The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-17

Land" delegates representing every
state in the union, and following oil
thousands of wsarers Of the white rib
bon, assembled this morning in Music
Hall to open the twenty-6rst annual
convention OF the Women's Christian
Temperance Union.
The scene presented in the hall just
before the convention was called to
order was an animated one. The hum
OF conversation increased as the hour
set for the convention to be called TO
order drew near. until it assumed the
proportions of mighty roar.
The decorations Of the big auditorium
were protuse and artistic, with yellow
and white predominating. The wall
which formed background for the
platform was mass OF yellow and
white bunting. The white Is the rec
ognized color Of the Women's Christian
Union, and the yellow bears the same
relation to the woman suftragists. The
balconies are draped in white and ycl.
low, and tho upper one 10 intertwlned
with the red, white and blue. Each
balcony post supports state or super
intendents banner.
The convention was called to order q
few minutes before 10 o'clock. Miss
Willard raped sharply seven times on
the table in front OF her. Instantly the
big assembly came 10 order.
Seven raps for love, hope and graft
tude," said Miss Willard. you will
notice that we are little behind time,
but If you will get your seats as quickly
as possible we will begin our opening
exercises. I will ask Mother Thomp-
son, Aunty Stewart and Mrs. Monroe to
read the crusade psalm Respectively
With you" =,
The three ladies named rose and stood
with Miss Willard while the psalm was
read, a verse by the audience and a
verse by those on the platform. 1t was
an impressive moment, Then followed
tho crusade hymn, Crock Of Ages" by
the entire convention, led by Mrs. Alice
Harris, OF Boston, national superintend-
emit Of music, and the grand notes OF tho
organ pealed above the voices of the
audience. There were probably 500
delegates present, and the hall was well
filled with spectators.
Rev. Frances Townsley, of Nebraska,
next led the convention in q fervent
prayer. She offered thanks for the
twenty,frst birthday Of the W. @. 4. q.
movement, since guided and guarded
by a love strong as fatherhood, true as
brotherhood and tender, and loving as
motherhood. She re- ferred touchingly
to the death OF Mrs. Mary A. Wood
bridge, who died month ago; to Miss
Willard, the national president. and to
Lady Henry Somerset, whose absence
from the convention is 80 greatly de-
plored.
At the conclusion OF the prayer Miss
Willard spoke ieelingly OF the late Mary
Woodbridge, after which Mrs. L. N. N.
Stevens, OF Maine, called the roll OF
officers, superin.endents and delegates.
After the singing OF the hymn en-
titled "WeIcome, Chieftain. Welcome"
Miss Willard stepped to the front of
the platform and the FIRST applause Of
the convention was given and handker-
chiefs futtered in all parts Of tho
house.
Miss Willard thanked the convention
for the applause aud then began the
delivery of her annual address, a re-
sumo OF which follows:
MISS wILIARD's ADDRESS.
In tho course OF her annual address
Miss Frances E. Willard said Of women
in politics: "The work OF women is
the most unique feature Of the recen.
great elections. It Is freely admitted
that they had much to do with the
downfall OF the Tammany ring-it was
largely q case OF tho lady and the
tiger with no doubt as to which came
out OF the contest ahead. In Illinois
the women voted by tens OF thousands,
in Colorado the Prohibition vote was
raised from !, 700 at the last election to
from 1000 to 10000; and 1t Is the uni
yersal testimony that the presence OF
women at the polls led to u much larger
vote by men, and secured the best or
der ever known. The Republican party
did itself damage by assisting tho DEM
ocrats to vote down the enfranchise-
ment OF women in Kansas, but illus
trased It's progressive tendency by put
ting u plank In its platform In favor OF
woman suffrage in the states OF Cali
fornia, Idaho aud Utah."
"Theaggregatedsett respect OF women
is making itself folt against the dObas.
ing exhibitions OF her form, whether
pictured or real. before audiences Of i'm
moral men. The victory gained by
Lady Henry Somerset, Mrs. OrmistNn
Chant and other White Ribbon women
IN bringing evidence to the London
county council, which caused 1t by u
vote OF Seventy.fv0 to thirty.two to no.
fuse liquor and promenade hall licenses,
so that prominent places Of amusement
in London are closed, Ia perhaps the
strongest proof that better day has
aud deserves to rank beside tho
victory In Kentucky over the pcrJured
Breckinrldge, and Of women in New
York over the tiger OF Tanmany."
Tho appointment OF matrdttIy women
on every police forco WAS urged as Il
method OF minimizing the degradation
Of tho night side Of lilo In tho munici-
palIty.
nor A PoPULIST,
Gas man readcth in his newspaper,
go Ia lie, and in those days ho roads
what tits for tho interest Of great cor
poratlons to have him read, Opinion
is manufactured by the newspaper Just
as scientifically as cloth lie woven by