Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
INCLUDES THE EARTH.
Temperance Women From all Over
the World to eetTogether.
ENGLAND'S LEADING LECTURER
Will Speak to Pittsburg Iron Workers on
Questions of Reform.
UNITING FOR UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE

Lady Henry Somerset, the most promi,
nent temperance worker in England, who
is delegate to the Worlds Women's
Christian Temperance Unien meeting al
Boston on November 16, will lecture to the
English and Welsh iron workers in Pitts
burg next Sunday. Lady Somerset is in
England what Frances E Willard is in
America. She leads the temperance forces
of Europe, and her visit to this country
to attend worlds convention is
the signal for more concentrated
action against the liquor traffic than has
hitherto been thought of The Boston meet
ing will be the first of its kind ever held.
The Worlds Women's Christian Temper
ance Union has been in existence for several
wears, but little united work has vet been
done They now hope to become an organ
ization in fact, that will battle for temper
ance, the suppression of vice and universal
suffrage.
Their Efforts Outlined.
In outlining the work to be done, Mrs
Brice, Allegheny county's Secretary, said:
The National Women's Christian Temper
ance Union is increasing rapidly in num-
bers. 1t has spread to every State In the
Union. and in order to broaden its scope
Ackerman have been travelling in Europe
as all around the world missionaries They
have organized many unions in England
France, Switzerland, India and Africa, and
the coming convention will have delegates
from all those countries
''The principal question to be discussed
are the liquor traffic and what steps can be
taken to secure the right of suffrage for
women Ideas will be interchanged, and
where one country has found plan success
full in their work, the other nations will
adopt it, Frances E. Willard, who is Presi-
dent of the Worlds Union. as well as the
national organization, has designed the
meeting, and on the arrival of Lady Somer-
set at New York, showed the object of it
by presenting her with q world of roses en-
circled by white ribbon.
They VIII Meet Together.
''At the same time that the Worlds Con-
vention is held in Boston the National w.
C. T. U. will have its annual meeting in the
same city. This will give the American
leaders a chance to meet their co-workers
from abroad and to adopt whatever plans
are suggested. One of the questions to be
discussed is the Kelley cure. 1t has been
praised and condemned alternately BY tenn
perance women, and at this meeting it is
hoped that witnesses will be secured who
will prove conclusively its worth. The old
question of women's suffrage will be brought
up and the platform on which the organiza-
tion has been built will! be reafirmed.
81 do not think, however, that any steps
will be taken to bring back the Women's
Alliance, which left tine Union on account
of politics. The Alliance will meet at
Brooklyn al about the same time as the
Union is meeting in Boston, but it is not
likely that either will recognize the other.
18Th: meeting of the Worlds w. c. 7. U.
and the national branch, makes the event
one of the most important temperance
moves of the century That an organization
on which the sun never sets is working to-
gether for one great object is the strongest
proof that success is in the future. The OBJ
jects of the Union, think, will be broad
ened and a more determined effort made. to
secure O ballot for women. We feel that
with the right TO vote, prohibition would
soon he a law and for that reason we demand
suffrage