The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-11-24
TEMPERANCE WOMEN.
National w. Q. T. U. Holds It's
Twenty First Convention.
cleveland, o., the scene OF the Notable
Gatherings Standing OF tho Union
Delegates occupy the City's Pull
pits-Opposed TO Vivisection-

CLEVELAND, Nov. l9.-Tho twenty
first annual convention OF the National
Womens Christian Temperance union
met here Friday at Music hall
Representative women are present
from every state and territory and
from Canada. There were prob
ably 500 delegates present and the
hall was well filed with spectators,
with the exception OF the upper gal
lery.
Miss Wizards Address.
Interest in the opening session CEN
tered ia the address of President
Frances +. Willard. who ably re-
viewed the whole field of thought
and action for women.
The address scintillated with bright
/ thoughts and sayings Miss Willard
referred feelingly 10 the death OF Mrs
I Mary A. Woodbridge, Of Chicago. cor
/ responding secretary OF the society,
and 10 the loss OF other good workers
I'm the cause during the last
I year
Reports OF onicers.
The annual report OF Mrs. Helen NJ.
Y Barker, treasurer. showed receipts;
I Dues, Sl4,7O400; other contrihu-
lions, sil.aI42o. Total $50. 0lo IS
F Disbursements, s20,33s.O7 Balance
an treasury S5,6sl1s. There are
no outstanding bills. The receipts Of
the year were in excess OF several
previous years, and the dues showed
an increase in paid-up member
ships over last year
The annual report of the late Mrs.
Mary T.. Woodbridge, who was for
many years corresponding secretary,
and which she had prepared prior to
her sudden illness and death, and
which was read by Mrs l.. NJ N.
Stevens set forth that the organiza-
tion had over 900, 600 on members on
Cts rolls and is organized in forty-eight
nations.
At the afternoon session the conven-
tionsdiscussed the relations OF health
and hercdity and sanitary and eco
monte cookery 10 the battle against
intemperance, and reports were
made from each OF the depart
mcnts OF the educational group con-
corning the growth Of total absti-
,nence habits and sentiments.
Monon I'm tho Pulpits.
CLEVELAND, o., Nov 20 From near
ly every pulpit in this city Sunday the
voice OF an earnest woman was raised
in the cause of temperance. The To-
cal ministers almost without eNcep-
ton allowed their pulpits TO be occu-
pied by delegates and visitors TO the
convention OF the w. G. II. u. The
congregations were large.
Ia the afternoon at Music hall an
evangelistie meeting was conducted
by Miss r. w. Greenwood, evangelistic
superintendent of the National w G.
II. T.. The annual sermon was deliv-
cred by Rev. J, W. Bashford, president
OF Wesleyan university, Delaware. o.
Fully 5000 people attended the serv-
ices.
Immediately following the evangel-
istic meeting gospel suffrage meet
ing was held. IL was one Of the most
notable gatherings OF the convention.
Rev Anna Shaw, OF Boston. presided.
The speakers were Susan Il. Anthony
and Kew Joseph Cook.
Needless Cruelty.
CLEVELAND o., Nov. 2l.-At the ses-
sion of the W. G. T. Y. Monday among
che reports read was one BY Mrs, Mary
Il. Lowell, of Massachusetts, for the de-
partment Of mercy, who spoke against
the use Of birds for the adornment Of
ladies hats, against killing OF seals for
use in cloaks and urged her hear
ers to look into what she termed
the horrors Of the slaughter house
She offered "A resolution which was
unanimously adopted urging the Great
ing of sentiment among the young
people OF the country against the
practice OF viviscction which She de-
nounced rs cruel and unnecessary for
the promotion Of science.
Omccrs Elected.
CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 22.-The Ma
tional Womans Christian Temperance
union on Tuesday reelected Miss
Frances +. Willard president The
president was then presented with two
Ravcls sent by the Woman's Christian
Temperance union Of Churchill. n.
", the wood being taken from
the house where Miss Willard was
born. She made brief address OF
thanks for the continued confidence
reposed in her by the union Mrs l.
NJ. stevens was unimously elected vice
president For corresponding score
tary Mrs. Katherine Lcntc Stevenson
was elected. and Mrs Clara Hoffman
was made assistant secretary. The
election OF Mrs. Helen NJ. barker as
treasurer was effected By rising vote.
The afternoon session was devoted
almost entirely To a memorial service
an honor Of Mrs. Mary A. Woodbridge,
the recently deceased corresponding
secretary OF the union
IVES rs CHAMPION.
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