Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-02
CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNIoN.
The Report of the Closing Session of an
Interesting Convention.


he Report of the Closing Session OF an
Interesting Convention.
Especial Correspondence of the Free Press.
At the National Women's Christian
Temperance Union convention at New
York officers were elected as follows
Mrs. Caroline b. Buell., corresponding sec
rotary Mrs. Mary A. Trowbridge, record
ing secretary Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens as
sstant, and Miss Esther Pugh treasurer
The announcement by the secretary
that the committee on resolutions would
meet at certain hour in the smoking
room caused an.audibe smile to go round
the house. A vote was passed that the
president of the United States should be
asked by The National Women Christian
Temperance union that one of the ten
commissioners he should appoint on arbi-
trament for peace with other nations
should be a woman, and that should
be Elizabeth w. Thompson. Mrs.
Matilda Corse gave an encouraging report
of the Women's Temperance Publication
association. The capital stock, which
eight years ago was 5000, is now $4,000,
the receipts last year being over Sl20, 600,
gain Of 40 percent over the previous year.
On Monday evening, Mrs. Annie Jen-
ness Miller, lady of stylish appearance.
Dress" showing that, ia order to be
dressed comfortably, there should be
freedom from lgature, pressure or de-
formity from head to foot. Mrs Eliza W.
Thompson, with her hand on the crusade
bible, which she brought in shawlstrap
from Hillsboro touchingly told the story,
of the original crusade. This was made
more impressive by the presence upon the
platform back of her of large number of
the original crusaders, who, at the close of
the recital, rose, and, with the audience,
sang, Give to the Winds Thy Fears"
Mrs. Clara Hoffman of Missouri gave a
vigorous speech, in which she said, mot
kingdom in Europe which is not repre-
stnied in this nation, and our govern
Dent, with most indecent haste, have
forced them into citizenship" The ban
ner tor private increase Of membership
was awarded to Dakota.
Tuesday morning was chiefly occupied
with reports from the national organizers.
Mrs. Angie f. Newman's story of the
wrongs done to the Mormon women
brought tears to many eyes. j. y. Stearns
of the National Temperance society, DR..
J. NJ. Buckley of the Methodist Christian
AdrOcdte, Dr. b. +. De Costa representing
the White Cross society, were among
those introduced to the convention,
Mrs. Wallace began the reading of the
resolutions late ueXt day. The usual one
endorsing the prohibitory party elected
lively discussion by Mrs. roster and Mrs.
Aldrich Of Iowa and some others against,
Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Mary Z. Lathrop and
others for. and WAS passed by a large ma
jority A memorial deprecating the par
tisan attitude of National Women's Chris
tlan Temperance union was read from
the annual meeting of the Iowa Women 8
Christian Temperance union of October
2-5, signed by Mrs. Foster, president, and
Mrs. Aldrich, secretary, was read, and
four counter memorials from different
districts of Iowa were read. Also a me-
mortal asking for the order to advance,
from the Illinois Women's Christian
Temperate union. The replies of the
executive committee were read, and the
printed memorials and replies were passed
through the convention. The motion to
adopt was discussed by both sides; also q
resolution regarding the Union Signal
Each side was fairly represented, and q
vote to adopt the report OF the exec
utive committee was Overwhelmingly
passed, So the convention endorsed the
| linton Signal and the prohbitery party
The interest manifested by the vast audi
ence during the discussion was intense,
and at 1890 p. m, the convention adj
! inurupd