New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-29
THE NATIONAL W.C.T q. con TENTfON.


IT'S NINETEENTH ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN
DFNVER-sTATiSTICs OF YEARS WORK
Denver. oct. 2s.-Trfnity Methodist Church was
crowded with delegates 10 the nineteenth annual Gun
venton o. tie Wonars Christian Temperance mon
this morning The building Handsomely deco
rated with bunting and nags among which were Dan
ners bearing appropriate notices. the most prominent
OF which was hung over the stage and bore tile wOns
No sex In citizenship" Around the speakers desk
and back Of II were seated the state presidents mem
lers Of the executive committees and superiniendehts
while I'm the body q the house were about eVo deie
gates An overflow meeting announced to Dc
held az the Unity Church, where Lady Henry son'rSe'
wOnld speak. \ second overflow meeting Assembled
at the Central Christian Church. where speeches were
made by Mrs. Mary H. Hunt and Mrs. :. f. v Emory
Miss F!unces f. Willard the president. called the con
vention TO Order and after brief prayer by Lady
Somerset the regular routine convention work began
which included reading Of minutes and reports ana Tue
appointment Of committees. Miss Willard read her
annual report. The report reviewed the work oil tie
union for the year and spoke Of it, plans for the future
Miss Willard said In part There Is no object
graph upon the brain Of every vJfrr as the .Nmr'
can salOop. 1t Is institution the character .,
which becomes each year more clearly d'hhcd, anu
one that because OF form OF government
expose, more than any other people to political
corruption. Because these things arr true, the tenn
Ierarce women of America rave gone Into pohu's:
and have taken sides with the men who hr,ti last
for Offices who pledged to the saloon. IA,
While l am heart and soul in sympathy WIN
every movement for tp uplifting Of laboc, ii remains
true that three fonrths Of the whole labor que nn ION
I. summed up In the follow Where are our
SaTs IS whv q" rc 4pa red as o, Gf 10
tell You the truth a saloon keeper yonder Is riding
we expect to convene the Worlds W. e. T. U.
the fr.t week IN June at IA" Columbian ENpo,iu(n.
ana We hope that ns Neo"a nO A' 0sw VT @t
~ which give notice tiS year, Is Tor me DuliulhS
up OF The local auxIlIari", II We could pnt
capable woman Mt the head Of the department Of
work for the local w. c. T. e.. and this cou,d be
cnrried out into all borders, should find that
this convention had not assembled IN vain"
The report OF the National secretary. Mrs Caroline
u. Buel shows that the union Is In most founshlng
condition. The total number Of auxiliary ard nclu-
ding "Y's" Is ,s57 total membership. la2 563, mum
Der Of "Y" unions. 750 total membership 12.363 /;
number OF coffee houses, restaurants. etc. 2o2 money
raised by local unions 1896 244 II raised BY state
unions $l23 100 40 paid National nnicn In dues. ST.
So 90: for other purposes. gil, ST. -.
In Colorado North Dakota. idaho, Illinois. Kansas,
Maine Maryland. Massachusetts,. Michigan. Montana.
New Hampshire. New jersey New York, Oregon, Yer
mont and Wash 4 ,hsr r school suffrage
The report Il the treasurer Miss Esther Pngh. shows
IN The hast year for tempennce work is 3do.24I ~
There ha. been paid into the National reusury for
state due s5oS 10 Tor Other pGrpoTsS , gu III 30
on a membership Of mop than - 900. Illinois on
more than 10000. pennsylvania on more Than lO,OOO.
and ohio Oh upward Of 10000 members.
tpon r.a~.cnM,nc nj : 40 Mrs. Mary 7.
Iprt. pr. sdent ~ the New York W. e. T. T.. con
Quoted the DIV ,ionn excrci-.s Addresses q VII
come were made on behalf ~ The Commonwealth bv
',ovcrnor Routt the city. Mayor ltodgrrs and Judge
Ebert the state ". G. r. T.. MS, Eva Higgins.
president o. the Local ". e. T. T.. and Mrs. VI.
4. Cass,ll. Responses were male by Lid, Henry
Somerset Mr. Mary Jones. al Pennsylvania: Mrs.
Emily Ttt stevens ~ California. ard Nr'. Cara
Hoffman president Of the Missouri ". &. I. l.
The convention then adjourned I'LL tomorrow morn
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