Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-10-29
W. c. 7. u. COUNTY
CONVENTION

The W. C. T. U. Convention Of
the County was held October 18th
at Delta.
There was good attendance of
delegates from the different unions
of the county, enthused with a de-
termination to make use of their
rights of citizenship and lend a
helping hand to the voters who have
done so nobly in the last few years.
The newly elected officers are as
follows:
President, Mrs. Edith Doren, Swan
ton.
Vice-President, Lulu Plettner, Ted
row.
Secretary, Hettie Camron, Delta.
Treasurer, Bertha Carpenter, Wau-
seOn.
Supt. of Scientific Temperance,
Mrs. Ella Merrill, Swanton.
Supt. of Flower Missions, Mrs. D.
E. Corbin, Delta. +
Supt of Medal Contest, Mrs. Lulu
Plettner, Tedrow
Supt of Bible instructions in Pub
lie Schools, Mrs. R. E. Gibbet,
Delta.
Supt. of S. S. Temperance, Bertha
Carpenter, Wauseon.
Supt. of Periodicals and Press
Correspondent, Mrs. Nell Kline, Delta
County Musical Director, Mrs. Geo.
Everett, Delta.
The music of the convention en-
joyed by all present, was in charge
of Mrs. Geo. Everett. Special mum
bers by Mrs. Everett, Mrs. Wilkins
of Delta and Clara and Mary Kcsiel
of Wauseon.
The State Parlimentarian of the
W. C. T. u Mrs. Nora Pontious OF
Napoleon was the main speaker OF
the Convention.
She said "It is the duty of this or.
ghnization to FIND the foreigh er
| to help and educate him, told Of
one home that was found too late
the husband a worker in fine brass
in his own country came to U. s
with great expectations and in order
TO keep his family from starvation
had to shovel coal and finally haC
died Then of another man who
was found digging sewers, who wa:
helped and is now a professor in one
Of our colleges.
She said " it takes the man ant
woman to make a successful home
and the woman can be an equal help
er in government affairs" Tha
| the government would be run n
better by woman alone than by mel
alone, that if the American hat
seen in to the future two years be
fore we went into the war as did th'
Tobacco Trust, we would not have
made the mistake which we did nlak'
in reference to the soldiers and tbs
cigarettes.
That we only have one Law o
enforcement on the Statute Book
of Ohio that is, that a person mus
not put alcoholic drinks in room
as place of business and sell them
! The address, Our New 0pportuni
ties, was given by Rev. Beall O.
Swanton. He said "The men +troogl
their vote have brought prohibition
to our nation, but now if we loos'
it or any part of it, te wcmen will
be counted to blame," | VIII b,
ashamed of any woman who is ac
countable, who does not vote"
! Many things in his address h
committed to the women of the W
/ C. T. U. because they are an organi
zation of Christian Women to whom
can be trusted these important task
some of them are:
i 1st, The Americanization of tn
foreigner, to keep them from tearing
down what it has taken so long fo
I our Fathers to build.
j End, There must be an organic
ed protest against the tobacco habi
especially the cigarette which i
running our young manhood.
3rd, The Dance! thousands o
young people have gone to the Dog
through the influences of the dane
hall.
4th, The Street and Fair Carni
walls and Censoring of Moving Pic
: lures.
i In speaking of voting a straigh
party ticket or for the best man h
said that he had never seen the tim
, that he would not climb over tn
fence if he could see better roastin
ears in the next field
Report of the Resolution Com.
Whereas: There has never bee
time in human history when tn
: struggle between right and wron
7 has been more universal, definite an
l desperate than to-day and wherea
: the forces of evil are mighty, W
: knew the forces of righteousness al
Almighty. We therefore as Chri.
tian women go forward with III
daunted courage, to the final trump
of righteousness throughout tt