The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-04-07
A DISTRICT
CONVENTION
OF w. c. T. U. HELD AT VOLGA
LAST WEEK.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
PlEDGlNG THEIR EFFORTS TO
down. LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

The annual w. c. T. U. convention
of the Fifth district was held in the
Presbyterian church at Volga Wednes-
day and Thursday OF last week. The
meeting was well attended and the
delegates were enthusiastic in their
in their efforts to down the liquor
traffic.
The following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Sheldon, %Iroquois;
vice president, Mrs. Jencks, Bancroft;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Mitch
ell, Volga: recording secretary, Mrs.
Jolley, Castlewood; treasurer, Mrs.
Dougherty. Volga.
The following we're in attendance
from here: Mrs. c r. Sanderson,
Mrs. w. II. Beals, Mrs. s. A. Evans,
Mrs. Q. l.. Morrow, Mrs. W. F. Harza,
Misses Strayer Morrow and Ethel
Greenly.
The following resolutions were ad-
opted:
Preamble.
Praising God for the awakening Of
our national conscience to the danger
OF the liquor traffic, child labor and
kindred evils and the laws resulting
from his awakening, We, the w. G.
Z. L. Of the Fifth ditsirct, go forward
in faith and prayer, pledging ourse'v-
es to renewed effort in establishing
these principles in the life of our ma
ton.
Total Abstinence and Prohibition.
We reaffirm unalterable belief in
total abstinence from the use of alco-
holic liquors in any form and pro-
pledge ourselves to renewed effort in
establishing the principles in the life
of our nation.
Franchise.
With thankful hearts that once
more we have suffrage and local op-
ton amendments pending, whereby,
if carried, we can put our principles
into law, we pledge ourselves to for
ward these righteous fuses by every
effort in our power. We will hold
suffrage contests, distribute literature,
and in all ways we can, work for both
! amendments. We recommend that
we do not %patronize business men who
circulate or sign liquor petitions.
Purity.
Raonopizin0 fha fart that tho moral
and physical life of a nation depends
on the standard of a white life for
two, we demand the enforcement OF
the laws already enacted against the
and that punishment of a breach Of
the laws be the same for both sexes.
TO this end, we urge that those who
rent property for such purposes be
punished to the full extent of the law
and officers who will not enforce the
laws be retired.
Courtesy.
We express our grateful thanks to
the w. c. T. u. of Volga and it's com
mittees for their careful arrangements,
who so materially aided in making this
a successful convention. We thank
the trustees of the Presbyterian
church for the use of the church.
We thank the musicians for the beau
tiful music. We are thankful that
Mrs. Simmons, our state president,
could be with us to inspire and help.
We wish to express our appreciation
to the local w. G. T. U. and the
citizens of Volga for making us feel
so at home and so welcome, doing
so much for our comfort and enter
tainment and their efforts to make
this a pleasant and profitable conven-
ton.
We. as members Of the Fifth district
wish to express our deep appreciation
to Mrs. Morrow, who has given her
time and strength as freely as cir
cumstances would permit and who has
brought such inspiration and help to
us as Christian women through her
beautiful life. We feel that none
faithfully as district president.
The Fifth district also wishes to ex-
tend their most heartfelt love and best
wishes to cur old tried and true friend
and co-worker, Mrs. Cline, for her long
and faithful work as our district treas
urer.