Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-14
NATIONAL delegates
VISITING IN BISMARCK
Prominent Y. c. T.u. LldIe;
We're Accorded I Hearty
We|ce0e Here
Reception 10 Executive Com.
mlltee beld This AftelnOoa
10 Governors office

Tho white-ribboners are in posses,
sion today and this Is strictly W. G.
Z. u. day In Bismarck, for on this oc'
casion We are host to the delegates
to the national convention to be held
in Portland this week.
At three O'Clock this afternoon two
special trains arrived over the North
ern Pacific bearing these women. The
train was made up entirely OF Pull
mans, diner and baggage. There
were about three hundred in all. and
among them tho leading women Of
the national organization on the west.
ern continent They were indeed \
stately lot, and constituted galaxy
OF the flower OF Americas true wo.
manhood.
The guests we're met at the depot
by the commercial club. The auto
mobiles and other carriages of the
city besides the Capital car were plac.
ed at their disposal and they were
taken at once tc the Capitol where
the exercises were held.
4 The reception to the executive .corr.
mitIee was held in the governors Of
flee. Unfortunately the governor
was absent, he being detained in the
cast. The reception line was as fol.
lows: State officials, presidents of
the various women's clubs, Mrs. D. H
Hauser, representing the local w. c,
T. u; L. A. Williams, representing
the city commission; Geo. Welch, rep.
resenting the commercial club. min.
listers OF all the churches, supertn.
tendent OF city schools, Mr. Root, and
Rev Newcomb representing the socie.
~ OF tlie' @friendlegs. The reception
closed at 3:15 when the exercises be.
gan In the, House chamber. 1t was
an impCstng sight. The spacious
House cham ber, which is reputed as
one of the most beautiful in the Unit.
cd States, was indeed fitting place
for the congregation Of, so disting-
=, uished and stately 4 combination cf
American women. "a
The program opened with the Dox-
Ology. a..-%. H..
Prayer by Rev. Bruce Jackson.
+. In the absence of Governor Burke,
the address of welcome was delivered
by Judge A. A. Eruce, with Mrs. Stev.
ems, president of the national organ
ization, and Miss Anna Gordon, vice
president, responding. -,
The solo, Victory, sung by Ml.
Frances W. Graham. national musical
director, was exquisitely rendered
The sololst was assisted by a cornet
accompaniment played by Mrs. Rose
Bauer, of South Dakota. on gold
cornet, used only on such occasions.
This solo. Victory" is sung only
on occasions connected with the ma
tional conventions and the cornet is
played only en- like occasions. The
cornet is owned by the national or
ganization and Is one OF the sacred
things of the organization. The fea.
ture was very pleasing.
Addresses were delivered by Mrs
Catherine l.. Stevenson, president Oi
the Massachusetts state organization;
Mrs. Nellie Burger. of Missouri, ma
tional lecturer; and Mrs. Patterson
president OF the Georgia organization
At the close cf the ceremonies "A
merica" was sung by tho congregation
and the benedictioI ANNOUNCED by
Dr. A. Lincoln Shute.
Tho guests were then returned to
the depot whore they entrained and
at, 5 O'Clock they departed amid
cheers and many shouts OF God bless
you!"
Tho occasion was one OF the bright
events in the history of the city, and
long to 10 remembered by these who
Witnessed the proceedings.