Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-06
THE LAST SESSION.
w. c. T. U. Closed It's Meetings Yester.
day Afternoon.

w. c. T. U. Closed It's Meetings Yexter-
day Afternoon.
After The Stars report of the closing ses-
sion Of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union closed yesterday afternoon Miss
Louisa Weightman was elected correspond
Ing secretary for the coming year, Mrs.
Emma F. Shelton was unanimously re-
elected recording secretary. and Mrs. S. NJ.
Wescott was reelected treasurer. The
choice of delegate at large to the national
convention at Cleveland on November 16,
was in favor Of Mrs. T. A. Williams. while
Mrs. s. d. LaFetra was elected a general
delegate. The alternates chosen were Mrs.
8. l.. Beiler and Mrs. Alfred Wood. Miss
Lizzie Kessier was elected reporter for the
Union Signal, after which Master Ernest
Fisher, president Of the Loyal Temperance
Legion Of Ryland Church. addressed the
convention, and he was rewarded with a
vote Of thanks Superintendent OF DEPART
meIlts were appointed as follows: Juvenile
and Sunday school. Mrs. Alfred Wood;
temperance literature, Mrs. Margaret g..
Plat; legislative and petition, Mrs. Alice
Smith; prison and JAIL Mrs. Fl. H. Hen
erickson; unferm ented wine, Mrs. Emma r..
Falconer; work among foreigners, Mrs
Hannah Crosby; scientific temperance IN
struction, Mrs. Harriet Whitcomb; Sab
bath observance, Mrs. Nj. f. Cattin; purity
in literature and art, Mrs. E. A. Chambers;
narcotics, Mrs. H. a. CLEARWATER: social
purity, Mrs. Jer Lie II. Robinson; chalk
talker, Mrs. Mabel WEIGH; railroad, SUPER
intendent named. but unable to serve;
mothers meetings, Mrs. Sophie Smith;
heredity and hygiene. Mrs. Annie Bovee;
messenger boys, Mrs. Nellie II. Bradley;
fremen, Mrs. NJ. f. Merrick. The superin-
teEdents of the departments Of young wo-
mans work, flower mission, evangellstic,
press and parliamentary were not named.
A vote of sympathy was rendered the
superintendent of chalk talk, Miss Sadie
Buckingham, who was absent by reason of
illness, and then the committee on resolu-
ticns presented report which was ap-
proved unanimously. After declaring that
the members of the union will never cease
to labor and pray for the destruction of the
Ubiquitous liquor traffic; that the union be-
lieves In a sacred obligation to educate
children in the principles of purity of life
and abstinence from alcohol and tobacc
protesting against the smoking of cigars,
cigarettes and pipes upon street railway
cars; regretting the dead-letter effect of
the anti-cigarette law of the District; ex-
pressing the shame and unspeakable re-
Gret that such Christian nation as ours
should countenance such shameful traffic !;
declaring that the Indifference of the public
to intemperance is due to lack of knowledge,
hence more systematic reading and circu-
latiCn of temperance literature should be
urged; insisting on the sanctity of the Sab
bath; stating a belief in equal suffrage with
an educational qualification for all. in equal
wages for equal work, in an equal standard
of morality for men and women, and de-
handing that only clean hands shall be
called to public service. the resolutions cor
daily commend Mrs. Grover Cleveland for
having the courage of her opinions against
social drinking; congratulate Frances E.
Willard upon her restoration to health:
state the necessity for a permanent head
quarters as center of evangelistic, educa-
tional and Industrial work; say that indi-
vidual purity is the only basis for a pure
nation. and thank the pastors and the off,
GERS of the Calvary Church for the use Of
the building, and also the press for excel
lent reports of the meetings.
motion was passed to the effect that all
unfinished business shall be referred to the
executive committee, which will meet at
1890 am. on Monday next at the Central
Union Mission. Mrs. NJ. E. Cohen led in
prayer, and the convention was declared
adjourned by President Griffith