Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-30
WHOPAYSTHE TOLL
w. G. T. u, Delegates Scrap
Over kilograms.
PEACE FINALLY RESTORED
YesterdAy's Session Given Up TO the
Discussion OF Juvenile Workers
The Gold Cure.

DENVER. Oct. 29.-So great was the
attendance at the W. c. T. L.. conyen-
ton this morning that 1t was again
necessary To held al overflow meeting
al Unity church, where 5000 were IN
attendance. the regular program was
rendered. Al the second meeting in
teresting addresses were delivered. 4.
which were Of nature TO
impress the large audience with
the importance of the temper
ance work and the great strides al
ready taken by the lsborers III that di-
rection. This morning the unpleasant
experiences of yesterday, when the WIS.,
ting delegates found themselves un-
able either TO enter the building or TO
obtain seats when once IN, were avoid
ed by providing separate entrance
for those who had credentials and 10y
keeping q sufficient number of seats
reserved for their use.
"A wicked shame"
Miss Frances Willard called the con-
vennon to order shortly after 9 o'clock.
The devotional exercises were opened
10y Mrs. Elizabeth Grler Hibben OF ILL.,
cleared away and the program was
about TO be launched when question
arose AS to who should pay the tolls
upon hundred or more teiegrams
which have been sent ''collect" by
various delegates unable to attend.
Somehow or other, no one knows
exactly, now, the whole convention
became involved IN u noisy wrangle.
Some said that II was n wicked shame
for these kilograms to be paid for from
the national funds; others said that il
was ungrateful to do otherwise III con-
slderatlon of the kindly spirit express
sed by each message, The matter was
finally agreeably settled and the morn
ing t PIC, ''The RELATION of Organiza-
ton To the Extension of the Temper
ance Cause and the Progress made"
was taken up.
Mrs. Sophia +. Grubb opened with
an able address. Other subjects DIS
cussed were foreign work, young
women's work and juvenile work. This
afternoon was occupied by 3 memorial
service for Johu Greenleaf Whittier.
The gold curse will be discussed next.
The Evening Session
Mrs. Helen c. Rice spoke of the
juvenile work. Mrs. Rice said the
young juvenile workers who were
being trained up IN the Christian tenn
perance work We're to be the future
voters of the land. The young mem
bers of the Loyal Legions were just as
enthusiastic IN their meetings as are
the older members of the w. c. Il. l..
Mrs. Mcfarland, q representative
from the w. G. L. L. at st. Johns
Canada. was called upon and made a
few pointed remarks. She said the
franchise would be granted in Canada
before IT was accor ded them Ia the
Unite d States. Mrs. Wade, frateInaI
delegate from Winnepeg, Manitoba
told now the temperance work was
advancing there. After remarks by
several other frsternal delegates, IN
Guiding Mrs. Likens, Mics Greenwood,
read passage from the Bible and
| commented upon the subject OF "Holy
| Spirit"
Miss Willard offered prayer and the
meeting closed by singing the hymn,
"Draw Ne Nearer" At the convention
tins afternoon the second subject was
taken up after service IN memory of
John Greenleaf Whittier, and address
rs were subsequently, delivered on a
variety OF subjects connected directly
ana indirectly with the temperance
work. Charles n. Crintenden
founder of the Florence mission IN
New York talked at some length and
was followed by DR.. A. s. NivIson on
"The Cure of the Inebriste." Mrs
Mary Dickinson of New York chatted
on The Patriotic League" Mrs. Leo
nora Lake of st. LOUIS on the "Catho
| lie Woman IN Temperance Work."