Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-17
ANNUAL W, C. 7. U. MEETING
MrA Adelaide Rood is Elected President
for Ensuing Year,
REPORT SHOWS GOOD ACCOMPLISHED
Frances willard Day, September %,
to he FittingIy observed and state
Branch of Mothers Club to
he Organized.

The annual meeting Of the womans
Christian Temperance union was held yes
terday afternoon at the rooms of the Young
womens Christian association. Mrs.
George Til1en. president of the womans
Christian Temperance union, presided, and
after the opening devotional exercises the
remainder Of the afternoon was devoted to
business.
The corresponding secretary, Mrs. NJ. M
Park. told OF letters received and answered
and the treasurer. Mrs. Taggart. read her
report for the year, showing a good balance
in the treasury.
The recording secretary, Mrs Fred Pat
terson, deferred giving her report until
the next meeting, but gave an interesting
account Of the prohibition convention,
which she attended. in Lincoln August s.
as a delegate from Douglas county.
Mrs, Covell read a report of the lunch
work in the high school, showing the money
received and expended, and Mrs. Adelaide
Rood gave a most interesting account of
the industrial work OF the city mission and
the good accomplished there.
Omcers Are Chosen.
Oficers for the ensuing year were elected
| as follows: Mrs Adelaide Rood pres-
dent; Mrs. Covell, Mrs. Park and Mrs.
Tilden, vice presidents; Mrs. Park, corre-
spending secretary; Mrs. Taggart, treas
urer, and Mrs. Patterson, recording secre-
| tary.
| 1t was reported that the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union will have charge of
the lunch room in the high school again
the coming year and Mrs Covell was again
chosen TO superintend the work.
| Mrs Tilden reported that c. N. Howard,
prominent and forcible temperance lee
o.
! tober g. and would speak Sunday morning
under the auspices of the Wonan's Chris
tian Temperance union at place to be an
nounced later 1t was resolved that ef-
forts should be made to have Francis e.
Willard day, September 2s observed in
| the city schools and 1t was voted to give
IS to the city mission to provide lee cream
for the annual picnic to be held at Court
land beach next Wednesday,
Mrs. Newell and Mrs. Rowe were elected
delegates to the county Womans Chris
tian Temperance union convention, which
is to be held in Valley, Neb., September
| /, two other delegates to be elected at the
next meeting of the Woman's Christian
| Temperance union, which will be held
Wednesday AFTERNOON at the Young
| Woman's Christian association rooms. Al
the same time the superintendents Of the
different branches of work will give theiI
reports as follows: Flower mission, Mrs
Pritchard scientific temperance and press
Mrs. Rood; Demorest medal contests and
jail work. Mrs. Shinrock; Sunday school
Mrs. Fuller; domestic science and mothers
meetings, Mrs. Nellie Magee; parliamentary
usage. Mrs. Tilden; evangellstic work, Mrs
N. J. McKittrick; parlor meetings, Mrs
Jeter; literature, Mrs. f. H. Wood; rescue
work. Mrs. Shinrock; franchise, Mrs. Pat
terson
1t was announced that Mrs. Shoff ant
Mrs Grice, president and secretary o.
the National Organization of Mothers
Clubs, will be in Omaha September 81 Il
organize a state branch, ,..,
A vote of thanks and appreciation wal
rendered to the retiring president, Mrs
Tilden.