The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-15
RUNS WOMAN FOE.

The Convention Of the W. c. T. c.
at Atlanta Called to Order.
ATLANTA, GA, Nov. l4.-Not only the
hotels, but also the residences Of the phllan-
thropic temperance women of Atlanta are
crowded with delegates to the seventeenth
annual convention Of the Woman's Chris
tian Temreran Union. Ali tie old famil ar
faces are to be met On every hand, includi z
those or Mrs. Wallace of India IA, the veneer
able mother Of Gen. Lew Wallace; Mrs.
Nary y. Hunt Of Massachusetts, Mrs. Clara
g. Holman of Missouri, Miss Lucia Z. F.
Kimball of Maine. Miss E. Greenwood of
Brooklyn. Mrs. Louise >. Rounds of Illinois,
Mrs J. X. Barney of Rhode Island, Mrs.
j. T. Ellis of New jersey, Col. George
Wcnlford of Illinois, Mrs. Mary T. Lat rop
OF Hic ligan, and Miss Adelaide II. Kinnear
Of Nor.h Dakota.
DELEGATES FROM OTHER SOCIETIES.
Numerous societies in sympah y with the
aims of the union have also sent their dele
gates as tang bic evidence of their feeling.
MIS-. Maude Ballinguon Booth IS lie Q on
nehalf Il the Salvation Army, Mrs. Francis
Ficch as tho representative of the Good
Tempars, and the temperance women Of
Canada have sent n delegation of white
ribbons. The comparison association sent
delegates to demand seats in the convention.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The convention was called to order at 10
o'c.cck tbs morning in Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church by Miss Frances E.
Willard, the morning being given mp to
organization and the reading of the reports
OF tie officers.
After brief recess for luncheon, Presi-
dent Willard delivered her AM ual address
and the supcrintendentS of various branches
continued their reports. Tonight a grand
4t,rx holl .
II e convention will continue i'll session four
da!e.
TIE ADDRESS 4 REGULAR BOOK.
The address of the president covers 10;
pages, ana was distributed in printed form
u the convention. 1t had over thirtv suh-
divisions and included Miss WiIlard':
annual report as president of tho Woil1'S
NO.Eeo's Christian Temperance Union.
TIE address dealt with the yelr's work. and
decar; the W omen'sChristian Temperance
Union to be now closing its best year, and
ons Of its LARGEST in increase in member.
snip. It is asserted that the original pack
age decision resulted in the most helpful
;enIe ance agitation Of the year. 1t &c
CARED agains5 high license and for prohihi-
ton by law, 10y politics and by woman'
ballot.
WANT HALF THE EARTH.
Mis- Willard said: 1--WE women wan
cne-haif tie world-an undivided half
She declared that women are becoming cos
n;opoltan, and that the homemakers ar
simnly IT, ing to make home like the who
world. Among other recomme datons wa
the following: las president Of the natlonc
organization OF that name, lie
me advise the organization @
woman's council in every tow
IN the ration for hat matter, to b
composed Of tie presidents of th
various societies engaged in women's WORK
this TO be- a sort of clearing house of fthei
aerk, whispering gallery of their pui
pose, aud an object lesson of that CROWN
solidarity of woman's sympathes and q
forts, from which the world has everythin
to hope. BY such unification of women
enterprises it will be practicable to build
wOmons temple in every town to serve as
rendezvous for their varied philanthropy
work, and by IT'S rentals to help carry tbi
work forward.
MEETING OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL.
Feb. Is 10 IS, 1891, inclusive, has lie.
set for the first regular meeting of Il
womens national council at Pixies Ope
house, Cincinnati. The Nation
Womans ChrlstIan Temperance Union
auxiliary to the council. and Is invited
Fend representative women, who sb;
speak in its behalf. Let US name day
general movement all over the laud
accordance with the plan for membershi