Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-18
ID EDITION.
THE LAST SESSIONS.
Closing Meeting Of the W. @. 7. q.
at Boston.
MR.. FL0RENCE'S CONDITION BETTER.
Advices From Brazil Received in
DribIets.
+ RIAL OF FRANK ALMY.
hR. FLORENCES CONDITION BETTER.
TRIAL OF FRANK ALMY.


What is Being Done by the W. C. T. U.
BosroN, Nov. 1s-The morning session Of
the last day of the dual convention of the
Worlds and the National W. C. T. U. was
opened this morning with the usual devotional
exercises. The work OF the morning was
rapidly taken up.
First came that of tho social department.
under the charge of Mrs. Anna NJ. Hammer of
Pennsylvania, the topic being What are the
Departments of Parlor Meetings. Flower Mis-
sions, State and County Fairs and Unfermented
Wine Doing fo- the Prevention of Intemper-
ance?"
The department of flower mission, under the
superintendent of Miss Jennie Casseday, was
| also reported by Mrs. Hammer. Flowers are
distributed in the prisons and hospitals, and
many a man has been led to think of home and
many more to see the errors Of their life by
| these innocent and silent workers" She paid
a glowing tribute to Miss Casseday of st. Louis,
the originator of tho idea.
Mrs. Nichols of the state and county fair de-
partrnent said that if you want to reach
people for the temperance cause go to the fairs,
and II you want to make money go also
to the fairs, for there the people congregate;
In England they already do a great
work in going to the fairs. both national and
international. In speaking of the Paris expo
sition, she said that President Carnot expressed
great delightin the corner devoted to the work
and the nature OF the W. Q. L. U. OF the United
States. After much trouble it is quite probable
| that the Worlds W. c. T. U. will have a sepa-
rate building at the Columbian exhibition. A
plan of the building was exhibited.
Unfermented wine had its testimony at the
hands of Mrs. r. A. Esmond. The use of I'M
fermented wine is urged upon all congrega-
tons for communion. The Bible wine. she
said, was unfermented and modern church
wine should be like it.
Meetings and lectures are used to spread
information in this department. In Pennsyl-
vania fully one-third Of the churches use fer
mented wine, but this proportion is being
gradually reduced by the local unions The
people are being awakened to their danger from
these churches.
Mrs. Theresa A. Jenkins reported for the
legal department.. She made an earnest plea
for the unrestricted enfranchisement of women.
She said that every state had reported progress
to her. The free ballot for woman is only q
question of time.
A poem dedicated to Miss Frances Willard by
Miss Ella c. Ives and entitled "God Save Our
Queen" was read by Mrs. Purington.
Mrs. Hannah I. Bailey spoke for the peace
| and international arbitration department. and
her remarks we're full of hopeful outlook for
the future. Standing armies will exist SO
long as the world runs if people continue to
use alcoholic drinks" 1t was voted that a
telegram be sent to the President and
government Of the United States
against any beligerent action on the
part of the United States against Chile.
Prayer and Bible reading followed. ''CoE-
secrate me, o Lord, to Thy Service Now" was
| sung by the request of Lady Somerset and the
convention adjourned to afternoon, when il
will close its labors.