The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-08-01
MRS. TOUSLEY
HONORED AGAIN
FARGO w. c. r. U. ELECTS HER
PRESIDENT FOR FIFTH CON-
sEcuTIvE TIME - NuAL
MEETING HELD LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

For the fifth consecutive time, Mrs.
May Fl. Tousley was elected chief ex-
ecutive of the Fargo union Of the w.
C. T. u, at the annual meeting of the
organization which was held yesterday
afternoon in the Young Woman's club
rooms, on Broadway.
The meeting was called to order at
$3.50 o'clock and the annual business
of the union was taken up. Reports
of the officers were made, showing the
organization to be In splendid condi-
ton both financially and as to the
number of members, which has been
greatly augmented during the past
two months by membership contests.
The officers chosen to administrate
the affairs Of the union for the next
twelve months were as follows:
President-Mrs. May H. Tousley.
First Vice President-Mrs. Matte
Monson.
Second Vice President-Mrs. ]. M.
Talbot
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. H.
L. Gage.
Recording secretary-Mrs. Kate
Wilder.
Assistant Recording secretary-Mrs.
r. B. Sell
Treasurer-Mrs. c. w Haggart.
Assistant Treasurer-Mrs F. C.
Hall.
Directors-Mrs. j. d. Carpenter and
Mrs r. M. Pollock.
The reports of the officers show that
great progress has been made during
the past year The work was carried
on under eight superintendents and
Ave standing committees, besides the
eight regular officers. Two member
| ship contests have been instituted and
carried TO a successful termination, re-
sulting in the addition of seventy-fl five
new members in the Fargo union.
The calling committee reported that
during the past year 244 calls were
made, $50 bouquets were sent to sick
rooms and other places where they
would bring cheer and that the com
mittee had spent $50 in the prosecu-
tion Of this work.
During the past twelve months. sew
enteen and a half columns of matter
concerning the work Of the w c. T.
u. has appeared in the local newspa-
pers.
The committee in charge of the work
at the city and county jails reported
that services have been held at these
institutions every Sunday during the
year with one exception and that eight
conversions were secured in this man
ner. Every English pastor in the city
has devoted one Sunday to the cause
of prohibition, and that gratifying re-
suits have been secured In this man
ner.
The work that has been done at the
Young wonan's club has been very
satisfactory and the reports show thai
much good has been accomplished in
this manner. The union now has a
membership OF 14S active and thir-
teen honorary members The valua-
tton of property held by the w. G. II
II. Of this city is placed at $2,42S.8s
and that expenditures to the amount
OF $1,2e6.s5 have been made. During
the past year the average attendance
| at the meetings of the union has beer
| twenty.
One of the things done bT the w. G
r. u. Of the state during the year was
| the circulation Of a petition, which
after having been signed by hundreds
4 Of citizens of North Dakota, was for
warded to President Roosevelt, asking
that the new fighting machine, the bis
battleship North Dakota. which is now
in process of construction, be chris
tened with water instead Of cham
payne, as is usually the custom.
A meeting Of the union will be held
,tasdev evening, at which Mrs. Tous-
| ley will announce her appointments OF
/ standing committees and department
! supsrintendents for the coming year