The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-09-18
THE SESSION OPENED UNDER
BRILLIANT PROSPECTS.
President Mrs. Harsha Delivers An
nual Address-Presidents of Vari-
Gus Unions Responded--The
Program at Night.

terday afternoon at the session OF
annual Indian Territory convention
held i'm the First Presbyterian church
At the afternoon session yesterday
Mrs. NJ. L. Madden conducted the
devotional exercises. The event OF
the afternoon was the annual address
Of the president, Mrs. Laura u. Har-
sha of Muskogee. Mrs. Harsha touch
ed briefly upon the magnitude of the
Organization; said the members should
stop to think that they are part of
the largest organization of women in
the world, over 100000, not including
the Loyal Temperance Legioners. She
spoke of the great work for good ac-
compished by the superintendent OF
Legislation, kept constantly at Wash
ington during the sessions Of the ma
tional congress in the interest of re-
form bills. She gave the superinten-
dent OF scientific instruction credit for
compulsory laws resulting in leaving
1900 900 children taught the effects
OF narcotics and alcohol on the hu-
man system. Credit was also given
the Union for the abolition of the can
teen IRON the army, the suppression
of vice in the new possessions, and for
assisting in the enactment of anti-ci-
garette legislation. The result Of
keeping the pledge, roofing out the
tobacco evil and Of scientific teaching
means pure, clean men for the coming
voters, the pulling down Of the strong
holds of sin and the bringing about
of Chirst's kingdom on earth.
The appearance of street fairs in the
Indian Territory was deplored and the
White Ribboners urged to fight cour-
ageously against them.
The system of school savings banks.
the Importance Of the use of infer
mented wine in the churches, and the
duty of reading and supporting "Our
Helper" the official organ of the
Union, published by Miss Martha
Gilmore, each was given an appeal.
let us SOW the Territory knee deep
in our literature. 'Thepress is might
Ter than the sword, said the speak
er.
Marked attention was given the
president throughout the address
The presidents of the different
Unions were called upon for five min
ute talks.
The recording secretary read greet
ings from the Vinita w. c. T. US and
among the good things in the com
munlcation was transposing the me-
morable words of Washington to rea
United we stand, that the liquor
traffic may fall"
A representative each of Ada, We
woka, Holdenville, Muskogee, Table
quah and South McAlester gave a
brief yet encouraging report of the
work at the several towns.
Almost every speaker referred to
the work done among the prisoners
and told Of their appreciation.
When Mrs. Covel reported for
Tahlequah the president spoke feel
ingly of that town as being the birth
place of the w. c. T. U. movement in
the Indian Territory and gave brief
sketch Of Mrs. Stapler, a Cherokee
woman Of that town. Mrs. Stapler
was the pioneer in this country in the
w. c, T. U work.
The following is list of the visit
ors present at the session yesterday
afternoon Miss Woodard, Worces-
ter, Mass; Rev. and Mrs j. S. Muir
row, Atoka; Miss Matte Gilmore,
Muskcgee; Mrs. c, II. Laws, South
McAlester; Mrs. J. NJ. Thompson. Tah-
lequah; Mrs, L. b. Covel, Tahlequah;
Misses Alice Smith and Jennie Morris.
Muskogee; Mrs. Lula Wheeler and
Mrs. Mcmillan, Ada; Mrs. J. b. Hes
ter, MYskogee; Mrs. ]. L. Adams,
Atoka; Mrs. Laura f. Harsha, Mus
kogee; Mrs. Fay Higgins Holdenvine;
Mrs, Keith, national superintendent of
railroad work, Worcester, Mass. and
Mrs. Zehner, Texas state organizer
and lecturer, Dallas. Texas.
Mr.. Zehner addressed the conven-
tion in which she said many good
things Her sentences were well
rounded, and her words fell with
burning force that kept every eye
riyeted on her while she held the
floor. Mrs. Zehner's lecture tonight
is looked forward TO with much pleas
ure
Mrs. Keith, too, is woman of
wonderful force, and the days session
was given a fitting climax in the drin
on the annual leafiet by this Chris.
tian worker.