The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-17
WORK OF ". c. TIL.
HERE THIS YEAR
REPORTS ARE PREPARED FOR
THE STATE CONTEMPORARY
ERAL NEW MEMBERS ADDED
THIS YEAR AND ROUTINE WORK
HAS BEEN CARRIED ON.

The Fargo w. c. T. u. officers and
committees have finished tabuIating
their reports which viii be presented
at the state convention at Valley CITY
Sept. 1926 From these reports the
following interesting information is Sc
cured, giving a brief resume OF the
work done in Fargo for the year end
ing Sept. /.
There are at the present time l0S
lctiVe and seventeen honorary mem
oers, nineteen new active members and
hree new honorary members having
been added during the year.
The union has held a meeting for
each OF the departments OF work and
has paid especial attention to the ques-
ton Of franchise, having circulated
petition and obtained over 200 signers.
In the department Of physical culture
two most profitable meetings have been
held.
The lectures at evening social meet
ings were on such subjects as Equal
Advantages in Education, Progress of
Temperance etc.
The department Of scientific temper
ance instruction has done a great deal
Of work this year. The superintendent
reports 303 essays written in the pub
lie schools on the subject: The Harm
in Glass of Beer. The Fargo union
gave two prizes for the two best es-
says.
The superintendent of literature re-
ported 38,s5S pages Of literature dis
tributed, some having been sent to the
city and county jails, to the county
etc.
Fargo union has sent about $50
bouquets to the sick Of the union and
to the hospital wards.
One member has held religious serv-
ices almost every Sunday in the city
and in the county jails. Nineteen have
professed Christianity under her lead
ership.
A club OF thirty-nin boys has been
organized and holds splendid meetings
with No Cigarettes for motto. This
Is under the direct supervision Of one
Of Fargo unions members.
The officers for the coming year are
president, Mrs. f. H. Wilder; vice pres
Ident, Mrs. nj. Pollock; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Matte Monson; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. H M. Talbot;
treasurer, Mrs. Goe. F. Clark; ex-of-
icio, Mrs. A. w. H. Best.
Standing Committees.
Finance-Nfiss Mary Ord, Mrs. L.
D. Davidson, Mrs. Clark Haggart.
Public Meeting, Lectures-Mrs. r
NJ. Pollock, Rev. o. e. McCracken and
John Monsoon.
Refreshment-Mrs. ]. H. Murray.
Mrs. L. Peterson.
Calling-Mrs. H M. Talbot Mrs. J.
A. Hatcher, Mrs. F.. c. Hall, Mrs. f.
L. Gardner.
Programme-Mrs. w. HI. Best, Mrs
G. A. Boise, Mrs. s. H. Crothers and
Mrs. w. e. Hoover.
Directors-Mrs Matte Monsoon, Mrs.
]. d. Carpenter, Mrs. f. c. Hall
Department Superintendents--M
cal temperance, Mrs. w. H. Best; sci
entific temperance instruction, Mrs. T.
G. Cumming; literature, Mrs. Matte
Monsoon; Union Signal, Mrs. Geo. F.
Clark press, Mrs. NJ. A. Jump anti
Mrs. j. w Riley; evangelis-
tic, Mrs. ]. A. Hatcher; Sunday school,
Mrs. o. M. Strate; flower mission, Mrs.
w. T. Warner; franchise, Mrs. Matte
Hines; legislative, Mrs. r, M. Pollock;
mercy and help, Mrs. E. ]. r. Miller;
physical education, DR.. Ella o. Hull.
The Fargo union will be represented
1T Valley City by the president and by
Mrs. @. F. Clarke, delegate at large.
Mrs. Matte Monson, DR.. Ella o. Hull
and Mrs. c. B. Miller or their alter
mates. Members from Fargo union
who are on the state executive and will
attend the convention are Mrs. r. M
editor of White Ribbon Bulle-
Tins; Mrs. w. H. Best, president of
Cass county; Mrs Ella c. Boise, state
superintendent L. T. L. and Mrs. F.
Fl. Wilder, state press superintendent
An excellent programme has been
for the convention includ-
ing several talks by Mrs. Armour,
Georgias famous president, and the
delegates look forward to the best con-
vention in the history Of the organiza.
ton.