The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-26
WHITE RIBBON WORK.
The w. G. 7. U. Of King County
in Quarterly Convention.
PLANNING ron PROHIBITION.


woman CnINuan temperance Union OF King
county opened Yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock
prayer By the president, Mn. Winnie Thomas.
After reading the minutea Of the last conyen-
ton Mrs. Thomas presented IN interesting paper
on "Our Lookout OF Today" Il read q follows:
ION SUNDAY afternoon about eight yean ago
IN an upper room on Front street Of this city an
appeal was made 60 the temperance people to
prepare the WY for the most effective work Of
Miss Frances = Willard, who had expressed her
intention Of visiting this Cost Stirring, NOV
peal In about two weeks public call was made
over the signatures Of Mrs. Grace Green and Rev.
Mrs Harrison, and the good work began. To
Ard, or the wonderful showing q 10 numbers in
the temperance cause under the soul stirring
Thrill Of her conyiction. z not the object of THIS
heard Of her work. viii under,tand what that
work y. Only very few here today can 60 over
the months, and - they extend into weary years
2. wosk, and comprehend ell thu. has been at
TIE city, and cvcr since have known the work
We have had some Of the best and most faithful
worker workers IN the county You all know what
cred here in convention today. with the full
knowledge Of what has been. and is yet going
On 10 this city With that vista of eight years
and besmeared with blood, the trsvcsty on law
going on IN the courts. the attempt at shifting
the responsibility By public ofiicials-all Of
women would not Be- discouragcds And, ia
view OF all things, indeed only the brayest and
most faithful of Christian women--those who
He |. able to control the forces sn Of
time He viii bring the counsels Of the
them We sns pom
fsrins hnmsnisy. " will With an earnest nest DC. de-
sss 2 ssys 4 r = the
face. The authorities Of the city are calling to
account the immoral women, who are patron
i y, az and sustained hy The Of this city Some
recent friendly contest that ended In death are
supposed 70 be awaiting trial. OF the men who
lease lease the nuiidings Tor such purposes little has
end less Before the lay they are aiders
governments has been such e 70
British coumSIs sna the Eastern sSm stases ana
other countries, the moral filth aud black vomit,
70 proven BY. their coming here in droves OF
to this Coast, and most Of whom stopped here
And, in view Of this difficulty, remember we
have had growing police force, strengthened
provision ample for the emergency, were there
told. .such e always the case in seaport towns,
then ssH Ias sS Ssr10' o ever been
wen sustained opposition to the
eytl-doers? Has there been true
sna Consistent 1 effort 70 enforce the law in the
churches and schools, decent business interests
and non-partakers In vice. How does It portend
Tor tor our actual progressive influenced Ichsrge
sent, else better men would have been In ONCE;
better enforcement Of law could have been seen,
an, and the hand Of progEess would BE- pointing to
ness, which are the only things commen-
day. All such a. daRe speak Of necessity
silenced. What can be more pitiful than that
some aldermen attempted to vote away the name
Of Whitechapel, which 10 but the capitalization
ton and the name win die natural DEATH
Right here came thought, perhaps the best
possible work we can do il 70 % thoroughly stir
those who cannot enforce law for the city's pro-
lection will step down and let some one else who
Will try to do So"
The remainder Of the afternoon session was
Quoted by Mrs. E. G. johnson and Mrs G. F.
Fishback, with the ard Of charts. Mrs. johnson
gave an interesting talk on the skin, while MrA
Fishback devoted her time to the human
The delegates in attendance were: Kent, Mrs.
z. Palmer, Mrs Eta Jones, Mrs Mary Wade.
seattle. MrS. Jessie Haskell, Mrs 3. Lewis:
Fremont, Mrs. G. B. Bartlett, Mrs. Goddard;
Seattle. Mrs. A. c. Moore, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. c. E.
The evening session opened with an anthem.
swine is q Mockei," by the ministerial quar-
tettc, composed Of Rev. P. g. L. Harris, Rev. w.
II. Mehaffau Rev. Alfred Inwood aud Rev. q. /.
Koeneke. Rev. W. Fl. Mahaifie then read a Sc
lection from the tenth chapter OF Romans, which
was followed by prayer by Miss Winnie Thomas.
The ministerial quartette then sang the ''sleigh-
Rev. levi Gilbert, the speaker OF the evening,
addressed the audience upon "Some Lessons
from sodom." He spoke Of sodom and Gomor-
rah az the ancient cities OF civilization and the
center OF commerce. He described them ~ an
earthly paradise, whose licentious people had
no thought of the destruction in store
for them. The speaker then compared
this nation with the cities OF the plain,
and exhorted its people to take warning
from the history Of the past. He affirmed that
prohibition crusade is needed that there must
hand-in hand with prostitution. and II the Ii
Quor traffic ID defeated it will go far toward the
defeat OF the other evil. The only way to do
this is by organization and throwing the full
strength of the Prohibition vote TO such party 40
will support prohibitory laws.
DIR. Gilbert closed his address with most elo-
Queut appeal for the people of the land to choose
society and the sin and vice of the saloon and
brothel.
Little Miss Mabel Downs made q stirring pro-
hibition speech, which was warmly applauded.
The ministerial quartetfe again appeared aud
gave SECT On Hoard the Gospel Ship in good
style. The meeting closed with . benediction
from Rev. Levi Gilbert.
This morning at 10 o'clock the convention will
reassemblc, when. there will be Temperance
other exercises among them the reading Of sew
eraI Dapcrs on W. C. T. o. work