.
Mollie Cooper, DR.. Glezen and 9TH
ers. After a bountiful repast, for
which the ladies of Hillsboro are
always noted, the evening session
was opened by bible reading and
prayer by Jennie Lennon.
The house being ready for the
election OF officers, ballots on nom-
nations were prepared by the secre-
tary, Miss Helen Rose. After a
quiet and pleasant moment
spent in preparing and collecting
ballots, it was ascertained that Mrs.
Cooper, of Ireland, and Jennie
Lennon, of Duff, were the leading
candidates. The election was de-
clared by rising vote in favor of
Mrs. Cooper, and she was declared
elected Co. Pres. for the coming year.
The newly elected president was
invited to occupy the chair. After
accepting the courtesy extended to
her, and thanking the convention
for the honor bestowed upon her, in
her usual dignified manner, the
house was ready for the election OF
the other officers, which resulted in
the following: Mrs. Ella Glezen,
Corresponding Sec'y; Mrs. Sarah
Kelso, Treasurer; Mrs. 4. Greene,
Recording Sec'y; Mrs. Sarah Kelso
read the report Of Treasurer for the
past year, showing q balance OF 6S
cents in the treasury. The message
Of the retiring president was read by
the new president, Mrs. Cooper. 1t
was requested that it be published
in the column" OF the Jasper
COURIER"
Mrs. +. Greene, of Ireland, Mrs.
Lennon, of Duff, and Mrs. Glezen,
Of Hillsboro, made reports Of w. G.
T. U. work done.
lightweight members have paid
dues for three years, and about 300
pages of literature have been dis
tributed. The appointed officers
were as follows: Supt. Literature,
Emma Afford; Supt. Press work,
Mrs. Hobbs; Supt. Contest work,
Jennie Lennon.
Mrs. Lennon reported a temper
ance library at Duff, and it was
thought advisable to establish others
|of the kind in other places, as by
reading the masses of the thinking
people can be aroused to the true
attitude Of the temperance question
toward politics and the church.
Resolutions of loving sympathy
we're passed for our sister and CO.
worker, Stella Britain, in her pro-
tracted illness. And also, Resolved,
That we part with our county pres
ldent with sincere regret. She has
labored with us and for us go long,
must now resign her work on &C.
count Of i'll health. After thanking
Bro. Cooper for his helpful pres
ence, the convention adjourned, all
feeling that q day had been we'll
spent in loving harmony, the lead
ing thought being for the uplifting
of mankind.
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