River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-09-17
INTER-C0UNTY CONVENTION
OF w. C. 7. u.

The Inter-County Convention of
the w. c. L. U. held it's twenty
seventh Annual meeting with the
River Falls Union September 2-3,
at the Congregational church.
The convention was called o
order by the president, Mrs. Carrie
w. Kelley of Hudson. Delegates
| were present from Hudson, Rob
erts, Woodville, Maiden Rock and
Kinnickinnic Unions.
The Welcome address was given
by Mrs. c. d. Parker, one of h
members of the former union. Her
remarks were very helpful a n d
encouraging and gave many very
practical suggestions for the flu
tuFe work of the union This a d :
dress was enjoyed very much by
the members of the present union
as Mrs. Parker, representing the
active members of the former IN
ion, has been very helpful to The
present work. Mrs. Sutherland OF
the Roberts union responded TO
| this address in an interesting talk
in which she emphasized the i'm
portance of the work being done
by the w. c. T. u. and made many
practical suggestions for the flu
| ture work.
Wednesday afternoon the impor-
tant numbers on the program were
the address by the president, Mrs.
Kelley. emphasizing the work done
the past year and the plans for
next year; reports from the local
unions reviewing the work done
the past year from which we were
enabled to get many suggestions
for our work. Each union h
some special feature of it's work
that will aid the other unions N
their work the coming year. Mrs.
M. G.. Frink of Woodville, in Ell
! paper on, "The Local Newspaper
and the w. G. T. IT," emphasized
the fact of the local paper IN Ahe
Temperance cause. She pointed
out many ways in which this MAY
be accomplished and the results
that have followed where this co
operation of paper and union has
been carried out.
Mrs. Lawson, our State president,
took a portion of this Afternoon
for a drill in parliamentary prac-
tice, in which she put the unions
through a rapid fire Grill in par
liamentary usages, showing cGh-
clusively the value Of such practice
in getting results.
The address by Mrs. Lawson
Wednesday evening at eight o'clock
on conservation" was one Of the
best lectures on temperance that
has been given in the town for
years. In this lecture she review
ed the conservation movement in
the United States and compared
this to the rayages of the liquor
traffic. She emphasized by prac-
teal illustrations the moral and
economic effects Of he liquor
trade and it's allied vices. If every
person of River Falls had improv-
ed this opportunity to hear these
truths as they were forcibly pre-
sented, many of the que sti o n
raised in regard to the right n
wrong of such traffic in our town
would be answered, and as sh
stated "Our Boys and Girls" would
be safe.
Thursday morning the paper on
"Recent Progress of Equal Suf-
frage" by Miss Fulton of Hudson
gave a review of the progress made
in the Equal Suffrage movement
in the United States in the p a st
few years.
Many helpful suggestions were
gained through the Qaestion box
that was so skillfully conducted
by Mrs. Lawson.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported some splendid resolutions
that will appear later.
The following officers were cleo
ted for the ensuing year: Prssi-
dent, Mrs. Carrie w. Kelley; Of
Hudson; Vice-Pres., Mrs. Jas. |.
Malott. of River Falls Correspond
ing Secretary. Mrs. j. B. Anderson,
Hudson: Recording Secretary Mrs.
Sandstrom, Maiden Rock; Treas
urer. Mrs. Sutherland, Roberts.
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