W. C. T. U. DEPARTMENT
Report of 37th Annual Convention
of Ncbraafca W. C. T. U . at
McCook. Sept. M-2t
Ttf general orricers hsld a nrellm
Inary meeting cn Monday evening
On Tuesday the Kecullve committee
me both morning adn afternoon. At
these x i.i.H-tiiiK- Mrs. Ilesld, state
pre -"i' ni presided The work for
tlrt day in. hull-. I Introduction of new
member of the Kxerutlve commit
tee, general bunlneaa matter, con
stitutional and organization nffalra.
which were all dta-ussed at length
and referred to the open convention.
During the same hour as the Ex
ecutive meeting was In aeaalon In
the Methodist church, the conven
tion church, an all-day brnnch con
ference win conducted In the llaiptist
church. Mrs. Vance having charge.
Helpful tnlka and discussions were
given upon the varioua phases of
the work among the children and
young people. Short addreaaea, on
appropriate toplra pertaining to thia
special line of V. C. T. 0. work,
were given by atnte workera. Mm.
Hood of Lincoln, a state organizer,
swke especially upon the need of
training the young iieople, not only
because we need them lu our work,
but nlao that we may help prepare
them for the use of the rranchise.
She favors a law taking miff rage
from any man who fall to exorcise
it for two successive years. She al
so emphasize! the need of special
training of the foreign element thai
may use rightly the privilege of the
rm ivchtae.
Rev. Alice Palmer, a national e
vangellit living at (irant. Nebr.,
spoke upon the need of physical ed
ucation for young people. She illus
trated plainly the great need and
also lack of ihia training in our pub
lic schools. She spoke of tbfl im
proper positions taken at desks by
a majority of pupils She said ath
letics wore often not physical train
ing, but because of over exertion
were detrimental to a symetrlcal de
velopment. Mrs. Dyer of Hi one : ol of
need of the help for the young peo
pie in our work because or therl
greater energy and enthusiasm, as
well as for th.ir help ror the future
of our organization.
Mrs Xeshitt of I'awnee City spoke
of our boys and girlH with great pow
er and e trncatness, showing a heart
full of love for our young people. Che
poke of the great need of proper en
i rlalnment being provided for the
young, thinking that the lack of It
was one of the great eat causes of
pro iU conditions.
Mrs (Maflln of University liace.
editor of the state W. C. T. r. pa
per, the Unlou Worker, spoke on
the great importance of this work a
mong the children and young people.
Mrs. I lea Id of Osceola, state pres
ident. Bang "Dixie", with temper
ance words, and spoke briefly of the
power of song.
Mrs. Dally or University Place,
state vice president, gave only a
few thoughts, allowing Mrs. Armor
to have her time on the program.
Mrs. Armor's topic was. "How to
Win." The burden of her message
was the need of leaning more upon
Go! In the warfare which we are
waging. She felt that many Unions
failed in what they uudertook be
cause they depended upon them
selves to accomplish these tasks The
conference then adjourned, after
singing the doxology, to the Method
ist church, where a reception was
given for the general officers, Mrs
Armor and the teachers of McCook.
In the evening the chief address
Wi I given by Mrs. Mary Harris Ar
mor, or Georgia. The Mct'ook Tri
bune in reporting this said: Mrs.
Armor devoted herself to a defense
of prohibition and denouncement of
the liquor trarric of the land. Mrs.
Armor is a Georgia lady, born and
brd Wh th? wimi ar.:l ardent char
acier'etlrs cf th? women of tl3
southland. She evidently is not
given to nice llttl p-irlor talks, and
he went at the topi" like a uth?rn
cyclone. She may be called with
co. ilderable proprifty, Carri? Na
tion minus the hatchet, and breaks
no bones about a disposition to use
the hatchet under certain provoca
tion. Hers was a paauionate appeal
of a live woman whose hear: la des
perately in earnest. She had the en
thusiastic support of most of h.-r
audience."
After this address $I0:I8 was pledg
ed to tr.-lp in the state woik, also
$5' to help the Mct'cok I'nion to do
tray expenses of tha state conven
tion. Then same tho official grat
ini' to the convention. Congressman
0. W. Norris delivered groeiiuga for
tli. city. Ma palJ a splendid tribal
to The invaluable worth of public o
pinion as inspired and dir." i -d b
the earnest and devoted women of
IbS W. C T U Itev. L K. Lewis
ga. 2 greetings for the churches, and
Mrs. J. C. Moore for the local union
The evening meeting was closed by
a heartfelt response to these greet
ings, voiced by Rev. Alice Palmer,
of Grant
iMln. sd.ix morning the devotional
were led by Mra. Nesbltt, who Is
deputy sheriff of I'awnee county.
