Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-21
MRS. FOSTERS DISCIPLES
IOWA ". C. T. U. DELEGATES LEAVE
THE CONVENTION.

Their Differences with the Main Lady
Such as to Preclude Possibility Of Stay
Ing In the Old OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Proceedings De allied.
Chicago dispatch: The sixteenth annual
convention of the w. G. 7. u. came to a
close after day OF most exciting debate
and action.
The breeze was started by the introduce
tion of the following resolution:
''Its object shall be to institute a unity
OF Christian women OF this nation in non
sectarlan ana non partisan temperance
work for the reformation OF the intenper-
ate aud tho education of the public senti-
ment in behalf OF total abstinence and the
prohibition of alcoholic liquor, the devel-
opnont of social purity, the suppression
of vice, and the education of the masses
in the duties and responsibilities of citi-
zenship.p
The discussion was hot and was led by
Mrs j. Ellen Foster and Mrs Aldrich of
Iowa, who urged the adoption of the pro-
posed amendment, while a score spoke
against it. The proposed amendment was
finally voted down
With view to ascertain what sort OF
women were present in the convention
Miss Willard asked all that had been
school teachers at any time to rise. OF
the 467 delegates present $40 rose. All
who had been Sabbath school teachers
were asked to rise. Every delegate in the
convention rose.
Gen. Clinton b. Fisk was invited to the
platform and made few remarks.
Mrs. 7. b. Carse read report con-
cerning the National Temperance tenn
ple which is to be erected in Chi ago
at a cost of 81, 100, 900. Stock amount
ing to 1912, 900 has already been sub
scribed for Mrs. L. d. Carhart, of Iowa.
read the report on ethical Culture and
Miss Mary Allen West on "The School of
Methods -
j. II. Hobbs sas iat-adaasa No fov.n-
ally presented the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union the lot at Lake Bluf
on which the Palmetto cottage stanks. A
resolution Of thanks was adopted.
Mrs. Caroliue B. Buell., of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance union,
wished to deny the statement that the total
membership Of the organization has de-
creased in year She said that on the
contrary it had increased about 3, 600
members during the last twelve months.
This she learned by consulting the treas
urer's report and reckoning from the
amount received on dues.
At the evening session of the convention
the report of the executive committees
afternoon meeting was received. The
executive committee considered the charges
preferred against the national officers
by DR.. Weeks Burnett, Of the temperance
hospital, and returned q resolution
declaring that the national officers were
altogether without blame in the matter
The Iowa delegation bolted from the
convention as the session was about to
close. Mrs. J. Ellen Eoster, chairman of
the delegation, rose and read very long
protest in which she reviewed the fight
the Iowa delegation has waged against the
body OF the convention on the n-parti-
san issue. She stated that the Iowa dele
CATION had been met by rebuffs and in
suits until forebearance was no longer a
virtue. The other members of the delega-
tion, with the exception of Mrs. Carhart,
rose and went out of the hall with Mrs.
Foster
On motion of Mrs. Lathrop of Michigan,
the convention authorized the executive
committee to Immediately take steps to
reorganlze the union in Iowa. At Miss
Wizards suggestion Mrs. Carhart and
other Iowa ladies in sympathy with the
sentiments OF the convention stepped for
ward and occupied the seats that had bee
vacated by Mrs. Foster and her friends.
The convention adopted a resolution
Vice.President Morton for al
lowing liquor to be sold in his hotel, the
Shoreham house, in Washington.
The convention adopted resolution dis
the union of chur, h and
state, recommending the establishment of
an educational test for citizenship, declar-
ing in favor Of full franchise for women
and rejoicing in the efforts that are being
made for the enforcement of the Sunday
law.