Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-14

not only joined the delegates at this
point, but had arranged Y most de-
lightful meeting to be held during the
brief stay. A step from the car into
swift moving autos, and almost before
they realized they were started. the
general officers and speakers found
themselves on the platform of the
beautiful audience room of the State
Normal School. The upturned faces
OF hundreds OF brighteyed. clear.brain.
ed young women and men students
were an inspiration to the speakers.
Mrs. Anderson presided and after cor.
dial words OF welcome from President
Mcfarland OF the college, Mrs. Lillian
NJ. N. Stevens, National president, in
her accustomed happy fashion, ex-
pressed the pleasure of the delegates
and her own personal qualification, as
a resident OF Maine, at being permit.
ted to tarry for a brief time in the
white state OF North Dakota. Brief
words Of greeting were spoken by the
other general officers of the national
w. c. r. u, and Mrs. Margaret Dye
Ellis. national superintendent of legis-
latlon. Although the audience insist
ed they did not know it, it was not diff
learn to sing with iervor and enthus-
iasm that convention favorite, Were
out for Prohibition" led by the histor.
ic golden cornet, played by Rose Bow.
er. Many were the expressions Of ap-
probation from the students at this
opportunity to hear and know the lead
ecs OF II great organization.
Certainly North Dakota has every
assurance of continued prosperity with
such a fine army Of young people loyal
and true to the principles embodied
in their p%rohibitory law, going out into
the state to teach the boys and girls
to believe In and work for total abstin-
ence for the individual and prohibition
for the nation. The delegates were
accompanied to the station by the stu.
dents of the Normal School, children
and citizens, who sent them on the
way with kindly wishes for a safe
journey and successful convention.
AS the train sped westward through
the rich prairies and beautiful clean
towns and villages, there came to the
white ribon travellers a vision of the
day that twill come-yes surely come
when all this broad land shall be as
clean and free from the legalized
liquor traffic as is North Dakota.
The Stop at jamestown.
The stop at jamestown according to
the railroad schedule was necessarily
so brief that no one anticipated the
welcome which awaited the Special,
but jamestown turned out in force, ed
itors, Grand Army veterans, local w.
G. #. U. and school, children. A fife
and drum corps of old soldiers played
patriotic airs and the children sang
Its coming-it's coming, the day for
which W pray. Well take the world
for Christ's own kingdom some glad
day" lmpromptu speeches were made
by the general officers, state president
and other leading white ribboners,
when the two sections Of the long
train (nine cars each) stopped at the
station.
Everybody expected a royal welcome
at North Dakota's capital, Bismarck,
and no one was disappointed. Rep
resentatives Of the Commercial Club
of the city were at the train, and while
most of the delegates were being a
rid in space-annihilating motor cars
to the capitol for a reception and mass
meeting, Miss Rhena E. G. Mosher,
national general secretary of the
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to the Indian school n and a halt
miles from Bismarck to speak to over
one hundred young men and women,
a large portion OF whom raised their
hands indicating that they would never
touch drink or tobacco. Mrs. Lora
s. LaMance, national organizer, was
whiried away 20 the state penitentiary
and came back full of enthusiasm. She
found the n hundred and fifty-threG
inmates assembled to meet her, as the
prison orchestra played sweet music.
She brought back with her the warden
whom Union Signal readers win re.
member as the author of an article
recently published in a Campaign edi.
ton. He. told us that the honor sys.
TEN is in force in the prison and that
North Dakota boasts the smallest
number OF prisoners in proportion to
its population or any state in the un.
ion. The Commandment at Fort Lin.
coin, four miles out, vas at the station
to meet Mrs. Ella Hoover Thacher,
national superintendent Of the depart.
ment of Work among Soldiers and
Sailors, and carried her to the Fort
to give her message to her boys as
she always calls them. She reported
upon her return not only a most ap-
preciative audience, but converts made
to total abstinence.
Meanwhile a reception was in prog.
ress in the governors office i'm the
state capitol. Much to the regret of
all, Governor Burke, North Dakota's
splendid prohibition governor, had
been detained in the East and was not
present: He had delegates Judge A.
A. Eruce, Acting Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court to take his place. In
the reception line"were state officials,
presidents Oh the various womeEis
cubs, representatives of the CONNER
cial club and city commission, the SUI
p~erintendent of the city schools, as
we'll as officers of the OcaD union. As
the delegates made their way from t. 9