The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-09-30
FINE SESSIONS
CONTINUE AT D. |.
NOTES FROM WELCOME NIGHT
AND FROM SATURDAYS SEES
SION or CONVENTION.

Devils Lake, N. D., Sept. 30.--Friday
evenings session opened with devo~
tional service lead by Mrs. Snow, who
found her message for encouragement
in Joshua /. The addresses Of welcome
followed. Fred p. Mann, chairman OF
the commercial club, extended the IN
vitation of the business men or the
city and urged the continuance OF tne
great work of the w. G. L. U. in en-
forcing the laws and many other
phases of the temperance movement
for behind the union stand the pest
men of the state, who are staunch
supporters Of all that is best for the
country.
Rev. c. L. Wallace, pastor of the M.
r. church of Devils Lake, extended
the hospitality of the churches. He
said in part: What is the church do
ing? 1t Is doing nothing. Why does
she not stop all the evils? Such criti-
cisms were made by John, the Bap-
tfst, in Christ's time. The message
came back that here and there one
was being cleansed-one healed-the
seed was being sown, And so IN the
world today the golden seed is being
sown. We have stubborn foe to fight
bye and bye the harvest time Will
come The churches are with you and
/ bring a word of cheer"
The schools were represented by
Prof. T. G. Barnell, superintendent of
the city schools. He said: Il bring You
greetings because you are interested
in education. | am glad that you are
here because you cannot come and go
without leaving your footprints and be-
cause you can help me to answer the
letters of those inquiring into the
lives Of those who come under our
care
Mrs. Hazard spoke in behalf of the
lppnl nniOp hnpino that fha workers
would all be drawn nearer to God and
each other through their visit to Devils
Lake. A solo, The Lost Chord, was
sung by Miss Rornig and greatly en-
ioyed.
The response was given by Mrs. AL
media P. Mcdonald, national w, c. T..
U. lecturer of Chicago. She said: 'It
is not long since that we were not well
coined by the city, the schools. the
churches. But times have changed
and the principles of the w. G. T. u.
are being recognized and used by
teachers, ministers and the heads of
departments" The convention sang
Wind the Ribbon Round the Nations.
Mrs. Necia Buck, acting state presi-
dent, gave the annual address. She
said: THE liquor traffic is the great
est problem before our country; its
capital is over $700,000,0 900. Next to
it is the social evil. There is no
greater duty today than to suppress
its advance. Drastic laws have been
formed for it's eradication. Another
evil is the tobacco trust--the cost to
the consumer is $500. .000, 900. a sin that
visited on the children, causing weak
bodies and many diseases that finally
end in death. The cigarette fiend
need never worry about his future
he has none. We believe that the bal
lot will help suppress these evils
Wherever suffrage has been placed, we
nave cleaner homes and cleaner
politics." N ""@. ".
The session closed by singing the
national anthem and an informal re-
ception followed.
Saturdays Meetings.
The convention opened Saturday
morning at 8 O'Clock, Mrs. Buck pre-
siding. Mrs, Lille B. Smith Of Thonap-
! son lead the devotionals. The minutes
were read by Mrs. Fred Wauner of
Jamestown, secretary pro TEN. F. l.
Watkins of the enforcement league
was introduced and gave greetings.
Professor Godward of New Rockford
| brought greetings and said: There
are too many christians-too MANY w
Z. T. U. members who are not real
ana true. If they were they could con-
vert the world in such a short tir7a
that we would be out of a Job. What
we need is intensive christianity