Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-22

subjects to Coma iisfore tho NCxt Ma
tIonal Convention Mt Cleveland.

Subjects to Coma iIsfore tho Next Ma
tional Convention mt Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, ONO, Nov. H.--'fhe an
nual convention OF the Woman'6 Chris
tim Temperance Union opens in this
city in Music Hall, Friday morning,
and Indications point to the largest Mt
tendance aud most enthusiastic meeting
in tho history OF the union. President
Frances Willard and many other
women Of rational reputation in Chris
tian temperance work have already ar
rived. Tic uAiOn being the outgrawlh
of the crusade which occurred II years
$50 the event will be largely Il crusade
convention, paying special honor TO that
movement. tnp leaders of it, whether
attending rs delegates or visitors, will
be honored With seats on the platform.
One Of tho dominating thoughts of tho
union al the present time Is social purity,
! aud that will receive IL large share OF
the attention Of the convention.
Efforts will be made to extend the
work in every possible way. Ii is the
intention to establish an equal standard
Of purity for men and women. Men
| known to be prOiligntG are to be worked
against IL they seek public houors, and
will not be recognized in society. The
| VS. have already rule that they Will
not be seen with men who arc known
to live unclean lives. The drink habit
is to be considered scientifically. The
relation of cooking and drink is u
prominent feature for discussion.
| Physical culture, narcotics and cigarettes
will also be carefully considered.
One of tho difficulties met with by
| a
against them among foreigners. The
union Will now cndenvor to overcome
this feeling by changing the foreigners
point Of view, getting them to see that
| Americans are for America, and that
they, the foreigners, are here not to
work out the problems of their own
country, but for the maintenance Of
American institutions.
CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 19.-The w. 9.
Il. L. convention found itself long way
behind its regular business this morning
and dropped all preliminaries and got
right down TO work.
Mrs. Mary +. Lowell, from the Depart
ment of Mercy. offered the following
resolution, which was adopted with
enthusiastic:
WHEREAS. The effort to secure legisla.
ton in Ohio to viviscct condemned crimi-
nails confirms the assertion frequently
made that owing to their inconclusive re-
suits, experiments on live animals do not
protect human beings. but only create q
desire for them rs subjects and
WHEREAS, II is pcrsistently maintained
by constantly increasing number of able
medical men that legitimate method:
would result in truer knowledge and be
cause the nature Of those experiment.
often precludes the use of anesthetics
thus inliictlng torture of Il shocking char
acter
ReSoived, That We the National Woman!
Christian Temperance Union, believe viyi
section to be unnecessary and cruel ant
that it is particularly demoralizing ii
tendency, when done before classes o
young people, and we will endeavor Il
develop sentiment which may result u
legislation for the entire abolition Of TIN
practice,
Mrs. Lowell spoke briefly upon tn
! subject Of tho needless slaughter .
animals and the cruelty attached to il
She deprecated the slaughter Of seal
for women's garments, and added tina
r she did not wear seal garment hersel
and would not do So under any circum
stances. She was interrupted by Mis-
, Willard, who told the delegates that sh
| WV push bdlllputi lNslcuu Nl sou
for the same reason. Continuing, Mr.;
= Lowell advocated a vegetarian diet, IN
/ called attention to the narrowing scene
in slaughter houses, where beef was pre-
!. pared for food. She concluded her re
e marks with the announcement thG
/. cigarettes and cigars must go. Mar
Q Wood Allen addressed the convcntio
ON the subject Of social purity.
M ~ 4 / n
on the work among railroad cmploye
She referred TO the late strike and Gallo
~ attention to the necessity for bridgin
Of the gulf between railroad employt
ana officials.
d Mrs. j. NJ. Kinney, superintendent
!. the peual and rcform institution depar
q ment, reported progress, and said til,
u while the work did not show many n
suits on the face Of things, much GOO
= was being done.
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