Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-13
THIRD DAY SESSION
OF THE W. C, T. U.
Election Of State Officers Other
Important Business.
MRS. Dole, STATE TREASURES

AuotoUCS- VUVVUy WSSSs" WV
Lucky Boy, and Matte May Williams
Wins Girls Medal.
The Executive Committee Of the
". o. T. U. held . hA(i-houT session on
Thursday morning,
The convention opened at the sp-
pointed hour with devotional exercises
led by MFs. N. e. Washburp. )
The work OF departments that min.
istef 70 the mind WAS taken up, and
mech valuable information was gained
By the delegates.
Reports Of committees we're called
for and responded 70, end Mrs. FoTkam
OF DeLand read Q most interesting pa.
per on "LitsEature and the Prose-"
The Committee ON CoOFteSleS intro
duced Mrs. AFmentuS Boyden Bixby Of
Poultpey, W., 70 the convention. In
. graceful acknowledgement she
spoke OF the work In Vermont, and her
pleasure OF being 10 the convention.
Misc PTentIss Of Baltimore, Md was
in.Toduce and responded In glowing
spibute TO the Gainesville Union,
which had shown her e0uRtesies, and
the State for the advance stride IL had
made during the year just closed.
The election OF officers was then
taken up with the following sssulti
PPesIdent--MFs, N, NJ. Forksm Of
D0Land.
vles.Prssident-- W. v. Knott
OF Tallahassee.
Corresponding 6eePetay--Ms. Clara
r. Anthony Of Lake City.
Recording Secfetary--Mra N. N. p.
Dean Of DeLand.
TFeaaureT-MI. Geo. !. DoIg OF
Gainesville.
Then followed the Memorial Service,
conducted IN Q most impressive man.
nsr By Ms. e. O. wsst6ott OF EuStIS.
The eopvantIOn Gang she hymn. LEAD.
Kindly Light" followed with Scrip
sure reading by MFB. White. After q
prayer, Mrs.. Wes,cOst read Q poem,
"Fathsr, Take Ny Hand" In q manner
that was most impressive. She was fol.
lowed BY . chain Of prayers.
The afternoon session was then
closed.
Thursday AflsrNoon Session.
The session vas opened BY dsvo.
talons led By ,hs venerable and good
Mn. N. o. Grove Of Jacksonville,
asssr which the work Of the convention
wss taken up b. The reading Of the
minutee.
Reports and papers were read By the
department superintendent showing
that che practical work Of she W. @.
4. u. was lifting humaniIy 70 q higher
plane Of thlnklnR and living.
Mrs.. Coein. In her paper on ITEM
peeaAos Taught In che 6uAday School"
said The children we're the hope Of che
country als0 thee IhS ehlldFea we're
che hope OF the Salooa which ahould
have the ehlldFen--SocIsty or the
Ealoonf
Mn. 10 BousvsAu OF Jacksonville,
supsSlntsntdsnt % medal contests,
10 he's bright, breezy way, told Of hes
lire OF work and its educational value.
che reported slRAsssa medal eonIssts
"a The State daring the rear and On
lnereased interest.
A paper read By Mn. LAyoOek ol
FoSt Aysn On "hoW le laessass ths
MombapaAip." aFoHeed considerable
Interest and discussion, and che 0aines-
Vile Unlon reported The oOnssss b.
tween AsmbaFs, aAey being divided
Into sQaAl Numbers. and che lAdles
securing The lees, nambeF 10 aivs q
suppas 10 The Sle.osioas ladies OF those
securlna The moe. members,
Mn. Nsva o, CAIla Of Arcadia spoke
Of iAnusnelsg candidates Tor The LEG.
r islAlaFs 70 pledge themselves FOE tsm'
psrARes lsg,slauoa, and introduced Q
resolution taSoPlng The pleagtne 81
che state W. o. T. .. 70 satss pollties,
Mn, Newton Of NirsIaIa Aatloaal
orsaaisa,,on, answered The question
from the QsWstlOn Boz. and ~ Z p, N,
the ladies wsre taken FOR . DIVE oves
Gainesville. which elosed the after.
noon ssVsloa.
ThVrSdsY tNeRlng.
The audi,oFtam was crowded ca IAls
evening". the Medal COates, tslaG lAs
atlFaelloa,
After the opening, the "Consesi