The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-09-18
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RIAL
The Territorial white Rib.
boners" Hold seth An.
nual Convention.
"TUCUM TUX" PRIZE

Of the Territory Of New Mexico, met
In this city the II, Is aud ~, at the
First Presbyterian church.
The church was beautifully decorated
with flags and Temperance notices.
and ncar the rostrum was hung u
large picture Of the saintcd Temper
nnce leader, Francis r.. willard. In
the rear Of the rostrum hung n large
banner. upon which was q picture
a boy and girl, supporting at. y Flag,
with this motto: "Thc saloon OF our
boys aud girls Is the real issue. - On
the east wall of the main auditorium.
there wal n large white banner inscrib
ed woman = Christian Temperance
Union" Hanging about the audito
rum, were smaller banners with catchy
headlines, such as "Alcohol shortens
life" prevention mightier than
cure" "Consumptives beware Of Al
cohol, Alcoholism and Physical Dcgcn
eracy," The saloon raw Material is
your hoy. The hni"hcd product Is the
%drunkard, " (Which will you protect,
the saloon or the boy''
The meeting was called 20 order at
10 o'clock Tuesday morning, by the
Territorial President, Mrs. :. G. Nut.
ter Of Albuquerque. There were pres
ent Mrs A. A. Scott, Territorial Vice
Pres. and Mrs. Mary NJ Barnes Terri
torial Cor. Soc ". Mrs. Catherine Is.
Patterson, who is in charge Of the
spanish work, was not able to attend,
much to the disappointment Of the
members of the convention. Among
the visiting delegates, were Mrs. Scclcy
OF Las Cruces, aud Mrs. Bancpm of
Soiano.
Mrs. Nuttcr. the President. il n lady
Of dignifed manner and NJ long ex
petience rs n Presiding officer. She
handles the business of the convention
with ease aud dispatch. is a fine parlia.
mentarian, is always courteous and pa.
tient. aud wins the confidence and -.
TEEN Of the delegates.
Her address delivered before the con.
v%ention Wednesday afternoon, was one
81 the finest things ever heard in the
city, and was adopted unanimously by
the convention. aud "A vote Of thanks
rendered her for the same. Mrs. Nut
for many years. having joined the
"Good Tcmplcrs' at twelve years Of
age; and while yet In her teens she
Edited a Temperance paper. known ~
the "White Ribbon" In tn" state
81 Missouri. she was elected NJ Vice
President ~ the LIST District Of the W.
e. T. 4. for ten conservative terms;
and became TX Onicio Vice President
of the state W. G. 7. U. In Iowa she
was Vice President Of n District Union
for a number Of years and also Vice
President of the State Union.
She IL nm Alumni Of Mt. Pleasant
University Of Iowa and has been n
frequent contributor TO papers Of the
west and some If the leading magazines
Of the east. under the Nom De Plum"
of "Fidns.' Three years ago she was
elected President Of the ". G. T. t..
81 this Territory, which office she has
held ever since. and was on Thursday
elected 10 n fourth term, aud was choS
en- nj the convention IN session here
ns the Territorial Representative 10
the Worlds convention which will
NEE, in GLASGOW. scotland, on June III"
9th. 1910.
At the morning session on Tuesday
the roll 81 the Officers was called, nnd
IN the absence ~ the recording se"re
,ary Miss Bradley Of the local Union
was chosen Sec. pro TEN. Brief r"
ports were read from the different or
gnni,ations committees on organization
etc. were appointed. Mrs. Major mad"
n report upon prison work, and Nf'
Golden on the work Of the local press
As the afternoon session, Mrs, ban
cum was appointed 10 make respons"
10 the Address ~ Welcome. Mrs Pat
terson who was to have made the nd
dress being absent. Reports were
heard from the different departments
and n committee on revision Of bylaws
submitted their report which was unani
mously adopted.
On Tuesday evening Mt : o'clock the
''Welcome Session was held. An Ad
dress Of Welcome was delivered by
Hon. Reed Holloman on behalf of the
city. in which he handed the keys of
the city TO the "White RihbonerS,
welcoming them TO our hearts and
homes and giving them the privileges
81 the city.
Atty. G. II. Hittson delivered a stir
ring address on the Environment OF
the child" Prof. Crnmer, spoke on
behalf Of the schools, Rev. W. II. Du'
Bose welcomed them 20 the convention
church. and Mrs. DIR. Manncy welcomed
them on behalf Of the local W. G. 7. U.
Responses were made by Mrs, Seeiey
Of Las Cruces. and Mrs. Bancum of
SolanO.
Wednesday morning the convention
was called to order by the President
and the following committees appoint
ed; On credentials, courtesies, resolu'
tions and finance, The report OF the