The Newtown bee., 1894-11-09
W. c. I. U. STATE CONVENTION.
BY srEpNEY CORRESPONDENT.

One hundred and eighty-five delegates were in attendance, Fairfield County be- ing represented by delegates from eight of it's 13 unions. Fraternal delegates were present from the Connecticut Tenn peranee Union.
 Two representatives of the press, from the American and the Republican, kept every movement, giving, however, very correct end favorable reports. The for mer state officers were reelected, some slight changes occurring in the ranks of the superintendents. The former editor of the Connecticut W. c. T. U. organ, the White Ribbon Banner, resigned on account of i'll health. Her successor is i Miss H. E. Culver of Portland.
 Mrs Julia Comes of Danbury is Fair field County delegate to the National meeting at Cleveland, held in November l alternate, Mrs Nettleton of Shelton. l The county banner which is annually l awarded to the county having the high est per cent increased in membershi,.
 went this year to Hartford. The custo- dy of the State l.. T. l.. banner, (which Stepney had the honor of painting,) was given to Powcatuck L. T. l., the basis of award being attendance, membership and general activity. The. following
 resolutions were unanimously adopted:
 First; Resolved, that we hereby re affirm
 onr loyalty to our national organization and
 to all national and state officers and superin-
 tendents and pledge them our continued CO., operation and support.
 Second: That we recognize the loving kind ness of our Heavenly Father in restoring to
 health our best beloved Frances E. Willard, president of the Worlds and National W. T. U. and we most earnestly pray that her life
 may long be spared to lead on to victory the white ribbon host.
 l Third; That we continue to oppose the
 licensing of any form of evil, and firmly pro | lest against the Norwegian or any other sys
 tenn ot regulation, believing that statutory
 and constitutional prohibition are the only effective measures by which the terrible | traffic in strong drink can be eradicated from
 our land, and affirm that our sympathy and | help shall be given to every party that shall
 make the overthrow ot the legalized saloon | it's dominent issue.
 l Fourth Believing the foe we fight to be in | trenched behind the ballot box where it re
 celves support or defeat, and that the
 mothers of the land are as loyal as the fathers equally intelligent in discerning the right, | and equally quick to do; therefore we would | pledge ourselves to earnest work for the ex- | tention ot the right of suffrage to woman, and
 an incessant urging for more general exer-
 else of the school franchise already granted. | Fifth; That the encouraging reports ot the l successful enforcement ot the new scientific l temperance instruction law the past year and | the untiring zeal and judicious council of our | state president and national superinter dent | lncite us to greater effort the coming year,
 acting wisely out firmly striving to do all l things to the glory of God and home and na- | tive land.
 sixth; We as an organization endorse all l well directed effort to sustain public
 schools and to protect them trsm sectarian | control.
 l seventh; We oppose all forms Of Sabbath
 desecration and will renew our efforts to have
 enforced existing laws regarding the obser- | vance of the Lords Day.
 Eighth; We believe that disease can be suc-
 cesstully treated without alcohol, as demon l strated in the temperance hospital and inn | plore our local physicians to abjure the use
 ot alcoholics in their prescription and prac- | tice.
 | Ninth; We recognize but one standard ot purity tor both sexes and plead for more vi
 gorous efforts for the obliteT stion of the false ! standard DS appealing to the parents, broth. | CTS and sisters, urging that they be more vlg- I liant in their efforts to abolish immoral ex- | hibitions and gambling devices at agricultur- ] al fairs. We demand the suppression of the so- called ''living picturc," never forgetting the | warfare, against impure and sensational lit-
 erature, while discouraging the publishing | and reading of the criminal records of the l daily press.
 Tenth; We believe the Union Signal and White Ribbon Banner potent factors to awaken and focus public sentiment along | temperance lines and we recommend not | onlys subscriptions to these papers. bat the careful reading of the same by all members l of our organization.
 | Eleventh: Resolved, that our sisters con- ! sider it a duty to wear the white ribbon where it can be seen 365 days in each year. | Twelfth Realizing that the children ot to- day are the rulers of tomorrow, we give hearty God speed and earnest support to all | work for their good and would earnestly re- commend more persistent effort tor the proper enforcement ot the tobacco law. Thirteenth; We gratefully acknowledge help received from the Connecticut Temper. | ance Union and all other organizations which | have aided the cause ot reform in the year past.
 Fourteenth We are opposed to lynching as | a method ot punishment, no matter what the crime is committed believing that every human being is entitled to trial by jury ot his peers.
 Fifteenth; Our cause can best be advanced by allegiance to the affiliated interests of the National w. c. T. U., therefore recom- | mend the hearty support of our members to their interests.
 Sixteenth; The welfare of the state union greatly depends upon the thorough organiza- | tion and efficient work of our various de- partments, therefore, we urgently request all | local and county unions to adopt and faith | fully work such departments will be of greatest benefit to the respective localities | in which such unions are situated. The speakers for Tuesday, Wednesday
 and Thursday venings were Mrs Hunt | of Boston, Madam Barakat of Syria and Mrs Barnes, National secretary of young | women's work.
 | The convention was urged by local
 artist to become immortal by sitting for I it's pictur and Wednesday noon the | members compiled with his request, gathering in front of the church in
 which the meeting was held. The result
 k very credisable photograph. On rhursday, the organization was invited
 to visit the home of the Waterbury
 watch and the delegates spent pleas
 ant hour wandering about the light ,com- mOdious factory, and admiring the