The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-30
CONVENTION IS
Big SUCCESS

The state convention Of the w c.
T. u. Workers converting at Lisbon
the past week will adjourn this even
ing. So far the meetings have
been a great success. The following
report Of the convention a been
made:
The convention was called to order
by the state president, Mrs. Elizabeth
Preston Anderson.
The responses of the roll call of ex-
officio members on Why I Believe In
Woman Suffrage brought out the fol-
lowing chief reasons: That women
should not have taxation without
representation.
home by lettering conditions outside
the home, thus removing temptations
from our children.
Reports of executive committee
meetings were then given and com
mittees appointed. 70
The two field workers, Mrs. Julia
Nelson and Miss nellie Osmun gave
very interesting accounts Of their
work in the state.
Mrs. Nelson spent six weeks in the
fall and w in August in this work
She organized new unions-gained new
members and held several special
A4ISo ~ SpCl1L
June 7 to Sept. l in the work and
visited the following cities:
Burlington, Williston, De Laos, Blu
ford, Lone Toll, Chautauqua, Minot,
Portal, Stanley and Ross. She held
one convention chautauqua and gained
several new members, gave six lee
lures, addresses twelve, besides visit
ing and distributing literature.
Rev. Ruth Palmer. all-around
missionary, is with us and has given
US several short talks concerning diff
ferent parts of her work. She is add
ing great interest to the convention.
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 20
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 result
ed In progression of the work.
A few Of the many things worth
recording, in the address of Rev. Ruth
Palmer were the prosperous conditions
of Lincoln, Neb, since there are no
saloons. With regard to woman
suffrage she told an incident of the
lack of courage shown by several men
In a certain town in Nebraska, when
the day before election they had BUSH
ness that called them out of town and
thus avoided placing themselves on
record on the temperance question
she mentioned that few women would
show such lack of moral courage. She
urged the women never to give up a
point once gained as it was doubly
hard to regain anything lost through
lack of w~atchfulness.
She emphasized the Importance If
the work in North Dakota and said
that in her opinion the country is
looking to North Dakota as an ex-
ample of what prohibition can do and
that on this state more than any other
depends whether or not we shall have
a s~aloonless nation in 1920.
Mrs. Snow gave a very instructive
talk on her trip to Zurich, Switzerland
to the Sunday school convention dur
ing the last summer
Friday Evening. .
The evening session was opened nv
M. F. kif, who led the devotionals
and afterwards gave q short history
OF the temperance work in this state
with which he has been identified
from the very first, belonging to the
Cass County Local Option league be-
fore the W. c. T. u. was organized.
The main feature of the evenings SEES
sion was the address Of Mrs. Eliza
beth Preston Anderson.
" The report of the progress of tenn
perance work and the temperance sen
tlment was very encouraging.
Ihere are now nine prohibition
states. We are getting better Iegis-
lation. Out of the fifty counties in
the state forty-two have no poorhouse,
fourteen county jails are reported
empty; Pembina county has had NJ
prisoners for two years.
Morton, Mercer and Oliver counties
have no w. G. r. u. and thew shor,
less progress along these lines thar
any other Of the counties in the STATE
throughout the United States VIE
lind strong sentiment for temperance
compared with what there was a Few
years ago. One great victory for us
Is the attitude of President ana Mrs
Wilson in allowing no s%pirituo1s II.
quors in the White House. The EN-
aple set by Secretary Bryan is another
encouraging thing IN a great victory
was won when Intoxicating liquors
were pronlplted in the Panama canal
me WeDo law Is also a great victory
as are the following state laws:
l 2-The laws against hootlega
ing and gambling. Three thousand
slot machines have been shipped o,,t
OF the state since the gambline law
was enforced. ~"
3-The anti -snuff law,
4-The anti-cigarette law.
o-The law regulating the cold stor-
age products. So
1.-THE a%bolishing Of the public
7--Marriage law and that concern.
Ing sterilization.
she said Our desire to have suffrage
sire to protect our young.
We would vote men into office WIZ
would legislate against child labor
white ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and All
other form of evil. a !
Four million women have tie bal,ot