The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-22
W. C. T. U. CONVENTION.
REPORTS OF SUPERINTENDENTS
TAKEN UP.
A Resolution Unanimously Adopted
Against Vivisection-Many Mat
ters of Importance Dis
cussed BY the Ladies'.

Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 19.-The opening
session of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union, which began this morn
ing, was not so well attended as the pre-
vious sessions of the convention, On
the platform, besides the secretaries, sat
Miss Francis Il. Willard. the president.
Mother Thompson, Mother Stewart,
Mrs. Helen NJ. Barker, treasurer of the
union, and others. Huge bouquets of
chrysanthemums graced the platform.
Reports of superintendents were taken
up under the evangelistic department.
the topic being What are the different
departments, grouped under the head of
evangelical, doing to save from the sin
of intemperance and what result can
each report as contributing to the over
throw. of the liquor traffic and the es-
tablishment of Gods Kingdom.
Miss d. w. Greenwood of Brooklyn
was the first superintendent to report on
evangelic work. She told of the distrib-
ution of evangelical literature, of ar
rangements for simultaneous prayer
meetings in different localities She re-
commended return to the system of
holding an hour of prayer from IL to II
O'Clock i'll the morning at national con-
yentions. Her report was adopted.
Mrs. Il. G. Hibben, who was to have
reported on unfermented wine; Mrs. Es-
ther l. Pritchard, who was to have re-
ported on proportionate and systematic
giving; Mrs. ii. A. Morrison, who was to
have reported on work in aims houses !;
Mrs. c. Nj. Woodward who was to have
reported on work among the railroad en-
ployes; Mrs Sarah A. McClees. who was
to have reported on work among soldiers
and sailors; and Mrs. Mary G, Upham,
who was to have reported on work
among the lumbermen, were not present.
Mrs. Minnie English of Illinois made a
very favorable report concerning work
among the miners. Mrs. Mary f. Lowell
of Massachusetts reported for the de-
partment of mercy and spoke against the
use of birds for the adornment of ladies'
hats, against the killing of seals for use
in cloaks, and urged her hearers to look
into what she termed the horrors of the
slaughter house, She offered a resolu-
ton which was, unanimously adopted
urging the creation of sentiment
among the younger people Of the country
against the practice of vivisection, which
she denounced as cruel ana unnecessary
Tor the promotion of science.
Rev. Mary Wood Allen responded for
the purity department. She complained
of lack of funds to carry out the work
of the department, but otherwise offered
an encouraging report.
Mrs. g. NJ. Woodward reported for
work ani6Hg railroad men,, Barring the
interruption caused by the big strike, the
work had been very encouraging.
Mrs. Greenwood of Brooklyn was
granted an extension of time in which to
continue her report.
Tho nnon hnur nrnVar mnntin0 was
held under the direction of Mrs. 4. V.
Trego.
When tho afternoon session was con-
vened the department reports were con-
tinued. Mrs. Il. d. Martin, general su-
perintendent of the department of purity
in literature and art, reported and re-
commended the reading of certain specif-
ic books and publications.
Mrs. Alice Robinson spoke briefly for
the purity of the press.
Mrs. Mathilda Case made most in
teresting report upon the woman's tenn
pie. The report was encouraging and
was received with great enthusiasm. 1t
was referred to the executive committee.
Mrs. Anna Cummings of South Afri-
ca spoke briefly, telling of the enthusiasm
of the White Ribboners of the dark con-
tfiieiit.
Mrs. Sherrar of Wisconsin, wife Of the
ship owner who recently christened a
ship with water instead of wine, spoke
briefly.
Mrs. L. NJ. Blair of California, who
in two years has travelled $1,000 miles by
relay wagon and canal boats, spoke at
some length. She had organized 81
temperance leagues and had devoted her
entire time to the work. A large number
of detailed reports were offered which
all indicated great enthusiasm in the
work.
Mrs. Anna Hicks of London, the lead
ing woman of Great Britain on the Ia
Dor movement, sailed on November lS on
the steamship Paris with Lady Somerset,
and is fraternal delegate to the great
labor conclave in Denver next December.
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