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STATE CONVENTION REPORT

STATE CONVENTION REPORT
Following are extracts from the
report OF the state convention held at
Flint, June 2-5, as given 10 the local
union by Mrs. j. h. Coates, who at
tended as delegate from Beldng:
The fortieth annual convention of
the w. e. T. L.. was held at Flint with
about $50 present. One OF the most
interesting features of the convention
was the banquet, served by the ladies
OF the oak Park NJ. T. church Two
hundred guests were seated at long
tables, adorned with beautiful bou-
quet Flint people were very kind
some even giving up their purchased
tickets when the supply of tickets ran
short. Mrs. Caukins was toastmis-
tress of the evening.
Every normal man and woman"
said Mrs. Caukins has a God given de-
sire to leave the world better than
they found it, and Also TO make it a
happy pleasant and pretty place to
live i'm and safe place to rear
children i'm many years ago, we heard
much about 'woman's sphere but not
so much in the last few years. The
old idea was that the sum total of her
existence was to rear children.
zone thing that is essential is TO
feed children we'll, " said the speak
er who related how we used TO get
milk in an open bottle that dust could
get into. How we purchased meat
with no protection from flies. dust and
filth, and our mothers cooked ii and
the whole family ate 1t and If the
children or any member OF the family
became Ill she couldn' understand how
it happened. The idea that poison
from some source got into the we'll
never occurred to her and nothing was
ever said TO her about the alleys not
being cleaned.
The ideal mother we hear so
much of knew nothing of the hy-
gienic conditions of the present time
and when it came to be taught in
the schools many of them thought il
foolish. but that day is gone by. as is
also the mad scramble for wealth and
we are realizing that humanity is of
more value. The w. G. T. II. has
adopted the motto Not for self but
for humanity We have been instru
mental in creating better fellowship in
the churches. When women began to
learn of hygiene. domestic science,
consider pure food laws, balanced ra
tions. laws regarding sanitary condi-
tions, then it was said these things
took us out of our sphere. When we
entered into political life and demand
ed better conditions we were Obliged
10 bear the stigma of new woman
who wanted new conditions. House
work was never so scientific as now
and marvellous as the advance of
woman has been along the arts and
sciences she has kept apace in adj
vancement in her home even going
ahead of the arts and sciences. The
higher the woman rises in the scale
Of humanity the more broad minded
she becomes and the more she can do
toward home making. "
Supt. a. y. Cody welcomed the con-
vention in behalf of the schools. I'VE
have found the w. c. r. L." he said,
Through many years lined upon the
right side Of all great questions and
when there was anything TO be done
the women got together and did it
Systematically. You have accomplish
ed a great deal in legislature work
and made it obligatory through text
books that the child should be ac-
quainted with that which was wrong.
We are reaping real rewards from the
seed sown by the w. C.. r. L. The
slogan of the w. c. r. L. is Service
and il makes for efficiency. ON be-
half of the board of education the
principals and teachers and espe-
cially the 1000 rosy-cheeked boys and
girls ! bid you thrice welcome
Mrs Eva Remington Fee sang a
solo and the Mozart quartet gave a
selection after which the response
was made by Mrs. Minnie Shoemaker.
After praising the people of the city
Of Flint she said:
You have rid yourself of a curse
that degrades manhood and woman
hood, and blights childhood. Out of
the halls of learning come the men
and women of tomorrow. In the hands
of the boy and girl of today lies the
destiny of the nation of tomorrow.
In the Twentieth century lies the best
educational advancement of the world
and no matter how well qualified. the
faculty or how complete the course
if not associated with this one book
which shapes the life and moulds the
destiny ii is incomplete Let religion