The record-union., 1894-10-12
this State, and that many Judges do not

may present q solid organization.
MRS. Grace NJ. kimball spoke on I'm
" hat Way Can Superintendent Utilize
the State Paper TO the Best Advantage ?'
Ii II can be used 10 quicken interest and
zeal III The unions so that the County Su-
perintendents anu the STATE Superintend-
eht through him can be kept informed
as 10 what is passing III theln ana the
progress being made, much good can be
GONE. Ii reports cannot be properly
made much effort must be thrown away
and lost.
ilde prayer and the Biblo reading, 1.-The
True Worship of the Father" being the
theme.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened with a
memorial service, led by AIRS. Bidwell.
Ihe names of several members who had
died during the year were read and some
most touching prayers were offered,
and Mrs. Baliy sang, ''lm Pilgrim
manner. Mrs. Baily also sang, ION the
lights OF Power" written by Miss
Frances Willard.
Fraternal delegates were then recei-ed.
AIRS. q. Schadt, on behalf OF .he L. q. q.
l., gave her message from that order,
saying: I'VE ditter only III name. We
stand on the same battlefield, We sym-
y
and rejoice with You in your successes"
Miss Laura NJ. Tiiden was then received
and made q line impression. She said:
1T affords me Infinite pleasure to appear
before you. l am one from an OrganlZa-
ton Of fifty live, active members. We
hope, we trust, we feel that we have the
sympathy and cooperation of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
ana we know that when the Legislature
meets we will join your ranks and work
together for the advancement OF the
women OF our Safe, especially for tie
law giving them the ballot. The tenn
perance cause has my earnest and heart
felt sympathy. l wish you success"
Messages were received from Mrs.
Brown, recording Secretary, showing
her appreciation ofthe love aud sympathy
sent by the convention: also from Mrs.
Boate.
A debate followed on the question !:
"Resolyed, That women do not know
enough to vote" Miss Severance and
Mrs. Eyarts spoke in the affirmative, and
Mrs. Rose French and Mrs. Van Peit in
the negative.
Miss severance said voter must have
three capubility. worth and
interest. If a woman goes into a kitchen
that IS all out of order and does not show
the least desire TO put Things 10 rights,
we don't believer her to be very capa-
bic or 10 feel much interest. Ii women
can suffer, as we know they do, from i'll
Temperance, and still say they leei no in-
terest in the ballot for women; if they
express disgust in being brought down
TO the level OF men, and at the dirty pool
of politics, they certainly show 10 ca
paclty for voting If her children get
sick she cares well FOR them; she does not,
however, go often TO the schools, nor does
she care to select their teachers. So,
= inc
she does not know that by her ballot she
can also care for their souls. She would
not then pray TO the Lord TO manage out
side affairs and leave it to politicians.
Women do seem willing TO be still
classed with Indians, idiots, Chinese and
criminals, so they show little interest.
Women go TT midnight and hunt up their
drunken boys OK husbands, bu: they pre-
tend TO feel no interest in politics.
Women walk the streets and see all the
terrible evils that abound. They make
whole mountain ridges OF cake and whole
Arctic seas Of ice cream and get the boys
in to eat it and ruin their stonlachs, when
they do not know that they nave the
means OF getting rid OF the saloon. All
this shows that women do not know
enough 10 vote.
Mrs Evarts followed. saying: "When
/ look into your faces l am almost afraid
10 tell you you do not know enough, To
vote. Since women get SO much of their
education from novels, our political sriu-
cation should be written up in The form
of u French novel. Then, women have
little time TO study. They must stand
for hours before the mirror to get
every wrinkle out of their dresses. Then
they must go TO all the milliHery OPEN
ings and try on ali the latest styles 10
see which will be most becoming, as all
the men want 10 see a woman look
pretty. They had always rather sea Il
woman well dressed than broad Drained.
Then women must receive calls. and they
must prepare for these. spending great
deal of time in dressing and practicing
for them. Then the calls must De re-
turned, spending much more time; then
they must ride or walk out at a time when
they VIII be most noticed. We must
keep our place among the -Four hundred,
for if we get out of it we viii not be III it,"
Mrs. French took The other side, fol-
lowed by Mrs. Knowles. Miss Severance
concluded, saying: I'VE have been told
from time immelnorial that the hand that
rocks the cradle rules the world. Since
mother is in close intimacy with the oc-
cupant of that cradle for several years,
she is supposed 10 prepare the body for
All future time, and he is supposed from
her care to be incapable of disease, and
of course, ii he does get sick in future
time tie mother is to blame for it, since
she COulu nOL nave uOfIO H0T uuIE.
Mothers would not leave the care OF their
bows clothes and their bedrooms 10 the
Common Council and tho Boards of Edu-
cation, still they offered to put no finger
on the public schools or on public affairs.
SO she must still say women do not know
enough to vote. But when u vote of the
audience was taken Oh decision that
women did not know enough To vote. not
ono woman arose, except those VINO took
the opposite side.
Mrs. Toomey, who is a representative
of the Catholic Temperance Association,
came in al this moment and was given u
grand reception. She said: Il have come
TO say GOd-Specd you in your work
| wish you all the success you crave.
came horne from Chicago with my heart
filled as it only could be by coming in
contact with such superb women. / was
grieved to find no society OF the nature OF
yours in our church"
this morning.
CONCERT IN THE EVENING.
In the evening an excellent concert and
literary entertainment was given TO Il
large audience in the Ninth-street Baptist
Church, where the convention has ne!d
its meetings. The following programme
WAS rendered:
Recita alton, Little BLOSSOM ''-...............
lsS Rena HCshinSon
Piano Mrs A. Genung
Duet "a Golden Day. ma
Mrs. Reuowden- Blily ana Mrs. Eawley.
Recitation, blessing by 1raiu' ............-...
liSS Emily Mebl,-l IIpSy