Wichita eagle., 1888-09-27
w. G. T. u.
IN STATE CONVENTION ASSEM-
BLED.
A Grand Attendance With Routine
WOrk-.-AddresS of the Pres
ident---NOtes, With To-
days Program.

their tenth annual session and according
to number of those most interested IN
the work is said to be one of the largest
ever held The opening session found
ninety delegates present with First. Sec
ond and Seventh congressional districts
the smallest representation, while the
largest attendance seemed to be from the
Fourth and Fifth districts.
The church was very beautifully decor
ated Suspended above the pulpit was a
banner which read as follows: ''Thou hast
given a banner to them that fear Thee;
that it may be displayed because OF the
truth; that Thy beloved may be
delivered" On either side was sus-
pended flag. Several small banners
decorated the walls with notices COM
mon to the association.
The convention was called to order by
the president, Mrs. Fanny II. Rastall.
Mrs G. S. Warren, of Leavenworth, con-
Quoted very impressive service.
The president appointed as committee
on credentials Mesdames S. A. Preston,
Topeka; Kate H. Riggers, Longton; Laura
NJ. Johns, Salina. The committee i'm
mediately repaired to a committee room
to attend to the work assigned. While
they were absent impromptu addresses
were made by Mesdames Amanda Way,
Pleasanton; C. A. st. John, Beloit; Clara
II. Smith, Wichita; NJ. e. Griffith, Salina,
and Rev. c. H. st. John, of Beloit.
The appearance of the credentials COM
mittee stopped the speech making and the
committee submitted only a partial report,
which will be completed today.
The president appointed committees as
follows:
Observation-Disclosures G. L. Warren,
Leavenworth; Julia Chase, Hiwatha, First
congressional district; r. A. Mckinley,
Second district; n A. NJ. Bleak, Third
district; Cora Hunt, Fourth district; Laura
P Johns, Fifth district, Cora L. Watson,
Sixth district; j. G. Trotter, Seventh dis
trict.
Finance-Mesdame E. B. Mason, ;. A.
Thurston and S. ID. Clark.
Auditing-Mesdames Grover, ElDorado,
and Burgess, of Varch.
The executive committee made its re-
port which was quite a long document
and the result of considerable work on the
previous day. 1t favored special leglsla-
ton, allowing the association to be lncor
porated and elect officers according tt
present custom. Favored bond Of treasurer
to be placed at 81 600. 1t was recommend
ed that the superintendent of departments
make less financial demands on local or
carnations. The report passed unanl
mously.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon found more present from
= h. o;+ A. of Hualcnppa de
livered by Mr.. and Mrs Hoyt und Mrs. III
l.. Taylor. This was followed by the an
nual address of the president, Mr.. Rastall
The address had been submitted to man
uscript, which she handled very nicely
and the reading was frequently inter
rupted with cheers. She dealt rather
boldly with many of the leading questions
considered and most agitated by the asso
citation 1t was forty-seven page affair
and took nearly an hour and half tt
read it.
The introduction spoke of success in thu
last year even greater than In former
years, and predicted rapid conquest OF thu
ideas and principles of the association
Speaking of the state work, it is in IA
vorable condition. The work of continued
organization had increased rapidly.
Referring to the Prohibition question
the paper says:
Ten years ago we lived under local op
ton law; today Prohibition. What ha
resulted from the changed l briefly an
swer, much good. We have not iega
saloon in the state of Kansas. The drink
ing usages of the people are largely on tn
decrease; the boys and girls of the state ar
being reared in sober communities, as
rule, and many of them have never looked
upon an intoxicated man. The none.
saved to our people as result OF this con
dition has been a great blessing, and w
have been able to endure partial failure o
crops for four successive seasons without
calling for aid and without reported sui
fering for life's necessities. Chll
dren reared in Kansas ava.
from saloon associations instinctivel.
turn from saloons and the vile odor
emanating from them when they are il
states which permit their existence
Kansas, ever in the lead, has lifted up
standard for the people and is preparln;
her coming citizens to lead the nation II
the march of moral advancement and IN
tellectual attainments, for clear bia
and clean life are inevitably precursors o
intellectual vigor.
What has the w. c. T. L. done toward
accomplishing this? More than can be re
ported. Blot out Of existence this organi
cation and ten years later visit Kansas an'
YOU will see 1t is not only active worl
but negative influence that needs to b
measured. When the W. 6. L. T., or an,
member of the union tells the public o
failure on the part of state or local 9th
Gals. such statement is soon followed b,
active efforts to disprove them, and tn
community is indirectly benefited
Through petition, public appeal. pubii
expose and private individual influence, 81
much has been wrought that could 1t b
measured it would surprise even thos
who were, consciously or unconsciously
helpers in carrying out the well maturet
plans of the organization
The question, SIS the prohibitory Law
enforced as are other laws?" was recent.
asked The answer given was affirmative
| reply NO" More is eXacted of the citi
zen in the enforcement of our prohibition,
law than in any other case. Officers OF tn
law see violations and pay no heed. Thu
evidence necessary to convict violator o
this law must be as strong as to convic
on the charge of murder in tn
first degree. In many OF our cite
system of boycott binders men VIII
| would furnish testimony from doing Sc
County officers, on demand of constituents
| go to serve warrants after defendants hav
been warned to be mot at home" and salt
officers do not recognize them on tn
streets. Injunctions are filed to be disre
carded by those upon whom they are serv
ed, and the officers who serve them an
city officers in more than one city in Kan
sas receive monthly fee from saloonlst