The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-04
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The 29th animal State convention
Of the Woman5s Christian Temperance
Union met in Anderson September "a
26, with a delegation of so members
present. The Young Peoples branch
and the Loyal Temperance legion
had also several representatives there.
Our Newberry union was represented
by it's president, Mrs. J. W. White, and
its delegate, Mrs. A. J. Bowers.
Anderson is a pretty place, and
proved its hospitality, not only by
bountifully laden tables, but by long
automobile drives to places of inter
est in the city, particularly the new
Baptist college and the city hospital.
! The president and one of the profess
lsors took us over the two college
buildings. The main building has not
! its equipment for arts and sciences as
yet, but ali the class rooms are large,
we'll ventilated and lighted, and with
blackboards built in the walls, chairs
with broad right arms, etc: The dor
mitory has bath room for every two
adjoining bed rooms Something uni
que in the way of a students desk with
what appeared to he only drawer to-
the, right. of opposite sides Of table,
but which, on opening, was found to
be writing desk as well, with grooves
for pens or pencils and receptacle TOT
ink-stanG It was. also furnished with
shelves On either end Of the table IN
derneatf!
The Institutional First Baptist
church; iir whTch our sessions were
held. is a very commodfously and con-
venientry- constructed building: 1t has
membership of over eleven hundred,
and we, noti"e on the bulletin board
that Sunday, the 22nd, when some
Sunday schools, perhaps rightly,
would have thought it too rainy to
hold services, there was an attendance
| of 763 persons.
The local W. C: T. U: the vanfous
and numerous church, societies.. the
Daughters of the Confederacy, the
civic, league, the hospital association,
the, college and alhmnae associations,
and the Daughters of the American
revolution. as welT as the mintSterlaF
and business mem OF" the town. were
all on the program to extend us hear
| ty greetings. Greetings from other
i conventions were received by tele~
gram: Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Okla
homa,. Edaho, Florida, peleware.
The principal address given Tues
! day night was made by Rev. w. f.
Frazer, D. d. pastor Of the First Pres
! byterian church.. Anderson. 1t was
! forceful and eloquent, giving snort
history of tire w. {. T. 0. from It's
beginning. 1t was full of words OF
praise without any qualifications and
it's climax was, MANY daughters have
done nobly but thou excellest them
all" The principal addresses for
Wednesday and Thursday were made
by our own beloved Mrs. Mary Harris
Armour, dubbed by Leslie's Weekly.
sThe Georgia Cyclone"
The music was of a very high or
] der, rendered by home talent, male
and female; In solos, duets and quar-
tettes-
Considering the weather, the night
meetings were we'll attended, but Ia
dies were decidedly in the majority
The business sessions were very in
terestlng and largely attended Our
presidents message was full and
comprehensive. Her gavel was made
from the limb of tree from Frances
Wizards home, "Rest Cottage. Miss
Shankel, who has been trying to up
!. lift the mountain people near Green
vile, said they not only have no sun
day schools nor religious influence
whatsoever, but little children are
taught to help father and mother make
whiskev. She wanted help for ner
Frances Willard Industrial school IN
this dark corner
: Miss Cleo Attaway, who as been
: working only few months as State
: organizer. especially in cooperation
: with missionary societies, has organiz-
= ed two counties, Newberry and Salu-
2 da. eight unions and Young Peoples
5 branch. and secured 353 pledge sign
i. ers. We have 65 unions in this State.
All Of the State officers were unani-
= mously reelected, the electfvet by. bal
: lot. the rest were appointed.
r Two OF the State superintendent
l have moved out of the State, and four
2 have resigned. The department OF
: anti-narcotics is the only one left va
can't. It is 60 very important it was
decided t. leave that 20 tho standing
committee. The following State SUP
. erinterderfs have NEON elected T" H'l
:. vacancies: s. s. Work Mrs. Annie P