Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-10-11
Report of w. C. T. u. From
It's Duluth Convention
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were introduced. They were Mrs. Ida
B. Wise Smith, national vice-president
and state president Of Des Moines,
Iowa; Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Ander-
son, president Of North Dakota w. c.
T. u; and Mrs. Rebecca Holt Of Du-
luth, one of the first crusaders. Each
made short speech upon presenta-
tion. Mrs. Smith wittily- informed
us that she was trying her best to
live down the name of Smith. A let
ter was read from st. Paul member,
$50 years young" who, being unable
to attend the convention, enclosed q
check for $25, the amount she would
have spent, had she come, and asked
that the money be used for state
work
Reports were given by the state
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Verva
F. Stairway; by the headquarters Sec
rotary, Mrs. Lila H. Matteson; and
by acting state treasurer, Mrs. Della
R. Mandigo. Delegates were named
from each district to represent the
organization at the annual national
convention at Boston. The delegates
named from our district were our dis
trict president, Mrs. Terrell, delegate,
and Ms. Norton, alternate. The rec
concentrations of the state president
were read and adopted as presented.
These recommendations include an
Endorsement Of the multilateral treat
les as outlined by Secretary OF State
Frank B. kellogg and the proposal
for an organization of all parts of the
state for the purpose of getting out
the dry vote. Other recommendations
were plan to finance the state head
quarters in st. Paul by tax of Is
cents per member; the opening of the
Martha ]. Reed memorial member
ship Sept. 1 to Dec. 1, during which
it is hoped to enroll four thousand
new members in honor of the state
treasurer, Martha J. Reed, who died
during the summer; the continuance
of the trio teams for local UNI
ions and district officers in the
Young Crusader and Union Signal
campaigns, and the placing of these
in schools and Libraries. The distri-
button of leaflets on scientific tenn
perance to normal school graduates
and suitable literature to county SUI
perintendents of schools for conduct
ing of essay contests in the schools;
the donation of SIS annually by the
local unions toward the world w. c.
T. u, and the sending of the Union
Signal to a foreign missionary; the
holding of at least two Institutes in
each congressional district with the
September and October institutes de-
voted to political issues, and the hold
ing of state conference for two days
near January 16 in st. Paul, with the
first evening devoted to a banquet,
with members of the state legislature
as guests, with each district president
as hostess to the members of her dis
trict. After vocal solo, 'The Good
Shepherd" by Mrs. F. E. Carlson of
Duluth, the meeting adjourned for
lunch.
Wednesday afternoon the session
opened with song service and prayer
by Mrs. Lucy Chaplin of Euclid, and
a devotional half hour conducted by
the Rev. H. J. Schoeberg of Thief
River Falls. Mrs. John Backman,
assisted by Mrs. Joseph Cochran and
two young girls, Elizabeth Backman
and Naomi Norman, all of whom are
from Duluth, conducted memorial serv-
ices fer departed members of unions
throughout the state. The features
of this number were scripture read
ings, the singing of the hymns, Near
er My God to Thee" and Beautiful
Isles OF Somewhere" and the placing
of a beautiful spray Of flowers on a
table as each name was called. Sixty
nine departed comrades were thus re-
membered, among them being our
own, Mrs. Terwilegar.
Special services were held in men,
DRY Of former State Treasurer Mrs.