The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-05
WOMEN TEMPERANCE WORKERS,

WOMEN TEMPERANCE WORKERS.
Tho State, Convention OF tho wom,r,
Christinn Temperance Union opcus n
annual SEASONS In this City. :
] Tho Eighth annual convention Of III,
Woman's Christian Temperance unior
Of tho State OF West Virginia, opened II
the Fourth Street NJ. E. church yester
} day morning at 0 o'clock. Mrs. Eya
Hubbard, Of this city, conducted deyo.
tional exercises, after which the couyen.
tion was called to order and PRAYER was
offered. The minutes OF the Executive
Committees sessions were read and an.
proved, after which the various commit.
tees were appointed and miscellancons
business was presented. ffI1''-7
In tho afternoon Miss Mamie Hall. Of
st. Mary's, conducted devotional exer.
cisea, alter which tho minutes of TIM
morning session was read aud approved
Tho report Of the Committee on Cour.
tesies was read, after which Miss Minnie
Hutchinson, the State Organizer. nrs.
sented a very encouraging report Of hcr
years work. ''''
Mrs. A. A. Davis, OF Richie Court
House, read an interesting paper on
Temperance Literature, which was free.
lly discussed by tho delegates and MON.
bers present. y, ~, T7.
Mrs Belle Hamison, OF Romney, read
q paper on Juvenile Work, and Mrs.
Virginia r. Nine, OF keyser. one m
Press Work. Both Of these papers con.
tanned valuable hints and suggestions.
which we're brought out in their fulleat
Significance by the liberal discussion in.
dulged in.
The evening session opened ut 7:45
with short service Of song, which was
joined In most heartily by all present, |
Mrs. L. Harte, OF New Martinsville, was |
down on the programme for scriptural
reading, but being absent on account Of
sickness her place was filled by another
delegate. The tenth psalm was read.
alter which Rev. DR.. d. A. Cunningham
offered q tcrvent prayer for the further
ance OF the work OF the society and the
outpouring OF divine blessing on the con.
vention.
Mrs. Fred Williams, OF the local
union, delivered a pleasing address of
welcome. She began by citing the i'm.
provement which has taken place in the
conii ion OF woman through the efforts
OF the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. She said:
1T has not always been true that n
body of women could command the re-
spect OF the nation, but it is 80 now, and
our young women arc in as high q posi-
ton OF influence as are the young men,"
She went on to tell OF the good work the
Society has done, and the good expected
from this convention,
Rev. DR.. @. W. Cushing followed
with an address of welcome on behalf
OF the citizens Of Wheeling. DR.. Cush-
ing said: ut seems strange that I
should have been asked to welcome Won
on behalf OF the citizens. Had Dr..
Cunningham, who has lived here long
enough to gain citizenship and home
in the poor house If he should ever need
one, things which Methodist preacher
never gets anywhere, been asked to
welcome you, 1t would have seemed
much more appropriate. I am compare.
lively a stranger here, only having been
here few years, and by the way, I NAV
say now, that | am not authorized by
the citizens Of Wheeling to extend to
a welcome, but am 30 authorized bv
you the officials Of this church, and l am
glad to be able to do so." -
Continuing in the same happy vein.
the doctor told OF the good things the
society has done, and expects to do, and
in closing said: -
"The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has but one objecta and aim-that
is the total abolition and prohibition Of
everything that stands in the way of the
destruction Of the liquor traffic. You
cannot be Bectarian or partisan, but YOU
must give your hand and your heart to
every man or woman or organization, be
it religious, commercial or political,
which promises and gives aid to the
cause"
Mrs. R. L. Kendall, OF Parkersburp,
responded to the welcomes on behalf Of
the organization in very we'll chosen
and appropriate remarks. Concerning
woman ssullrage, sue said that the saloon
element fears the franchising Of women
much more than it does the prohibition
movement as now conducted.
'They know full well" said she, "that
the ballot in the hands Of woman means
prohibition that will prohibit" She
paid her respects to the secular Dress.
and told Of the good work the temper
ance publications are doing. Her ad-
dress throughout was a model, and waa
applauded liberally.
Mrs. Jane A. johnson, OF fParkersburg.
President OF the State organization, dis.
appointed the audience by not being
able TO read the address which she had
prepared. Those present were waiting
anxlously ior her turn on the programme
to arrive, and they all expected her re-
port to be treat, as it always has been
heretofore. Mrs. johnson, however,
stated that it would be physical i'm.
possibility for her to read the report,
and that she could not remember
enough OF it to make it worth while to
try to speak from memory. She then
talked very entertaingly about the aims
OF the society, its work during the past
year and the labor it has outlined for
itself in the future. She closed by say
ing that she would not be candidate
for reelection, and advising the union
to not elect a woman to the place who
has not perfect health or who is annoyed
by family cares.
Miss Grace Hall, Of Richie Court
House, member OF the committee ap.
pointed to secure an appropriate banner |
for the local union which ahows the |
greatest increase in membership during |
the year, displayed with appropriate re,
marks o beautiful blue silk banner.
trimmed in gold, and bearing the in.
scription in gold.
"Fon GOD AND HOME AND NATIVE LAND,
W. VI. W. C. 7. u"
The following is the programme for
to-day: