Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1888-11-03


the A BIS of total abstinence, when you are away
over in the poy-syllabes of prohibition and its de-
rivaties but we were all there once, and it is
very hopeful place in the temperance spelling book
"Let us possess our souls in patience till the
storm be oVer-past, confident that those who begin
where we began, with personal prohibition, will, at
day not distant, see that national prohibition is
the necessary sequel of the law they have made
unto themselves, ON the principle that what is NOR
ally wrong can never be legally right. -
The convention adjourned at the close of the adj
dress, and lunch was served in the building to the
entire delegation.
The corresponding secretary's report, and that
of the treasurer, showed growth in all the work.
The forty national departments were reported by
their superintendent in different sessions. Those
on Friday were Heredity, Health, Kindergarten
Scientific Temperance Instruction, Sunday School,
Juvenile Work, Temperance in Schools of Higher
Education, Franchise, Parlor Meetings, Temper
ance Literature, Suppression of Impure Literature.
There are sixteen kindergartens in the United
States under the care of the W. c. T. U. Twenty
five states and all the territories have secured to
the children in all public schools, scientific temper
ance Instruction. 200, 900 pledged children belong
to the Loyal Temperance Legons
Friday evening was the browning hour of the
convention, with welcomes from the mayor of New
York City, Gen. Fisk and Mrs Burt, the president
of New York W. G. L. U. The mayor thought it
took no courage to welcome u.s. since no society or
gained upon an opposite basis-'sfor the promo
ton OF intemperance would find single men,
Der. Gen. Fisk drew happy comparison between
Bartholdi's statue and the W. c. T. L. "rhe
marble woman face is turned toward the sea, away
from our 10000 saloons. You statues of flesh and
blood stand face to the foe." Mrs. Livermore was
never more eloquent She rejoced in our coming
to New York, that she was amazed beyond express
sion at the marvellous growth and wonderful deve-
opment OF this organization. tThe magnitude of
the operations, the extent of the plans, the won
derful way in which the sinews of war are DOS
sessed by the women, the increase of the money.
the magnifcence of the great outlook, and all the
while the high courtesy the great regard that
women have for each other, being sobered and tenn
pered by sharp criticism from without" She traced
the work of the W. c. T. U. to the time thew be-
gan 10 look 1or permanent success 'to the enforce
ing OF the law" of how Mrs. Foster inauourated
constitutional prohibtory amendments, and the
oo,ooo majority for this law in Iowa. "All honor
1or the great push she gave u.s. and for the opening
OF our eyes, for out of that has come everything
we have done snce''-of Kansas, and her calling
the women to the polls to help prohibition prohibit.
80 1t has come out at last, step by step, we learn
Ing by stumbling and making mistakes, that at last
we are where we are, standing on the platform of
complete prohibition, endeayoring to make the
pubic sentiment as we CO." "Do you say that
we nave taken very narrow standy Well, per-
maps we have taken just as narrow stand as did
Paul, when he said, This one thing do, forget
ting the things that are behind, press forward to
tne things that are before. 1t is necessary for us
TO put ourselves soldly, contractedly, into any,
VI tnng 'laC we carry" She paid a glowing tribute
TO the "superb leadership of Miss Willard
Upon the platform stood large white banner,
when was now turned around, revealing the flags
VI u, Vhe Worlo clrcled about the words National
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