The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-17
It's Finances and Membership
in Flourishing Condition.
THE CONVENTION AT CLEVELAND
Miss Willard Exults That Women
Beat Breckenridge and Tammany.
She Condemns Kansas Republicans. but
Finds No Good in Democrats Any
where Delegates From Catholic

CLxvEI.Sn, Nov. i6-UnGer the na-
tional banner. For God and Home and
Native Land" delegates representing
every state in the Union and thousands Of
wearers of the white ribbon assembled
this morning in Music hall to open the
swenty-first annual convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
The convention was called 10 order few
minutes before 10 o'clock. Miss Willard
raped sharply seven times on the table in
front of her. Instantly the big assembly
came TO order '.Seyen rans tor love. hope
and gratitude" said Miss Willard. You
will notice that we're little behind time,
but if yoa will get your seats As quickly as
possible we viii begin our opening exer-
eises. I will ask Mother Thompson, Aunty
Stewart and Mrs Monroe TO read the
Crusade psalm resonsively 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. Ii was an i'm
pressive moment Then followed the orig
iual Crusade hymn. TO the tune. "Rock OF
Ages, by the entire convention, led by
NJ ,ss Alice Harrison, of Boston, national
superintendent of music and the grand
notes OF the organ pealed above the voices
of the audience. There were probably 500
delegates present and the hall was we'll
filled with spectators, with the execution
of the upper gallery. Rev. Frances Towns
ley, of Nebraska. next led the convention
In fervent prayer. She offered thanks
for the twenty-first birthday of the ". c.
I. e. movement, since guided
and guarded by love strong
as fatherhood. true as brotherhood
and tender and loving as motherhood
She referred touehingly to the death OF
Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge. who died
month ago: to Miss Willard, the national
president, and to Lady Somerset. whose
absence from the convention is SO greatly
deplore AT the conclusion of the prayer
Miss Willard spoke feelingiy of the late
Mary Woodbridge, after which Mrs. l.. NJ.
Stevens. of Maine, called the roll of Of
hcers, superintenents aud delegates. Fol-
lowing this came the reading and adoption
of the minutes of the executive commit
tees two sessions. The appointment of a
vice president at large was under consider
alton during the larger part of the morn
ing session. but the matter was finally laid
over until tomorrow. The treasurer, Mrs.
Barker, of South Dakota, Was appointed
chairman of the finance committee.
When Miss Willard stepped TO the front
of the platform the FIRST applause OF the
convention was given, and handkerchicfs
tluttered in all parts OF the house. She
said:
THE work of the women is the most
unique feature of the recent great cleo
tions. 1t is freely admitted that they had
much TO do with the downfall of the Tam
inc W
lady and the tiger, with no doubt as to
which came out ahead. In Illinois the
women voted by tens of thousands. In
Colorado the Prohibition party was raised
from l. 200 at the last election to from
1000 to 10. COO and it is the universal testI-
mony that the presence OF women at the
polls led TO much larger vote by the
men. The Republican party did itself
damage by assisting the Democrats to vote
down the acknowledgements of the women
in Kansas but illustrated its progressive
tendency by putting plank in its plat
form in favor of woman suffrage IN Cali
fornia, Idaho and Utah.
Miss Willard referred to the non-partissn
". c. I. IT,. and sent 1t greetings, with the
wish that the two great bodies may come
together This expression was indorsed
bv the convention. When Miss Willard
spoke of the defeat of Breckinridge and
tiger the applause was tremendous. The
mere mention of Lady Somerset evoked
| storm of applause. After a vote of thanks
to Miss Willard. numerous eablegrams
and telegrams of greeting were read By the
secretary. Mrs T. NJ. Stevens. recording
secretary, then presented her report.
At the afternoon session the first order
of business was the report of the treasurer.
~ shn rssA hat
the receipts for the year were s26. .0i902,
disbursements SO, 33sO7. The report of
the corresponding secretary states that
while nearly ali churches. missionary and
charitable societies mourn deficit in
their finances, and the conseqnent Grip
pling OF their work, the W. c. 7. u. comes
to its annual meeting with an increased
membership and every bill paid, and
more comforting balance in the treasury
than any previous year has shown. The
report concludes: ''We have now a follow
ing of between 10000 and 500. 90"
Mrs. Barker was frequently inter-
rupted by bursts of applause. After
a song. vote of thanks was
rendered TO Mrs. Barker. and her
report was unanimously adopted. Rev.
DIR. Joeph Cook, of Boston. was next in
troduoed. and spoke briefly. The reports
of superintendents came next, and Mrs.
Frances ]. Barns reported Tor the Young
Women's branch Of the organization.
Three delegates from the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union we're introduced. and
Mrs Lsonora Lake spoke briefly, express
ing sympathy and cooperation with the
movement. The department Of preYen-
ton report was next presented, followed
by au address by Mrs Anne NJ. Shaw,
Of Wisconsin. upon Health HeFeditary."
Mrs. May Hunt superintendent Of scien-
tiae temperance instruction, reported on
that subject, showing great progress along
these lines. After s. song service Mrs.
Frances ". Setter spoke on the sabieet Of
physical culture. The recording secretary
then read numerous teisgrafns of greeting.
The audience sang ''God BE Vita Yoa
1 TN We Meet Again, and after prayer ths
convention sdioaFned until evening.
woaDES To BE HANGED.