New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17
CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S WORK.
THE TwENTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE W. C. T. T.
MISS WILLARD REVIEWS THE GROWTH AND


LABOR or THE ORGANIZATION OVER WHICH
SHE pREsIDEs-MANY REPORTS READ.
| Cleveland Nov. l6.-The first session Of the TWEEN
| ty-nrst Women's Christian Temperance Union Con-
| ventlon opened in Music Hall this morning with the
largest attendance in the history Of the union the
! session devoted to the annual address OF Presi-
dent Frances Willard and the reports of committees
In her address Miss Willard reviewed the history OF
| the organization. She said among other things:
The child OF the crusade has lived out Its eager
youth and stands on the threshold OF m, matW L
womanhood On the I'D day OF December ls,5' On, tne
the distance between Church and dramshCp n AS
by magic. similar PROFESSIONS began 10 q, i ,her
banlshed from go towns and villages We date our
Christmas in the drear December, to show that
dawn Is sure to follow daTkness n In the 1rsh ha su-
qua. tina; summer camp wnch Is the p araass tb Of
this ia movement should be sysematzed and put forth
| To- their comrades everywhere a call to come TO
cetW 10 the CONVENTION we rallied from mountain
and prairie seaside and river cottage anu na,' o on
moving OF humanity is not the sediment OF me
e It's oamns whteea w,ve nl, se faf and
where the wave goes the whtecaps follow ooo the
ns Snce oven unions then organized have TO
| dftv and the single National union to over forty
| nine nations and provinces.
| The speaker continued as follows
| The prayer Of the crusade has become the rp pan
of many of the abest patriots IN me b;h,ion:
the Thrs,ian voter is less purbnd and begins TO
perceive that the paramount! duty OF Inc 'ou good
that every should feel that ne must pe p gUG
citizen in order to be good Christian inc rope Pc
sentative In this country o mas h ornaments
those who belong to the liquor-dealers camp i 10
hbon b. iST Of p the eoGI Sy army in all
lions The aggregated and systematic h NM s,ns
OF TSe = Of her form whethe pictured real
|
other White Rbb9n onc IN rh Srns cased by
vote Of Is to 80 to refuse liquor and pr9nenaee
licenses so that prominent places o, anus nronf
hat better day has dawned and deseIves TO RANK
beside the victory OF women In ken.u ~ yvewyork
pyrr the Piser Of Tanmany ,. ., srrsr.
| The anpointment OF a Cabinet Minister 10 SUPPL,
,sa nblic arnusements and OF committees In every
locality among whom women should a,saI of cnter
| Ing 10 the people In their recreation houiS
| Alter Miss willard he'd finished her address, III.
| report OF the corresponding secretary WAS 'e'r
melancholy Interest attached to IT, because VI '"e
| fac, that the woman who had conductei .ns M..
| for many years. Mary A. Woodbr''se 'eu ,7
| than forr weeks ago report was read 10y NIT
| t. NJ y. Stevens.
| The report OF Mrs Helen NJ. Baker the treasurer
| showed that the receipts this year are III 'N'' "
several preyious years and the dues disclosed an
| increase In paid membership over last year ~
| ..a,,ts ~ the wear we're sJ0l9 2j disbursements
,u y3s %; balance x.5sl IS. with no oustdhui"b o
| Mrs Helen o. Rice. OF Boston reported the "o'h
| OF IN. Temperance Legion. Through Inv "o"'
| ful accomplishment OF the Department OF ''e'
,iac Temperance instruction the truth III hrain
| the effects Of alcohol. tobacco ana I'm hnen male
| poisons upon the human syHtirm "d in the public
available 10 H'""7 Va
Work Among the colored People ,,r "nS or on JacR
| jet reported ." ~ WI"
Sorbi reror, Of the undayschoo Department was
presented by Mrs julia \ Blower" u ''''''
! y. \. - yo,,,g >Noman's Branch was
,rss.ni.d bv Mrs Frances J. Barnes; V' 80.
YORK ThIs depa .men' .,s aim. to s@s r Tf
women TO ,n lp,rn Of making total abstinence
fashionable roe1 erfrp" work among foreigners
by Mr. sophie + Grubh was an "g ar dmfin p the
She sei that thr ogin secure prohibition of the
SALE OF liquor I'm; Island p5rseS ms to con-
nv w. Sv The department. but was reso,nus1u y,
Secretary Carlisle IN ,s sars' at tht point
Anna Idniahl has been k-pt n. nei Posff 49, his
salary paid BY private Contributions "''"'
Srh press rcpor, presented BY M,1 saa,s ~
men, Of narc9tss va. a, ~ I'D We are now max
gals ot - ~ cigarette u more determined hsht
ins va vsI t.f1re The speaker said the use q,
opium in nr iorW 1he OF are caieG is fsaifuy
b p' $3.50 Mrs Frances " Letter, National Su-
,s Of the department Of physical culture
ET an Int Stevenson reported for the IT.
eF al an address, on The New Politics to-day
| Miss WILLARD said In part: A., TO-, ,,ovar
| ~, Tammauv Hall could systematic ~ po"ri
so a. dominate every squat mn o I'LL ain
! Island why cannot Home Protection iihii s go
NAL hold The last Election Day proven lial III
aa,Ii ne lon. and scored the greatest victory ioi
| ,be church and Christ that any city ever NhM
What has been done In the worst centre q. ~ -
| n,a'is.d ninulty on this continent can surely d,
! Whit. ribbon women can be the means oi uoii ,
| 4, n they but have the wit and wisdom 10 Hlahr
| o,,r local union the nucleus point 10 WhiVH boo"
| w.om.n rally. supported by good men ,..
| '.,'holera and smallpox are not more CONTIGUOUS
! ,b,sic,llv than the Timmany disease IL morally
| Nunicpal misrie struck IT, dlscorhant hot" on
| Wnnh,ttan island and the tune is now being sung
| arrnss The continent There IL hardly a nllnhl
| palitv so rneagrc but that 1t - iuicd by tnr St
| looms. its party ticket dictated by men VINO sit
smoking their pipes and drinking their beer AZ the
| rnund tables on the sanded floors OF the caucus
rooms that are furnished free OF chaise by t Ne
| noliticai boss who gets his pay from the patronage
| of his beer kegs and decanters. lhanh Hoh ,ol
nh, brave Presbyterian doctor OF divinity, 'haIes
| N Parkhurst whose vivid personality proves that
tho Church is evermore In the van Of every good
and great REFORM not In the persons or It's para
sites hut its leaders. II took centuries Oh bpie
| training to devotion such "A man as Dr. Parkhlfsi
| Inn God had him ready just when he was wanted
as we believe lie will always have iiis appointed
| and anointed and women ready 10 stand III
the deadly breach when the dire necessity presses
them forward. And beside him stands. in IN.
| unity OF the spirit and the bond OF peace. mat
incorruptlble Irishman and Catholic Lawyer Con.
| NJ the Iexow Comnittee-nOW by the people =
grace (for women did IL In a large paro Recorder
| of New York. ,- -
III were asked what would best advance every
good cause IN this country to-day. | would reply,
| 'OrganZc thoroughly and In the same method,
| except so far the communism OF peif ~ con-
1ay nv n