The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-17
KEOTA WOMAN IS
MADE PRESIDENT
MRS. McooNs HoNoRED BY w. C
T. U. CONVENTION. /.
WHITE RIBBoNERs ARE ACTIVE
The Ninth Iowa District Has Good
Meeting In OskaIoosa - Nation
al Organizer viii Speak
This Evening.

Shl OilOn tltNlCh
Mrs, Nellie A. McCoons, of Keota, Ia,
president of the organization for the
ensuing year, to succeed Mrs. A. A.
Drummond, of Richland. The Other
officers elected at the business session
this morning were: Vice-president
Mrs. James Bridges, of Oskaloosa;
secretary, Mrs. Robert H. Williams
of Oskaloosa, and treasurer, Mrs
Mary Reiner, of Buckeye Union.
The attendance at this mornings
session was very good, although all
of the delegates had not arrived in the
city at noon, but were expected to
report at this afternoons meeting.
"Wednesday Mornings Session.
The convention was called to order
at $3.50 this morning by the president
Mrs. A. A. Drummond, who presided.
The devotional services were in
charge of Mrs. E. Y. Smith, of oska
loosa, and the hour was one wei
spent Mrs. Smith brought forth the
message that few in number in the
spirit of the Lord could be mighty.
The minutes of Tuesday afternoon
session were read by the secretary
Mrs. Robert Williams, and approved.
The reports of the resolution and
finance committees were also read
and approved.
Miss Mary Barbour, of California
national lecturer and organizer, who
is in the city attending the conven
ton, discussed the pledge signing
question to some extent.
Rev. Ellison r. rurdy, pastor of the
Friends church, oskaloosa, was in
troduced to the convention and gave
some words of greeting.
Miss Barbour added supplement
tary resolution to those adopted b,
! the convention, which was approved
Mrs. c. J. Burton, of the Oskaloos;
College, accompanied by Mss San
ders on the piano, rendered pleasing
vocal solo during the morning.
Mrs. /. o. Kemble, of this city, gave
an interesting description of Oska
loosas new temperance and civic en-
forcement organization, THE Mahas
ka Federation"
Miss Mary Borbour conducted the
memorial services.
The morning session was CLOSED
with the noontide prayer, given by
Mrs. Mary Cheney, of this city.
The ladies' then adjourned for this
afternoons session at 1870 o'clock.
Yesterdays Session.
The first session of the Ninth Dis
trict Women's Christian Temperance
Union Convention was held Monday
afternoon in the audience room of the
First Baptist Church. Mrs. A. A. Drum
mond, of Richland, president of the
district, occupied the chair and call
ed the meeting to order. The deyo-
tional exercises we're in charge of Mrs.
McCoons, of Keota, Mrs. Neal of the
same place, who was to have had
charge of the services, being absent.
The program was opened by the sing
ing of the sacred song, II Need Thee
Every Hour" followed by an earnest
prayer service. The lady took for her
subject the first chapter of Joshua and
applied the sentiments to the occasion
The services were closed by the sing
ing of Nearer My God to Thee" Pres
ident Mrs. A. A. Drummond then in
troduced Miss Mary Barbour, of Cal
| lifornia, National Lecturer and organ
izer of the w. C. 7. U.
A motion was then introduced and
carried that the w. C. L. u. ladies ac
lcept the invitation to attend the Pro
hibitionist meeting at the court house
Tuesday evening for the address by
Hon. K W. Brown. the Prohibition
lists candidate for governor of Iowa
and that an invitation be extended
to the Prohibitionists to attend the ad
dress to be delivered by Miss Mary
Barbour at the First Baptist church
"Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Robert A. Kent then deliver
ed an address welcoming the conven
tion to the city. She spoke of the
numerous and large conventions and
gatherings that Oskaloosa had enter
tanned this summer, OF our excellent
Chautauqua and day set aside as w
c. T. U. day, She gave very pretty
ILLUSTRATION of the work which lays
laround our DOORS" and said, I'VE e
over the hill TO the poor house" wher,
we carry flowers to the inmates. We
| visit the Jail and we encourage the
lprisoners by our presence at trials IN
the court room"
Mrs. G. d. Gurley of New Sharon
who was to have given the response
was absent from the city. but Mis-
Marsh of Grinnell took the place AM
filled 1t very capably, She remarked
that she felt sure that she was wei
come in the city as soon as she ha,
alighted from the train. She mad
the assertion that the Woman's Chris
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