The convention was seated by coun
ties, 40 counties being represented
Credential were taken up showing
that 171 were In attendance. Com
mittees reported, and flags nnd pen
nants were given to unions on
' points of excellence.
The memorial service occupied the
hour before noon. A kind word was
loken by some friend for each
White RtbfeOMW who had passed to
her reward during the year.
Reports were given by officers and
branch secretaries at beginning of
the afternoon meeting The treas
ury whs report ed to be In a pros
perous condition, and over 4000 paid
up member In the state. Over 400
000 page of literature were distrib
uted during the year. The ladles of
the local entertaining committees
were Introduced, department glean
ings were heard adn routine business
occupied Hie remainder of the after
noon Telegrams of greetings were
sent to the White Rlbboners of
Maine, Missouri and Kansas, who
were also holding their state conven
tions. The Wednesday evening meeting
was opened by a drill by the Junior
Uiyul Temperance Legion of Mc
Cook, after which some young ladles
of that city gave readings and songs.
Then came Hie annual address or
the president, which was complete
and replete with recommendations.
This was rollovved by snapshots from
the field, given by thirty women,
cm h one occupying one minute of
time. These Indicated the wide
range of the temperance work under
taken and the splendid results at
tained along all lines. Thursday
morning was given over to reports,
election of officers, and delegates to
the national convention.
Officers i lected were: Mrs. Fran
ces li. lii-ald, Osceola, president;
Mrs. 8. K. Daily, I'mwrHity Pla, ,
vice president; Mrs. L. J. Hradbury,
University Place, cor. sec; Mrs. le
la 11. Dyer. Boone, res. sec.; Mrs.
Uturu Taggnrt. Omaha, treasurer.
Mrs. Helle lnglise or McCook re
ceived the highest number of votes
as delegate, and Miss Mabel Young
of Alliance wns a close second. Sev-
n Other dolegal.s Watt elected tp!
the world's convention, w hich will
probably be held in Australia.
In the afternoon of Thursday came .
the local presidents' march. Kach ,
one ros; and gave some Items of
Interest from the aorl Of her union.
Short talks wrec given by D. B. j
Gilbert, of Lincoln, state Chairman of
the prohibition party; by C. M. Shop
herd, of Lincoln, and by Master Me
chantc Culbertson, of McCook. The i
latter spoke very earnestly or his in-j
tereet in the work ;l the W. C. T.
U., and emphasized the great need (
oi temperance and sobriety among
railroad men
Thursday evening Rev. C. M. Shep
herd, of Lincoln, gave tin Illustrated
lecture to a large audience In Mi
Cook's elegant new opera house.
On Friday morning all unfinished
business was disposed of and. a is
the custom of the W. C. T. U. for
adjournment of conventions, all pres
ent Joined hands, making an un
broken circle, while together they
sang. "God Be with You Till We
Meet Again " in the afternoon an
executive meeting was held, and also
a school or methods, where the state
superintendents or clirrerent depart
ments told or their (dans or work,
and results.
The delegates left ror their hom?s
on the evening and night trains, and
thus passed Into history one or thfl
best and most harmonious conven
tions ever held by tht Nebraska W
C. T. U.
MRS K. c STRONG,
miss m. UK i. fOUNQ,
Delegates.
NOTES FROM THE CONVENTION
This was the first time that the
state convention had ever been held
so far In the western part of the
state.
The vocal solo on Tut day evening
wss a delight to all. It was giv -n
by McCook's leading soprano. Mr.i.
I C. W. Britt. She is an accomplished
singer, well known to many in the
, state.
, A protest was s'i;! to President
i Taft in regard to Secretary Wilson
acting as honorary president ror the
Miss Lura Vsnre or Alliance and
Miss Ada Hurst or Wymore were
page ror the convention.
The three paper or McCook were
MNuncndcd In that none or them will
publlh liquor advprtlements.
Rev. Alice R. Palmer conducted
occasional rive-mlnute physical cul
ture drills, which aided In relieving
the weariness or long sessions.
H. P. Kaurrman. a representative
or the Burlington, came all the way
rrom Lincoln to tell the White Rib
boners how much his railroad appre
ciated the work or the W. C. T. U..
and how his road stood tor temper
ance because they needed men with
steady hands and clear brains. In
cidentally, he told the convention
that the C. B. A Q. was the best
equipped road to Chicago, and that
they would be glad to turnlsh a
special car ror those who would at
tend the national convention at Mil
waukee It enough would agree to go
to meet the expense or same.
