The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-29
v. {. 7 j. Of
OH|OCO.ELECTS
MRS. JULIA RINE REELECTED
PRESIDENT AT SEVENTH AN
NUAL MEETING YESTERDAY.
Oppose Soldiers Kits Containing Gig
arettes and Cards-Washington
Suffraglst Speaks.

Officers were elected for the ensuing
year, many interesting and inspiring
| addresses were made and much busl-
ness for the coming year was out
| lined at the seventh annual conven-
ton Of the Ohio County Woman's
Christian Temperance union. held yes
| terday afternoon and evening IN Lne
First English Lutheran church; Inc
afternoon session WAS devoted largely
to the election Of officers, receiving
REPORTS, and brief talks made by sew
erai of the members and the Rev. Dr..
F. G: Howard, pastor OF the First Eng.
ilish Lutheran church. and Samuel
| Lemon. veteran of the Civil war.
! The following officers for the
ensuing year were elected:
President-Mrs. Julia Rine.
Vice.president-Mrs. ]. B. Thomas.
Treasurer-Mrs. A. T. Hilyer.
Recording secretary-Mrs. R.. }.
| Bags.
Reports of the Central district was
read BY Mrs. Albaugh. and OF the
| Island district by Mrs. G. E. huffman.
They reported work progressing nice,
ly and that the past fiscal year mao
! been one Of the most successful IN
| their respective districts in the MS
tory of the Ohio county union. 'Mrs.
Thomas Schofield read an interesting
paper on the work accomplished by
the organization in Ohio county dur
ing the past twelve months. MIS-.
| Sheldon Joseph reported that much
had been done in her department OF
rescue work
Mrs. H. P. Loe, former resident OF
this city. now residing in St. Glars
Vile, conducted the memorial eHer'
cises in honor Of the deceased mem-
sbers Of the Ohio county union during
! the past year, who were: MIS-: 10
seph Rose, Mrs. Mary Hine. MISS
E. Lawyer. Miss Uhlman sang a. solo;
"Ohio Going Dry" Clinton Botsford
gave a harmonica rendition. Follow
ling the afternoon session dinner was
served In the dining room OF the
church.
Evening Session.
| Upon motion of Mrs. II. +. Loe. me
union passed resolution protesting
against the Wheeling chapter OF the
lRed Cross packing cigarettes and
playing cards in comfort kits furnish,
ed soldiers. The session was featured
by an address on suffrage by MISS
Pauline Clark, Of Washington, d, Z.
She told the history of the fight that
| LueS ldu duu 10 DClhS A4oNS ~, ~
for the ballot and declared that pro-
hibition and suffrage are working
hand in hand. and that the best and
quickest way by which the nation may
be made bone dry Is by giving the
ballot TO all the women throughout the
land.
Mrs. 4. T. Hilycr presided. The
iRev. o. NJ. Pullen. of the Anti-Saloon
league. spoke at some length in tell
ing of his experiences in running down
bootleggers in this community: He
! said that il was his greatest delight
to hunt down such men. He declared
that Ohio county would send only
I"dry" men TO the West Virginia legis'
lature at the next session.
Sheldon Joseph. of the Humane, so
ciety, spoke on the rescue work done
in homes that had been cursed by
| drink. Mrs. F. r. Lisbv read a, paper
on THE Moderate Drinker." The
Rev. Or. Howard offered PRAYER ana ana
| The devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Mrs. Hilyer. Miss uhIman
sang two solos