New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-12
FRANCES Z. WILLARD REFLECTED.
sUYDAY.scHooL WORK OF TILE woMAN's CHRIS
TIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.


Chicago, Nov. IL CspecaD.-The morning session
of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
convention presided over by Mrs. Mary f.
TObey, OF Massachusetts. Mrs. Mary IL. Hunt
superintendent OF scientific instruction In the public
schools of Boston, delivered instructive address
on the work Of getting into the public schools OF
Boston tho proper books of instruction showing the
evils of intemperance
Miss Lucretia Kimbal of the Sunday School De-
parment OF tho Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, added encouraging word regarding Sunday
school work throughout the country. She gave
some statistics on the number OF Sunday school chill
dren who pledged to total abstinence Now
York had 1000 Of these little teetoallers; Massa
chusetts and Pennsylvania 5000 each, and New
Hampshire $4,000 The grand total in all the
Sunday -schools was 100000, band of young but
active workers not be despiscd In the last Con-
vention Of Sunday school superintendent, resolution
was passed declaring that 1t was the duty OF all
sunda school workers 10 mako tho Sunday school
q training ground Of temperance
Miss Willard came in quietly and took the chair
and announced that the election Of officers in
order. and that she would therefore call Mrs Mary
T. Burt, of New-York, to the chair. Tho
Committee on Credentials reported that 467 delegates
we're authorized to vote. After considerable debate
the number was cut down to 463. The opposition to
Miss Willard did not make any particular effort to
defeat her re election because they knew It hope
VOTE LAT were ex-oflcio delegates appointed by Miss
Wizards executive committee. When the informal
ballot was counted, 400 Of the ballots bore Miss
Willard's name Besides the nine votes cast for Mrs
Foster there were number Of blank ballots and
several ballots for Mrs. Mary II. Hunt OF Boston,
and for Mrs Woodbridge, the National Secretary. A
motion was made and seconded to elect by directing
the secretary to cast the ballot OF the convention
for Miss willard This motion carried by ris.
ing vote only the members Of the Iowa delegation
and few OF the delegates from Vermont and Penn
sylvania remaining seated. Mrs. Mary ]. Burt. OF
New.York, temporary chairman Of tho convention,
announced the election OF Miss Willard. and appointed
four ladies', one each from the North, South East
and West, to escort her to the platform. She
was greeted with enthusiasm, almost the entire
audience rising and every woman waving
handkerchief. Miss Willard said that she had been
FOLD about the vote and was sure that many ladies'
had voted for her who were not in entirc sympathy
with her methods. She took this to mean that they
expected her to try to keep peace. She said she
would try in every way to keep peace, yet standing
true to the light that shines upon the Womans Chris
tian Temperance Union.
Mrs Caroline b. Euell was reelected corresponding
,s,cr.ary: Mrs. Mary A.. Woodbridge, recording
secretary Mrs. L. NJ ~ Stevens, assistant recording
secretary and Miss Esther Pugh, treasurer.
Mrs Forbes read the report of the womens Temper
ance Association. which did business of 100000 last
year. Mrs. Bradley, Of London. representing the
White Cross and White Shield societies. described the
work I'm England A number of other brief addresses
were made among them. by Mrs Laura Haviland,
the ouakeress who is eighty years DID, and i still
working for temperance.
There was another brief spat over tho Morton
aIoon License question at the afternoon session One
~ the delegates read telegram from some one in
10 last r,asse ting the statement that the license
tor the baroom takon out by Mr.. Moron's
manager Mrs Hoffman rose ~ speak, but Mrs. H. G..
Wallace shut of further discussion by the introduction
NJ This resolution:
" Inasmuch as Vice President Morton occupies second
sitnn I'm authority in an Administration that favOrs
he nocy of high license, move that the whole matter
w. dtsmS ed from the consideration of tho convention.
40 he could not have done otherwise without rebuklng
The policy Of the party
This was adopted.