Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1908-04-18
Held Convention
White Ribbon Wearers
Hold TwO-Days' Meet.

Az Cne presbyterian CnuTcn, Tues
day afternoon, April 14th, convened
the Seventeenth Annual Convention
of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union OF CharlevOiX County.
The church was prettily decorated
Syith drapings of our national colors
and red and white carnations for the
OccasiOn. The County President, Mis-.
Mary E. Heston of Charlevoix, was in
charge. The session opened with sing
ing. Mrs. p. Howard, district presi-
dent, at the organ. Invocation, Mrs.
Grigsby OF East Jordan. Bible lesson,
Mrs. Jessie Gp6senba of Boyne
City. Singing, "Lovc. More Love Ex-
celling." In absence of the secretary
Mrs. Gertrude Pratt of Boyne-Mrs.
A. M. Burdick Of Charlevoix was ap-
pointed secretary pro tenn. Rev.
Grigsby gave very friendly greeting
to tile delegates. Mrs. e. L. Calkins
of Kalamazoo-State President-fol-
lowed with an inspiring talk and
closed with the message "Be of good
cheer; In the years before US we will
see things we have never seen before t"
Mrs. Howard followed with few re-
marks.
The Memorial service was LED by
MIS-. Jennie Allcox Of CharleyOix.
Singing, "Nearer NV God TO Thee"
reading Of the scripture by the leader:
Mrs. Howard very alphabetically
spoke of the sisters who had been pro-
NOTED, and read & poem 'GoiDg
Home.'''
''Out of the chill and the shadow
Into the thrill and the shade,
Out Of the death and the famine
Into the fullness divine"
Organ solo. Miss Violet Grigsby; vocal
solo, Miss Jessie Lewis" "Reminiscenc-
es OF Charlevoix County Work by Mes
danes Heston, Robertson, Howard
and Boosinger. Twenty-Five years ago
East Jordan Union was the banner
union OF CharlevOix County. more
Love to Thee" was sung and then
came the Chi!dren's Hour. Twenty
kour of Miss Walsh's scholars sung in
1concert temperance song. Marjorie
Bowen and Una Louell Burd ick. vocal
solos; Merle Dean, recitation; timely
talks on temperance were given by
Mesdames Calkins and Howard which
Interested the children greatly.
The evening session opened with
organ voluntary by Miss Violet Grigs-
by. A choir of ffteeo voices singing
Onward Christian Soldiers followed.
Rev. Matthews, scripture lesson and
prayer. Greetings: Village, Presi-
dent III. L. Mcmillan; Churches, Rev.
w. w. Lamport: Schools. II. II. Full
Ter; Sunday Schools, Miss Ella Bar
nett, Assistant Superintendent NJ. E.
School; M Missionary Societies and Local
Union. Mrs. w. w. Lamport. Vocal
Duet, Misses Frances Malpass and
Hazel Stevens. Mrs. A. M. Burdick
Of CharlevoIx gave the response to
Greetings" for the county. State
President Mrs. Calkins gave short
address which was filed with good
thoughts and wit;there are three hun
dred thousand w. G. T. u. women Ia
America; in part she said that the
\ only weapon the men allowed them to
use was their tongue, and no wonder
that they had learned TO use that.
Vocal solo, "Old Black Joe," Mrs. A.
M. Bnrdick. Benediction, Rev. w.
w. Lamport.
Wednesday mornings session open
ed with singing "Onward Christian
Soldiers" Miss Mary Porter at the or
gau. Devotional, led by Mrs. Grosen-
bsug. Invocation, Mrs. Howard.
Bible Lesson, by leader, subject,
"Apostle PaHl;" as she had recently
visited in Rome she gave some very
delightful descriptions Of the scenes
in the travels OF tho apostle, and dis
played a number of pictures of the
catacombs and told Of the strange
emblems on the tombs of the people
buried there, the most common en-
bl sm being fsh-ail were emblema
OF hope; the paintings Of our Lord
were numerous aud the peculiar feat.
ure OF them was that he was always
standing in water. Annual reports ol
Unions followed with supplementary
remarks by local superintendeuts
Conversation, "How the Local Union
can Become a Powerful Factor" leo
by Mrs. Grigsbv in = very enthusias-
tic and interesting way. "Mother'
and the Scbools"-a paper written b.
Mrs. r. w. Beach Of Boyne, ex couRty
commissioner OF schoo.s-was read BY
Mrs. Burdick.
The afternoon session opened will