Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-05-22
TEMPERANCE FOLK
HOLD CONVENTION
Program Is Given Includ-
ing a Debate by
Members.
IN BARABOO NEXT YEAR
Officers Are Elected and
General Business Is
Transacted.
IN BARABOO NEXT YEAR

The thirteenth annual convention OF
the Sauk County Woman's Christian
Temperance unions was held In the
Methodist church at Merrimack be-
ginning at two O'Clock Tuesday after
noon, May 13, and ending Wednesday
afternoon at $50. There was a good
attend ance, although not all the
unions were represented. The conven-
ton was favored in having State Or
ganizer Mrs. Josie e. Szer of Sturgeon
Bay present during the entire meet
ing. The excellent program was
carefully carried out. Rev. Foulkes of
Merrimack gave the address of well
come, Mrs. George B. McGilvra
making the response. Aside from the
routine business of the officers reports
and appointment of committees, the
convention enjoyed the presidents
fine address and two readings given
by Mrs. Claridge of Reedsburg; also a
debate on the question, "Reso we'd,
That Suffrage Is WCman's Inner
ent Right, the granting of which
would improve the conditions in our
country" affirmative, Mrs. Carpen-
ter and Mrs. FouIkes; negative, Mrs.
Craker and Mrs. George w.
Hackett. The ladies of the affirma-
tive being absent, their arguments
were presented by Mrs. McGilvra and
Rev. Foulkes. The judges decided for
the affirmative. A class of young girls
sang some temperance songs very
charmingly. DR.. Martin read TO the
convention the essay written oy MS
son, Theodore, which won first prize
in the eighth grade Merrimack school
prize essay contest on the subject:
Why Do Employers Demand Total
Abstinence on the Part of Their En-
ploves? Master Theodore received
the honor, also four dollars.
Tn the evening silver m dal contest
was held and fine audience greeted
the five contestants: Mrs. Herbert
Gross, Mrs. Myron Parks, and Miss
Eta Farnum, Merrimack; Miss Ava
Irish and Everett Tinkham, Baraboo.
The selections were excellent and we'll
rendered making the contest very
close, but the silver metal was
awarded to Mrs. Parks.
Mesdames Wakefield and O'Heefe
contributed to the evenings enter
tainment by choice reading, and good
music was given by some young
ladies of Merrimack.
Wednesday forenoon was devoted to
the reports of department superlnten-
dents, the various committees, and the
presidents of local unions. Then fol-
lowed the election of county officers
with the following result: President,
Mrs. George McGiIvra; ce-president,
Mrs. Ed. Blank; corresponding secre-
tarv. Mrs. G. J. UnderkOfier; record
ing secretary, Mrs, Il. G. Mertzke;
treasurer, Mrs. ]. Fl. Whitney.
Mrs. Mertzke read paper on Wis
consin's vocational and continuation
schools and State Organizer, Mrs
Sizer, gave a few words ofcheer and
hope.
In the afternoon after the opening
exersise, DR.. Martin gave a scholarly
and interesting address on "Heredlty'" "
The discussion which followed was
opened by MIS-. Wells who presented
very able paper.
State Organizer, Mrs. Sizer gave an
~ eloquent address opening with q
E>>Qg tribute to Francis E. Willard,
"The woman who had vision," and
closing with an earnest appeal to the
women to work and pray without
ceasing for the betterment of all oi
Gods children, aud to be at all times
womanly women.
After an impressive conservation ser
vice and the report of the Committet
on Resolutions, the convention ad
ion-ned to meet next year in kBaraboo
Recording Secretary.