Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-05
CONVENTION A
BIG SUCCESS

The state convention Of the w. c. T. u.
Workers convened at Lisbon the past
week and the meetings have been a great
success. The following report OF the con-
vention has been made:
The convention was called to order by
the state president, Mrs. Elizabeth Pres
ton Anderson.
The responses Of the roll call Of ex-offi-
clio members on Why I Believe in Woman
Suffrage brought. out the following chief
reasons: That women should not have
taxation without representation.
That women q better protect the
home by lettering conditions outside the
home thus removing Temptations from
our children.
Reports Of. executive committee meet.
ings were then given and committees APP
pointed.
son and Miss Nellie Osmun gave very
interesting accounts Of their work III the
state.
Mrs. Nelson spent six weeks in the fall
and two in August In this work. She or
ganiSed now unions-gained new mem
bers and held several special meetings.
Miss Osmun spent from June Z to Sept. /
In the work and visited the following cit
les:
Burlington, Wiliston. De Laos. Blu
ford, Lone Toll, Chautauqua. Minot. Por-
tai, Stanley and Ross. She held one con-
vention chautauqua an dgained several
new members, gave six lectures. addresses
twelve, besides visiting and distributing
literature.
Rev. Ruth Palmer, all-around mission
airy, was with us and has given us sew
erar short talks concerning different parts
Of her work. She is adding great interest
to the convention.
The Banquet.
A banquet at which lis were seated
was held in Hotel Bradford on the first
evening. Splendid music was furnished by
Coates orchestra. Mrs. r. NJ. Pollock made
a gracious toastmistress, and many en-
pertaining addresses were made.
This is the first banquet that has been
given at any of the conventions and was
a most delightful occasion.
Friday Afternoon.
The reports Of the general officers were
given after. which the district presidents
with their presidents for each union
marched to the front of the church and
each was introduced to the ladies of the
convention.
The reports Of the first, second, third
and fourth districts were given and were
very encouraging, showing hard work,
and sacrifices which resulted in progress
sionHof the work.
A;few Of the many things worth record
ing, lin, the address of Rev. Ruth Palmer,
were the prosperous conditions Of Lin
coin, Neb., since there are no saloons.
With regard to woman, suffrage she told
an incident Of the lack of courage shown
by several mensin a certain town in Me-
braska, when the day before election they
had business that called them out Of
town and thus avoided placing themselves
on record on the temperance question
she mentioned that few women would
such lack OF moral courage. She urged
the women never to give up q point once
gained as 1t was sdoubly hard to regain
anything lost through lack Of watchful-
ness.
She emphasized the Importance Of the
work in North Dakota and said that in
her opinion the country is looking to
North Dakota IS an example OF: what pro-
hibition can do and that on this state
more than any other depends whether or
not we shalv have q saloonless nation in
1890.
Mrs. Snow gave = very instructive talk
on her trip to Zurich. Switzerland. to the
Sunday school convention during the last
summer.
Frs!day Evening.
The evening session was opened by N.
+. XIII. who led the devotionals and q.
terwards gave . short history Of the tenn.
perance work IN this state with which