The leading hotel or McCook. the
Palmer House, cut the usual rates
In hair ror all who were In attend
ance at the convention, both meals
and rooms. This was much appreciat
ed, especially by those who arrived
and left on night trains.
m m m
Members of the convention from
Lincoln and the eastern part of the
state cant" lu a special car attached
to No. I!. The car was sidetracked
at McCook so the ladles could sleep
undisturbed till morning.
It hadn't rained In McCook to a
mount to anything for thirteen
months. The COB vent ion broke the
drouth. On Friday it rained all day.
and at midnight, while those from .i
liance left ror Brush, It was pouring
down and the streets were water ev
erywhere. THE W. C. T. U. CONVENTION
Editorial irom the MoOook Tribune.
IRRIGATION CONVENTION
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hardly probable that the citi
zens of McCook in any considerable
numbers have escaped the Inspira
tion and impulse of the State W. C.
T. U. convent inn now in session In
our city. In which L'On delegat 's,
zealous and earnest "White Itibbon
ers" from all over Nebraska, have
been and are prayerfully planning
for the advancement ' of temperan
and purity, or as their emblazon afl!
banner puts it, "For God and Home
and Native Land."
Th convention being held in the
extreme southwestern part of the
state. It was hardly to be expected
that the convention attendance or in
terest or enthusiasm could attain
such proportions as the annual state
prthwinn bald in ths eastern part
or the r.tate; but the convention has
reached an altitude and exhibited a
vigor and power beyond the most
roseate expectations or the most op
timistic indeed, It has quite equaled
any yet held under the most favored
auspices. This fact resounds to the
glory cr the membership cr the W.
C. T. U. or Nebraska, who are un
daunted bv distance, not discouraged
by unravorable circumstunces and
surroundings; and to the devotion
and labor or the local union in at
tempttne, so large an undertaking
and In i i trying It through to suc
cess. The sessions have crowded
the First Methodist church to over
Bowing and the interest has been
deep as the enthusiasm has been
spontaneous and lively. Here's long
lire and more power to the W. C. T.
U. or Nebraska.
Brewers' Congress
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Never was a convention greeted
more h ar ily or entertained in-re
loyally, and those pr.sent will long
remember their plc.isuut stay in Me
Cook.
The Ladies' Aid Sjcuty served
dinners and suppers in the basement
or the church, thereby uettiug fjr
their treasury $i:rj
are n-.rvous, dizzy or worn
treating your kidneys at
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WELL?
Many Alliance People Know the
Importance of Healthy Kidneys
i ..i Kiaaaya filter the blood.
They work night and day.
Well kidues remove impurities.
Sick kidneys allow impurities to
multiply.
No kidney ill should be neglected.
There Is grave danger In dflay.
If you have backache or urinary
troubles.
If you
out.
B.
once.
Use a rovan k .In y remedy.
None endorsed like Doan's Kidney
Pills
Recommended by thousands
Proved by home testimony.
Mrs. G. K. Leldy, ttt B. Dakota
St.. Alliance, Nebr., says: "I kg
highly r -i oimn -nd Do ,n's Kidney
Pills to all sufferers from kidn y
complaint, as I ha us I theai aa a
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suits."
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tentj. t'oster-MUburti Co.. Buffalo.
Ne.c York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name Dean's and
take no other.
Second Annusl Meeting of Nebrssks
Stste irrigstion Associstion
The Second Annual Mee'ing or the
Nebraska State Irrigation Associa
tion will be held at Bridgeport. Ne
braska. November 14 and 16, 1911.
commencing at 10:30 A. M.
Speakers or National prominence
will be present and will talk on Irri
gation adn kindred subject
Many point vital to irrigation In
Nebraska will be acted upon at this
meeting.
We want every permanent delegate
present, and aak everyone who Is
authorized to do so to appoint del
gate Interested In Irrigation who
will be sure to attend this meeting.
Below rind a list of permanent
delegates and the basis or represen
tation or annual delegates:
IM5KM ANKNT Membership:
The Governor.
State Knglneer and Assistants.
United States Senators rrom Ne
braska. Members or Congress rrom Nebras
ka. Members and Members Fleet or
Legislature. House and Senate.
All Fleet he State Orricers.
All Fleet I ve County, City and Vil
lage Orricers within Irrigated terri
tory. OHIcers or State Conservation
( 'omintaglon
ANNUAL DFLFGATFS appointed un
der proper provisions:
10 Delegates by (Jovrenor.
5 Delegates by State Fnaineer.
5 Delegates by each Board Of
County Conimisslon- rs w.thln irrigat
ed territory.
- Delegates by Chairman Slate
t'onservat ien Commission.
I Delegates by each Agricultural
or Irrigation Society, College, Nor
tna or University within the State.
