The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-09-30
Presidents Address Was
a Comprehensive Review
Continued from Page 81


officers, concerning the years work.
Some Of the interesting facts dis
closed by these reports were:
/. The years net gam in state mem
bership is 748. s,ya
2. All debts are paid, the deficit O
last wear wiped out and consider
able balance on hand
3. The work of the w. G. T.. U. and
the suffrage movement in the state are
progressing hand in hand and are
marching on to victory.
Beautiful music, both vocal and IN
strumental, interspersed the program
Mrs s. A. Zimmerman, Of Valley
City, gave very interesting and prac
tical address on the value of Moth
ers' Meetings." which was highly ap
preciated. Mrs. F. w. Heidel followed
with report of the state work in the
Sabbath Observance department.
A remarkably able address by Miss
Mary M. Carey, of Bottineau, followed
Her subject was Progress of the Pro
hibition Movement in the U. S." and
The mastery manner in which she
handled it gave rise to a unanimous
vote of thanks by the assembly.
Interest was maintained at white
heat throughout the day and the citi
zens of Darlington extended every
possible courtesy to the entire delega,
ton
Those present from Valley Citv
were the two ladies already mentioned
who appeared upon the program; Mrs.
Fred Carr, who received special honor
for her able work in soliciting annual
and life memberships; Miss Emma
Lockwood, superintendent of the Med
al Contest department; Mrs. G. G..
Anderson, who has the entire respon-
sibility of representing the Valley City
Scandinavian union; and Mrs. w. M.
Greenwood, who was chosen as assist
ant reporter for the daily papers of
the state.
Friday evenings program was one
of great interest.
Miss Anderson gave two selected
readings in a very charming manner.
Mrs. Huston followed by reading LET
me live in house by the side of the
road and be friend to man."
The presidents address was the
next number This was a mastery
presentation of the temperance situa-
ton of the world. She paid a fine
tribute to the second district which is
now our hostess; deploring the Euro
pean war, with all its agony while we
are peaceful and prosperous; pro-
phesied national prohibition in 1920;
lauded our own U. S. representatives
tor their action in regard to the ma
tional prohibition movement; gave a
table Of dazzling statistics showing the
progress of the border cities of Grand
Forks, Fargo and Wahpeton as CON-
pared with that of East Grand Forks,
Moorhead and Breckenridge, as to f.
nances, buildings, churches, schools,
wealth, population, decency, order, etc.
In most comprehensive manner
Mrs. Anderson gave great facts of
temperance progress for the whole
world, reviewed the recent suffrage
history of our own state, and urged
that each person be committee of
one to see that before the primary
elections next spring the right kind of
men are up for Office. She paid a
beautiful tribute to Mrs. barrow, and
closed with most impressive words OF
exhortation to duty and courage.
Her complete address, as published
In the yearly report will be accessible
to all, and will prove source of great
inspiration and information as well as
q guide for definite work of the local
Unions.
Mrs. Walter R. Reed followed with
two beautiful solos. s,
Rev. F. L. Watkins then appeared ir
behalf of the State Enforcement
league, and delivered very fine ad
dress entitled National Prohibition
An Asset to Prohibition in North Da
kota." He said, Prohibition and WON
an suffrage should stand and will
stand or fall together" He outlined
the aim and work of the Enforcement
league very concisely, urging upon al
to help the people to realize their obi
cations to the league and support ant
uphold it. The work, he said, con
sisted of four parts, viz:
l. The work attendant upon the en-
fOrcement of the injunctions place.
against the railroads concerning ship
ping of liquor into the state which i
to be used in violation Of the stat
laws.
80. The work Of seeing to it that IL