Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-09-29

On wednesday luncheon was serv-
I'd ct the court house by Flat Top,
;rah@ln and Fails Mills locals. About
l5O delegates, ncrhaps few more,
were served at luncheon.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The morning session was taken up
n.irc'" with routine business mat
ters, such as reports cf different
on;fnittecs, roll call of officers of the
different departments of the work,
report of treasurer, etc. Mrs. Lii
han Shepherd gave an encouraging
and inspiring review of the years
work. The devotional exercises were
conducted by Mrs. w. b. f. White
Of Richlands.
At 1890 luncheon was served in
lie court house to about IT'S peonle,
including invited guests
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was of spec
ial interest. At this session TnZe-
we'll representatives of different So
.leties made short addresses.
Mrs. Peter Williams s~ol1e for the
Womans Club. instead of Mrs. George
w. st. Clair, the President of the
Mrs. Lacy Tynes, President of the
Civic League.
Mrs. John C. st. Clair. President
of the Womans Missionary Society
+ the Methodist church.
Mrs. Barns Gillespie, Presbyterian
MISSIONARY Society: Mrs. Bullard, the
Christian Missionary society; Mrs.
Rose kiser. the Baptist Missionary
Society; Mrs. Hurley, Young PEOPLES
}oeicty, the Methodist church Miss
rc Bowen, Young Peoples Society
CT the PRESBYTERIAN church.
A special feature of this session
was the address of Mrs. O'Keeffe,
who spoke for the United Daughters
of the Confcderacy She always
speaks well, and on this occasion was
at her best. and brought down the
house." with her enthusiasm, empha-
sized with Confederate flag, which
she waved aloft.
An unique feature of this meeting
was "The March of the Local Presi.
dents" and also the introduction of
distinguished delegates end faternal
delegates. "The March of the Presi-
dents" was an interesting feature
of this session. The lady Presidents
passed in review before the conven-
tion, made their little scpccchcs. tell
ing of what had been done. and bow
ed gracefully and passed on.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The evening session was scheduled
as Jubilee Night" Tho meeting
was held in the New Theater and
standing room was at premium.
Rev. j. N. Harman conducted the
opening eXerices.
The Presidents address was the
chief feature. Mrs. Hoge read from
giving an interesting re-
port of the fight of the w. C. T. U. for
statewide prohibition, inaugurated in
1908, showing what had been accom-
plished in the State, and taking a
wider sweep, recounted the progress
of the work in the United States, and
forecasting "saloonless nation"
sooner or later-not later than 1920,
and urging upon the convention untir-
ing work.
Mrs. Hoge's address was a COM
prehensive review of The w c. r. II
and Anti-Saloon League work in the
United States since the last con-
vention, and the names of the States
that will vote this fall and winter
on statewide prohibition. The speak
er, who was the legislative agent of
the w. 9. t. u. and who was present
during the session of the legislature
of the past winter, reviewed the work
accomplished in that body for temper
ance, and paid tribute to Senator
Royal, of Tazewell,, whom she said
had stood by the w. C. T. u. during
his entire term of office, both in the
lower and upper branch of the legis-
lature.
Mrs. Hoge's address will be -rinted
by the organization and distributed
among its members throughout the
State
MRS. AMY C. WEIGH.
A striking feature of the evening
was the address of Mrs. Weech, who
took the offering. She differed from
MIR. Harman, who told the conven-
tion that their "work was about done"
by saying that their work had only
fairly begun. The enforcement of the
prohibition laws was more important
and perhaps more difficult, she said,
than the securing of their passage in
the beginning.
Mrs. Weech injected the only polit-
ical hint heard up to this time, in the
convention. 81 WONDER" she said,
chow many of the men in this COM
muhity, in this prohibition county,
will cast their votes for the prohi-
bition candidate for President?" or
words to that effect. Her address was
one of the chief "hits" Of the even
ing. There were songs by the choir
and the quartette, and two solos by
Mrs. Judge Frank Maynard, of Blue
field.
At 10 p. m. the convention adjourn
ed to meet in the Presbyterian church
fTburcdou ,,,ornipo,