The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-09-28
ANNUAL A CONVENTION
Of COUNTY v. CT. U.

The annual convention Of the County
VIC T. u was held in Medina Tues
day and Wednesday of this week, at the
ME-. church.
Executive meeting was called at 2 p.
m, Tuesday, with the president. Mrs.
Wood, Of Wadsworth. in the chair.
Tuesday evening the meeting opened
with an organ voluntary by J. Beck.
AL Joined in singing America" and
were led in prayer by Rev. GoOdale, af-
ter which the ladies' quartet sang a
number. The address of the evening
was given by Rev. G. C. Gohn, manager
Of Summit County Dry Federation. He
Barleycorn has been doing.s' He has
been welding the sceptre Of unlimited
power, but now he Is seeing his last
days. The concensus of opinion around
washington, D. G. that he is going
out Of business, and that the thing that
will help most of all, is for Ohio to go
dry. We lost two years ago, because
the Drys staid at home, over confident
that Ohio would win out. John. Bar
leycorn says he paid $6,000,000 taxes,
but we paid him $1O,OO0.0O0 revenue
across the bar.
"The old personal liberty argument Is
up again. A woman has person lib
erty to take in washings. and clean
dirty Office rooms and lot of them are
going to lose their jobs when J. B.
goes out of business, and lot OF men
will get a new job--an honest job. Talk
about regulating a saloon! You might
as well talk about regulating skunk" )"
Wednesday morning, after the sing
ling of hymn, Rev. s. F. Ross led the
devotions and Mrs. Hartman, president
IOf Medina union, welcomed the ladies
TO our town, in behalf Of ourt nation.
Mayor Randall spoke In behalf of the
town, and said he had the highest re-
refused to be defeated In the face OF
all kinds of reverses and that the wear
EeTs Of the white ribbon never wore the
white feather"
|sR A. STOW spoke in behalf of the Y.
M. G. A. of Medina county and OF the
young men in the army, all Of whom
the w. G. r. u. is trying to help. Rev.
VIM. Drew spoke in behalf of the Me-
dina churches. likening the union to a
wine, deep-rooted with wide-spreading
Branches. tt
Mrs .Durling of Wadsworth. respond
ed to the addresses of welcome, In a
HAPPY vefn after which the secretary
lusual report. This was followed by re-
Eports of the presidents of various un-
lions and the superintendents of the
various departments After noontide
iprayer, by Mrs. Reed OF Medina, dinner
was served by the Medina union
AT 1870, after devotionals, led by Mrs.
Beech of Medina, the reports of the
county president and treasurer, were
given.
The State Vice President gave fine
s4alk on Campaign Plans and mem
ltioned some things the w g. 7. U. Is
doing. They sent three ambulances TO
France, and are responsible for most OF
the advertising seen.
Next was election of officers. Mrs
Wood, president, handed in her resig-
tnation. which was received very re-
She haaspeen president for
the past three years. The FOLLOWING
/ are The new officers: Mrs. Hartzog, Me-
/ dino resident; Mrs.Wood, Wadsworth
- STas. Il, 3Irs Ross, Sharon. rec. sec.
Mrs Ewierart. Sharon treas
u The Representative from the DRY
Federation at the evening session. was
lMr. Hare, who did much to make West
EVirginfa dry
The subject of the address of Mrs
Fuller. 'sThe Handwriting on the Flag
was given as being in the nature of
kdrealn. Among the names OF our pa
triots and reformers, written thereon
twas FOUND dark blot. due to our, gov
fernn1ent's position on the LIQUOR traf-
4 fic. being the license laid uDon IT in the
! davs of the Civil War, to increase rev.
enue. That law was never repealed
by the Secretary