Jerauld County, SD News.....W. C. T. U. Meeting July 31, 1885 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 7, 2005, 8:36 pm Wessington Springs Herald The W. C. T. U. of Jerauld county held its June meeting at Alpena on the 22d ult. The afternoon session opened by singing :Work for the night is coming." Mrs. Smart read an appropriate chapter and Rev. Hoadley led us in prayer. Our secretary being absent Mrs. Huntley was appointed to serve pro tem. Minutes of the Waterbury meeting were read. Reports from local unions were called for. The Pioneer Union mentioned its juvenile work and circulating library. Mrs. Hall then gave a most interesting account of the Band of Hope at Spring Valley and Wessington Springs. The two bands number 64. They had recently enjoyed a delightful excursion to Woonsocket in response to an invitation of the Band of Hope there. Mrs. Vandervene was present from Dale, vice president of that township. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/jerauld/newspapers/gnw104wctumeet.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/sdfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb