The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-03
kenosha Woman Elected To Lead
the w. c. 7. U. Of Racine
and kenosha Counties
WILL WAGE VIGOROUS WAR
Members of Great Organization Decide
to Make an Effort to Force the Re-
tirement of the Saloons From
Two Wisconsin Cities

Mrs. H. M. Hallett of this city was
elected president of the InterCounty
Woman S Christian Temperance Union
for Racine and Kenosha counties at
the closing session of the annual con
vention held in Racine on Wednesday.
Mrs. J. Magill of Kenosha, was elected
president of the Inter-County or
ganiZation and the next convention
will probably be held in Kenosha in
May of 1910. The meeting which
closed Wednesday afternoon proved
the most successful ever held by the
White Ribbon women of the two coun-
ties and plans are being laid to make
the w. G. 7. q. more than ever a
factor in the reform work in this Sec
ton of the state. Plans were laid
by the officials of the organization be-
fore the adjournment of the conven-
tioa for a vigorous fight against the
saloon and the women of the smaller
as well as the larger cities of the two
counties during the coming year are to
take up the fight against license. The
women Of Union Grove claim to have
done much to aid in making that vii
lage dry and they declare that the
,wosneu III the smaller towns if they
unite for this work can accomplish
great results.
Plans for a general campaign to
make the towns and cities in the two
eouaties dry were discussed by the
,mem5ers Of the organization in an in
for1Gal manner after the convention
was over and it is probable that Mrs.
HalleS, the president of the organiza-
zion, viii later call meeting of the
officials and leading members Of the
w. G. {. u. with the idea of devising
SEINE plan for more effective work. In
the past the members of the w. G. T..
U. have not worked much along the
lsnesAof controlling the ballot, but in
the future it is expected that they
will wage strong educational cam
paiga which will bring their people in
liae against licepsp. The organiza-
lions Of q similar nature Throughout
this and othsr states have taken up
tilis work during the past two years
and it is claimed that the women of
The W. G. I. Z. are doing more than
any other body to aid in voting out
the saloons Of the country. The Ke-
sha chapter of the w. G. T. u. has not
been dormant during the past year,
but il is planned to engage in even
more active work during the coming
year.
hrs. Hallet, the new president of the
Inter County organization has been ac-
tive il the work of the women for the
past five years and it is expected that
under her leadership the women will
be able to accomplish results.
The convention which closed on Wed
nesday was the most successful ever
held in the two counties and it shows
that the women are thoroughly aroused
to the demands being made upon them.
Every town in the two counties was
at the convention and the
delegates are all pledged to begin an
active campaign at once to interest
more people in the w. c. 7. U. work.
The full list of officers named was as
follows
President--Mrs. H. M. Hallet, Ke-
nosha.
Vice President-Mrs. J. Magill, Ke-
nosha.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. P. v.
Case, Racine.
Recording secretary-Mrs. j. S. Blake
ly, Union Grove.
Treasurer-Mrs. Clara Richards, Ra-
cine.
Auditor~-Mrs. Frances Winters, Ra-
cine.
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