The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-11-23
TIE NATIONAL W. C. T. o. CONVENTION.

TIE NATIONAL W. c. T. U. CoSNkhrios.
Trinity Methodist Church, in Denver.
COL, was crowded recently with delegates
to the nineteenth annual convention OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. The building was handsomely
decorated with bunting and flags, among
which were banners bearing appropriate
hung over the stage and bore the words:
'sNo sex ip citizenship" Around the
speakers desk and back Of it were seated the
State Presidents, members Of the Executive
Committees and Superintendents, while In
the body Of the house were about 500 dele
gates. An overflow meeting was held at the
Unity Church, where Lady Henry Somerset
would speak A second overflow meeting
assembled at the Central Christian Church
where speeches were made BY Mrs. Mary
II. Hunt and Mrs. 3. E. V. Emory. MsS
Frances e. Willard. the President, called
the convention to order, and after q br1et
ptsyer by Lady Somerset the regular routipS
cof1ention work began, which included
reading of minutes ard reports and the ap.
pointment Of committees. Miss Willard read
her annual report. The report reviewer the
work OF the union for the year and spoke OF
it's plans for the future. D..
Miss Willard said In part: "There Is no
object that we White Ribboners so much
desire to photograph upon the brain OF
every voter as the American saloon. 1t Is
an institution the character OF which be.
comes each year more clearly defined, ana
one that, because OF our form OF govern
ment exposes us more than any other peo-
pie to political corruption. Because theee
things are true, the temperance women OF
America have gone into politics. aud have
taken stiles with the men who first, last and ali
times cast their ballots against candidates
for offices who are pledged to the saloon.
:'While lam heart and soul in sympathy
with every movement for the Uplifting OF
labor, 1t remains true that three-fourths OF
the whole labor question is summed up IN
the following: 'Where are our carriagesf
said an Anarchist as some capitalists drove
by. Why replied red -nosed follower.
to tell you the truth, saloon keeper yon-
der Is riding there In mine
"We expect to convene the Worlds W.
C.. T. u. the first week In June at the Co
lumbian Exposition, and we hope that the
National Association. win be held at the
same time The only new department OF
which I give notice this year, Is for the
building up of the local auxiliaries. II we
could put capable woman at the head OF
the department Of work for the local W. =:
Il. u, and this could be carried out into al
our borders, we should find that this con-
VoQCtO0 QaQ uOU dS3omutcu An sotAs
The report of the National Secretary, Mrs.
Caroline 3. Buell.. shows that the union ,is In
a most fourishing condition. The. total
number of auxiliary and including "Y'" Is
1857; total membership. 142, 563; number OF
'sYp unions, 1856; total membership, L, sos;
number Of coffee houses, restaurants, etc,
2S9: money raised by local unions SSS6. =
2447l; raised by State unions, $l23, I99. ~;
paid National Union in dues, sl9, s72.o3; Tor
other purposes, s1l,57LS2 -,
In Colorado, North Dakota, Idaho, ilh-
nois Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachu-
setts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont
and Washington there Is school suffrage,
and in Wyoming there is full suffrage:
The report OF the Treasurer, Miss Esther
Pugh, shows that the total amount OF money
raised by local unions in the last year for
temperance work is 1856. IA. Il. There has
been paid into the National Treasury for
State dues. SIS, ,506.16; for other purposes,
S11, ,57S .2G, and for the temple. $SS, 5o9. o.
New YORK paid dues on membership Oh
". .OO1: Illinois on more than IL. 600, Penn
syiyania on more than 15, 0oO and Ohio on
Upward Of 10, 600 members.