The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-28
MlD-WINTER
Meeting Of County ". {. 7.
U. At Mt. Liberty
One OF The Most Successful
Ever Held
Much Work Accomplished
During Session
Reports N de By The Several
Departments
ADDRESS 0i The County PreSi.
dent, Mrs. FaTquhar

year meetings of the Knox County
w. c. r. u. was held at Mt. Liberty
Friday, Feb. "a, in the M. e. church.
| Ten out of the eleven unions in the
county were represented, viz: An.
kenytown, Brink Haven, Centerburg,
Democracy, Fredericktown, Greer,
Leyeling, Mt. Vernon, Mt. Liberty and
Milford. Nine department superin-
tendents with plans for the work for
coming months. Opening devotional
service was led by Mrs. Elizabeth
Creveling of Mt. Vernon, county evan.
gelistic superintendent.
Mrs. C. w. Wintermute very cor.
daily welcomed the convention, and
in the absence of Mis- Chapman, presi-
dent of Milford, Rec. Sec Mrs. Tur.
yey responded.
The county president Miss Farqu.
har, gave a fine address on the TEN.
perance situation in our own and 9TH
the address in full be presented to the
papers for publication.
County treasurer, Mrs. McIntire of
Mt. Vernon, in her talk on financing
the county, suggested contest work,
etc.
Plans for a Point Contest" to be-
gin March Is and close Aug. Is, were
presented by county president; in
structive leaflet to be sent to each
union soon.
Plans for county institute work were
presented by corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Splitter, an institute to be held
in each union, sessions to begin some
lime in May.
County Flower Mission Superintend-
ent Mrs. Alspaugh, presented the mat
ter of annual county infirmary visit,
the date being set for June 7th. Coun-
ty Superintendent of Fair Work Mrs.
Beach, asked the cooperation of each
union in maintaining a w. G. II. u.
booth at the county fair.
Mrs. Nixon of Mt. Vernon urged the
following of county Institutes with ac-
tive and thorough organization work.
Noontide prayer was voiced by Mrs.
Howes.
In the absence of Rev. Plckel of
Centerburg the afternoon devotional
service was led by Mrs. Davis of Mt
Vernon. Mrs Tilton of Mt. Vernon
sang very beautifully, Mothers Bow
of Ribbon White"
The county treasurer presented the
new county banner to Brink Haven
union for having made largest per
cent of gain last year. The banner
Is beautiful piece of workmanship,
Mrs Putnam, the president, received
II with a pleasing response.
The department superlntendents
who could not be present, sent words
of greeting.
Mrs. Gearhart read an excellent pa.
per on her department work, Mothers
Meetings.; Mrs Elowes, superintendent
of Sunday School, read an excellent
article from the national report, also
one from the worlds Sunday School
convention report; Mrs. Creveling,
eyangellstic superintendent, read n
couple of excellent articles "The Op.
On Bible" and House to House Visl-
tatlon." Sci Temp. instruction Supt.
Mrs. Beatty called attention to the re.
qulrements OF the school law with ref,
erence to temperance teaching and
suggested placing school law and cru
sader monthly in hands of teachers.
l.. II. l., Supt Miss Farquhar read
tho constitution of the Young Peoples
Branch and explained the work.
Parllamentarian Mrs. McIntlre call
cd attention to the fact that the Ma
tional Parllamentarlan, Mrs. Benja
min of Chicago, would be In Mt. Yer
non for four days beginning MarcI
oath, and urged each local union t,
take advantage OF these four lecture
4 to be given for the reasonable sum o
SOC for the series.
Rev. Mott, M. Il, pastor. cordial
welcomed the convention and spok
in the highest terms of the breadt
and scope OF the work and Its aid I
the church, using for his text, tn
= innitlal letters "W. @. II. u" II
\ spoke OF the womanllness, the Chri