The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-21
". T.U.: SESSIONS
OPEN ON FRIDAY.
Big Annual Gathering Takes
Place in ~Jamestown-Many
Good Features

jamestown. N. D.. Sept. 21.-Tem-
perance working forces In North Da-
kota will meet in jamestown tomor-
row when tho twenty-second annual
convention Of the Women's Christian
Temperance union will be called to
order. and the gathering will continue
in progress until next Monday. Top
les that will be considered at this
gathering are Of unusual interest and
importance, and the Indications point
to an attendance that will be excep-
tionally large.
One Of the questions that will be Of
particular importance 10 that Of the
election Of officers. During the last
two years Mrs. Necia Buck Of Stark
weather has been acting president, al
though Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Ander-
son Of Valley City has held the presi-
Dental position. Last year there was
some sentiment favorable to placing
Mrs. Buck at the head Of the union,
but the movement failed Of realization
and the arrangement entered into the
previous year was continued. Mrs.
Anderson has been the unions presi-
dent for seventeen years.
The program that has been provid-
ed is unusually elaborate. and opens
morning at 8 o'clock with
the call to order by Mrs. Buck. Mrs.
Florence B. Conner Of Minot will
make the report for the executive
Miss Georgia NJ. Chambers
will make a report on the state or
gauization work, Mrs. r. NJ. Pollock
Of Fargo will report on the White
Ribbon Bulletin, while the morning
session will close with q memorial
service. .
Presidents to Report.
In the afternoon the several district
presidents will submit their reports.
being Mrs. Necia Buck. Mrs. NJ. A.
Garry. Mrs. Vida Fouts and Miss Alma
Peterson for the first, second, third
and sixth districts respectively. Then
will come the report Of the corre-
spending secretary by Mrs. B. H. Wy
lie Of Drayton; the report Of the Will
lard union by Mrs. L L. Muir. and the
report Of the state treasurer. by Mrs.
F.~W. Heiled Of Valley City. Mrs. H.
E. Taylor Of LISBON, Mrs. Julia d.
Nelson will discuss work among peo-
pie Of foreign nationalities; Rev. Jas.
Anderson of Valley City will discuss
the initiative and referendum; Mrs.
r. Mcleod will discuss medical tenn
perance. and Mrs. A. l. Woods Of
Grand Forks will speak on rescue
work. Scientific Temperance In
struction" is the subject to be dealt
with by Miss Chambers Of Churchs
Ferry.
In the evening there will be the
welcome service with addresses by
Mayor Pierce Blewett, Judge 8. E.
Ellsworth, DR.. H. B. Kroeze, Prot. e.
G.. Crane, Rev. J. NJ. Morrison, Mrs.
F. w. Wanner, with the response by
Mrs. R. NJ. Pollock Of Fargo. Mrs.
Necia Bucks annual address as pres
ident will be given at this session
also.
Department Conferences.
Department conferences of short
duration takes place Saturday morn
ing with the leaders as Indicated;
press work, Mrs. F. H. Wilder; anti
narcotics. Mrs. Mary NJ. Carey; evan
gelism, Mrs. c. E. Widdlefeld and
Mrs. G. NJ. Hanson; proportionate and
systematic giving, Mrs. Alice NJ. Co
heen; sabbath observance, Mrs. 8. NJ.
Woolsey; penal and reformatory
work, Mrs. Jean McNaughton Stevens.
Mrs. j. NJ. johnson of Fargo will
speak on the work Of obtaining new
members, and this address will be
followed by reports from several Of
the district presidents.
Saturday afternoon there has been
an interesting program provided for
Mrs. John Mahon Of Langdon will
speak on Personal Hygiene and the
Citizen; Rev. Walter A. Snow of Far
go will speak on Sunday school work
and methods; Mrs. l. M. Wylie Of
Drayton will speak on THE Moral
Problems Of u Children; while the
afternoon closes with an automobile
ride. In the evening there will be a
diamond medal defamation contest,
that first that has been held in the
state.
Sunday will be we'll filed with big
numbers, the children's rally being
one Of the features, while in the even-
ing there will be an address by Mrs.
Florence Atkins Of Nashville, Tenn.
Monday will see the close of the
meeting. In the morning the con-
Guiding districts reports will be made
and there will be the election of off,
GERS and selection Of next place OF
meeting. Warden F. o. Hellstrom Of
the state ~pen!tentiary will speak on
penal and reform work; Mrs. Preston
Anderson will speak on legislation of
the Twelfth assembly; Miss I. A.
Burley Of Pembina will speak on
Physical Training in Schools" while
Mrs. Mazle Stevens of Grand Forks
will speak on "The Work Of the Anti
Tuberculosis Association" The fran
chise department report will be made
by Mrs. H. H. Patton of Larlmore.
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