The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-25
New Temperance OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Changed.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 24.-Once moro
the new ladies' temperance Organization
mas changed Its name. The first az e..
upon was American Woman-s remner-
ance League" This was changed vester
day afternoon to National Crusaders -
After cogitating the matter over niob+
some of the ladies decided that they did not
like this either, so this morning the action
was reconsldered and after some discus
sion the name of ''Non-Partisan Womanis
Christian Temperance Union'' was decided
upon, despite the objection of
the minority, who thought the
name Zoo long and besides wanted
something entirely distinctive from tha
old organization The election Of officers ,y VOC
then proceeded with the following resnlt.
Miss f. Jennie Doty, Cleveland, general
| secretary; Mrs. Florence Miller Dss
MONIES, Iowa, recording secretary: Mis-
Il. j. Shortledge, Pennsylvania. financisI
secretary; Mrs. q. Cornelia Afford. Brook
lyn, N. T., treasurer. Heads of the five
departments were selected as follows:
Evangellstlc secretary, Mrs. Mary j. AID
rich, OF Iowa; educational secretary. Mrs
Joseph d. Weeks, Of p nnsylvania: legis.
latlve secretary, Mrs. LYDIA H. Tiittn. of
the District of Columbia: literary work
Mrs. Florence Porter, of Oldtown, Maine:
young women work, Mrs j. r. Webster
OF Illinois. AT the request of Mrs AID
rich, of Iowa and Mrs. Core. of Pennsvi-
wanna, circulars will be issued shown q the
difference between the old and new oroau-
izations
AT the afternoon session Mrs. J. Ellen
Foster made an appeal for funds. and in
less than half an hour g 500 was PLEDGED |
by the ladies present. This is one-fourth |
Oh the estimated amount required for the |
ensuing year.
The report of the committee on resolu-
lions was read. The report says no move
H 1I OF the century has promi 4ed more for
christian civilization than the Woman,s
Christian temperance work fer several
years following its Inauguration. For ten
years 1t justified the hopes and fulfilled its
promises. Since that time dazzling politi
cal theories and mistaken ideas of inGivi-
dual and organization rights have arisen
Inese mlsguldes, zeal and consciousness Of
power, nave brought the confusion of
partisan alliance and disastrous marty
limitations. The defects in organization
WORK, the result of the same con-
dltions which produced party alliance, have
Drought other complications, coming to-
gether at this time and under the condi
lions that have made this meeting and q
new organization necessary We deeply
feel the responsibility and duty laid upon
US, and we desire in humble dependence
upon the God of our faith to record that
only the love of Christ constraineth us to I,
this action, that we may continue our tenn
perance work for the promotion of total
abstinence and prohibition principles in
such manner and methods as seems to MS
surest and best. We thankfully recognize
tae wondrous work our Heavenly Father
has enabled the Christian women of this
country to accomplish in fifteen years. I
We fully and freely recognize the right
u every member OF this organization toin
lividual, religious and political opinions
md preferences and their exercise accord
ng to the dictates of their individual con
science, and declare that no majority in t
such organization should ever, in any
manner, interfere with these individual j
tights. We gladly recognize the fact that i
lon-partisan principles of Christian tenn 9
'erance work are rapidly gaining adher- i
nee throughout the nation. We want &c