The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-09-07
W. C. t. U. County Convention.


President, Mrs. Suie NJ. Sharpe. read her
annual address. To much cannot be said
of this beautiful address, 1t breathed a
conservation of self, time, and talents to
the work of the w. c. T. u, and the
many good thoughts and suggestions
must tend to better results in the work
of the coming year.
Good work was done in the different de-
partments, as was reported by the su-
perintendents, especially in the depart
ments of Soldiers and Sailors, Scientific
Temperance instruction, and Sunday
School Work. Mrs. Myrta Huling, State
Superintendent of Health and Heredity,
read fine paper on her department.
Mrs. Rachel Wheeler, County Superin-
endent of Mothers Meetings, though
abroad, did not forget the convention, and
her paper on Mothers" read by Mrs.
Sharpe, must surely be a helpful and
lasting inspiration to all who we're privi-
legged to listen to it. Our Treasurer, Mrs.
Kelly, who was i'll in Chicago, sent to the
convention beautiful message. Isaiah
COL.
Tuesday evening was given over TO ad-
dresses by the ministers, Rev. Harry A.
Bailey, Rev. w. o. Calhoun and Rev. J.
f. Scherer.
Wednesday we were delighted to have
with us Mrs. Emma Graves DIETRICH, of
Lock port, n. Y, who was with us at our
last convention. Mrs. DIETRICH gave the
evening address, was we'll received and
made fine impression, and was very
helpful throughout the day.
A special feature of the convention was
the excellent music furnished by the NJ.
+. Choir, by Miss Augusta Cook, whose
beautiful solos delighted the audiences
throughout the convention, and by Mr..
Frank Armagost, of Sheffield, Pa, who
was present Tuesday evening.
The convention accepted an invitation
to meet next year at Endeavor, Ad-
iourned by singing "God BE With You
Till We Meet Again" and repeating the
"Mizpah."
The election of officers for the coming
year resulted as follows:
Officers rs-President, Mrs. Suie II. May
Sharpe, Tionests; Vice President, Mrs.
Alice Siggins, West Hickory; Corre-
spending Secretary, Mrs. Myrts Huling,
Tionesta; Recording Secretary, Mrs.
Ellen b. Cstlin, Kellettville; Treasurer,
Mrs. Augusta Kelly, Tionesta.
The following superintendents were
appointed:
Superintendents- ts-Anti-Narcotics, Mrs.
Ida Small, Nebraska; Cooperation with
Missionary Societies, Mrs. Fred Kline
silver, Nebraska; Evangelistic, Mrs. Mar
tina Derickson, Tionesta; Flower Mission,
Mrs. Auley Lynch, Endeavor; Foreigners
and Miners, Mrs. Anna Watson, Tionesta;
Franchise, Mrs. hartman, Kellettville;
Health and Heredity, Mrs. Cora Jones,
Starr; Legislative, Mrs. Euphemia Mech
ling Clsrington; Medal Contests, Mrs.
Emma Secor, Nebraska; Medical Tenn
perance, Mrs. Lily Dotterrer, KellettYille;
Mercy, Miss Pauline Gaiser, Nebraska;
Mothers Meetings, Mrs. Rachel Wheeler,
Endeayor; The Press, Mrs. Nettie Adams
Tionesta; Prison and Jails, Mrs. Glars
Carson, Tionesta; Purity. Mrs. Cottle
B. Catln, Kellettville; Sabbath Observ-
ance and Christian Citizenship, Mrs
Harriet Cook, Nebraska; School of Meth.
DDS and Parliamentary Practice, Mrs
Alice Siggins, West Hickory; School
Savings Banks, Mrs. Eta Vail, West
Hickory; Scientific Temperance Instruc.
tion, Mrs. Ella Wenk, Tionesta; Social
Work, Mrs. Belle Hunt, Marienyille
Soldiers and Sailors, Mrs. Jennie Agnew,
Tionests; Sunday School, Mrs. Lena
Hessley, Clarington; Temperance Litera.
ture, Mrs. Ssvilla Shipe, Msrienville
Unfermented Wine, Mrs. Nancy Dale
Tionesta; Young Woman's Branch, Mrs
Sue L. Warden, Endeavor.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions we're en-.
dorsed by the convention, as read:
Recognizing that God has again granted
us the privilege of assembling in con-
vention, and in thankful acknowledge
ment of Divine love, we, the Woman g
Christian Temperance Union of this
twenty fourth annual convention, tender
the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we recognize His law as
the basis of all law, and that we labor by
prayer, by the distribution OF literature,
by the use of our very best speakers, and
by every righteous means to create such
sentiment as will secure the nomination
and election of candidates for our next
legislature favorable to a Local Option
law.
Whereas, The ballot is the only thing
that is counted voice in government, and
as homes continually cry for protection
against the saloon; Resolved, that we la
Dor for the enfranchisement of woman,
that she may have power to effect better
legislation in the protection of every
| home in the land.
Resolved, That we will cooperate with
all temperance organizations and
churches in efforts to so educate the peo.
pie that they will demand such legisla-
ton as will hasten the abolition of the
liquor traffic.
Resolved, That we urge our member
to have published in their local papers
the true conditions in Prohibition Sec
tinns, in order to refute the misstatements
sent broadcast by the liquor interests.
Resolved, That we urge all Christian
people to discourage the use of and traffic
in tobacco, especially its use by students
of our schools and colleges, as science
teaches that it is injurious to the mind
and the body, and that we aid the teacher
of the public schools and of the Sabbath
schools of the county by furnishing
proper literature in the teaching OF
Scientific Temperance Instruction, as
facts impressed upon youthful minds are
retained.
Resolved, That we urge local unions to
pledge their cooperation in enforcing
curfew laws for the moral welfare of the
youth.
Whereas, We view with alarm the uni