Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-15
ENEMIES OF LIQUOR.
The National Wet. Q. Oppose Strong
Drink Even as a Medicine.
ENJOYS FROM OTHER SOCIETIES.
One Is a JOhnstown Lady, Representing the
Catholic Union.
REPORTS OF FRATERNAL DELEGATES

BOSTON, Nov i4.-The scenes of yester-
day were reacted at the opening Of to-day's
session of the convention of the National
". c. I. Z. Miss Willard called the as.
sembly 20 order. 1t was announced that a
telegram was received late last night from
the Governor of Washington asking that
tne next convention be held in Static.
Mrs. Caroline b. BueI. Chairman of the
Department or Organization, spoke of the
relation Of the organization to the extension
os the temperance cause and the progress
made. She reported that the number of
unions organized was 159; number of
young wonen's unions organized, IA;
number of Loyal Legions organized, g.
Mrs Frances j. Barnes of New York,
next told of the Young Woman's Work. 3"
Mrs. Barnes. who is National Superintend-
ent Of the Young Woman's Temperance
Work, spoke Of a petition, bearing the
names of sc, 600 Young women, TO college
students and graduates, asking that wine
be banished from class suppers.
The Work in Foreign Lands.
In regard TO the work of the Worlds
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
MIS- balutS It loI t6u llltt III 1NGN
and other countries, including South
Africa, many OF the 'Y'' unions have been
formed.
Mrs. Helen G. Rice, of Massachusetts,,
reported for the Juvenile work. She said
that The Wo;nan's Christian Temperance
Union has the signatures of the confection-
ers of the city that they would sell no alco-
holic confectionery.
The work of the department of preven-
tion was next presented, the topic being:
"What are the relations of health, heredi-
Iarv and physical culture TO the battle
against intemperance, and what is each de-
partment doing to prevent it?" Dr. An
nette j. Shaw, of Wisconsin, came first,
her subject being Health" She said: ''It
is orr aim TO make the people at large
healthy, and if we are only steadfast in our
purpose such will be accomplished.
Physical Culture" was taken up by Mrs.
Frances ". Letter of Ohio She said:
Our last fight will be, believe, with our
physicians and our drug shops We are
proving in Chicago, in our Temperance
Hospital, that alcohol is not essential, not
even of advantage, in treating disease.
PHYSICAL education should be the curriculum
in every shOoL
An Envoy from Johnstown Their.
AT = 7. NJ. the Catho1lc delegates, EeV.
Father Cleary and Miss Sadie McNielis Of
,Johnstown, were introduced, who repre-
sented the Total Abstinence Union of
America, the audience rising 10 greet them
with the Chautaugua salute and the singing
of the "Old Oaken Bucket" Father Me
Cleary presented the greetings of the Total
Abstinence Union and bade the women of
the W. c. I. L. God speed. Said he: I'VE
are all one il the great work of fallen hu-
manitv. There is something in your organ
izaJion that appeals TO the heart of the |
Catholic who knows no caste and no color |
when men are 10 he redeemed -
The representatives of the Good Templars |
were introduced and gave fraternal greet |
ings.
Then came the report of Mrs. Mary Glenn