Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-27

For the twenty seventh consecutive
time, Elizabeth Preston Anderson OF
Fargo wal elected president of the
North Dakota, w. G. I. U. at this
T. U. convention, held in the Metho-
dist church. Mrs. Anderson has been
engaged In temperance work in North
Dakota for thirty years, having fairly
grown up" with the North Dakota
state union, which il now holding Its
thirtieth annual convention.
Practically all Of the state. officers
were reelected, Mrs. Fred M. Wanner
of jamestown being returned as vice
Wylie of Bowesmont, who was re-
elected as corresponding secretary, Is
beginning her sixteenth, year in this
Office. Mrs. Frank Beasley of Fair
dale will again serve as recording Sec
rotary, and Mrs. w. e. Black OF
Grand Forks was elected treasurer to
succeed Mrs. Kate S. Wilder of Fargo,
whose business and private affairs
prevented her from being a candidate
for reelection. she asserted.
Mrs. Abbie w. H. Best Of Fargo was
elected delegate at large to the ma
tional w. c. T. U. convention to be
held in October at st. Louis. Mrs.
Edna F. Duguid Of Cando Is the al
ternate. Other delegates and altern-
ates who were named includes: Miss
Flora Burr. Bottneau: Mrs. William
Smith, Firth, alternate; Mrs. William
Luckow. Bismarck; Miss Nellie Os-
nun, Alamo, alternate: Mrs. Fred M.
Wanner, Jamestown; Mrs. Fred Carr,
Valley City, alternate; Mrs. Myrtle
Phillips. Ellendale: Mrs. H. W. Samp-
son, Lisbon, alternate: Mrs. Kate S.
Wilder, Fargo; Mrs. Hanson. Hatton,
alternate; Mrs. w. j. Phair. Park
River; Mrs. Gibson, Tyner. alternate.
During the morning session some
$500 was pledged by districts and
unions for state work. Reports of the
state were given by Mrs. Bessie Lub-
ftz of Bergen, secretary of the L. T.
l.. branch, and by Mrs. Wylie. who
reported for the Y. P. B. secretary.
Activities in these branches IF the
temperance work in this state have
not been as brisk as is desired. but
with the presence of Miss Mildred o.
Moody and Mrs. Maude B. Perkins of
New York. both national workers In
branches, at the convention. it is an
ticipated that there will be renewed
interest in this work.
Campaign Reports.
Further reports of the Jubilee cam
paign work in the districts were given
during the morning, all Of these re-
ports presented during the convention
giving details of the splendid results
that were obtained during the brief
campaign conducted in the state last
spring, when $4,000 was raised as
North Dakota's quota In the big drive.
More of these reports will be given
this afternoon, until all Of the districts
have been heard from.
Mrs. Minnie B. Bowe, supertntend-
ent of the women's division, U. s.
employment service, gave an address
on Women in Industry this after
noon. and Mrs. Ella NJ. Shippy, state
superintendent of the suffrage de-
partment, gave a fifteen minute ad-
dress on the suffrage situation.
This evening the session will be
given over to young peoples topics,
and both Miss Moody and Mrs. Perk-
ms will appear on. the program.
Sunday Meetings.
The convention will be continued
tomorrow, with a union service in the
Methodist church in the evening, to
which the general public is invited.
Mrs. Perkins and Miss Moody win
give addresses and there will be spe-