Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-10-05
TWENTYETHIRD CONVENTION
MORGAN COUNTY w. G. T. q

MORGAN COUNTY w. G. I. U.
The 23rd annual convention of
+, the Morgan county w. G. 4. q. was
held in the McConnelsville NJ E.
church, on Wednesday, Sept. 27,and
was one of the best attended and
most enthusiastic conventions ever
held in our county.
Four unions were represented.
McConnelsville union being in
charge of the convention. was we'll
represented in the attendance of it's
members, but four well filled auto
loads of members and delegates
from Chesterhill, Malta and Stock
port comprised the business body
OF the convention.
At 1920 a. M, the county presi-
dent Mrs. Mary e. Dye-called the
meeting to order and we joined in
singing America, after which Mrs.
Alice Manly of Malta conducted the
devotionals, followed by another
song. Mrs. Dye then gave short
Introductory talk on matters of gen.
eral interest to our county work,
and called for reports of delegates
from the different unions. Mrs.
Worthington of Chesterhill reported
the Chesterhill union in good busi-
ness shape and doing some active.
useful work. Mrs. Alice Manly re-
ported the Malta union in good fl
nancial condition and ready to help
in any needed branch of work. Mrs.
Lucille Faires reported the Stock
port union as being ready for active
Na,nr
gave similar report for the Nc
Connelsville union.
We then had reports from our
Hover mission departments, show
ing that a great many lonely and
sick people had been cheered and
comfortsd by the Frightening in
fluence of this special work. q
We have not space to mention the
names of those in each department
of our work, but we have had active
useful work in each department,
Neither can we give the names of
those appointed by our county presi-
dent to serve on special work during
the coming weeks prior to our No.
vember political election.
After singing "Blest be the tie
that binds" we adjourned for din
ner.
The afternoon session was called
to order at 1870 and DR.. J. F.. Rich
mond conducted the devotionals and
gave an excellent short talk.
The ladies' quartet entertained us
with song. Miss Frances Stead
man gave the welcome address to
which Mrs. Lucille Faires in a pleas
ant way responded. Mrs. Clements
or Malta sang beautiful solo, after
which Mrs. Dye gave her annual
county presidents address, which
impressed us with the Importance of
enllsting every woman of Morgan
county. if possible, to assist us in
the present crisis of temperance
work.
We had piano solo by Mrs.
Bernce Lowell and aEothe.a song by
the quartet, and then a Short mem
orial service for our two deceased
members of the past year, Mrs.
Martha True and Mrs. Elizabeth
Cochran. Mrs. Lucy Kraps. Mrs. J.
w. Dover and Mrs. L. T. Gray each
spoke in very earnest words of the
helpful lives, in our temperance
work, of Mrs. True and Mrs. Coch-
ran.
Rev. F. Gillian of Malta gave a
llne talk on the greatness of the w.
=. L. q. work which succeeded the
Woman's Crusade M. H. Tysinger
gave a two minutes talk on the i'm
portance of order in all our business
affalrs and strict attention to par
liamentary law.
we then had roll call of delegates
ana reports of committees, followed
Dy the election of officers for the
coming year. All our present off
GERS were retained, except Mrs
mary E. Bingham who resigned he
cause OF other duties. Mrs. Agnes
levitt of Stockport was elected to
fill her place.
The success of our convention
started us into a renewed enthusias-
llc e1fort to work for temperance
laws IN every part of Morgan county
ana in every county in the state of
Ohio.--M. H. T. -