The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-04-26

Elsie Hicks made an appropriate response
by urging that all go forth to do better
work in His name.
An address given by Mrs Olivia Wood
man, claimed the usual close attention
of the listeners to her remarks. Before
entering upon the subject, "Opportuni-
ties" she gave few helpful words to
the co workers of the w. G. Il. u. In
the course of her address she stated that in
gaining education and religion, we are
growing too impatient, looking for the
harvest no sooner than the seed is sown;
that the temperance workers did not
presume to conquer the evils of intern
perance in moment, but by a
steady movement would at last win, the
the cause of temperance having been
proven to be increasing. Mrs. Wood
man said we should be brave in actions
and wise in counsels. "rhe ,uinaldo of
the liquor traffic will be deieated."
The session closed with singing.
WEDNESDAY FORENOON.
There was good attendance and an
increase in number of delegates present
at the opening of the session. The
Keller delegate arrived, so that every
union in the county was represented.
The devotional and memorial services
were conducted by Mrs. Stout of South
Haven. Short memorial services were
held for two members who died during
the year.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. A. II. Hotchkiss,
South Haven; vice president at large,
Mrs. Jennie Hess, Lawrence; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. DaFoe, Hartford;
recording secretary, Miss Belle Maynard,
Hartford treasurer, Mrs. G.. j. Monroe,
South Haven.
Superintendent of the different de-
partments were elected as follows: Pre-
tentative, Mrs. Matte Rowland, Hartford;
educational, Mrs. Lena Pritchard, Paw
Paw; evangelistic, Mrs. DaFoe, Hartford;
social, Miss Jessie Hively, South Haven;
legal, Mrs. e. G. Dewey, Decatur.
Mrs e. l.. Calkins of Kalamazoo gave an
instructive drill on the constitution and
the duties of officers.
They were adjourned by noontide
prayer.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Mrs. Calkins, fourth district president,
took the chair for the afternoon session.
The purity department with the work
of the mothers meetings was heartily
discussed after the reading of the paper
by Mrs. Shoemaker.
A paper written by Mrs j. Nj. Brown
was read by Miss Jessie Hewson, contain
ing wholesome knowledge on the subject
of non alcoholic medication.
The improvements of presswork were
urged upon local unions by Mrs. w. O.
Cook of South Haven. This was followed
by discussion.
Following this, parliamentary drill
was given by Mrs. Callsins.
The session adjourned until evening
with prayer by Rev. Miller.
Berrien and Van Buren, counties will
unite in a school of methods at Paw Paw
Lake, in July.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The session opened with singing by
the choir. The president, Mrs. Hotchkiss,
called upon Rev. Allen to conduct the
devotional exercises. The audience was
then favored with a recitation, "No. %"
by Mrs. Hortense Stevens of Paw Paw,
after which a solo was rendered by Geo.
Porter.
Mrs. e. L. Calkins of Kalamazoo gave
an excellent address on the temperance
question. She proved the advancement
made in the work, from the time of Dr.
Rush in ITO to that of Francis Willard
in 1874. She stated that the schoolroom
was the place where to the best advantage
the work was to accomplished. She said
no true architect thought first in the
construction of building of the super
structure but of the validity of the
foundation; that there was no evil more
common and more deadly than intern
perance, and that no scientist of to-day
would dare venture the assertion that
alcohol is the elixir of life. "Our public
citizens. If it were not so, the state
would have no right to tax one man for
the benefit of another mans children"
She said when our public schools had
gained that sentiment, the product of
Of the schools would make the law. Mrs.
Calkins said mo human law is of any
validity that defies divine law"
After singing and benedicton by Rev.
Mather the meeting closed.
The following resolutions were adopted:
We, the members of the Van Buren, county w.
c. T. u. in convention assembled, desire to give
grateful thanks to Almighty God for the tender
strong guidance with which he has led us through
another year toll and victory We rejoice in
the increase of membership and the enlargement
of our department work.
Whereas, we as an assembly adopt the following
resolutions
Resolved, that we are proud of the record Of
Van Buren, county in maintaining the local
option law ever since its passage in the legs
lature IL years ago, the only county in Michigan
so to do, and now holding the law. Also that we
will do all in our power to extend indefinitely the
continuation of the same.
Resolved in view of the fact that ca I'd PLAYING
and dancing are becoming popular amusements
among the church people f., we the members of the
w. c. T. u. resolve that they are inconsistent
with the profession of the christian religion, and
we should ever take our position against them.
Resolved, that we commend our county presi-
dent in the efforts for the defeat of the Adams bill
in the last legislature for the establishment of a