The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-21
BI-COUH1y VIC. TIL.
CONVENTION MEETS
Accomac and Northampton Temper
ance Workers Hold Busy Session.
.,.. ,,.-. Mrs Ropp Participates
In Meeting.

Bridgetown, Va. Sept. 2o,-The Bi-
County w. C. T. L. convention for
Accomac and Northampton was held
September an with Bridgetown
union In Johnsons NJ f. church.
South with the president. Mrs Sadie
Savage, xfga, the chair tne .arst session
was opened Thursday afternoon. The
president conducted the devotional
service.
chain Of sentence prayers was
called for. "Au Around the World
the Ribbon White Is Twined" was
sung. after which two papers were
read. one on Medical Temperance.
bv Mrs. Sam Tankard; the other on
Press Work" by Miss Vera Mears.
Mrs. Williams sang There VIII Dawn
a Golden Morrow BY and BY
Friday Mornings Session.
Devotional, service was led by Mrs,
Brickhouse,
Sincere regret was expressed be-
cause OF the absence OF the recording
is the first time she has failed to at
tend. Miss Helen Phillips was elected
secretary pro tenn. On motion OF Miss
Miller, Mrs S. II. Ropp was made
a member of the convention with
privileges of the floor.
Report Of the corresponding sec
Rotary. Miss Minnie Mills. was heard
with interest and was adopted. This
report was very encouraging.
Local treasurers' reports were read
hy the secretary. Regret was ex-
pressed that SO many unions had not
been heard from. Splendid work Is
being done by number of unions
which have not reported.
The report from the RiCounty
treasurer was read and adopted.
Reports from departments followed
Mrs Ruediger, superintendent OF
LOYAL Temperance Legion department
being absent, Mrs. Ropp was asked
to speak of the L. T. L. work. She
showed the very great importance
of this branch of work and stated that
1t teaches the child to be total alb
stainer not only from liquor, but from
tobacco and from bad language. II
Ia a glorious thing to lead l.. T. L.
If you can't get anybody else to or
ganixe when you so home, do 1t your
self. God wants busy people to dc
His work and not idlers. Children are
always ready to do their part. but
it's the grown people who are not
II Is the things we are indifferent to
that We don't 90, MIS-. hopp declared
Prize Essays Written.
Miss Endie Parks, superintendent OF
scientific temperance instruction. was
absent, and Mrs. Savage gave brief
report, in which she stated that
prizes have been offered for the best
essays written by the boys and girls
in our public schools Then she ask
ed Mrs Ropp for suggestions. Among
other things, Mrs Ropp said: Try
to see that your public school teach
ers are in favor of and will work
for temperance. When we put this
scientifc temperance INSTRUCTION in
our schools it makes the teachers
think. Let's lay more stress on this
subject"
In the absence of Miss Willye
Evans. superintendent of Sunday
school work. a paper on that subject
was read by Mrs. Eva Parks.
Report on evangelistic and aims
house work was given by Mrs. Mil
bourne, after which she read q
strong leaflet entitled 'Fruitage.
| Mrs. Etoakley said Mrs. Milbourne
should be congratulated on the grea,
work she is doing.
Mrs. Brickhouse asked to be heard
for moment while she read the fol.
lowing from Washington: When
tottering demon rum losses up ths
sponge at II o'clock Friday night
September Z. about 500 distilieries and
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