St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-19
SOME PLAIN LANGUAGE.
The w. c. T. u. Ladies Handle
Evils Without Gloves.

LVIlS w OlOVcS.
The ". c. IT. q. opened the third day of
its convention yesterday morning at 8
o'clock. In spite of the gloomy weather the
attendance was large and the meeting spirit
ed and interesting. The first address was de-
hvered by Mrs. II. A. Tewlliger of Tracy, who
made social talk upon social purity. She
scored the policy of the large cities of the
state for their licensing of the social evil aud
hoped that the time would come when the
Iowa law, which makes it a crime for men to
visit such places, would be introduced in
Minnesota. There were about sixty of these
houses in the state which were permitted Dv
the authorities. Of these fifty were in St.
Paul and Minneapolis where they were
carried on under system of fines.
The law had reduced the patronage of these
houses in Iowa twothirds. A law was
needed in Minnesota increasing the age of
consent. although Minnesota was not the
worst in this respect. Kansas was the high
est State in the union, the age being eighteen,
Delaware the lowest, age seven. Minnesota
was sixteen. The average age in the union
was ten or twelve. In continental Europe
the age was twenty-one. This ought to be
the minimum the world over. The speaker
said that the w. c. T. u had no more i'm
portant work than that of caring for the
young men and girls.
Mrs. It. B. Hoover, Of Duluth, spoke upon
sabbath Observances" in which she urged
that the W. G. It. u. circulate petitions
throughout the land, that the worlds fair at
Chicago be not allowed to open Sundays,
That at New Orleans had been open on the
seventh day, and she wondered lifts ultimate
failure was not visitation from providence
Tor that very reason. After Mrs. Thompson,
of Winona had delivered few remarks on
"Our Working Women Mrs Ii. A Hobart
read the presidents report. which was a
lengthy paper. Mrs. Mary Bickford, of Alma
City. spoke at length upon the Temperance
Temple" now being built in Chicago. The
building of this structure would be the cen
MANS
called for a building costing $l.10O 900. A
site had been purchased on La Sale and
Monroe streets, and the structure will be
thirteen stories high and will reht for $780,
600 year. This income is to be divided be-
tween the states and the national association,
one-half to each. The money to the states
will be divided and used i'll state work, sew
eral thousand to each. The national money
will be used in furthering the national work.
Already $500, 600 had been secured in bonds.
These bonds bear 5 per cent interest and will
be redeemed by the little contributions now
going in the boxes all over the country.
The election of officers followed, and the
old holders were reelected to The positions,
af follows: Mrs. I'll. A. Hobart, OF Red Wing.
was made president: Mrs E. s. Wright, of
Red Wing, corresponding secretary; Mrs E.
secretary, and Miss a. M. Henderson, Mime
apolis, treasurer. Hiss Henderson, the
treasurer, submitted her annual report. which
showed balance on hand of $4l6.71. There
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which had been received during the year
S3,396.42. making total of S3, 549. %. Out
of this had been expended So, 1872 80, leaving
the balance as stated.
The afternoon session was spent in hear
ing the reports of committees on press work,
Scandinavian work, scientific temperance.
German department and all the branches of
union work. Miss A. M. Choute, of Mime
apolis, read an interesting paper in which
she defined several things that were needed,
among other things claiming that it was the
minister's duty TO preach sermon occasion
ally on the health of the body, which might
properly form an occasion for introducing
temperance arguments. She believed that
the ministers knew little about bodily health.
The business was practically finished early
in the afternoon, but the ladies seemed 10th
to leave the scene of such successful meet
ing, and after it adjourned they enjoyed q
social time in the aisles and hallway, until
they gradually diminished in numbers and
the session was ended.
The DemoreSt metal contest, which was to
have taken place in the evening, was dis
appointment. There are four of these badges
a large and small gold. a silver, and dia-
mond badge, but the conditions named III the
rules is that there must be eight contestants,
and as there were bnt five present. the con-
made. A statistical report was read, which
showed that the Rochester W. c. Il.
q. had made the largest increase
during the year, reaching 31G25 per cent;
the Dover Y. w. T. U. next, with 2S3 per
cent, and District No. 6 third, with 80 per
cent. The largest increase in the Scandina-
Wan unions was made by that of Herman. A
turned from the Paris exposition where it
had formed a part of the w. c. It. U. exhibit
there, was presented to the Dover Young
Woman's union for its excellent record.