The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-07-03
Notes on w. c. r. u. Convention.

On Friday morning June 9th
the delegates Of the 10th annual
convention of Second district of
the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union began arriving and
vent into session at 2:3O Friday
afternoon.
Our district president Miss Ida
Cooper of Springfield, presided
with Mrs. Emma Farmer Of Lake,
Andes, the recording sec'y in her
chair. The Vice President, Mrs.
G. Smith of Avon was not present.
Mrs. Lulu Monfore our treasurer
was i'll, 30 unable to be with us.
The president appointed COM
mittees to assist in the work of the
convention. Then came the re-
port of the work Of the district Of
ficers and superintendent.
On Friday evening the devotion.
ais we're led by Miss Richardson of
Midtown. The delegates were
very cordially welcomed by Mrs.
Vinie Deming, with Mrs. Julia
Rardin of Midtown responding in
her pleasant manner. Mrs. Sim
mons u beloved state president
then gave us a few words of cheer,
telling us of what had been accom-
plished during the year past and
urging each local union to center
their effort on suffrage the coming
year. This met the hearty sup.
port of the delegates, for we all
know that franchise once gained
we can hope to accomplish some
thing along temperance lines.
Saturday morning the devotion,
ais we're led by Mrs. Austin, presi.
dent of the Lake Andes union.
Next came the reports of the local
unions and here | must make
mention of how pleased we were to
have with us two young ladies.
from Midtown who are represent.
ing the only Young Peoples Branch
of our VIC. L. u. In second dis.
trict. Miss Richardson and Miss
Hayes report. a very active society
of young women with their honor
airy membership of young men.
They also contributed very liberal.
ly to our state and district work.
All the unions are alive and busy
along the lines, visiting and giving
flowers, fruits, and %jellies to the
sick, holding mothers meetings,
entertainments, meetings to ad-
vance the causes of temperance
and suffrage, and also contests.
Springfield report was given BY
Mrs. Burton, Avon by Mrs
Wickens, Armour by Mrs. Keith,
Midtown by Mrs. Rardin, Lake
Andes by Mrs. Lester. Our dis
tries president Miss Cooper in her
message to us told of her recent
trip through Trip and Gregory
counties in the interests of the Y.
?. B. She spoke very encourag
ingly Of the out look across che
river. Mrs. Patterson the vice
president of the Iowa W. G. I. U.l
came in Saturday morning and
proved 8 great help in our suffrage
work. She is q consecrated christ
ian woman as all our w. G. T. US
are. Our president set aside the
hour from IL a. m. to 10 M, for
Memorial services for those of our
number who have been called
Home during the past year. Two
of these we're young men, NOM
bers Of the Young Peoples Branch
at Midtown. Mrs. Hope Richard
son a beloved sister from Midtown
was also taken to her reward. Mrs.
Ida Babcock of Springfield is an
other Of the workers who will be
missed by second district. Mrs.
Patterson closed the meeting with
q very beautiful noontide prayer.
Saturday afternoon the devotion
ais were led by Mrs. Keith. GLOW
shall we prepare for the ballot q.
was discussed By Mrs. Patterson.
She told us Of the work in Iowa
and declared that the general
apathv on The suffrage question I