Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-05-30
w. c. +. U. INSTITUTE.

Wednesday, May 2lst, was quite
an interesting day ut Pounding Mill,
because the members of the w. C..
I. U. gathered with their National
Organizer. Mrs. Emma IL. Rowland.
and held an institute. A warm church
decorated with flowers and w. c. T.
1 U. posters rendered words of vel
come to the visitors from nearby
unions unnecessary.
Mrs. w. &. O'Brien, county w. c.
T. U. president, WAS in the chair.
MIS-. w. b. f. White, of Richlands.
read the 18th chapter of st. John,
and made some earnest comments.
Mrs. Rowland led in prayer.
Mrs. Rowland was then introduced
and extended II bric fbut interesting.
greeting. sketching with telling eff
fsct the important lines of w. G.. II.
U. work. She is from Boston, ana
las Travelled and organized in several
foreign countries as well as many
States in the Union. She is II fine
speaker. On the evening before the
institute she made II splendid address
ut Pounding Mill, secured II number
of Eew members, and created uuIt,
an incrcas of interest in the work.
The large attendance of women and
children mt the institute was due in
=. eat part to her presence, and to
lie very successful public meeting
OF the evening before.
During the forenoon, there wer.
lively open discussions. First, building
Up The local union; second, the stand
ard of excellence; third, Should local
dues be increased to one dollar and
made to include the state paper.
Several Of the ladies' made pointed
short talks on these subjects, ana
Mrs. llowlands' remarks in every case
were full of interest and instruction.
every speaker on the third question
favored an increase of dues.
The congregation joined with Mrs. |
w. Is. Greear in noontide PRAYER. 30 |
minutes were then spent in an open
discussion of the subject, The De-
partments: why and why? Many |
good points were brought out. as the |
ladies considered n few of the fort, |
departments of the work. Lack of |
leaders to become supcrintendents or
departments and push the work was
the keynote of the talks of the local
presidents.
After delightful lunch, the nf-
ternoon session opened with volun-
tary prayers and these were follow
ed by America sweetly sung by the
Founding Mill l.. II. LIS, in which
there are about forty members.
Mrs. Julia Williams read a touch
ing selection, "Why She Belonged"
and tow new members were secured.
and several L. II. l.. members.
A duet, "Some Glad Day" was
well rendered by Mrs. Smith and
Miss Christian.
Mrs. w. B. f. White read strong
paper on National Constitutional
Prohibition: When and How Obtain
ed? She brought out the early work
Of the w. C. Il. u, showed how it is
the mother of all the other Temper
ance organizations and touched on
the various steps by which we have
reacehd our goal.
The Jubilee Campaign was next
taken up. Mrs. Charles Robinett
read selection on this subject. A
number of ladies Joined in the dis
cussion of plans for raising Taze-
well County's quota. A substantial
offering was taken for the fund
Mrs. w. b. Greear made talk on
the subject, "Our Children. What
Can We Do For them?"
After the congregation had sung.
God BE With You Till We Meet
Again." the benediction was pro-
nounced by the Rev. G. w. Thomas.
Then the l.. It. L. and w. C. IT. u.
members formed in line and with
banners marched through the town
singing, eve Are Out For Prohibi-
ton" REpOPTEp
PEIRCE-REYNOLDS.