Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-12
Morning Meeting Taken Up
With Reports of General
Officers and Others
ASSOCIATION is PROSPEROUS
Finances Are In Good Condition and
Reports, So Far as Given, Of Other
Branches, Are Encouraging = New
Delegates Are Arriving and Work
of Convention Progressing.

After the conservation service, led
by Mrs. j. B. Shessler. Of Sioux City,
lasting from $3.50 until 9:15 O'clock
the fifteenth annual convention OF the
Iowa w. c. L. U. was called to order
by President Mrs. Marion II. Dunham
of Burlington. Roll call was read by
the secretary. Mrs. l.. d. Carlhart, of
Marion, after which the following
committees were appointed:
Credentials Mrs. Hettie Haines
Miss Mary Bissell; treasurer. Mrs
Carrie *. Godfrey, Lyons, consulting
member.
Courtesies Mrs. Stella Reed, Vt
Algona; Marsha1ltown member to be
selected later.
Resolutions - Belle II. Mix, Miss
Addie Estey. Mrs. Satella Penmar,
Mrs. Mary L. Needham and Mrs.
Sarah l.. Cotton.
kilograms = Mrs. Agnes Brookmil-
Ter, Of Stuart.
Postmistress-Miss Benedict, of
Little Cedar.
Pages-To be appointed later, by
Marshalltown union. Miss Maud Knox
appointed to act as platform page.
Report OF Executive Committee.
The report of the two business ses-
sions held by the executive committee
Tuesday was read by Recording See-
rotary Mrs. Carhart, and accepted,
with minor amendments. The most
important recommendations made
We're as follows:
Resolved, That official endorsement
be not given to any public worker
without careful investigation of the
personal character. and that in en-
ploying workers, w. c. T. U. women
shall always be given the preference.
1t was also resolved to formulate
a plan Of cooperative work with the
National Suffrage Association.
The report Of the corresponding sec
rotary, was given next. including brief
reports Of the twenty-third districts.
There are 256 organizations In the
We're sent in. The most new unions.
i've III lluIIlUCI, WSIc IGpOllSu lie
Fourteenth district.
Treasurer's Report.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs.
Carrie x. Godfrey, showed the finan-
ces to be in good condition. with $4,-
6S7.S0 received during the year. $4,304.-
81 expended, and balance on hand
Of $3S3.13.
Auditor NJ. H. Gabriel sent report
stating that the books of the treasurer
and editor of the Herald were exam
ined and found to be correct.
Mrs. L. d. Carhart, of Marion, edl-
tor and business manager Of the w. G.
T. U. Herald, gave an encouraging re-
port of the papers growth and pros
perity. One hundred twenty-one
thousand are now in circulation, all
expenses have been paid and $196.5S
turned over to the general fund.
Superintendents' Reports.
The corresponding secretary read
the report Of the young womans
branch sent by Mrs. Dollie Dick Bur-
CESS from California. Others were
given by Mrs. Minnie Shoemaker, of
Mason City, for the Loyal I. l.. branch
and Mrs. Anna Halverson, of Ossian
for the work among foreign speaking
people. All reports were adopted by
the convention and but few discussions
ensued.
At 1850 Bible exposition was given
gelist and noontide prayer was offered
by Mrs. Mackey, of Sac City. Rev.
Thomas Hickman, of Des Moines. was
introduced to the convention before
adjournment. q
The delegations will be properly
seated this afternoon. their sections
being indicated by bannerettes placed
by the district presidents. The decor
ations of the church are very, pretty.
An immense American flag is draped
in front Of the choir railing and q
huge "welcome" expresses Marshall
town sentiment. The balcony rail-
ings are draped in yellow and white
bunting and in front of the railing Is
an enlarged picture Of the sainted W.
G. T. u. worker, Frances Willard.
Banners of the Iowa, Fourteenth dis
trict. Twenty-third district and Mar
shalltown w. c. T. U. occupy proml-
nent places. The latter is new and IS
a beautiful banner Of white satin with
gold lettering and an embroidered
spray of golden rod. with pond lilies at
the bottom. On it is the quotation
from Frances Willard, "Only the Cold
en- Rule of Christ Can Bring the Golden
Age of Man" Ferns and flowers are
also a part of the decorations.
Dinners and suppers are being
served by the Christian church ladies
at the church, for 25 and Is cents re-
spectively.
First Open Session.
Tuesday nights session, the hrst
omen meeting Of the convention was
attended by fair sized crowd, other
than the delegates, considering the RI
val political attraction. Some OF the
speakers and a few others left When
their parts in the program were con-
cluded. but no disturbance whatever
was created and the meeting went OH
smoothly. The first number on the pro-
gram. away Down South Once More"
by the Iowa Male Quartet, composed
of Messrs. P. F. Arney, +. D. Dennis,
w. Harvey and F. Aubrey Smith, was
heartily applauded. Devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Rev. William
Pence James, Of st. Pauls who read
the One Hundred and Forty-seventh
Psalm, followed by the Lords prayer
in unison with the congregation. The
platform was occupied by the general
officers Mrs. Marion H. Durham. OF
Burlington, president, in introducing
speakers, recalled the fact that nine
years ago this month the state conven-
ton of the w. C. T. y. was royalty