The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-17
ABOUT pOLlTI S
Miss Willard Says Women
Routed The Tiger.
Reports Show The Order TO Be in a
FIourishing Condition.


convention of the National Woman $
Christian Tcmpcranco union was opened
in this city nj Doan's Music hall by The
prcsident. Miss Frances N Willard. The
hal WIS veil ailed, and the nofed women
engaged Ia i4la work lor 20 years past
were prosan a largo numbers.
Al the cansHsion oi prayer, Miss W lll-
ard srosc ipounsly OF the late Mary
Woodhriarc, after which Mrs. Stevens OK
Maine caliti The rol OF officers, superin-
ton,icnts ana dslesptes.
FolloNing this came the reading and
adoption of minute of the executive com
mittce for two scss Hns The appointment
OF Il vice president az large was under con-
eideration durng tle larger part OF the
morning session. After three Intellectual
votes upon tbs subject the matter was
finally laid over.
The treasurer Mrs Barl1er Of South
Dakota, was appointed chairman OF the
finance committee. Aftsr the singing OF
q hymn, Miss willard stepped TO the front
OF the platform and began tho delivery oil.
her annual address, in he course OF which
she referred TO the non-partisan Woman's
B Christian Temperance union, and sent it
greetings with he wish that the TWO great
bodies may come together This express
sion was endorsed by the convention with
hearty applause Again, when Miss Will
lard spDSe Of the denouncemont OF a
Breckinridge end che dethroncment OF a
Iamnany tiger, the applause was tre-
mendous.
Praised tho Work OF Women.
Miss willard traced the career Of the
organization, as outlined in these dis
patches yesterday, and then, turning 70
politics, said: "iIhe work Of women Is
the most unique feature of the recent great
elections. IL Is freely admitted that they
had much 20 do wlsh the downfall of the.
Tammany ring; 10 was largely case Of
'rhe Lady and the Tiger with no doubt
as 20 which came ont OF the contest ahead.
In Illinois tho women voted by tens oil
Thousand. In Colorado the Prohibition
party vote was roigcd from 1900 at the last
election to from 1000 90 l000J; and II is
the universal testimony that tho pres
X ence OF womcR az the polls led 10 much
larger vote ny men and secured the bFst
orsier over knawn. The Republican party
did itself damage by assisting the Demo-
Gratis 10 vote down the acknowledgements Of
women in Kan-as, but illustrated it's pro
cressixe telliane-es ly putting punk i'm
its platform in favor Of woman suffrage
i'm the states OF California, Idaho and
Utah"
Miss Willard was greeted with hearty
applause both at the opening and close OF
her address.
Mrs. L. N n Stevens then read the
corresponding secretary's report. The re-
port says: "The National Woman's Chris
tinn Temperance union has great cause
for thanksgiving in this year Of grace that
brings Us 70 our majority. While nearly
all churches missionary and charitable
socletios mourn deficit in finances, and
the consequent crippling OF their work,
we come to our annual meeting with in
creased mem bership every bill paid, and
= more comfortable balance in the treas
ury than any previous year has shown.
A Noble Record.
sTwenty-one years have given a mar
vellous record of work done and results
achieved. Every state and territory has
beon ORGANIZED. New York presented to
the constitutional convention petition
l72 yards long, containing 10000 names,
for prohibition OF the liquor traffic and
emancipation of women. Thousands of
ovangelIstic meetings, resulting in several
Thousand conversions, have been held.
massachusetts Is as active as ever
ton. Kansas. Colorado and New Mexico,
Montana, plain and plateau, are teaching
70 oil the world what women will dare
and do. Kentucky has defeated Colonel
Breckinridge East Washington, in her
mountain fastnesses, stands loyal and
true; while faraway Alaska writes, our
Gag IL still there.
1--WE have now following of between
100000 and 50Ooo0, including the active,
paid-np mem bership of the WIS and Y's,
the honorary members andthe Loyal Tenn
peranee Legion, which is the nursery Of
our organization"
Rev. DR. Cook OF Boston spoke briefly
on the successes Of the past year, and pre-
diesed that h. ia. ar.d ~ -aa- 2atA-eaHt4l,y-
che liquor traffic would come to an end.
Short addresses followed by Mrs. Stew
art Of Ohio and by Mrs. Blakeslee of
Canada
The reports Of supsrintendents came
next, and the work Of the Loyal Temperance
union, the Woman's Home Missionary SO.
/" eiety Of the Muthodist church and the de
psrtment OF scientific Temperance instruo.
tion were briefly touched upon.
Finances.
At the afternoon session The first order
ef business takcn mp after devotional exer-
discs WAS thc report OF the treasurer Mrs.
Helen NJ Barker, Of South Dalsote, which
showed: Dues, Sls,7J4gS; other contrl.
buttons, sli,3i4g6; total, Sesols 95; dis
bursements, SO 3ySo7; balance in treas
ury, t56si.lS with no outstanding bills.
The receipts this year are in excess of
several previous yenrs, and the dues show
an increase In psid-up memberships over
last year, which Is most encouraging in
view Of the financial stress OF the year