The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-09-09
THE w. c. 7. u.
IS IN SESSION
IN BROokINGS FOR THE NEXT
FOUR DAYS.
THE ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF WHITE RIBBONERS WILL BE
A MOST SUCCESSFUL ONE.

, Inc woman CHRISTIAN temperance
Union Of South Dakota is in session
in this city for the annual convention.
The program opened this morning in
the Presbyterian church, where all
the meetings will be held, and the
session closes on Sunday evening.
The attendance is expected to be
large and most successful and en-.
thusiastic convention is looked for.
A large number of the delegates ar.
rived last night and more are expect.
ed on today's trains
Mrs. Luella Ramsey of Woonsocket,
state president, will preside at all the
sessions, and two workers of national
prominence in the movement are pres
ent and will deliver addresses. They
are Mrs. Frances Beauchamp. nation
al speaker and president Of the Ken
lucky w. c. r. IT,. and Miss Margaret
Wintringer of Boston, national branch
secretary of the l.. T. l.. Mrs. Ger
trude Morrow, Mrs. Clara Harza, Mrs.
George NJ. Anderson and Mrs. Lizzie
Beals compose the local committee
in charge.
Following is the program of the
convention:
Thursday Morning, September 8
S:3O-Evangelstic service, Mrs. Car
rie Allbee, Mellette.
Reports-General officers and execu-
tive committee during year.
Appointment of committees.
Reports of president. vice-president,
recording secretary
Reports of branch secretaries-Miss
Mable Stuart, Woonsocket; Loyal
Temperance Legion, Mrs. Cora Aid
rich, Sioux Falls.
10: O:00-Parliamentary Quiz, conducted
by Mrs r. j. Smart, superintendent
Superintendents Addresses.
(Ten minutes each)
Sunday school work-Mrs. H. David
son, Rapid City
Soldiers and Sailors--Mrs. Nettie Fas-
I set, Hot Springs.
Press-Mrs. Hannah M. Gale, Big
Stone.
Physical education-Mrs. Mable Stuart
Woonsocket
Health and Heredity-Mrs. Ida
Reeves, Mitchell.
Peace-Mrs. Flora Wilson, Mitchell.
Social meetings
Christian citizenship-Mrs W. A.
Hitchcock, White Owl.
Work among foreigners-Mrs. Ella
Skinner, Scenic.
Work among railroad employes-Miss
Grace Morehead, washington
Springs.
| 12:00-Noontide Prayer
Miscellaneous Business
Adjournment
Thursday Afternoon
1:45-Song service and devotions,
conducted by Mrs. o. E., Cassem,
Mitchell.
2:O0-Reading of the morning min.
utes. =.
Purity in literature and ait, Mrs.
Martha Cults, Yankton.
A dry hour with vice-i'"csidents.
Music
3:3O-President' address. Mrs. Luel-.
la Ramsey.
Relaxation, Mrs. Aldrich.
4:15-Address, Cooperation with mis-
sionary societies, Mrs. Caroline JAM
ieson, Beresford.
Possibilities of rural unions, Miss En-
ma Mead, Beulah.
Adjournment
Thursday Evening
(Welcome Night
Hymn, Coronation" by congregation.
Scripture lesson and prayer, Mrs.
Martha Cults, recording secretary.
Music quartette.
Addresses of Welcome five minutes
each:
W. H. Leighty, mayor, for the city.
Rev. J. w. Dick, for the churches.
r. l.. Slagle, president, for the col
lege.
w. A. Caldwell, president, for the
board of education.
r. e. Gentle, for the press.
Quincy Lee Morrow, for the prohibi.
ton state committee.
Mrs. Anna Hyde, for the local union.
Solo. Victory" Miss Alvira Johnson,
Brookings.
Responses, Mrs. Anna Simmons, presi
dent sixth district and national
speaker.
Mrs. Cora B. Aldrich. Sioux Falls.
state branch secretary for the L.
t. L.
l.. l.. l.. song.
Y. w. c. T. u, Miss Mable Stuart,
| Y. branch secretary.