St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-26

nnion, of ST. Paul; W. w. Nicholas,
Lauderdal. of the Willard union, l.. W.
Irvine, E. S. Bell. Huntington. and Miss
Luddington. of the st. Paul Y, and a
number of Others whose names were not
presented by the presidents OF the un-
ions. The county unions represented
were the Central, the oldest in the city;
the Francis Willard, the Lady SOmer
set the st. Pau! Y, the Hamine, the
Merriam Park ard the st. Anthony
Park.
The programmes were folders of
glazed paper. bearing on the front page
excellent likenesses of Miss Francis
about with daisies. As announced by
the programme, the morning session
began al O'Clock with devotional exer-
cises. Mrs K f. Webster, district pres
ident. presiding.
The frst business was the appointing
of committees. The committee on res
Olutions was made up of MeSdameS
Nicholas, Wimbisf, Clark and Bell.
The committee on credentials was en-
trusted to Mrs. Soule. On the organiZa
ton committee were appointed Mes
danes Hobart, Grote and Fish.
The welcoming address was delivered
by Mrs. E. ". Fish. of the Willard
union. Mrs. Fish said: Friends.
comrades and co-workers in the broad
vineyard of reform and progress, it is
with gladness that the Woman's
Christian Temperance union of the
Willard union of West St. Paul
extend hearty and cordial welcome TO
the white ribbon workers of Ramsey
county," The address was we'll writ
ten and delivered. In conclusion Mrs.
Fish said: I'VE welcome you. you who
have enlisted for humanity in q cause
that must exist forever-So long as woe
is embalmed by tear. SO long as pow
erty is caused by vice. We welcome
you, sisters. to our midst with love and
fellowship. Let Yesterday sink out of
sight only as today dawns. Let today
disappear only before the promise of a
fairer tomorrow. Now let us seal our
lives to victory, and God will give the
song"
Mrs. Hobart, state president, respond
ed ably TO the welcome.
After music, the secretaries of the
various unions made their reports. The
reports showed gratifying increase in
the work done the past year, and were
encouraging in the extreme. Mrs. Reed
reported for the Central union, Mrs. E.
X. Webster for the Hamline union and
Mrs. Bomsfield for the Willard union
Mrs. Irvine reported for the US"
Mis-. C. S. SOuie's paper on ''The
Press and Literature" was intensely in
terestng Mrs. Soule said: ''In ancient
times, when an invading army set foot
on the soil of Palestine, the ready torch
was applied to beacon on the nearest
hill. Soon other lights sprang up on
distant hills, and so the alarm was
given. Our unions resemble these
flame signals. because of pub
lie danger, multiplying almost as
fast as they. Woman's work in
connection with the press i'll
charitable enterprises and many others
have been factor IN moulding political
opinions and determining political ac-
tons The hope OF the world depends
upon the restoration of woman to her
original place as mans helper in care of
the commonwealth its well as the family
and home. The two great political
parties seem given over TO the drink
traffic. and the press seems committed
to their side. Yet public sentiment is
trembling in the balance. Truth is OH
cur size: however much political power