The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-19
MANY DELEGATES
ATTENDING MEETINGS
CONGREGATIONAL STATE ASSO.
CITATION HAS FINE OPENING
SESSION LAST NIGHT.
Meetings to Continue Through Sun
daS-EXcursion on Crouch
Line Tomorrow Afternoon.
The thirty-eighth annual gathering

The thirty-elghth annual gatherin.
of the State Association Congrega
tional churches was opened with {
most successful and interesting meet
ing last evening. The church wa.
crowded to it's capacity with dele
gates and towns people who asses.
blod to hear the several excellent
-ddfssses Tat were made,
Delegates started to arrive in the
2iy Wednesday and since then have
been coming in on every train until
close to one hundred have placed
their names on the register. The Ia
dies of the lonal parish have been
HeEt gong TO make room for the
visitors and owing to their uptirlng
efforts, practically every one is be-
,is taken care of.
Yesterday morning and afternoon
.'sn CT to the Women's So
2iet.es and excellent meetings Of
Women Home Missionary Un.
.cn aud South Dakota branch, Mis-
:ens OF the Interior are reported
ae il orn.ng meeting was delayed a
! lie owing to belated train carry
g the prin2ipal speaker. Mrs H
Warren Of Yankton, but she ar
lied in due tine to make an ex.
7'!!snt address, that was enthusias.
iically received, After the speak.
ing some business matters were at.
tended to, the election of officers
coming under this head. The follow.
ing ladies were chosen for the year:
President Mrs. II. X. Warner, ol
Yanl2ton.
wee President Mrs. w. II. Thral
I1uron
$ cretary lMl,. Jenney, Yankton
Treasurer Mr;. l.. A, Loomis.
Redneld.
,.ahitGr Mrs +. l.. Ransom.
Secretary of Lterature-Mrs. A /.
G. Bowdish, Redfield.
Association Presidents, Mrs. Stew
its. iank:On; ,a.as ID, B. Miller
M.ieAnll. soutA Central, Mrs
George Green, Pierre. Central Mrs
II. l.. RIGGS, Oahe, Dakota.
In the afternoon the principal ad.
dress was by Miss Myrtle Foote, Of
r.Zro ON Turkey, who told in splen.
lid manner Of the mission work in
the Sultan's doninions. An ad-
'lress on Missionary Literature was
given by Mrs. Jerome, of Valley
Springs. who also led the devotion
al service. The report Of the w. B
VI. |. annual meeting was made by
= Martha Quits OF Yankton.
'oTclrs Of the South Dakota
y: an w. r. NJ. l. we're elected al
the close Of the niaet'ng. They are;
r s:dent Mrs Grace Jerome, o.
valley Springs.
We President Mrs F. C. Hol
1, Tapid City.
t;etre!ary Mrs. G. H. Dreis
y EedGc!d.
'rer, Mrs. w. ?. Kingsbury
Sioux Falls.
Judge G.. l.. Lewis made the ad
dress of welcome at the opening ses
sion in the evening and was follow
ed by Rev. John Askln, of Pierre
~'.o responded in a pleasing way 70
the visitors.
Snpt. w. NJ. Grafton was thel
g'von the floor to tell how Mitchell
as turned dry in spite of the fac
h't the town conained ten saloon
NJ only twenty people voted the pro
:htion ticket. Mr.. Grafton toll
t@e formation of civic federation
'!a' did things, in fact as the speak
er progressed it was evident the dr.
forces in Mitchell had won out, onl
because they worked and then work
ed some more. The methods O
:..' q gn.ng used were outlined an
'r' We! very interesting, In closin
IL. Grafton expressed the hope tina
lire ione Rapid City was also t
.e r"hc!;ed in the ranks of the dr.
'cw:'.
:" 2. g nedict, Of Belle Fourch
vas the next speaker. "Enforcemer
Of tie Law" was his topic; he tol
how the problem had been worke
OFT in Belle Fourche, his home towl
/, ite declared that Wherever band {
."'.rm;Ecd men made up their minG
to have the law enforced the fe;
Id he accomplished. His remark
o were greeted with hearty applaus
The closing address of the eve
ing was made by Rev. Lauristc
}. ':."noids. OF Washington Spring
who spoke on the County Optic
n lsaue.' The speaker was of tt
6 opinion that the county option la
10 be voted upon next fall was a
n right so far as it went and deserve
rarty support. Mr.. Reynolds a
) !: we'd of the Mitchell idea IN sowil
.'e city knee deep with literatur
md advocated uoing tie same thiI
'hr ughout the entire state and pr
q dioted the following out OF this i'd
!. would result in South Dakota goil
: dry.
IA business session / being he
s. this morning, including the work
N Organization, reports OF committee
etc. At eleven o'clock Rev. w.