Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-08-16
ANNUAL STATE CON-
VENT|0N OF W,C,T.u
0Wdtonna viii Entertain State
Delegates -Four Days
Next Week,

The fortieth annual convention of
the Minnesota Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will be held at
OWatonna, August 1925. Not since
1878, when Mrs. w. Holt, of Owatonna
was the state president, has the con-
vention been held in that city. Mrs.
Blanch Roberts, president of the
Owatonna w. c. T. U. is general
chairman Of the several committees
who are now making great prepara-
tons for the entertainment of dele
gates from all over the state. Mrs.
Margaret Munns, Chicago, treasurer
of the National w. c. T. U. and Mrs.
Edith Smith Davis, Hartford, Wiscon-
sin, superintendent Of Scientific Tenn
perance Instruction in the Public
Schools for the World and National
w. c. T. u, are the out-of-state guests.
Mrs. Munns speaks on Campaign
Methods Thursday afternoon, the oath
and Mrs. Davis gives the convention
address that evening. The convention
will open with a welcome banquet on
Tuesday evening with Miss Rozette
Hendrix, Minneapolis, state president
of the w. G. T. U. as toastmistress.
A state convention for the w. C. T..
U. consists of reports of work done,
making plans for the coming year and
giving an inspiring program. The thir-
ty-three state superintendent of de-
partments will tell of the years
achievements in their several lines.
Miss Annie Wright, state superinten.
dent of Flower Mission, will tell of the
annual flower day at Minnehaha for
the old soldiers in June and at Still
water August 6, when garden flowers
were given the 1929 prisoners and a
gospel service held for them in their
chapel, besides the thousands of bou
quets, jellies and delicacies given the
sick and afflicted throughout the state
Mrs. Nellie Wash, superintendent Of
Work Among Soldiers will tell Of
making and equipping 800 comfor
bags for the Minneapolis soldiers be
fore they left for the border.
The College Secretary will repor
: commencement gifts last June by thu
state W. c.. T. U. of ten dollar lis
of books along temperance science
economics and social service lines Il
five of the leading colleges of tn
state. She will also report subscrip
lions to The Temperance Educationa
, Quarterly and the Union Signal sen
; to every college library in the state.
> Thirty-twO district presidents will
| all have interesting stories to tell o
! temperance progress in their severa
; districts. Mrs. George E. Towle, presi
dent of the Minneapolis District, will
) tell of a fine program of music, !ad
: dresses and a grand gold medal con
test given the state Epworth Leagu'
, annual assembly at Groveland in Jul.
! and the annual picnic at Minnehah:
Park in August when a splendid pro
i. gram of activities for the coming yea
!, was adopted.
Mrs. Laura v. Ward, president o
, the st. Paul District, will report
, charming reception given in the Ma
, sonic Temple, to hundreds of visitin!
, delegates to the National Prohibition
! Convention held recently in St. Paul
, The District and State Officers werI
in the receiving line and greeted dis
+ tinguished w. C. T. U. workers from
, all parts of the United States Frapp,
r and waters were served in the refresh
ment room, a souvenir poem was givel
:. each guest and their beautiful new
, white satin banner, with painting .
: the state capitol and glittering witt
gold fringe was displayed for the frs
= time. She will also tell Of their par
in the great temperance parade in tn
streets of St. Paul the evening of Jul.
goth.
Mrs. c. c. Maechler, Campbell
I president of the Thirteenth Distric
. will tell of ''dry district" story al
would rather tell than any other.
Mrs. Mary E. Cochran, president O
? the Eighteenth District, will give ;
glimpse of the dry campaign and vic
: tory at Duluth and their new slogan
"St. Louis County is Going Dry" Thu
convention will close with gran.
diamond medal contest under charg'
of Mrs. Jessie John, Garden City
state superintendent of medal con
tests. When one realizes that eacl
contestant has already won silver
gold, grand-gold and diamond media
and that the grand-diamond media
=. costs $50 they will see how sharp ant
keen the contests will be.
BESSIE LATHE SCOVELL
: Minneapolis, Aug. IL, 1916.