St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-15
ENTHUSIASM AT FLOOD
The ,wo@E9'S TEMPERANCE coavEa
% TON DOES MUCH BUSINESS.
rHElR WORK is FLoUR,sHING

man Lectures in OrieRta
Dress Election and Medal
Cestest Today. =iI
! Yesterday mornings session Of the
W. c. T.. u. conference was conducted
| by the Us the Young WomeR't
Temperance union. Mrs. Bessie Layble
| Se0yeiie talked on hygienic dress and
physical culture. She pointed cut how
| TO stand. breathe. walk and dress SO as
to enjoy good health. Sine made raid
On the corset, Which she says must be
| done away with. "lt is not thing OF
beauty" size said, and why should
woHieh be SO devoted to it? Some of
the girls who had promised year ago
To give up the instrument of torture
| testified as to the wisdom of their &C
ton, and many others resolved to go
| and do likewise.
After the regular convention had
been called TO order, Rev Mr.. Gjertsen,
OF Minneapolis. presented a plan OF
work to be pursued in the state insane
1 asyluuiS, which he hoped the W.C.TeU.
would take up. He hoped that a con-
nittee night be appointed whose duty
it would be to visit the asylums and
hear tile complaints that patients are
| afraid TO make to officers, or members
| OF the board of charities and correc-
tiUns. The speaker was we'll received,
but the ladies did not deem it best to
take any action iii the matter.
! Mrs Hobart suggested to Mr.. Gjert-
| sen that 1t might 10y well to call the at
| tentioD OF the national convention to
the matter, which he would have, an
| opportunity to do when they meet next
| month SIS <.
Mrs. Fannie l.. Ames, who has been
state organizer of the work of the
union, made brief report of her work.
She assured her sisters that she had
not left the field because she was not
sufficiently paid, but because she had
| duties at home which demanded her
whole time. Her collections were
s5Gs,4 IS aid expenses -S1S2.42.
- Mrs. Chase. editor of the White Rib
boner, the official state organ, presented
/ in an able manner the claims of her
paper. The circulation at present is
400. Mrs. Hudson. of Pine Island.
spoke. in behalf of the ''Woman's Col
| umn.n 49,,
A: short discussion was then INDUCED
IN over the adoption of report OF a
special committee {appointed to make a
revision OF tAeicoHstitution), which was
presented 10y Mrs.. Newcomb, of Mime
apOliS, who had acted as secretary OF the
committee. As there seemed to be s0ne
misunderstanding in regard to the whole
matter, the discussion was postponed
indefinitely Gil motion of Mrs. Heard.
TIE WORK FLoURISHES. nc
Mrs. L. S. Wright, of Red Wing. the
corresponding secretary, read a rather
lengthy report, i'll which she stated that
| the work was iii flOuTiShlng condition
in spite OF the hard times.
Mrs. Hobart, in speaking of the Oh
Servance of the Sabbath, said: ''If we
do not pay more attention to Sabbath
observance we will be4held guilty before
God. We have been known as Cod
fearing nation, but we have been dis
graced as a nation in the Sunday open
ing of the exposition. l believe there Is
hardly a G0d-fearing woman in the
country who is not aggrieyed. We stand
today with shamed faces and bowed
heads
A great deal of interest is being taken
in the election OF officers which takes
place today. A. ajoFfty of the sieIe-
gates would like to re-elect Mrs. Flo
Dart, who has served for mauy years, BAt
as that lady says emphaticalty that size
must give up Tie amount OF work that
holding this office involves, some one
else must be chosen. Mrs. l.. w. Irvine,
of st. Paul, will receive very strong
support, should she be one of the candi-
dates. which is very likely, and she is
wonderfully well adapted for the posi-
ton, being a young and very enthusiast
tic worker. Among the other candidates
spoken of for the presidency are Mrs.
Clifford, of Northtield; Mrs. Julia b.
Nelson, of Red Wing, and Mrs. Neal, of
Minneapolis.
The afternoon services were opened
by conservation meeting, led by Mrs.
h. 5. Farms worth. The reports of the
district presidents, each three minutes
in length, consumed the greater part of
the afternoon. Following are the dis
trics presidents, very few of whom
were absent: -
First district, Mrs. Ruth Nj. Rowell:
Second district, Miss, Ella j. Cook;
Third district, Mrs. MARY c. Greene;
Fourth district, Mrs. Mary f. Plymat:
Fifth district, Mrs. N. D. Crawford;
Sixth district. Mrs. ID. A. Sherman;
Seventh district, Mrs. j. A. Clifford:
Eighth district, Mrs. w. II. Heard;
Ninth district. Mrs. E. j. NJ. Newcomb;
Tenth district, Mrs. Webster; Eleventh
district. Mrs. E. Bullivant; Twelfth
district. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Moses; Thirteenth
district, Mrs. l. j. Collins; Fourteenth
district, Mrs. Jessie Powell; Fifteenth
district, Mrs: Alice White; Sixteenth
district. Mrs. Emily Merritt.
Mrs. Laura Rodgers read a paper on
MY Call to the w. c. L. u" Miss
Edna Edison a paper on "Woman's
Rights" and. Miss Nellie c. Green
favored the convention with violin
| solo.
| AN ORIENTAL TALK.
| The feature of last nights session
was Miss Ackerman's talk OH the
Chinese: winch she gave. dressed in
Oriental costume. The church parlors,
vestibule and steps were all crowded to
hear this wonderful woman talk.
One of the many interesting as well as
amusing things that she said was in re-
| gard to the great heat and moisture of
| the climate. She remarked that if people
| retired at night and left their shoes ont
| of ktheir trunks in the morning they
would be ruined with mold. She said
that when she first visited the country
her dresses were made with the tight
fitting sleeves that were being worn at
that time. The Chinese women laughed
at the cut of her dress. remarking that
the American people must be crazy to-
wear such barbarous sleeves.
| A MEDAL CONTEST. 2
Quite a new feature is to be intro
duced at tOnlght's session, notice of
which is here given:
This. the last evening of the conven-.
ton, will be devoted to a Demorest
medal contest, i'll which eight young.
ladies of ST. Paul will take part. Three
disinterested persons are to be chosen,
as judges, for whom suitable blanks will
be furnished. The member of the class.
adjudged 10 have made the best recita-
ton will be awarded silver medal
The following are the names of the con-
testants: "A Vision of Prohibition
Miss Flora Hare; 1.-The Nations Curse"
Miss Adde Knapp; Young Americas
War Cry" Miss LeItie Leyde; ''Pict-i
| ures From Life,' Miss Abbie Luud.