The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-19
LEADERS OF W.C.T.U.
Mrs. Bessie Laythe scovell Continued
at the Head of the State S..
Association.
Delegates to the National-Address
Of Mrs. Wing-Lake Of Col
orado the Feature.
From a Staff CORRESPONDENT.

From a Staff Correspondent.
Redwood Falls, Mimi. Sept. ia close
study Of the faces of the delegates to the
state w. c. Il. U. convention would 1ur-
nish an answer to all questions In regard
to the great effectiveness Of an organl- |
zation. Sincerity, earneStness and force
are the dominant traits and these carry
conviction and weight in any cause or I'M
dertaking. The w. c. T. u. Is an organi- |
zation of unselfish workers. for it has no
prizes to tempt the vain and the ambi- |
tious. Its work demands constant sacri- !
fieces and It's only reward Is the con-
seriousness of welldoing. Its workers are
for the most part the devoted and hard
working mothers Of families, whose re-
sponsibilities have made them realize the
dangers to which young people are ex
posed against which even good home
training Is not a sufficient safeguard.
They are women too busy to figure extern |
sively in organizations whose mission is
less vital to the wellbeing Of their fami-
lies and neighbors.
The power Of organization manifests it.
self strongly in this great body of women,
for to many Of it's members it Is the sole
training ground, and to its instructions
alone Is due the admirable discipline
shown In the conventions Of the unions
large and small In this respect, the
Minnesota union is warthy to stand as a
model.
Officers Chosen.
The election Of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Bessie Laythe SEQ
veil, Minneapolis; vice president, Mrs.
Kate Kercher Minneapolis: CORRESPONDING
secretary, Mrs. Ella F. Hendrix Mime
apolis; recording secretary, Mrs. Belle
WEIGH, Minneapolis; treasurer Mrs Della
r. Mandigo, st. Paul. Delegates to ma
tional conventions: Mrs. E. W. Soule, St.
Paul: Mrs. Mary Plymat, Mankato; Mrs.
A. B. Upham. st. Paul: Mrs. Mary c.
Green. Window; Mrs. c. L. Mcclure,
Litchfield Mrs. Ida Thompson, Duluth;
Mrs. Lola Chadderdon, Redwood Falls,
and Mrs. H. M. Powell Minneapolis.
White Ribbon editor, Mrs. Julia B. Mel
son, Red Wing.
Greetings Not Perfunctory.
No organization Is more thoughtful of
its workers and more appreciative of
those in sympathy with it's work. For this
reason the committees on courtesies and
letters. kilograms and greetings are not
perfunctory bodies but alert, active COM
mittees Early in the convention a letter
was read from Mrs. Barteau Of Lake
Charles. La. an early president Of the
union. who is visiting in st. Paul. She
desired to attend the convention but was
unable to do SO on account Of poor health
Her letter told Of her twelve years Of work
In the Louisiana union, where she is
superintendent OF the department of I'M
fermented Wine and active in medal con-
tests and Loyal Temperance legion work,
to which she was introduced In Minnesota
Greetings were ordered sent to Mrs. Bar
teau Mrs. Timmons Of St. Paul. an orig
inal crusader from Ohio; DR.. Chauncev
Hobart, husband Of the late Mrs Harriet
MOZART, Tor many years president Of the
Minnesota union; the Maine w C. r. u.
IN session this week; to all the absent
vice presidents and superintendents, and
to others.
one Of the greetings was sent to Mr.
wright or OronO, venerable man who
made the preliminary arrangements lead
ing to the formation of local union at
Markv1ile and led in the movement that
closed two saloons in that township Rev
Mr.. Moore Of Orono, who ACCOMPANIED his
wife. was presented to the convention G.
f. Wells, editor Of Backbone was formally
introduced and gave greetings and several
times took part in the proceedings. Sew
eral interested visitors were made full
members Of the convention with all of its
privileges.
Unusual Visitors.
The visitors who attracted the most at
tentlon were unquestionably two wee NOR
sells OF humanity that had not arrived at
the dignity Of Christian names and it was
expected that the convention would aid in
bestowing these upon them They were
duly presented to the convention by Mrs.
Scovell, who tied Frances Willard medals
about their neoks, suspended from white
RIBBONS. Another person who received
n,
little 14-year-old girl, who was president
OF the Ormsby union for the first six
months Of its existence.
When Rev. John Sinclair of St. Paul
was presented to the convention he told
the delegates that he had never known any
place where such good hard, earnest work
for temperance was done as in Redwood
Falls, where he lived formerly. In his
opinion the smaller towns are doing a far
nooler work in proportion than the cities
Those who had laid down their labors
were remembered tenderly yesterday NOR
ming In memorial service conducted by
President Scoyell at the evangelistic hour
Mrs. Scovell took for her subject, 1.-THE
Spirit Filled Life"
The Tobacco Habit.
At the opening of the afternoon meeting
the newly elected officers were presented
by Mrs. Satella Penman Of Iowa, who ad-
ministered the oath of office. This cere.
mony was followed by paper on Anti
Narcotics" by Mrs II. H. Gilmore who
pointed out the damaging inuence Of the
bad habits of otherwise good and re-
spected men. She brought a strong array
Of arguments against the tobacco habit
referring especially to the fact that 81
large proportion Of boys are unable tt
meet the physical requirements for athlete
contests while rarely a girl is rejected,
state of affairs attributed by the med
ical examiners to the boys use of to
baeco. The sale of cigarettes to minors i
now forbidden by law in forty states
Iowa, Utah and Tennessee entirely pro
hibit the sale Of cigarettes, and Florid;
forbids their manufacture. Mrs. CLINE
protested against the way In which tn
offensiveness Of tobacco Is thrust upol
people in public places and demanded tn
abol1shing of the smoking compartment II
parlor cars and urged that smoking shout,
be prohibited in all places Of general re
sorts. as hotels and public parks.
Suffrage and Cookery.
1.-THE Progress of Equal Suffrage" wa
presented by Mrs. Addie Bixby Upham O
st. Paul. Equal suffrage was treated O
only part of the great movement for tn
advancement of women, the next ste