Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-29
NATIONAL ". q. r. o.
Closing Session of the Annual Conven-
tion at CIeveland--Strong Resolutions
Aunntal

Closing Session of the Annual Conven-
tion at Cleveland--Strong Resolutions
ADOPTED.
CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 22.-The w. G.
T. U. convention was brought to close
last night with meeting in Music Hall,
under the auspices of the federated
unions of this city, Speeches were made
by Madam Barakak of Syria; Helen NJ.
Barker, Chicago; Miss Ackermann,
Australia; Madam Chika Sakarai,
Japan; Mrs. Ida Merriwether, Penn
sylvania, and Susan B. Anthony. The
convention has been the most successful
in the history Of the union, and the
delegates are loud in their praise of the
hospitality of Cleveland temperance
women. Next years convention will
probably be held in Baltimore, although
Kansas City is formidable applicant.
| The decision rests with the executive
| committee.
Among the resolutions adopted were
the following
RESOLVED, That we look with alarm at the
increasing DISSERTATION of the Sabbath, and
| the demands of the liquor traffic for the
| open Sunday saloon, and call upon the
executives of the law and others in
authority. as we'll as moral and religious
| people, to unite In the enforcement o
| such laws as do exist, and to prevent fur
ther encroachments on this day of rest.
We resolve in favor of combined ane
persistent efforts for securing the enfran
| chisement of women.
Resoiped, That the National w. C. T. U
endorses with pride the heroic action o
Kentucky women in their determined
overthrow of impurity in high places. AM
in their demand for the annihilation o
sex III moral standards.
We recommend that each State organ in
| struct its union to endaavor to secure b,
law the appointment of committee .
both men and women, who shall pas
upon the character and tendency OF al
public spectacles
We deprecate the social amusements o
card-playing, theatre-gcing and promis
cuOus dancing.
We disapprove of the exercise of sucl
games of football as require the presenc
of physician, as being injurious to ply
steal well.being and brutalizing in thei
moral tendency.
We protest against the custom of inter
collegiate athletics as remoralizng to til
legitimate work of college life and calcr
lated to encourage the spirit of gambling
While friendly to all institutions havn
for their object the restoration of til
drunkard we do not recognize in them
; cure for the saloon evil. We do not encou
age local unions to adopt this work AS an
/ solution OF the temperance problem S
long as the licensed saloon exists
We declare that the employer and th
employed should unitediy decide what
: best for the enterprises which can succee
, only by their united effort, but we strongl
} urge that on these boards women shoul
| be represented.
RsSoived, That, in order to hasten tn
, complete overthrow of the monster in
: guilty of the age, the liquor system, "
rejoice in the near approach OF the tin
when we shall be able to reinforce OF
e prayers and moral support by our ballo
: and hereby pledge them to the home pr
Z lection party by whatsoever name Gale
v That as women, we propose to stand /
q women to defend their good name, al
= thereby advance their interests.