Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1914-10-08

,.oor ago, The Woman's Christian
a.,norancp Union of Montana held
thirteenth annual convention in
~, little home city, in the extreme
,,,orn part of our state. When the
nontiop WAS closing and that noble
,.nd of christian workers, with clasp
-, hands we're singing God be with
49,, till we meet again. l made a
silent promise that would attend the
,eyt annual convention, providing they
,,o, At Kalispell. have always want
d to visit your city and I am sure the
otbor delegates felt the same as | did.
u,o knew we would be received with
anon arms and that everything would
no done to make the thirty-first an
,Osl convention the very best yet"
Perhaps the good people of Kallis-
OplI do not know that they have a
sate wide reputation for their hos
Daality and generosity, and when our
dear State President wrote me a couple
o weeks ago, asking me to give the
rasponse of welcome for our delegates,
considered it a great honor and spec
isI privilege and while l realized it
was far beyond my power of speech,
or pen. to tell you all that is in our
hearts for you, still the temptation was
100 great and the opportunity too rare
for me to say NO." and SO / stand
before you tonight and thank you in
The name of "The Woman's Christian
temperance Unions" of Montana, for
all you have done, are doing, and ex-
pect to do for us while we are with
yOH
Women a Potent Factor
We have come from the North, the
South, the East and the West; some
Of US have travelled many miles by
rail, by automobile, on horseback and
On foot, but our noble purpose and your
hearty welcome spurred us on and on
until We reached your city gates, and
We are all proud and happy indeed
10 be with you tonight and hope that
the few days we are under your low
ing care, will not only be our pleas
uFe, but that we can leave something
with you that will add to the wealth
and happiness of each individual and
lOyOur city in general. True we have
come to have good time," but we
also hope to lay plans that will add
10 the uplifting of each one of us and
IOr the betterment of our state at
large. Woman, as we'll as man, has
Oeen and is a potent factor in our
social and economic life; wherever
Ouad, woman reflects the character
Vi her nation. In the Bible we see
oil sides of her life delineated.
'aakespere places the historic and
0aultonal woman before us as q
model.
The Pioneer Woman.
woman took as active a part In the
past as she is taking today, but the
"e''lods OF education and communi-
''''oh We're not so great, therefore
w. uia not hear so much about her.
'"e pioneer woman of our state en-
1u,eu toll and hardship that we might
.D'0s more ease and comforts. In my
r "A uay spent ten of the happiest
~ '' Vi my life on a pioneer cattle
A Ill Montana, sixty miles from
'''O'rce and fifteen miles from my
,aeS' neighbor; sometimes not re-
~, 'hs mail for weeks and months,
=, 0ne long cold winter, / did not
Vn.. "Ai'e woman for six months.
Sv y, oAiesteaders wife of today can
a. wat much? Still | hear every
s,,. 'aat u old, old story, of how lone
o. s ,,a 1t Is on the homestead, the farm
b,, si' w, If they could only realize
bons Nue happiness is found within the
be,,,, No matter where that home is
civ w. y In the heart of some great
aon,s.. =, On the broad lonely plains Of
log esh;s a' | was so happy in my little
ssus s's'a DIN, home with its white-washed
ny .;as aa0 white sanded floors; with
trsp,ss s,Aa husband and from two to
lsar,sa" "ss ss Of the bravest, biggest
alythln, oSooys always willing to do
sonas, !, and everything for me. /
Ashies.a,f i You have any of the old
sIhonas cowboys in Kallispell? Il
meeting = so. may have the pleasure Of
ie Ih,s' '0u'e Of them while | am here
heart y, ss's :, great big place ii NV
aae pl,,a1 ns Dig hearted, rough boys
y the No., s, Who like the "Red man"
sssag u''n' ,val is slowly but surely
We oss 'sy The daughters 81 our
asarly d,s. ~aeh to those men, Who,