Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-15
W. C. 7. U.
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING Or
THE BODY IN ATLANTA.
A Large Attcndance-The Women "Wan'
One Half the World-An Un-
divided Half"
lsy telegraph to the Disps.ch.l

ATLANTA, Ga, November 14.-Not
only the hotels but also the residences
Of the philanthropic temperance women
OF Atlanta are crowded with delegates to
the seventeenth annual union. All the
old, familiar faces are to be met on every
hand-Mrs, s, q. Wallace, OF Indiana,
the venerable mother of General Lew
Wallace Mira, Mary n, Hunt, of Massa-
chusetts Mrs, Clara g. Hoffman, OF
Missouri Miss Lucilla F. Kimball, OF
Maine; Miss +. Greenwood, OF Brook
lyn; Mrs. Louise s. Rounds, Of Illinois
Mrs. j. X. Barney, OF Rhode Island /;
Mrs. J. L, Ellis, Of New Jersey Colonel
George Woodford, of Illinois; Mrs.
Mary T. Lathrop, OF Michigan T; Miss A.
ID. Kinnear, Of North Dakota.
Numerous societies in sympathy with
the aims OF the union have also sent
their delegates as tangible evidence OF
their feelings. Mrs. Maude Ballington
Booth is here on behalf of the Salvation
Army Mrs. Frances Finch, rs a repre-
sentative OF the Good Templars and the
temperance women OF Canada. The
convention was called to order ct 10
o'clock this morning in Trinity Metho-
dist church by Miss Fances E. Willard,
the morning being given up to organiza-
ton and the reading the reports OF OIL
GERS. After brief recess for luncheon
President Willard delivered her annual
address and the superintendent OF the
various branches continued their reports.
This evening grand welcoming meet
ing Was held at the church. The conven-
ton will continue in session four days.
THE ADDRESS OF THR PRESIDENT.
The address OF the President covers
10Y pages and was distributed In printed
form to the convention. 1t had over
thirty subdivisions, and included Miss
Wizards annual report as President OF
the Worlds Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. The address dealt
with the years work and declared
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union to be now closing its best
year and one of its largest increase in
membership. 1t asserted that the origi-
nal package decision had resulted in the
most helpful temperance agitation Of the
year. 1t declared against high license
and for prohibition by law, by politics,
and by woman's ballot. Miss Willard
said ave women want one half tho
world-an undivided half" She declared
that women are becoming cosmopolitan
and that the home-makcrs are simply
trying to make home like the whole
world.
A RECOMMENDATION.
Among other recommendations was
the following cas- president of the
national organization Of that name let
me advise the organization Of a wonens
council in every town in the nation, and
in the world, for that matter, 70 be com
posed of the presidents Of the various
societies engaged III women's work
this TO be a sort of clearinghouse OF
their work, a whispering-gallery OF their
purpose, and an obiect-lesson Of that
growing solidarity OF woman's sympa-
thies and efforts from which the world
has everything to hope. BY such unfit
cation Of woman's enterprises it will DO
practicable 10 build woman's temple in
every town to serve as rendezvous for
their varied philanthropic work and by
its rentals to help that work forward.
A MEMBERSHIP CRUSADE,
February 1918, 1891. inclusive, has
been set for the first regular meeting of
the Woman's National Council, at Pixies
Opera-House. Cincinnati The National
Christian Temperance Union NJ auxiliary
TO the Council and is invited to send IL
representative woman, who shall speak
in its behalf. Let us name a day for n
general movement all over the land in
accordance with theiplan for a member
ship crusade. Let local unions divide
up in twos and threes, starting out early
in the morning and continuing until
evening, if need be, canvassing for now
membership and leaving literature
in each home. A day set apart
for preparation and prayer before that
would be inspiring. The very thought
that hundreds and thousands of Chris
tian Temperance Union women the
world over are doing missionary work
the same day will give faith, courage,
and success. Will not the convention
vote on such o day for 1891 ? also on
the question Of q petition from the
women of the civilized world to the Gar
against political prisoners being classed
with those guilty of crimes, and against
their being treated with so much harsh
ness Tie Worlds Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will undertake this
in 1891.