The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-07-23
". CT. y. CONVENTION
Seveaih AanuaI Convoatioa oi Third
District We'll Amended Next
Meeting % Rugby

The seventh annual COnYen-
ton of the Women's Christian
Temperance union of the third
district met in Souris last
Thursday for three days ses-
sion. In the absence of the
president, Mrs. Miller of Roth,
Miss Mary Carey of Bottineau
presided at the opening of the
convention.
Mrs. Necia Buck. was to have
been the guest of honor but
was unable to attend. Mrs.
Abbie Best, state president
came in her stead and proved
very valuable help in making
the convention. one of the most
interesting held in the dis trict.
Mrs. Best is a dignified and
earnest speaker; logical and
fluent, she would make her
points of argument in a clear,
conctise manner.
H. w. Peterson of Souris
delivered the address of well
come and Mrs. Mary Brooks of
Towner responded in behalf of
the visitors.
E. L. Garden of Souris gave
an interesting address on Pro-
hibition and Politics.
Mrs. NJ. E. Watkins of Ant
Ter read an excellent paper on
the Value of Contest Work. y
1t was afterwards decided to
publish this in one of the coun-
ty papers. This address. was
followed by one BY Mrs. Brooks
ron How to Have a Successful
Union,
] Thursday afternoon. Mrs. 7.
T. Russell of Bottineau read a
paper on Work Among the
Young People. This was we'll
received and very helpful.
At the Thursday evening
session Mrs. Best was the prin-
cile speaker using for her sub
iect Prohibition in North
Dakota. A feature of this
address was demonstration to
show the comparative amount
of alcoholic liquor drank by wet
and dry states.
Friday mornings session was
devoted to the election of offic-
ers for the ensuing year: Mrs.
Brooks, Towner was elected
president; Mrs. Cora b. Miller,
Roth, vice-president; Mrs. NJ.
E. Watkins, Antler, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Lille Spill
lum, Rugby, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. F. G.. Falkenstein,
Bottineau, treasurer.
| At the afternoon session Rev.
Russell of Bottineau gave an
address on Parental Response.
bility in Temperance Work. y
This was followed by an inter
esting paper on How to Re-
move Difficulties in our w. G..
T. U. Work" by Mrs. Gulleen.
Other on the program were
DIR. VIM. Burns of Westhope,
who besides delivering an able
!address was applauded when
he sang an old English song,
The Tetotal Car and respon ded
with a pleasing address. A
ladies quartet composed of Mrs.
Gulleen, Mrs. A. Fairweather,
Mrs. Kinley and Miss Olson
sang beautifully at each ses-
sion. Mrs, Aug. Fryman act
ed as organist. Miss Mvrtle
Hedeen and Miss Vera Turner
of Bottineau contributed to the
program with readings and
vocal solos respectively.
The sitting capacity of the
opera house was tested to it's
utmost Friday evening and $41
was taken in at the door. An
excellent program and the Gold
! Medal contest was the attrac-
ton. The medal was awarded
to Fred Krueger of Antler who
spoke on "A plea for the Child
i rem Our own contestant,
Olive TAFT, received honorable
mention and there was only a
!: fraction of point between her
average and the winner. Mrs.
Best presented the medal in a
very neat speech.
The nexr annual convention
will be held at Rugby.
, Mrs. Mabel Harris, deputy
egister of deeds, is spending a