The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-06-15
STARK COUNTY
CONVENTION.
W. G. T. U. Holds Its Twenty
First Annual Convention.
INTERESTING PAPERS READ.
About Thlrty'Delegates Present From Alii
ance, Marlboro, New Baltimore, Mt.
Union and This City-Even-
Ing Session.

The twenty-first annual convention
of the Stark County w. c. T. U. OPEN
ed auspiciously Tuesday morning in the
building of the local w. C. T. U. in East
Eighth street, with probably thirty
delegates in attendance. The session
was called to order at 10 o'clock and
opened with devotional exercises. Com
mittees on credentials and resolutions
were Immediately appointed to report
during the afternoon session.
Mrs. Cole of New Baltimore, read
the reports of officers, which was fol-
lowed by an address, "Garnered
Sheaves,' by Mary Hills of Alliance.
Mrs. A. p. Hollis of Alliance rendered a
financial report, which was adopted,
and at the noon adjournment Mrs. NJ.
j. walker interspersed the hour with
Bible reading on the subject Love one
another
The afternoon session opened at 2
O'Clock, the first hour on the program
was given in charge of the US. There
We're devotional services by Mrs. Kinne-
nan OF Canton, and papers and recita-
tions and songs by members of the VS.
with reports of departments.
The following program was carried
out during the afternoon:
PRESIDENTS address .................
............... Mrs. Sarah Meredith.
AUDITORS report ....................
................... Mrs. Ball, Canton.
GOOD citizenship ....................
.......... Mrs. Wearstler, Marlboro.
Scientific temperance insurance.
Mrs. Harriet Nash, New Baltimore.
Franchise. DR.. Sarah Brook, Marlboro.
Peace and arbitration .............
..... Mrs. George Spangler, Canton.
EVangenstlc .......................
.......... Mrs. NJ. ]. Walker, Canton.
Non-alcoholic medication .........
Mrs. Sarah Pennock, Marlboro.
Report of credential committee.
Report of executive committee.
Election of officers.
Report Of resolution committee.
Prayer ............. Mrs. M. ]. Walker.
Adjournment.
The evening session of the conyen-
tion will be held in the First M. E.
church. Mrs. Rice, of Alliance, will
lead in the devotional exercises. There
will be singing and several rcitational
numbers by members of the Y's. The
principal address during the evening
will be made by Mrs. Anna w. Clark,
state president Of the w. C. T. U.
letter of coincidence from Mrs.
Alice Danner Jones to Miss Emma
Goodwill was read and expressions of
sympathy were rendered Miss Goodwill
by those present, in the bereavement of
her late sister.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)
Tse members Of the Stark county W.
c. T. U. closed their 21st annual conven-
tion in this city, Tuesday, by an address
which was delivered Tuesday night by
the state president, Mrs. Anna w. Clark,
Of Columbus in the First M. e. church.
There was large attendance Of dele
gates, and the salient features of the
address referred to the work done in
the past by the w. c. T. U.
The afternoon session held in the w.
c. T. U. building was devoted to hearing
papers and listening to addresses, sub
stantially as published in Tuesdays
News-Democrat. There We're several
numbers which were not responded to
on account of the absence of those to
whom the addresses or papers We're as
signed. The president delivered her
annual address during the afternoon
session, and several reports Of officers
were received and accepted. The re-
ports Of the credential and executive
committee were received and the annual
election Of officers followed.