The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-11
DEMoRBsT MEDAL CONTEST.
Prize Was Won Last Evening by Miss
Nellie Mcpherson. OF Wasco
County,

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The evening session was duly opsned
with song and prayer by Rev. J. Nc
Cormack. and President Edgington, OF
Vase. state medal contest superin-
tenieni, yho presided.
The feature Of the evening was The
contest Tor the Demorest grand goad
medal which was won by Miss NeHie
McPh-s0u. Of wasco. whose decIam-
alton. THE Conv.ct's solIloquy on the
Night Before Execution" gained the
prize by one point The fecond in the
close race was Mrs. Bradford. presi-
dent Of the ROseburg Y. w. G. 4. u.
whose piece was entitled Shadows"
and won for her the beautiful gold pin
bestowed by the convention, as second
prize. Both contestants showed q
marked talent for public address ana
were warmly admired for voice, man
ner and expression. The subjects were,
Of course. chosen for temperance SEN
timen. and influence, and were very
impressive and edifylng. The Judges
were Mrs. W. S. Kinney and Prof. A.
L. Clark. OF Astoria. and Mrs. r. s.
Grover. Of McMinnville. The prizes
were presented by Mrs Kinney, with
wsll-chOsen words Of commendatiOn and
endorsement. OF the sentiment which
the originator OF the medal Contests
sought TO inculca;e by his beneicenee-
Miss Mcpherson. the victor. has been
appointed assistant state superIntsnd-
en-, % the medal contest work in con-
nectio1 with the W. c. T. U.
Preliminary TO the contest a delight
ful program was rendered, commencing
with exercises by members o. the
Knappa Loyal Temperance Legion. un-
der the direction OF Mrs. W. II. Rad
cl!ffe. superintendent. the success OF
whose faithful efforts was proved bY
the hearty applause which greeted the
lively temperance songs and recltati0ns
of the youthful band. A unanimous
vote Of thanks was rendered Mrs. Rad
cliffe and her legion for their enter
tainment. Though not eligible for
the medal contest. the recitatlons OF
Miss Anna Olsen. Mrs. J. f. Ferguson
and Miss Kathryn Shiyely were weH
chosen, faultlessly delivered and heart-
llv appreciated.
The music OF ;he evening consisted OF
congregational singing, anthems by the
Methodist choir, Instrumental solos by
Miss Laura Fox and a vocal sol0 by
Miss Shvely.
President Hartford announced that
Mrs. Smith French Of The Dalles. and
Mrs, Elizabeth Dalgleish. Of Portland.
have been chosen 10 represent The state
Of Oregon at the national W C. T. U
convention soon to be held at Fort
Worth, Texas A telegram was read
by Secretary Kern from the state con-
ven lion now being held ar Elkns West
Virginia as follows:
Greeting: Read Psalm 20. verse 3"
which scripture was also read, and the
cheerful greeting from cO-w0rkers 50
far away proved a welcome message.
The door receipts for the even .ng
amounted IN 1890 which viii assist
in defraving the expenses NJ the union.
THE MORNING SESSION.
The time Of the morning session was
devoted principally to reports Of county
suneri1tendents. Baker and Benton
vera not represented but President
Harfori gave a summary Of the work
done there Reporting for ClatsOp.
Mrs. L. ]. Trumbull stated that twenty
one new members had been added and
that 407 parsons had signed the pledge
Chckamas, Coos. Douglas, Jackson.
Linn and Polk all made favorable re-
nortS The report Of Marion the ban
ner county, was very Interesting Mrs.
r. NJ Steele, the president Of Marion
county, spoke very highly of the work
done bv Colonel Holt, to whose efforts
she said, success in the banner contest
was largely due. Multnomah also made
a favorable report.
The election OF officers was the prin-
cipal wo-k of the afternoon session.
During the seating Of delegates It was
found that Yamhill had the largest
delegation in attendance An interest
ing feature Of the afternoon was Mrs.
Amos paper on the work which Is be-
ing done for soldiers and sailors. Aft
er the making of pledges for state work.
the executive ana other committees met.