The morning times., 1895-10-24
HILL WOULDN'T HOLD I'LL
Hundreds Are Turned Away from
Closing Session Of ". C. 7. U.
WORK OF THE WHITE RIBBONS
Most Successful Convention Ever Held
by Women in Any Country-CaIi-
fornia May Capture the Next Meet
tng-Miss willard Gains Her Point.
The Business Transacted. -

Baltimore Oct. 23.-The most success
full convention ever held by the W. G. T. u,
and in many respects the most important
ever held by women in any age, or in any
country, had brilliant closing tonight.
The perfect organization and well ar
ranged methods Of work has given I'M
questionable proof OF the ability of the
White RiDDorrrrs to conduct the business
OF such convention with the best possi-
bic results
The greatest variety of topics has been
before the sonrenUion ana disposed OF with
ability and dispatch. The main issues,
however, We're not lost sight OF and Miss
Willard and the delegates generally be-
Iieve the society has taken a long step
toward the creation of public sentiment
for the enactment of laws 10 abolish the
sale of liq1ors and to prohibit the social
evil
The place for the holding of the next ma
tional convention was not decided upon In
vitations were received from Los Angeles
and San Francisco, Cal. Nashville and Chat
tanooga, Tenn, Portland, Ore; Portland,
Maine, Kansas City, and Seattle, Wash,
and were eplace,i in the hands OF thee xecut!ve
committed. 1t is the general belief that
Los Angeles, Cal, Will De selected
WOULDN'T HOLD THEM;
Hundreds who tried were unable to gain
admission to Music Hall tonight TO witness
the closing scenes of the convention. Ban
ners were presented to several State unions
which showed large gains in membership,
and there was least OF music
AS the roll of States was Called each State
delegation responded by rising, giving its
State motto, and singing a unique song
especially composed for the occasion. Many
OF the songs were sung 10 music belonging I'D
a special manner to the respective States.
Great enthusiasm prevailed.
During the day session the platform,
which waspromulgatcda q nj partiyappruved
yesterday, was adopted. The pIanks under
consideration to-day were OF minor i'm
portance and were adopted with little
debate.
In report read by Mrs. Matilda d. Carse,
of Chicago, it was stated that the outlook
favored her belief that $500, 900 would be
raised before January to retire outstand
ing stock and bonds of the Chicago w. c. T.
U. Temple.
Mrs. Jane Kenney. of Michigan, reported
for the penal and reformatory institution
department. She asserted that the White
Ribbons are doing more to secure srp-
arate reformatory Institutions for wcmen
and children than any other organization.
and expressed the hope that women would
DE dppoluttU ou Stdtt DUiTuS vi CHdflty
and correction.
CAPTURED THE CONVENTION.
Miss Willard carried the convention with
her in broad movement to include Cath
olics and Hebrews in fraternal relations
with the White Ribbon Society.
Mrs. Charlton Edholm, of Chicago, of the
Crittenton Mission, told of the traffic
in girls, and of the work done by the
mission. She said: "The liquor traffic
and the traffic In girls are sending our
girls to hell at the rate of one hundred
every month. OF two hundred thousand
girls, over one-half We're red and bought
and sold. They only bring from twenty
five to fifty dollars. A horse that would
not cost more would not be a thoroughbred.
Their average life is five years. Forty
six thousand are carted out to Potter's
field every year. Over a hundred Amer
lean homes have to be desolated every day
to recruit the ranks of shame. Since this
time last week seven hundred girls have
been ruined and are spending their first
Sunday night in these sinful places"
She spoke at length on the subject and
urged the work of reform.
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