The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-06
W.C.T.U. GROWING.
Over Seven thousand Members in
Kansas Now. z-r

The thirtieth annual convention of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union, which was held at the First
Baptist church at Pittsburg, Kan,
from October 1st to 4th, was the most
satisfactory of any that had ever
been held in the state and was the
second held in Pittsburg the other
having met there 16 years ago. The
membership and financial situation is
better than ever before and the young
people of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance union and the Loyal Tenn
perance legion took a very active in
terest in the work The voting
which the ladies considered good as
the meeting was held at the side of
the state. The entire membership OF
the union in Kansas is 1000.
The financial outlook is especially
bright and the association now owes
no money on the buildings at Ottawa,
Lincoln park or Winfield.
The board of state superintendent
and field workers conferences held
meetings at the church from Oct. 1st
to 3rd and these were very helpful to
the convention meetings then in pro-
gress.
All of the state officers and district
presidents were present with the excep-
ton of Mrs. Alice G. Young of Downs,
Kansas, who had resigned her position
as recording secretary on account OF
poor health. Mrs. Lillian A. King, OF
513 Tyler street, Topeka, was appointed
by the executive committee to fill the
office left vacant by the resignation of
Mrs. Young and was elected on Friday
evening. The musical director, Mrs
Elizabeth c. Boyd of Newton, Kansas,
and the organist, Mrs. Gertrude Fisch-
apfo of
cially commended on their fine work
during the convention.
The evening meetings were especially
pleasing to the members. On the open
ing night the president announced that
she had pledged the national conVen-
ton at Denver 1000 new members. She
was able to report 1878 new names for
the convention. The effort for the en-
suing year will be to gain 1000 new
members. --r
Besides the state officers delegates to
the national convention at Denver from
october % to October 2S. were chosen
as follows: Mrs. Lottie A. Case, To-
peka; Mrs D. Stafford, Topeka; Mrs.
L. E. Hudson. Olathe; Mrs. Jennie
Marcy. Baldwin; Miss Mary Dobbs,
Niotaze; Mrs. N. E. Boren, Winfield;
Mrs. Alice Shamleffer. Douglass; Mrs.
70. t. Bumsted Clay Center; Mrs. Pearl
KimbaH, CORTLAND; Mrs. Alice G.
Young, Downs; Mrs. M. E. Buener,
Norton; Mrs. Ida HeSteS, Lewis; MIS-
Ency Embree, Lyons; Mrs. Eva Og-
born. Pratt; Mrs. Clare Hadley, Wich-
tia: Mrs. Jessie Morton. Mrs. S. g.
BouIware Pittsburg; Mrs. Elizabeth
Boyd, Newton, and Mrs. Emma Grover
of Winfield.
Several beautiful quilts were present
ed to the president. Mrs. Elizabeth +.
Hutchinson, from different districts and
Mrs Hutchinson is declared to be the
most admired worker in the cause.
A novel feature of the decorations
was a prohibition flag which was dis
played on the stage There was a star
for each state, the temperance states
being represented by pure white stars
and the others by black or black and
white stars, the colors being proper
toned according to the existing condi-
tions in the states in regard to tenn
nerance. A meeting of the executive
Committee will be held at the home of
termine the place and date of the meet
ines next year.