The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-17
DON'T OWE A CENT
WOMAN'S CIR STAN TEMPERANCE
UNION FINANCIALLY.
Enthusiastic Session Marked by An
uuaI Address of Miss Willard-Ex-
ceIIept Condition OF he Union IN
all Responsiveness Republicans
acknowledgements of Departments.

CLEVELAND. O., Nov. 16-Under the
ma onai banner. "For God and Home and
Native Land, /" deleg ates representing every
state in The Union and 1oilowine Vi
thousands of wearers of the white flDoon
assembled this morning III Music NAH TO
open the twenty first annual convention Vi
she Woman's Christian Temperance
union. The decorations OF the Dig "uuI
forum were artistic and profusr, WI
yellow and white predomina' ing. !" hIte
Is the recognized color OF he woman
Christian Temperance union, ana 'he
yellow bears the same relation TO the
woman suffragists.
The convention was called TO order
few minutes before 10 O'Clock by MIS-
Willard. Then followed an Impressive
moment. Mother Thompe on, Aunty
Stewart and Mrs. Monroe read the CRUSADE
Psalm responsivrly with the audience.
Then foil wed the original of the crusade
HYMN. Rick of Ages" by the entire CON
Vrption. led by Mr.. AiicJ Harris OF DDS
ion national superintendent OF hu-'C-
After ferveut prayer by rev. I,y rnHce =
Towusley Of Nbraska, Mss vita q
spoke ie-lingly OF the ls'e Mary 80;
bridge and Mrs. l. VI. y. St-venS OF Maine
ard called the roll Of officers, superln-
leud-nts and delegates
The appointmeBt OF vice president at
large was under curing the
! rger pant of the morning session: hhh!'E
Icing hid over, after three lheHecIudi
votes were had.
MISS WIZARDS ANNUAL ADDRESS.
FuIinwirg tue singing OF the byIhh'
''N -Icome Christians Welcome. MISS
Willard stepped TO the fir" OF the pl A.
form and the first applause OF the conveh-
tinn WAS given, and handkerchieis nut
tered in all p,rts of the house. MISS VIII
Lard thanked the convention FOR the iip
plAuse hen delivered her annual address,
q resume of VIII Gu l. AS follows:
THE work oil women Is the most unique
fea,nre of tine recent elections. 1t Il freely
admitted At they had much TO DO with
the downfall OF the Tammanv mug IL
was already a case of the Lady ana the
Tier" with no doubt as TO which came
out of the contest ahead. In liIihoi7 Ihe
women voted hy tens of thousands, In C"i
orado he prohibition party vote was FaIseu
fr. m LEO at The last election TO from
SEVEN 10 ten Thousand: and 1t Is the
universal testimony that the presence OF
women AT the polls led to much IsrGer
woe by men aud secur d tue best order
ever known The Rrpuhllctu party dld
Itself damage by assisting Democrats TO
yot- down the enfra ncui-ement OF women
fn Kansas. but illustrated its progressive
tendency By puttiug plank in its plat
form in favor of women suffrage III Call
forni,. Idaho and Utah.
EXCELLENT FINANCIAL STANDING.
The annual report Of Ars. Helen Il
Barker. treasurer, showed: Receipts du1,
s;l4 704 90; o h-r contributions. 81 ,5l4. 20
tntal. ST. 0l9 p; disbursements. SO
S3S OF; balance in treasury, s2,o3IOo'
IA ere are no outst indIng bl,is. The re
of r n
Drryious wears. and showed an IucredSe in
maid up mem brrships over last year. This
was most encouraging IN view OF the
IN ancial stress OF the year. Besides the
lecripts shown by the trehsurer's DOCKS
assets ann uu,ing to SC, 500 had been DC
mated in interest bearing notes and stocks,
hut as they had not been converted INTO
cash, they had not entered lnto the ac-
Count.
The report of the corresponding
secretary stated that while nearly all
churches, missionary aud Charitable
societies mourn deficit ana the
ronseauept Gripping of their work
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union comes 10 its annual meeting
with increase membership, every bill
paid aud Il more comforting balance In
the treasury than any year previous has
shown The work in eacn slate IL detailed
The results ia Kentucky are summed up
Colonel Breckenridge" The report Con-
rludrs Ms follow: 1--WE have now II follow
Ing OF between 40 Geo aud 5000 o, includ-
ing the active, pald-up mem bershlp OF tue
W. :. and Y. =, honorary members aud
the LOYAL Temperance legion. which Is
The nursery OF our org >niZatlon."
SIsTERLY GREETINGS UNCHANGED.
Il the course OF her address Miss W IL
lrr. referred To the non partisan w oman
h isiian Temperance association AND
sent lis greetings with the wish that the
ureHt bodies may come together. This eX
preston was inGor-.d by the convention.
After the singing of praise God From
Whom all Blessings FIuw," rising vote
Of thank was rendered TO TREASURED
Helen NJ. Barker and her report was unn nj
mou-ly adopted. R-Y. DR.. Joseph Coos
of Boston WAS next introduced and spoke
hrie fiy on the successes OF the past yea
aud predicted that by he eud of the TWEEN
rieth century the liquor traffic wouiC
come To an end.
Inc reports Of superintendent came
next and Mrs Frances j. Barnes reported
for the young woman's branch OF the or
gnniZatlon.
Tnr-- delegates from the Catholic Tota
Abstinence society were then Introduce
and Mrs. L-nora Lake spoke briefly tx
pressing sympathy and cooperation viii
the movement.
The department. or prevention repor
was next presented, followed toy an adj