Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-08-29
The National Convention and Worlds
W. T.. TT.

The National Convention and Worlds
W. L.
From the locals in the LEADER it
seems that many in and around Brook
haven are going to the Worlds Fair;
and for the sake of our progress i'll
temperance work. it seems IA fitting
time to call attention to the fact that
as many white ribbon women as can
go to Chicago ought to wait until DC
tober and lie there to attend the
Worlds W. &. L. L. second biennial
meeting Oh 10th day of the month and
the twentieth annual Convention Of
the National W. c. r. U. 1t will be II
grand occasion and well worth the
time. money and any sacrifice it may
take to make such a trip.
Beside the general officers of the
State Unions we are entitled to send
one delegate for every five hundred
members.
1t will be at such a pleasant season
of the year that the travel will not be
tiresome and the cool, bracing air will
help one to keep up and walk much
more easily in the grounds than dur
ing this sultry, depressing weather
For our white ribbon sisters it will
be about the grandest opportunity of
life Why, it would be worth the trip
if we could do nothing more than gaze
upon the proud heights of our beauti
full, grand Temple and shake hands
with its honored founder, Matilda B.
Carse
To convince any white-ribbon wo-
man of the fact that October is the
time of all times for her to enjoy a
trip to the great Fair. it is only neces-
sary to read carefully the following
most important call to all temperance
women:
1.-The Worlds Woman's Christian
Temperance Union and the National
w. G. Il. U. of the United States will
hold their conventions Oh successive
days beginning October 10Th. 1893, in
the city of Chicago in the Memorial
Art Institute Building, in which are
held all the great Congresses of the
Columbian Exposition year. This will
be the twentieth convention of the
hite-ribboners of the United States
and the second BIENNIAL Convention
of the Worlds W. c. Il. U.
The Convention of the Worlds VIC.
II. u. will be composed of its general
officers and executive committee, the
secretaries and treasurers of auxiliary
national societies, the World superin-
tendents of departments. the editors
and publishers of the official organ
and one additional delegate for every
one thousand members of auxiliary
national societies.
Each national organization is re
quested to pay special heed to the fore
going statement which may he further
explained as follows: The Presidents
of all National W. c. Z. US and of the
British WOman's Temperance Associa
ton compose, with the five general Off
GERS of the Worlds w. c. r. T.. the ex-
ecutive committee of that society. the
secretaries and treasurers of all Ma
tional w. G. Il. us are, by virtue of
their office. eX -ofticio members of the
convention.
Besides these there are Worlds Su-
pcrintepdents of Departments. of
which there are at present eighteen.
and the editors and publishers of the
Union Signal. All the foregoing are
eN-officio members of the biennial
meeting and besides these each auXil-
larry National Union is entitled to one
delegate for every 1000 members.
1t is desirable that alternate dele
gates should be chosen, as some of
those regularly authorized may be I'M
able to attend. We are confident that
in this exceptional year, when the Co
lumbar Exposition has attracted myr-
lads from all parts of Christendom, we
shall have a more representative at
tendance than we are likely to have
at any other time for years to come.
We therefore urge our leaders in all
countries to make every possible effort
to ascertain who among our member
ship are likely to attend the EXPOSE
ton; and to appoint them as delegates
either through the action of the Ma
tional Convention i'll their respective
countries or by the executive commit
tee, or failing in that, by the vote or at
testation of the general officers Of
national societies.
We especially request the National
W. c. I. u. of the United States, the
Dominion w. &. L. U. of Canada and
the British Woman's Temperance AS
sociation including England. Scotland,
ireland and Wales, to give careful at
tention to the appointment of dele
gates. for we are more likely to have
delegates from these countries than
from cthnrs