New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-08
WORK OF THE ". c. 7. .. CONVENTION
1T INDoRsEs A MOVEMENT TO REyrRcT THE
SALE OF Neutrality-suspicious. OF
OTHER COMMITTEES.

OTHER COMMITTEES.
The 300 or more delegates who attended the con-
vention Of the womsns Christian Temperance Union
at the Broadway Tabernacle yesterday were not alto
gether so brisk and enthusiastic during the sessions
of the day before. Business Iagged a Httle and the
speakers were not closely followed. The executive
ability Of 4" Madam President Mrs. Mary T. Burt,
and her associates in Office kept the assembly close al
work. however, and the cold storm unable to
drive away any apprecabe number OF the women,
either young or old
The carly devotional meeting was conducted by
Mrs Mary J. Weaver. the first vice-prcsdent Of the
state union At 80 a. m. the routine business OF
the convention was resumed. OF the reports one Cd
the most interesting that Of Mrs. Helen L. Bullock
OF Elmra, on Narcotics She told of the work done
throughout the State in the Of securing restricted
sale Of these drugs, and asked the convention to In
dorse petition TO the Legislature which had been
formulated by the Chautauqua W. C. T. U. The pet
ton asks that law be passed forbddlng the sale Of
opium, choral, cocaine other narcotics except
the written prescription Of physician, and providing
that physicians shall keep record Of all such pre-
scriptOns, with the patients name and the date The
petition and the proposed law received the Endorsement
Of the convention.
The resolution offered on Tuesday congratulatlng
Mrs Grover Cleveland on the birth OF her daughter
was adopted yesterday, and ordered to be sent to
Mrs. Cleveland.
and Iowa unions. There animated discussion
over the Iowa message, owing TO a doubt TO
whether or not the union in session at Des Moines
belonged to the Loyal" Willard" body The doubt
dispelled by the emphatic declarations of dele
gate
Other repons made during the day we're Prison,
Jail and Almshouse," Miss Charlotte E. Coffin Brook
Ign; Sunday -schOol Work." Mrs. Sarah \. Kenney,
Troy state and County Fairs Mrs. H. r. Edgett,
Fairpo>t Peace and Arbitration" Mrs Sarah W. Col
llns Purchase; "Nonalcohoics in Medicine Mrs.
NJ. NJ Allen Bellona; "Unfermented wine' Mrs
Phebe J. Adams, Moravia Flower Mission Miss
Anna L. Thompson, Newburg; "Blble Reading, >
Mrs. Mary J. Weaver; q School of Methods
and Parliamentary Usage Miss Julia E..
Daley, New-York; "Hygiene and Physical Culture,
Mrs. Bertha Morris Smith, Elmra; Parlor Meetings.
Mrs. A. NJ Wickes, Attica; THE Press Mrs May
NJ. McKoon Long Eddy; Heredity,' Mrs. E. It.
Rowland. Newark Valley; The Police Matron Law, !"
Mrs. E. B. Granns, New-YOrk d" The state Fair Mrs
Mary T. Burt
Among those introduced to the convention was Mrs
Jennie Fowler Willing who the first president
Of the National WOman's Christian Temperance Union.
Mrs Willing presided at the memorable meeting Of the
National Union in Cleveland. at the time OF that
wonderful IL peculiar, temperance movement known
the Women's Crusade" which started in Southern
Ohio eighteen years ago and had its first successful
expression In the village Of Washington, c. II. Others
introduced to the convention Mrs. +. II. Rasell,
business manager Of the WOmen's Temperance Pub
ucaton Company OF Chicago the Rev. DR.. Charles r
Deems and W. Jennings Demorest, Of this city.
Last evening was devoted to young womens
meeting conducted BY Mrs. G. J. A. jump, the state
superintendent with addresses by Miss l. Gibson, Of
France and Mrs. Frances J. Barnes, the National
Superintendent OF the Young Women's Christian Tenn
The routine business Of the convention will be
brought to close to-day, and tonight an address
win be given by George W. Balm, Of Kentucky.