Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-20
WC,T,A. PLATFORM,
Constitution and Strong Re-
solutions Adopted.
LOCAL OPTION FAVORED.
The Work Will be Confined to Tenn
perance Exclusively.
MANY SOCIETIES READY TO JOIN.

Mrs. h. C. Campbell, Mrs. Ellen NJ.
Watson, Mrs. Joseph D. Weeks, Mrs. r.
D. Bowman and Mrs. B. c. Christy, who
attended the Philadelphis conference OF
non-partisHn temperance women, returned
home Saturday, much encouraged at the re-
suit of the meeting, which has already been
published in The DISPATCH. They brought
with them the constitution and bylaws OF
the new State organization, and the resolu-
tions adopted by the conference, none Of
which were given out for publication in
Philadelphia. The constitution is prefaced
by the following preamble:
Believing that woman's influence in an or
ganized form is indispensable to success in
temperance work. and to make it available, il
must be divested of the spirit of partisanship,
we, women of Pennsylvania unite ourselves for
non-partisan, non-sectarian Christian temper
ance work. and establish the following constl-
tuition for our government:
The name of this organization shall be the
women's Christian Temperance Alliance of
Pennsylvania (This clause adopted subject to
approval by the Cleveland Conference)
The sole object of this alliance shall be to in
terest and unite the women of this State in
non-partisan, non-sectarian Christian temper
ance work, and. confning itself strictly TO such
temperance work, it will devise and execute
measures which, with the blessing of God, will
secure total abstinence and the complete pro-
hIbitlon Of the liquor traffic.
The usual offices are created and their duties
provided for. The Executive Committee, COM
posed of all the general officers, shall have the
general management of the affairs OF the State
Alliance. The Central Committee consisting
of the President Secretaries, Treasurer and
Vice President at Large, shall transact all nee
essary business between the meetings of the
Alliance The Vipe Presidents shall have
the supervision of all the work in their respect
i've counties, and shall be responsible for the
organization of local societies.
SOCIETIES DEPENDENT.
As soon as a county is organized each local
alliance shall be auxiliary to the county
alliance and each county to the State alliance;
but until the county is organized local societies
may become auxiliary to the State Alliance.
Whenever a local or county alliance cannot be
maintained a special auxiliary alliance, of
which the State officers shall be officers, will
receive the membership of all women, sub
scribing to the State Constitution, and paying
annually to the State Treasurer Is cents.
The annual meeting of the State Alliance
will be held in October of each year, and will be
composed of one delegate from each local
alliance with one additional delegate for each
80 paying members. The members will be re-
ouired TO subscribe TO the following pledge
when attaching themselves to the organization:
I'VE hereby pledge ourselves, God helping us,
to abstain from all alcoholic beverages, and to
employ all proper means to discourage the use
ofand traffic in the same"
The bylaws adopted contain many fea-
lures which differ materially from those of
the old W. c. T. q. They provide first
that all delegates and members must vote in
the meetings of the State and auxiliary
organizations in person, and no alternate
delegates shall be accepted by the conven-
tion, unless elected by the auxiliary which
they represent. The work of the organiza-
tion shall be carried on under three general
divisions s-evangelistic, educational and
legal; but the following detailed depart
ments have been established: Evangelistic
work, juvenile and Sunday school temper
ance work, literature and the press, scien-
tifc, temperance instruction, work among
mothers, young women's work, prison, Jail
and almshouse work, legal and legislative
temperance, railroad employees, soldiers and
sailors, work among foreigners, temperance
parlor socials and State and county fairs.
Just before the adjournment of the Ph1la.
delphia conference the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
THE WORK CONFINED.
Resolved, That this now formally organized
W. c. 7. alliance with constitution carefully
indicating its objects to interest and unite the
women of Pennsylvania in Christian temper
ance work and to contine itself strictly to such
work, expresses great qualification at the COM
pletion of its organization and the encouraging
prospects before it, That the standard it follows
symbolizes a purpose greater and higher than
the glitterinE generaities of mere political plat
forms, and should enlist an army that, with the
blessing of heaven, will march to grand
victories.
Resolved That while the reformation of the
inebriate; the promotion of total abstinence
and the complete prohibition of the liquor
traffic are ever before US as the great purpose
of the organization. and shall be INCREASINGLY
pressed, earnest and intelligent effort should
be made to secure the adoption bv the next
Legislature of a local option law, so that the 29
counties which gave a majority for the pro-
hibitOry amendment, and all the other counties
of the State may by popular vote have an op-
portunity to prohibit the granting OF licenses to
Resolved, That the influence of this organi-
cation shall be given in the different counties
by remonstrance and petition to the courts to
prevent the granting of licenses and also to en-
force the penalties against the sales of intoxi-
eating liquor.
Resolved, That we gladly recognize the fact
that the Eon-partisan efforts of Christian tenn
perance women are rapidly gaining adherence
throughout the State and country. That while
we do not desire to antagonize any temper
ance organization differing from us IN coniin-
ing our efforts strictly to non-partisan work,
yet we cordially invite to auxllliaryship with
us other individuals and organizations which
may approve our principles and desire to CO.
operate with us.
Mrs. II. G. Campbell, of Allegheny, who
was made the President of the new State or
ganiZation, is we'll known in temperance
work all over Pennsylvania, having been
prominently identified with the old W. C.
T. u. for several years. When but wears
of age she signed a temperance pledge filled
out by John B. Cough in Scotland and has
been true to the cause ever since. She is
actively engaged in the work of several
charitable organizations in the two cities
She is Corresponding Secretary of the Home
Mission Board of the q. P. Church, Re-
cording Secretary of the Children's Aid So
ciety OF Western Pennsylvania, a member
OF the Board of Managers of the Allegheny
Day Nursery, President of the U 2. Wo.
mems Association, President of the U. P. Or
phan's Home and a manager of the News
bows Home. She was President of the
County W. c. 7. U. for three years and at
tended three sessions of the State and Ma
tional Conventions. She was an energetic
and faithful member OF the Johstown Flood
Relief Committee.
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK.
When asked by DISPATCH representa-
tive for statement as to the future sction
Of herself and the other PENNSYLVANIA Of
fcers, she said she did not expect much to
be done until after the Cleveland conference.
''The outlook is bright for Pennsylvania, 4"
she said. "When we finished our business
in Philadelphia we turned into our treasury
over 500. John L. Fulton, of Johnstown,
sent us a check for SIS, and Philadelphia
gentleman said he would be one of ten to
raise us $1,000. We are encouraged on
every hand"
A point that has not yet been brought
out is the fact that the new organization will
conflue itself strictly to tenn mnerance work