Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-09-28
W. c. 7. q. CONVENTION.

w. c. 7. q. CONVENTION.
The Annual State Meeting in Devils
Lake an Interesting One.
The State W. G. T. U. conven-
ton convened at Devils Lake
Sept. goth. Thursdays sessions
were taken up by meetings cf the
executive committee who complet-
edarrangements for this years con-
vention and formulated plans for
the ensuing year, to be presented
before the convention for action.
Friday at 2 p. m. convention
proper was called to order, after
scripture lesson, the roll call of
ex-of6cio members was called for,
and responded to with a few words
of greeting and welcome to our re-
Gently returned president, Miss
Elizabeth Preston, who has this
summer attended the worlds W.
G. T. q. convention at Edinburg,
Scotland, and three months trip
in Europe. This is the first rest
she has taken after years of hard
| work, and it has done her world
of good.
| The afternoon session was occu-
pied with reports of auditor, treas
urers, and secretaries, correspond
ing, "Y" and L. T. L.
The session in the evening was
opened with scripture and appro.
pirate music, and as another sur.
prise to Miss Preston, band ot
little girls, all dressed in white and
laden with flowers, marched into
the room and to the platform
where they halted while our musi
cal director, Mrs. Minnie G.. Cook
sweetly sang a song which she hao
written for the occasion, entitled
"Welcome, Good Queen Bess," af
ter which the girls deposited thei
flowers on Miss Preston's desk
Miss Preston responded by saying
that before coming to the conven
ton she supposed she knew some
thing of the program, but now &C
knowledged that that she didn't
1t had been day of surprises, ant
she greatly appreciated the low
and welcome accorded her. Fol
lowing came an address of vel
come by Mayor Brown in behal
of the city. DR.. Waddle in behal
of the churches, Prof. Haig on be
half of the schools, and Mrs. Nc
Kinney for the w. G. T. U. won
en- of the first district. Thes
: we're responded to by Miss Presto
and Mrs. Ella F. Shippy, of Hope
county president of Steele count!
Beautiful music was intersperse
with the evenings program. Th
presidents annual address wa
very encouraging. showing as
did, that the work generally i
progressing along all lines, and
her a comparison of temperanc
work in Europe and the Unite
States made it look PARTICULAR
bright in our land. For example
in Great Britain, they are at wor
now to prevent the sale Of intoxi
cants to children. something tha
] was prohibited by the laws of ou
land years ago. Glimpses of he
travels were given, and were SO il
teresting that we only hoped fc
more timeto hear more. Saturday
session was entirely devoted to re
ports by superintendent of de
partments, Of which there al
twenty-six in our state. These br
corroborated the statements mad
by Miss Preston that progress wa
being made along all lines. Sar
urday evening was entirely in th
hands of our bright "Y'' girls, an
most successfully carried out. A
interesting paper was read an
beautiful music rendered and q
instructive address given by Mr.
Ada Wallace Unruh, national OF
ganizer.
Sunday morning the annual sci
mon was preached by our ow
preacher, DR.. Janet Hill. Kno,