The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-11-21

national banner, For God and Home and
Native Land" delegates representing
every state in the union and a following
of thousands of wearers of the white rib
bon. assembled this morning in Music hall
TO open the twenty-first annual convention
of the Womans Christian temperance
union. The scene presented in the hail
Just before the convention was called to
order was a most animated one The hum
of conversation increased as the hour set
for the convention to be called II order
drew near. until it seemed assume the
proportion OF a mighty roar.
The decorations of the Dig auditorium
were artistic and profuse with yellow and
white predominating. The wall which
formed background for the platform was
a mass of yellow and white bunting. The
white is the recognized color of the Won
ans Christian temperance union and the
yellow bears the same relation TO the
woman suffragists The balconies are
draped in white and yellow and the upper
one is entwined with the red, white and
blue Each balcony post supports state
or superintendent banner.
The convention was called TO order
few minutes before 10 o'clock. Miss Will
lard raped sharply seven times on the
assembage came to order Seven raps
for love- hope and gratitude" said
Miss Willard You will notice that we
are a little behind time, but if you will
get your seats as quickly as possible, we
will begin our opening exercises. l VIII
ask Mother Thompson, Aunty Stewart and
Mrs. Monroe TO read the crusade psalm
responsively with you"
The three ladies named rose and stood
with Miss Willard while the psalm was
read, verse by the audience and
verse by those on the platform. 1t was
an impressive moment. Then followed the
origin OF the crusade hymn, Rock OF
a ges " by tn. entire convention, led by
Mrs. Alice Harris of Boston, national
Superintendent of music and the grand
notes Of the organ pealed above the voices
OF the audience. There were probably
five hundred delegates present and the
hall was well filed with spectators, with
the exception of the upper gallery
The Rev Frances Towns-ey Of Ne
braska next led the convention in fer
vent PRAYER She offered thanks for the
twenty-first birthday of the w. G. T. U.
movement since guided and guarded by
love strong as fatherhOod, true as broth
erhOOd and tender and loving as mother
hood. She referred touching.y to the
death Of Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge, who
died a month ago; TO Miss Willard. the
national president, and to Lady Henry
Somerset, whose absence from the con-
vention is so greatly deplored
At the conclusion Of the prayer Miss
Willard spoke feelingly Of the ate Mary
woodbridge. after which Mrs. L. NJ. y.
Stevens of Maine called the roll Of off,
GERS. superintendent and delegates. Fo--
lowing this came the reading and adOp-
ton of the minutes Of the executive COM
mittee for two sessions. The appoint
ment of a observation-disclosures was I'M
der consideration during the larger part
Of the morning session. After three in
effectual votes upon the subject the mat
ter was finally laid over until tomorrow.
The treasurer, Mrs. Barker of South
Dakota. was appointed chairman Of the
finance committee.
Miss willard Speaks.
After the singing of the hymn entitled
Welcome, Chieftian, Welcome" Miss
Willard stepped to the front of the plat
form and the first applause of the con-
vention was given, and handkerchiefs
futtered in all parts of the house. Miss
Wizard thanked the convention for the
applause and then began the delivery of
her annual address. After a lengthy re-
view Of various phases Of the woman
movement Miss Willard concluded as fol-
lows:
Il remember that no one subject puz-
Zled or Vexed me more in my youthful
days than why il was that men could
range the whole world at their vii. and
some
women did not nave the world, but the
home only. l did not think this fair, and
never did and never shall, and l think
those early broodings over the subject
helped to determine my vocation. for
resolved to buid in my life to help make
the world so home-like that women could
freely go out into 1t everywhere, side by
side with men, and also to help bring II
about that men should share in a larger
measure than they have ever yet done in
d. E-NT -
and the cradleside, through which, as
believe. they are to reach their highest
and hottest development
To save the holy land of home.
We make our high crusade,
Our leader Judah's lion heart
On whom our trust is stayed.
1.-THE work of women is the most UNIQUE
feature OF the recent great elections. It
is freely admitted that they had much to
do with the downfall Of the Tammany
rim; 1t was largely a case of The Lady
and the Tiger with no doubt as TO
which came out Of the contest ahead In
Illinois the women voted by the tens Of
thousands, in Colorado the prohibition
party vote was raised from 200 at the
last election to from 1000 to 10000, and it
is the testimony that the presence Of
women at the polls led to a much larger
vote by men and secured the best order
ever known. The republican party did it
self damage by assisting the democrats
en- in Kansas, but illustrated it's pro
gressive tendencies by putting a plank in
its platform In favor of woman suffrage
in the states Of California, Idaho and
Utah"
In the course Of her address Miss Willard
referred to the non-partisan w. c. T. u
and sent IL greetings, with the wish that
the two great bodies may come together
This expression was Endorsed by the con-
ventiOn with hearty applause.
Again, wnen Miss Willard spoke OF the
denoeument OF Q Breckenridge and the
dethronment o. he Tammany tiger the
ton Of Lady Somerset evoked a storm Of
applause.
After a rising vote Of thanks to Miss
Willard. Mrs. Alice Harris, national SUI
perintendent Of music, sang the verses
Throw out the Lifeline the audience
joining in the chorus. Then numerous
cablegrams and tel grams Of greeting were
read by the secretary. Mrs. L. NJ N.
Stevens, recording secretary, presented
her report.
Mrs. Baker was frequently interrupted
by bursts OF applause. After the singing
Of Praise God From Whom All Blessings
Flow" rising vote of thanks was ten
dered to Treasurer Helen NJ. Barker and
her report was unanimously adopted
The Rev. DR.. Joseph Cook of Boston
was next introduced and spoke briefly on
the successes Of the past year and pre-
dicted that by the end of the twentieth
century the liquor traffic would come to