Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-02-20
OREGON State Convention.

l am indebted to Miss Lyman for the
report Of our state convention, being
unable to be present myself; SO she
shall speak: at was q bright and
beautiful day, as we came through Tongue
Point, and Astoria swept into view. A
delegation Of white ribboners met US at
the depot, and We marched through the
streets Of the city, causing people to
come to their shop-doors to see us.
There were two litte boys who acted as
pages. One very pretty little girl, three
years old, who was with her mother at
every session. and one young baby,
whose mother came from the other side
Of the Cascade Mountains. There were
gray.haired grandmothers and young
girls. Our procession in itself showed
the breadth Of our work.
The flower decorations In the M. Z.
church were beautiful, while the pic
lures Of Frances Willard and our own
Mrs. Kinney stood, draped with aags,
on the platform. The memorial services
were very impressive, conducted by
Mrs. Smith-French. Mrs. johnson con-
Quoted tine services for Mrs. E. J. Con.
don, Of Eugene. She stated, among
other "reminiscences. that Mrs. Condor
was won TO the white-ribbon cause
through Miss Willard's personal in
fluence.
The whole convention was remarkable
for the spirit Of harmony that pervaded
all the sessions. We had some interest.
ing devotional exercises, taken part in
by many delegates. The evening
sessions were very pleasant and we'll
attended. The first night we had Mrs,
Hariord's address, which caught the ear
land | am sure, the hearty OF many out
siders, as. we'll as our delegates. "Y'
night was made attractive by reports
from several Of our girls, as well as the
address by Mrs. Ida Msrsters, the secre
tary.
suppose tho Demorest medal coo
test called out the greatest interest fron
the general public and the largest
audience. 10 me, the last evening wal
the most interesting. Demonstration
night. One OF the prettiest pictures wal
that Of the little three-year.old chile
standing by an immense black New
foundIand dog and patting his head, al
illustration Of the Mercy department
Another striking picture was children
dressed in the costumes OF many nations
standing hand In hand, they themselye
being children OF foreign parents.
dear little tot OF the Mongolian race, Il
Chinese dress, stood, holding the han,
Of an equally dear little American girl
smiling at each other as they stood
= Then we all stood, with linked hands /
sing our goodbye hymn, "Blest be tn
tie that binds" II was most delight
iul four days Of pleasant intercourse
! The hospitality Of the people OF Astori
/ was OF the genuine kind, and we sha
not soon forget It all. kilograms {
! greeting brought us near to the CONVEX
E tion OF West Virginia. The unanimit
Of the elections Of officers was yer
pleasant To those elected-all our ow
p old tried ones.
y Taking up now the work'a-day sci
A atona \ m. ,hat Ma.tnp Il tha ka m n 4
. county for tho largest number Of ne
, members. Mrs. Steele reported wor
/ derful growth, especially in Turner
where there are now seyenty-one men
= bers OF the union, twsnty-six Of whoI
J proudly wear the white ribbon. Tn
/ banner, which for eighteen years hs
a received the caresses o. aArectional
D hands, 10 becoming very much worl
b and must be soon replaced by another
D the old one being au heirloom to tn
o state.
= The tressurer's report showed s6l0
a ~ as having passed through her hanC
8 this year, and she has a balance now
s27.6S. The total paid.up membershi
d is lis, Of which lls belong to the r.
g The reading the reports Of superin!e NJ
/. euts took up much time, but was full I
t interest. Astoria had very goo
= account to render OF herself.
o Mrs. Rounds. Of the Mercy depar
. msnt, had distributed 1880 pages
k literature, and Mrs. NJ. Il. Allen, OF Il
= Literature department proper. 79,l.
10 pages.
u It should be added that prelimina
10 the medal contest. the L. I. L. had