The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-10-12
w. c. I. u.
Second Annu
Convention.

1 WSllIy eOeCOnQ annual
Convention.
The twenty-second annual conven.
ton Of the state w. G. T. U. was
formally opened on Friday morning,
Sept. 22nd, at Jamestown.
The M. E. church was beautifully
decorated with flowers and banners,
and the national motto, "For God
and Home and Every Land" was
placed high and done in letters beau
tifully made from autumn leaves.
1t was most impressive to hear the
different women tell what the w. c. T.
U. had done for them and what it
meant to them. No M could doubt
the motive power of the organization
who had listened to those earnest
women,
The editor of the White Ribbon
Bulletin, the official state paper, Mrs.
A. M. Pollock, made her annual re-
port.
This showed the paper to be in a
good financial condition.
There is an average of 1890 copies
a month.
A telegram was sent by the conven-
ton to President Taft protesting
against Secretary Of Agriculture Will
son acting as honorary president OF
the Brewers Congress. This telegram
was signed by the general officers.
The different superintendents of the
various departments of work taken up
by the w. G. T. u, reported much
active work done.
The reports of the district presidents
were inspiring and encouraging.
The report of the Willard Union
was given by Mrs. L. L. Muir, OF
Hunter. This union is composed OF
women, scattered over the state, who
are not near enough a regular union
to belong to one. This is a very i'm.
portant branch of the work, as the
woman all alone is a beginning for
future work.
! Four national workers have beer
! working in our state this past year.
! We have one worker among the In
! dians, Miss Jessie Mckenzie, who
gave q touching report of her worl
among "those of the dark faces ant
4 dark minds"
Twenty-Five local unions have beer
organized.
Fourteen Young Peoples branches
and eleven Loyal Temperance Legions
There are two Indian Unions an.
one Indian Young Peoples branch
the latter at Wahpeton.
Mrs. F. w. Heidel, state treasurer
made her annual report. The book
showed a creditable balance on hand
Mrs. Julia Nelson, superintendent
of work among foreign speaking pee
pie, reports 265 foreign speakin
women in the state w. C. T. U. and &
children of foreign parentage in tn
L. L. L.
A cordial welcome to our societ
was given to the City of jamestown b
Mayor Blewett, Judge Ellsworth, Dr.
Kroeze, Pres. jamestown College
Prof. Crane of the city schools, Rev
Morrison and Mrs. Chase for tn
Women's Clubs. Mrs. r, NJ. Pollock
of Fargo, responded to these welcome
in her ablest manner
Mrs. Necia Buck, acting president
gave her annual address full of valu
able information of the past year.
work. She declared that prohibitio
had brought progress and p%rosperit
wherever it had been secured. Ths
the prohibition law is better enforce
in the state than ever before an
probably as we'll as any other law
"The blind pigger and the blind off
cial command our respect, the one a
much as the other" She quoted fror
Hobson by saying that the mortalit
caused by alcohol is ten thousan
times as great as the loss of life i
war.
There are about 1000 members i
the state union. These were repre-
rented by about 10 delegates.
The first N. D w. c. T. U. wa
I held in jamestown 81 years age
: George Orange was M of the YER
few who we're present at the first meet
ing. Susan B. Anthony "a til
j. speaker at that meeting.
Mrs. j. N. Stevens in her report o
penal and Reformatory Work,