The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-16
ANNUAL
CONVENTION
OF County w. @. Il. U. at Ft. Re-
covery One of the Greatest
Proceedings in Detail.
delayed report.l

Delayed report.
The fifth annual convention Of the
Mercer County Woman's Christian
Temperance Union closed the 2nd inst,
at TT. Recovery, one Of the most sue
cessful convention sessions Of the q We
years.
The sessions opened with gold
medal contest on theevening OF August
81 in the NJ. l.. Church, of which Rev.
j. II. Butler is the pastor, and who did
much by song and speech to make
both evenings a success.
The judges, Mrs. Flatter, Ohio State
organizer; Mrs. Ford Lewis, Of Celina,
and Rev. Lusk, of the Ft. Recovery
Christian Church, awarded the medal
to Gilbert Shambaugh, a young man
who, in driving over twenty miles in
the rain alone, among strangers at the
church, stood up so nobly and acquit-
ted himself so well, quietly Overcom-
ing all obstacles and thereby display
ing a moral courage but rarely seen, is
explained thus: Brought up in the
Sunday -school;' "a loyal soldier Of his
chosen Lord, " who will not withhold
any good thing from those who trust
him."
The young lady contestant marked
was only a fraction less. Other ad-
dresses-one by young lady Of Ft.
Recovery and Miss of Alexandria
and most excellent music by the choir
filled a very pleasant evening.
The day meetings we're held in the
congregational church, where the wo-
men served lunch noon and evening
to all.
The most important thing Of the
forenoon session, Septem Der /, was the
parliamentary contest drill, Mrs. Tay-
lor, Of Ft. Recovery, leading one di-
vision and Mrs. Lewis, of Celina, the
other side, by which many points were
brought out by demonstration.
In the afternoon, as Mrs. Stanley did
not arrive in time for her address, the
hour was given to the reading of a
State paper, "Shall Ohio Women
Voter" by Miss Leeper, and one-min-
ute speeches by ever one present.
The evening meeting Thursday was
held in the Christian Church and was
delightful from invocation by Rev.
Lusk to benedictiOn by Rev. Leeper of
the COngregatiOnalist. our own Mrs.
Hunter voiced the welcome for her
local union and Rev. Butler for the
W utItAl ub oulllutu lub
many things to be done and how they
might be and were being accomplished
by the women of the churches in the
different organizations of which the
w. c. T. U. was one of all denomiua-
tiOns.
The response to the welcomes was
given by Mrs. Street, of Rockford, in a
sweet, quiet way, in which she closed
by a quotation which Miss willard
was wont to give in reference to the
weapon which men were Withholding
from women-the ballot.
THAT potent piece Of paper white
Which falls Ike snow flake on the sod,
Yet executes a Freeman $ will
As angels do the will of Cod
Mrs. Elizabeth T. Stanley, Vice Pres
ident of the Indiana W. G. T. T., as
also National organizer, now gave the
address in chaste and beau
tiful language and modest mien. She
portrayed thrilling picture Of the sit
uation and of her service npon or with
the pardon board of the Ohio peniten-
tiars at Columbus, where one who had
been Sunday school pupil
Of hers had been condemned to death
for murder committed while intoxi-
Gated. She was there to try to save
him from the penulty of the law. She
gave a tender account of her ministra-
tons, so much like Mrs. Maude Ball
ington Booth that we placed her along
side Mrs. Booth as she told how this
boy was converted, and she held up
pocket piece in closing, which he had
sent her because Of her kindness to
him, for she said, 81 could not stay
with him as he wished" and che sent
me this
Comrades of the w. C. 7. u, how
lare we lay down this work as long as
hey are taking our dearest and best?
Friday morning the convention was
closed with the election of officers for
.he ensuing year. The former Presi-
lent stated that she had been elected
i've times and desired to be relieved.
Mrs. LOuella Springer, of Rockford,
was unanimously and enthusiastically
elected to the place. Miss Ida NJ. He'd
'ick was chosen Vice Presidents Mrs.
of Rock ford, Recording
Secretary; Mrs. Ford Lewis, Corre-
,ponding Secretary; Treasurer, Miss
Amanda Smith.
The banner was awarded t Rock
ord. 1t was voted to hold the next
annual convention with Willard Union.