The Worthington advance., 1900-06-22
". G. I. u. Convention
Met Tuesday Evening and Is
we'll Attended and Interesting.

A0U Au00tlby Hv0uluk anu -
we'll Attended, and Interesting.
The 18th annual convention Of the
9Th district met in Worthington Tues
day evening in the. parlors of the
Presbyterian church. Not very many
delegates present but the meetings
are interesting and well attended.
The following is a list of delegates
and where entertained: Mrs. Con
verse and Mrs. Alexandria, of Fulda
by Mrs. Patterson; Mrs. Rice, Tracy.
and Mrs. Norton, Marshal, by Mrs,
Matteson; Mrs. Bull, Pipestone, and
Mrs. Holbert, by Mrs. Shell; Mrs. Gu
lick, Edgerton, and Miss Hollister,
Minneapolis, by Mrs. Dayton; Mrs.
Watson, Marshall, by Mrs. Conway.
Tuesday eveniog-Music by Mrs.
Aull. Devotional, Mrs. Norton, dist.
pres. Prayer by Rev. Bronson. Music
by audience. Address of welcome
from churches by Rev. Aull. Wei
come from unions, Mrs. Dickerman.
Paper by Mrs. Wharton, "A century
in review, a century in prospect"
Recitation by Mrs. Holbert, solo by
Miss Grace Smith, Of Worthington,
address by Miss Hollister, followed
by collection and benediction.
Wednesday morning Music by
audience, devotional by Mrs. Bull,
music by convention.
Meeting proceeded to business,
Mrs. Norton presiding. Mrs. Dicker-
man appointed temporary secretary
Roll call of officers. Mrs. Watson
appointed committee en- credentials
Mrs. Glattly, finance; Mrs. Watson
Bull and Holbert resolutions; Mrs
Hawley and Matteson courtesies.
Mrs. Buchan and Mrs. Rice, audit
ing; soliciting, Miss Hollister. Or
motion, program arranged by loca
committee adopted by convention. Re
port and address by district president
Miss Hollister presided while the re
port was read.
| Motion made and carried that Mis-
Hollister be elected member of ou
union.
| Miss Hollister gave talk on or
ganizing unions in different districts
also urging all unions to send dele
gate to state convention to be held a
Mankato.
i Minutes of last district convention
read by Mrs. Dickerman, sec'y pr
tenn.
! Minutes of ex-committee read.
Mrs. Rice, Y. Supt., reported tw
'IY. Unions, one in Tracy and one i
Fulda.
Mrs. Montville's paper was read b
Mrs. Bull.
! Mrs. Watson gave an interestin
report of work done in Lyon count,
Report was interrupted as it wa
time for noontide prayer led by Mr.
Nelson. e.
Meeting adjourned at noon to NEE
at 2 o'clock p. m.
! Meeting reassembled at thre
o'clock.
! Wednesday morning meeting con
tinued at afternoon session. Mr.
Converse, of Fulda, led the devotion
al exercises. Minutes of Tuesda
evening and Wednesday morning
meetings read and accepted. Mrs
Watson, of Marshal, finished her re
port of Lyon Co. unions. Report o
Tracy unions by supt. of L. T. L
work, Mrs. Rice; also a report of tn
Y's. Report of Fulda union by Mrs
Alexandria; also of the L. r. LIS Re
port of Worthington union by Mrs
Vail. Report of Pipestone Co. union
by Mrs. Bull. Report of Edgerton un
ion by Mrs. Geo. Gulick. Report O
Luverne union by Mrs. Holbert: Thi
finished the mornings business.
Wednesday afternoon, 2 o'clock
Singing by convention. Report O
contests in Lyon Co. by Mrs. Watson
Report on franchise by Dora Wey
mouth, Luverne. Solo by Mrs, Rice
Tracy. Y. conference hour, Miss Ho]
lister, state pres. of US and L. T. l.
Minneapol is. Meeting closed with
hymn.
Wednesday evening, 8 o'clock
Meeting opened with Mrs. Norton
district president, in the chair. Musi.
on the pipe organ by Mrs. Aull. Mrs
Dickerman led devotional exercises