Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-06-12
! District Meeting Of w. C. T. U. Held
: at Ada.

The thirtieth annual convention of
the 18th district w. G. T. U. of Mime
sofa, was held at Ada on June 18th.
j, There was a good attendance. Dele
gates from every union in the district
were ere present Mrs. F. P. Bernard and
Mrs:.sW. N. Powell represented Warren.
BESIDES the regular business trans
acted, a splendid program was given at
both the afternoon and evening meet
ings::s>>s ~
= ~ the district officers were reflect
ca. Mrs: Chaplin, of Euclid, President {;
MIS-: Hanson, of Ada, Vice President {;
MlErss.5aLevins, Of >Crookston, Secretary :;
Mrs:*.=Andrews, of Ada, Treasurer.
reports from the different unions
showed the w. G. T. U. has done con-
siderable work during the year. Mrs.
Bernard gave the report for Warren.
Some unions have adopted French or
phans, all have contributed to the fund
Tor state work, the Frances Willard
and Lillian NJ. Stevens fund for organ
lzlng new unions, The War Orphan
fund, the candy and chocolate fund for
our, soldiers overseas, the Diet Kit
chens';; seven of which the National w.
Z. L. q. will send to France Mrs.
Levins, member of our district, has
enlisted for service in one of these kit
chens and. is awaiting her call.
The District Supt, of "Press work.,
Mrs. Gulickson, of Fertile, reported 40
yards Of newspaper articles as her con-
tributiOn to the cause and advised all
unions to keep temperance work before
the public in this way.
Mrs. Ellen Crawford, one of the or
iginal crusaders of the '70s, conducted
the afternoon devotionals. Her text
was,I BE still, and know that I am
God" Miss Hendrix conducted the
noontide hour Of prayer giving a very
earnest talk on Faith. A splendid
paper on evangelistic work written by
Mrs. La Due, Of Fertile, urged all W.
G. T. U. women to be faithful in Sab
bath observance.
of White Ribbon Recruits, had charge
of the children's hour and presented
several children for membership. Miss
Hendrix tying the white ribbon on
their wrists and Offering prayer for the
children and their mothers.
-. Special music was provided for the
convention: by Rev. Beck, pastor of the
M. e. church of Ada, Mrs. Vented,
Miss Lymans and Miss BOsworth. all
of which was thoroughly enjoyed.
Miss Florence Levins, of Crookston,
gave several readings during the after
noon and evening. ~-
Addresses of welcome were given by
MI. Allen, Mayor Of Ada, for the city;
Rev.. Beck, for the clergy, and Mrs.
Hanson, for the local w. G. T. U. The
response was given by Mrs. w. NJ
Powell.
The GROWING feature of the conven-
ton was the address given by Miss
Hendrix, State President of the Mime
sofa ". G. T. U. Her talk was along
temperance and patriotic lines and was
we'll worth listening to. Among other
things she stated that while the gov
appropriated $7,000,O00,000
for war work, it had allowed the
breweries to worse than waste millions
of bushels of grain, besides, the vast
Of coal used, in the making of
liquor.
It is now question of Beer or
Bread, the wheat used would feed
100000 men year. It takes 2 2-1O
bushels of grain to make barrel of
beer and during November 1917,= a
slack time with brewers, S3,956 barrels
Of beer was made, using 1O;S3O tons OF
coal in the making. At the same time
Food administrator Hoover. was pour
ing out an avalanche of advise on the
women of this nation to save food,
which they did, being advised to dry,
to can and in every way conserve food.
The women of our land very Loyalty
and Systematically did dry and can
everything but the Kaiser and would
have canned him if they could.
The w. G. T.. U. advocates "Prohibi-