The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-06-15
The chief interest Of white ribbon.

Ctilt'IAIl- lt-tll upon the Nv % great CON
yentions to be held in London, Eng
land during next week, the third BIZ
ennial convention Of the Worlds W c.
7. L. and the nineteenth annual coun-
Gil o. the National British Woman's
Temperance Association 1t NAV here
be explained that while the British
Temperance Society Of women over
which Lady Somerset presides mas
never adopted the name of Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, yet they
are affiliated with the Worlds W. c. Z.
I. as according to the constitution anv
organization of women engaged in
temperance work in any nation may by
iudoTsing the constitution and by pay
ment OF annual dues receiving the IN
I dorsement Of the executive committee
Of the Worlds ". c. T. [.
In their beginning prevailing senti-
ment existed in the executive hostile
to Americans and American ideas, but,
/ III a 1898, a movement resulted in the
/ Endorsement of our ''Do-Eevery- Thing"
! policy and the adoption very largely of
I the methods of the pioneer society of
4 the United States. The presence of
/ Miss Willard with her secretary, Miss
/ Gordon, for an extended period in
/ England has no doubt helped to make
/ this permanent as also the transplant
ing Of some of our best workers as aids
! to Lady Somerset has DONE
Arrangements have been in progress
| for these conventions for some time,
and neither effort nor expense has been
| spared to make these gatherings tell
| for the advancement Of the cause; and
as England excels in great temperance
/ demonstrations We may expect great
results. The meetings will last from
| the l4th to the DIST. The buildings in
which they will be held will of them
selves attract attention. They are the
! City Temple, one of the most cele-
/ brated of London churches and the one
i'll which Or. Joseph Parker has so long
! Otliciated, the Queens Hall, new and
one of the best public assembly halls;
and the Royal Albert Hall kensington,
notable as being designed by the late
/ Prince consort and capable of seating
fully ten thousand people.
The National Council Will meet and
/ continue in session for two DAYS in the
/ City Temple and the annual public
meeting of the Is. ". I. y. will occupy
! Queens Hall on Tuesday evening, June
! 18th. At this meeting the foremost
| temperance speakers of England will be
heard. The choir Will be composed Of
400 women in white ribbon uniforms
consisting of pale blue waists. broad
white ribbons and black skirts. The
hymns will be chosen from Anna Cor
don's White Ribbon Hymnal.
On Wednesday the Worlds W. c. T.
/ [. viii assemble in the same place,
when fraternal delegates from other
+ phiIanthropic societies will be received,
and will welcome the representatives
from all nations. Every 1909 members
Of the ". c. T. I. III any part Of the
world are entitled t. send one delegate,
| 50 it is possible for every state in our
/ Union to be represented. One hundred
+ white ribbons were expected to sail on
/ the steamer Berlin last Wednesday,
among them Mrs. Davis OF our own
/ city, also Mr.. Roberts and daughter
! Our prayers and good wishes 90 with
these friends, and Superior may antici-
pate good report when they have
I safely returned.
But the principal demonstration Will
/ take place on Thursday evening, June
1 10Th, in Royal Albert Hall. The great
4 poIyglot Petition will be festooncd
around the hall and at this meeting Will
. be presented to representatives of the
/ British Government, as it is impossible
to present it to Parliament for the reas-
son that no petition signed by others
than subjects can be presented to that
body, as holds in our own nation. As
/ this petition Is an emphatic demand of
women for the abolition of the traffic
4 in opium and alcohol and for equal So
cial and moral justice for man and wo-
men, 1t will have special interest in
view Of the Direct Veto Bill at present
4 before Parliament. And as it has been
4 signed by women Of all nations the del
egates Of each country Will appear in
the costume of their own nation and
will come upon the platform as their
own national anthem is being PLAYED,
at the same time verse of il will be
thrown upon huge screen by a lime
light lantern. rs the British women
enter the hall they will be preceded by
a large Union Jack, each woman will
carry small one, and "God Save The
Queen will be played. rs the Ameri-
can section enters they will be preceded
by the stars and Stripes, each woman
viii carry a small flag and the . star
Spang,ed Banner" Will be played a
/ verse of il appearing upon the screen.
The French women viii enter to the
4 tune of the "NarscillaiSc, !" and SO on.
. In addition to the choir Of 100 women,
there viii he choir Of 800 children con-
Quoted by Mr.. Cowley. musical director
for the school board of London.
4 The next day, Friday, Lady Somerset
VIII welrome to Ter home in Rcieate.
al ". {. 7. l. women who may choose
to accept; while on Saturday the Lord
Mayor and lady Mayore.s Of London
viii receive the regular delegates. ON
sunday. June 10Th, two hundred pull
( pits in London viii be occupied 10y wo-
men, thing before unknown All this
with many other features to numerous
to repeat here, and too much for any
one person TO take in, Will be followed
hy a week ii Gri4deiwa}d.
It may he Of interest to know some
thing q lr. iuln whose ingenuity ana
business 4etAcds arranged the delight
i.l excursion trip by which 30 many OF
onr own People ana oil ers on this side
.. the Atlantic found it possible to at