Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-06-26
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The Third Annual Convention of the
Ninth District. W. c. T. w., continued
at Dale, Emmons county, N. D., June II
and 15. 1913
Meeting called to order by the prcsi-
dent, Elma coffield. Opened. by sing
ing 81 Surrender AL"
The devotional service. which WAS :.
very impressive ono, was conducted by
Rev. Alice Ruth Palmer, our guest of
honor. This was followed by the sing
| ing OF Z" Jesus Paid /: ALL The prcsi-
dent then delivered an address in which
She summed up the progress made in
our district and giving some very good
suggestions for work during The coming
year.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Musical director, Mrs. Hattie
NJ. Wilson. Wishck; courtesy, Mrs. Nj
K. Logue. Dale; press reporter. Mrs
Kate Savage. Braddock; membership,
Mrs. Carolyn Timm. Wishek.
Mrs. Carolyn Timm then read; a fine
paper on "What is the w. c. T.U. Do
ing to Stop the Drink Traffic" She told
OF some Of the noble work our organiza-
tion is doing in every one of the forty
departments Of work. 1.-The Need and
Possibility of the Purity Work in our
Public Schools" was the subject of
tine paper written and read by Mrs. E.
&. Pearson. OF Kintyre. "Saved BY
Grace" was then sung. White Slave
ry," was the subject-matter of an cx-
cellcnt paper written and read by Mrs.
Kate Savage, of Bsaddock. It was
vivid description Of this terrible crime
for which the liquor traffic is response
bic. AfeW moments were then taken
up in discussion of the papers read, after
which Miss Palmer pointed out very con.
cisely some Of the grave mistakes
made by parents in the home life. She
also made some excellent remarks on
equal suffrage, which were highly
appreciated. This was followed by
noontide prayer; then with brief
prayer by the president the meeting ad-
journed until 1880 P. M.
Afternoon Session.
Meeting opened by singing "Hding
in Thee. after which devotionals were
led by Mrs. w. L. Bales. of Dale. Sing.
ing, every Day and Every Hour"
The election of officers for the following
year ensued, with Miss Palmer presiding.
The following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Elma Coffield, Dale;
vice-president, Mrs. Adde Lane, Kin
tyre; recording secretary. Mrs. Hattie
Wilson, Wishek; corresponding secrc-
tary. Mrs. Kate Savage, Braddock;
treasurer. Mrs. Carolyn Timm, Wishck.
The executive committe retired in
business session and Miss Palmer enter
tanned the convention until the return OF
the committee. The committee appoint
ed the following officers: District orga-
nizer, Mrs. Hattie M. Wilson; press
superintendent, Mrs. Mary Moser: CON
test superintendent, Mrs. Kate Savage;
purity superintendent, Mrs. E. c. Pear
son; franchise superintendent. Mrs. H.
NJ. Wilson.
Reports from the different unions
were called for, Dale, Wishck and Kin
tyre responding. Mrs. Lea. president of
local union at Wishek. responded to a
call from President Coffield and report
ed the progress of the union. Aquestion
box was opened and many important
questions were answered by Miss A. r.
Palmer
The minutes of the meeting were then
read and approved and the afternoon
session YVES closed by singing.
Evening Session.
The evening session was opened by
singing America" Devotionals were
led by Hattie NJ Wilson and was fol-
lowed by music. The following ad-
dresses were then given: Addresses Of
welcome Tor community. w. Ii
Bales; Address OF Welcome for Church,
Rev. Zunkel; Address of Welcome for.
the Union, Mrs. A. f. Bales. Responses
were made for the district by Mrs. M. H.
Wilson and for the organization by Rev.
Alice Ruth Palmer. Mrs. Lea, OF Poll
lock. sang solo, which was followed
BY few remarks by Rev. Barr. Of Poll
lock- S. D.
A Gold Medal Contest was given in
which five contestants took part. The.
subjects were we'll chosen and nicely.
rendered. No. 4, Mrs. Kate Savage, Of
Braddock, received the medal. This
was followed by music and then in a
pleasing way Rev. Palmer presented the
medal to Mrs. Savage. Aplea for new
members for Dale Union was given, and.