The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-05-16

Our Aims: Home protection, prohibition of
the liquor traffic, equal suffrage. one standard
OF morals, and the bringing about of a better
public sentiment
MRS. E. F. WHEELER. President
MRS. JENNIE WoODCoCK, Secretary
MRS. ADA FARNHAM. Treasurer.
THE SISTERS ON STRIKE.
There's cloud on the church at Millville
There's a frown on the deacon's face:
There's cyclone a-aitting around the pews
And filling with gloom the place.
For the parson had read notice
For the W. c. T. U.
That woman would speak IN the church that
night,
And added he hoped every pew
Would be filed for treat so rare
Had seldom come to the people there
Then up rose the deacon at once
And said, growing red in the face:
There orter something be done to keep
The wimmen inter their place.
This dreadful pervertin OF Scripter
This strainin over the land,
This maxim the sistern Uneasy like
This tryin to speak like man
I tell We they're gittin too upish,
Bein' as they're only rib;
Their place is at home with the children
cookin', and joggin the crib
AS an army Of ribs arose,
Marched down the aisle. out the church door,
Like women in Sunday Clothes,
Leaving behind in mute surprise
Just seventeen pairs of masculine ewes.
Prayer meeting as usual on Wednesday night,
cordial welcome to all
And each man thought of the crowd of men
That responded to such call O..
The Sabbath school right after church.
For Old and young alike
And there in the church sat seventeen men
With only ore teacher in sight.
A smile quivered over the parson
AS he glanced at Deacon Rose
And announced, The Ladies will meet
At the house ONO one knows
The Y, P. S. c. E.. tonight
AT six o'clock will meet
And be led by Miss''-the speaker paused
And the deacon blinked at his feet.
The Woman's Home Mission Society
Will pack it's barrels"--but no,
The women had struck. the society's gone
And the barrels would have to 90.
1--WE II open the service by number Six,
And he glanced at the choir around:
But TOR choir. and organist leader and all
Only one bass singer was found.
Then up rose the deacon again,
Il never afore seed the like:
never afore heerd sermon through
Without woman in sight.
And # that air woman wants ter speak,
l move we hear her Tonight.
There's smile on the church at Millville.
There's CLEAN on the deacon s face
There's cyclone of woman's prayer and songs
Filling with Joy the place
The district convention of W.
&. 7. i. will meet in Princeton in
June. The 18th district has five
counties, Benton, Mile Laos, Nor
rison, Stearns and Todd, and it is
hoped that delegates from all the
local unions will be present. On
account of the Greenbush and
Milaca unions going down our
county is reported unorganized.
Steps will be taken to reorganize
the county as we are still entitled
to the honor under the rules of the
society.
Mrs. Kate Kercher, of St.
Cloud, is our district president
also State superintendent of work
among German speaking people.
She will heartily welcome her Ger
man friends and gladly cooperate
with them in any endeavor to ad-
vance the cause of temperance.
Mrs. Mile Akers also of St.
Cloud, is district secretary, she
will be most heartily welcomed to
Princeton, where she has MANY
warm friends. Her husband.
known as the poet pastor, was
among the pioneer preachers of
the State and was stationed in
Princeton in 1874.
While Mrs. Kercher and Akers
are both good faithful officers they
cannot make this convention a sue
cess without your help. The
date will be given later and please
plan to come and invite your
friends especially to the evening
meetings. 1t will pay you to at
tend all sessions. The young wo-
men will have parts assigned them
and all Y-delegates will be doubly
welcome as our Princeton US have
gone on record as never doing
anything by halves.