I Delegate by eac h Mayor or Chair
man of cities and villages within Ir
rigated territory.
I Delegate by each Commercial
Club within irrigated territory.
1 Delegate at large and I addition
al for each lOOo acres or major frac
tion thereof irrigated by each ditch
or canal company or Irrigation dis
trict In the state, not to exceed ten
dnlagatai tOt any one ditch or dis
trict. Again urging the importance of
this meeting and a large attendance,
e remain, Yours respectfully,
T. (',. FC.LFSTON. Pres.
W. L. MINOR, Seey.
DOUBLE GRAIN PRODUCTION
importance of Sclentilfc Agriculture
and Intensified Farming
The Herald Is In receipt of a let
ter from W. M. Robinson or Omaha.
Ken. nil manager or the Bennett PI
ano Company, enclosing a clipping
from the World-Herald which gaw
an extract from the speech of H. II.
Gross berore the nntlonal grain deal
era' convention recently held in O
maha The article contants some
statements that will be rood ror con
servationists, nnd especially ror
those who are interested in the de
velopment or agriculture In this part
or the country. Following Is an ex
tract rrom the speech:
Shortage of Food Supply
"There now exists," said he. ' some
sixty odd millions of people that
must be fed, who are not producers
of food supplies. The fertile laid
has all been atken. We have reach
ed a point where population has :il
mose caught up In ita demands with
food productions. Nine tenths of thfl
wheat grown and i'S per cent of the
corn Is absorbed by home consump
tion. We export little, and this lit
tle Is becoming less.
"If the population Increases in thfl
next ten years as It hna In the last
ten, our food supply will be short.
We will have to eat less and waste
less. There nre no new acres to
cultivate, or at any rate so few as
to bfl unimportant. Hence If the pop
ulation of the future Is to be cared
ror it must bfl by Increased yield nr
acre. Wit bin fifty years our popula
tion will be doubled; hence tli" food
supply of the present and the com
ing gem rations forms the most Im
portant economic problem in the
world today. No country ever has
grown i.i'o.u or prosperous without an
abundant food supply a rea.sonabl
coat. It Is only a step from httttl .
to revolution.
"The department of agriculture Is
s ailing out 22,000.000 bulletins a
year giving Information to the farm
ers and others, showing thc results
or its Investigations. The state col
leges of agrietili ure have been no
loss successful in their special field.
They send out bulletins anil printed
matter galore. Their instructors vis
It the rcMpective counties and dis
cuss the new agric ulture at farmers'
Institutes and other rural gatherings
The question is often n.se':d, 'Why i
not this sufficient why io not the
farmers adopt a new method when
by doing so they can double their
yield and IncomeT'
"To me the reason Is very plain
The bulletins and addresses are too
technical; they do not tell the rarm
er what he needs to know, the In
formation la too general, and It is
oBen clothed in language that the
farmer cannot understand. It Is time
to adopt the Kuropean methods.
"Those who have made a study of
the problem nre almost a unit In
reaching the conclusion that the next
step In agriculture Is to send out Into
every agricultural county a trained
agriculturist or soil chemist to study
local conditions and co-operate with
the tanners In putting the knowledi;.
Into practice on the respective farms
This man should give his whole time
to this work, gcdng from rami to
rami, rrom community to community.
This plan has been tried in a mod
erately large way in the south and
has been wonderBilly succesarul.
There Is no reason why It should
not work everywhere
"What this would mean to us thp
mind cannot conceive. Our produe
Hon now Is substantially !,ouo.oto.000
per year, about $100 per capita The
expense or the great campaign that
is being planned, when in Bill oper
aMoa, with a first-class trained man
In every county, at a good salary
say $3,000 a year will not exceed
ten cents per person per year. With
such mighty possibilities before us,
and with every reason to believe
that only success can be the result,
the expense Is a mere bagatelle. The
outlay say 10 cents a year will
add to the property value of our
crops $l(in a year per capita
"There is no organization or asso
ciation In the land that Is more vi
tally inter. sted In bringing this about
than the one represented by this au
dience, end few have greater In
fluence. Y'ou form the connecting
link betv. ecu the farm and the busl
n ss world. Yuo tak the product
rrotn the farmer's wagon and send It
to thfl consumer's table, hundreds
and pet naps' thousands of miles dis
tant. This association can he help
ful in the dissemination of Informa
tion. You can get. and should get,
printed matter bearing upon this Im
portant question and sec- that It Is
handed out to the influential farm
c rs in your respective localities. Get
in touch with this mighty movement
ror better result and do what you
can to bring it about. The groat es
asset In our country Is Its fertile
soil, ror upon this everything depends."
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