Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-09-14
w. c. T. U. Convention.


August 80, 1905. Following is the
report:
Morning Session:-Convention
opened with singing, Crusade Hymn,
followed by reading of 146 Psalm by
Mrs. II. l.. Pardoe and prayer by
Mrs. A. F. Nye. The President,
Miss S. A. Huckel then appointed
committees on Resolutions, Con
dutials and soliciting subscriptions
w c. L. U. er odicals. The min
utes of the Business Meetings of the
Executive Committee We're then read
and on motion, approved. Then re-
ports were made by the officers and
superintendents of the various de-
partmentS. Mrs. Moorish spoke for
a few minutes on the importance of
teaching the temperance lessons in
the Sabbath Schools. 1t now being
II o'clock, Mrs. Norrish led in the
noontide prayer.
The afternoon session opened with
singing by the Convention. Mrs.
Jennie Little conducted the Devotion
al Exercises. Mrs. Rothrock read
the Greeting presented by her (by
request of Co. w. c.. II. ID to the
Wesleyan Methodist Conference,
held at Lincoln Falls, in April, also
Resolutions which they pr sented to
our organization. Mrs. Moorish
reported the w. G. Il. L. Institute
which was held at LaPorte last Jan
uary. The Co. President, Miss S. A
Huckle gave her annual address, in
Guiding a short resume of the work
done in the county last year. Her
talk was very encouraging and help
ful as well as optimistic. She sug
gested that we take for cur motto
this year these words, "Agitate,
Educate, Legislate". Miss Bertha
May reported the Flower Mission
Dept. Of Lopez Union. go boquets
sent hospitals at Sayre and Wilkes
Barre, so calls made on the sick, 10
boquets with Scripture quotations
sent to sick. The Loyal Temper
ance Legion next rendered song.
entitled "Welcone, w. c. T. o."
The Convention then proceeded t.
the election of OIL .ers, said election
resulting as follows: President, Sarah
A. Huckle; Vice President, Anna f
Nye; Cor. Sec'ry., Mary +. Snyder;
Rec. Sec'ry., Della q. Flemming;
Treasurer, Mrs. White and Assistant
Rec. Sec'ry., Miss Cora Pealer.
Miss Jennie Rogers, Leader of the
Loyal Temperance Legion of Lopez,
being absent in the forenoon, now
gave her interesting report of their
work, she also read a short essay on
the need and value of this Dept,
Rev. b. f. Keller, Pastor of the
church was requested to give cone
Minute Talk" to the Convention.
He responded with words of welcome
and warm wishes for the success and
prosperity of the Union.
Mrs. Anna F. Nye then conducted
a "Quiz" on the Annual National
Leaflet and State Report. The
members answered the questions
readily and acquitted themselves
with much credit.
Mrs. S. b. Norrish gave Parlia-
mentary Drill which was both inter
esting and instructive. Mrs. S. A.
Snyder then read a paper Oh Scien-
titic Temperance Instruction and
school Physiology. Journal. The
subject of raising funds to pay eXpen-
ses of Delegate to State Convention
was discussed. The minutes of the
two sessions of the Convention were
read and approved.
The evening session opened with
exercises by the l.. 7. L., music by
choir, devotions by Rev b. f. Keller
Report of Auditing Committee. Mrs
Anna Potter, delegate, gave an in
teresting report of the State Con
vention. Singing by the choir
Crumbs" from National Convention
by Mrs. Anna +. Nye, delegate, was
very ably written and much apprec
ated. Song by l.. h., All around the
World. Mrs. Sylvia b. Norrish
State Worker and President of Brad.
ford County w. c. 7. L. then gave