The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-13
CLUBS AND CHARITIES
w. q. T. u. CONVENTION
Annual Temperance Gathering Will
Have Attractive Features.

The state convention Of the Won
an IS Christian Temperance union will
be held next week in the First Bap
fist church and will be attended by
about 200 out-of-town women.
Tuesday, the opening day, a g confer
ence of Y's will be held at 2:30 pm,
t and tae H felss ME- tope Ms Miss g 6nrspe
Timing of England will give an ad-
dress on Y. work, and there will be
short talks on the following subjects:
!" Difficulties of the VS." Attitude
ties,'' "Our Honoraries, ~" Payment
of Dues, '"Y. Year Book and Help
Miss Minnie Green of Mora. state sec
rotary Of the Y. branch, will read a
paper On 1.-The Work Ct Miss e,c Kara
will be given for the city by Mayor
D. P. Jones; for the Women's Chris
tian Temperance unions, Mrs. K. A.
Kercher, state vice president; for the
Y's, Miss Helen Warrington. The re-.
Spouse will be by Mrs. Hendricks Of
Duluth. Rev. s. W. Squires Of Kim
ball and DR.. Fl. D. Lyon of Minneapo-
lis will contribute musical numbers;
Miss Timing will give the address. All
while older people will greatly enjoy
Tearing of the Y's work. All meet
ings of the convention are free except
that Of Friday evening.
Wednesday morning the devotionals
will be led by Miss Helen Hitchcock,
state superintendent Of evangelistic
work The district presidents will re
spond to rollcall by giving for their
districts the membership, with increase
or decrease. Reports of corresponding
secretary, recording secretary and
ganizers will report. The evangelistic
hour will be led by Mrs. Frances Neal
of Minneapolis. Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. Mary Wyman will head the devo-
tional exercises. The president of the
state, Mrs. Bessie Laythe Scovell, will
give her annual address, to which all
| look forward with pleasure. Mrs. Julia
B. Nelson, editor of the White Ribbon,
the, state paper, will make her report,
and L. T. L. s. A mothers hour of
special interest will be led by Mrs.
Margaret Densmore Of Montevideo,
Wednesday evening Rev. W. B. Riley,
pastor Of the convention church, will
lead the devotionals, and the address
will be given by Mrs. Callie Howe of
Missouri, national organizer. and lee.
turer, a most delightful and conyinc
|
. Laukhauf of Minneapolis will open the
meeting and the committee on appro'
priations will report, officers will be
elected and delegates to the national
| convention. Mrs. Abbie B. Church OF
Northfeld, state evangelist, will lead
| the evangelistic and memorial service
Thursday afternoon Mrs. M. j. Kelly
Of St. Paul, state superintendent 81
scientific temperance instruction, will
lead the devotionals. State suPer1n
tendents will report as follows: Work
! among Germans, work among Indians
lecture bureau, health and heredlty anc
non alcoholic medication, antinarcotlcs
| medal contests, literature and schoo
savings banks. At $40 pm. will TAKE
place the introduction Of convention
guests and fraternal delegates, and Mrs
I Kelly will speak on scientific temper
ances instruction. Thursday evening
Rev. s. B. Roberts, pastor Of the Beth
lehem Presbyterian church Of Minneap
speaker will be Mrs. Clara. G. Hoffman
Of Missouri, national recording secre
tary. =,
Friday morning amendments to tn
constitution will be considered, tn
committees on resolutions and financ
will report and department. reports vii
be continued as follows: Evangelistlc
prOpOrtlOnate ana SysCelnaClC giving
work among lumbermen, penal and re
: formatory, work among soldiers an
: sailors, Sabbath observance, parliamen
tary usage, social meetings.. flower mis-
:. sion, Christian citizenship, Sunda
schools and legislation and enforcement
! Of law. The evangelistic hour will b
in charge Of Miss Hitchcock. Fridaa
afternoon the devotional exercises wi
be led by Mrs. M. L. Seymour Of Mir
neapolis,, and there will be half hou
with original crusaders At 2:40 Mis-
Addie Austin will speak on literature
, Mrs. A. B. Upham Of ST. Paul, stat
l superintendent Of franchise, WI
8 speak of her department, and at 3:3
Miss Hitchcock will lead in consecrs
r tion service. At 1850 invitations TO
8 the state convention will be received.
Friday evening there will be a dis
Z mond medal contest, Mrs. Anna Lyon
state superintendent, presiding. Re'
8 L. p. Smith, chaplain Of the Soldiers
:, home, will lead the opening devotional
I Banners will be awarded the distric
\ and local unions, Y. and L.. T. L. socit
ties.
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