The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-10-31

: Merriwether. It's useless for us t
say this was one of her finest efforts
? Thursday morning exercise
: opening as usual, followed witt
question box, which was very in
: teresting; answered by the Presi
: dent.
Our corresponding secretary
report was replete with lnforma
ton, and we must here say WI
; were proud OF our report. Mrs
Seid Waddell, our corresponding
secretary, had certainly sent it II
creditably. Under the head o.
Department Symposium there was
but one superintendent present
and that was Mrs. Lanritzen, a
German, with a fine paper fol-
Penal and Reformatory Work. She
certainly made it quite clear that
wherever there were jails and
almshouses the w. G. T. US had a
field for work, and insisted that
every union carry on that work.
Under the head of miscellaneous
business came a matter that quite
interests each of us, that with
regard to The Open Door and our
| dues.
Noontide prayer conducted by
Mrs. Baker, followed by the noon
menu. Always Immediately follow
ing this was a devotional exercise
each day.
Now comes the state treasurer's
report, which is usually pithy, but
this was to me, interesting. How
ever, we will give you all an op-
portunity to supply yourselves with
copy OF the State Convention
minutes to read in detail her re-
port. They may be had at IL
cents per copy, ordered through
our local treasurer, Mrs. L. H.
Lockhart. Will receive notice
through the columns of The Open
Door when they are ready for dis
tribution.
Mrs. Penticost, state treasurer,
had quite a pleasant surprise IN
store for Union City union, as she
remarked. 81 have something very
agreeable to report for that Union.
Of course, we were all attention
when she said this. The Union
City union has surpassed any
other union in the state by con-
siderably more than doubling her
membership, and paying more into
the state treasury, which entities
the nnion to the privilege of plac-
ing Miss Wizards portrait IN their
place of meeting for the next
twelve months. This portrait has
been held by the Knoxville union
for the past three years III conse
quence of superior work done.
Thursday evening opened with
the usual exercises, followed by a
recitation, "a Terrible Charge"
Miss Birdie Lusky, Huntingdon,
splendidly and very impressively
rendered. Then came our state
presidents annual address, cause
and Effect" Words fail me to tell
of its excellence.
Friday morning spent with bust
ness as usual; reports of various
departments OF work were down
tor the hour. Only two were there,
Mrs. Gilchrist, of Nashville, and
Miss March, of Fayetteville. Their
reports were creditably given in.
Where superintendent were alb
sent, their reports were not read,
but placed in the hands of state
recording secretary, Mrs. Gilbert,
to be put in the minutes, which
will be out as soon as all reports
can be gotten in.
The work of the afternoon was
principally the election of state
officers and the appointing of state
superintendent for the ensuing
year, which resulted IN the re-elect-
ing of all the officers except vice
president, Mrs. Telford, who had
requested another in her stead.
Mrs. Gould, of Chattanooga, was
elected by reclamation, and one of
our own Union City women, Mrs.
Preston, was appointed state
superintendent for press work,
which place she is we'll qualified to
fill.
Friday evening closed the State
Convention for 1902, to meet. at
Morristown, East Tennessee, 1908,
time to be decided on by the state
evartive rom r11ittee