Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-10-26

souls OF sisters and friends of the de-
ceased white ribboners.
M. H. Gulesian, of Armenia, talked |
of the suffering among his people and |
asked for help from the women of
America for their sisters in the far
east He severely criticised the United
States government: I'VE are in dan
ger of determination; seemingly for
gotten" he said. mo one comes for
ward to help us. This great country
has not offered an official protest
against the outrages of Turkey"
Miss Willard said that the globe had
never seen a martyr nation to compare
with Armenia. Mrs. Gladstone, she
said, would stand at the head of com
mittee of English women to help Ar
menian women, with Lady Henry Som
erset as an aide. Miss Willard favored
the best efforts of the w. G. T. U. in
the same direction, and her motion to
take up collection for the down-trod-
den Armenian people met with hearty
response.
Six thousand persons crowded into
Music hall last night and nearly 1000
others unable to get within the walls
stood in the street in front of the build
ing two hours and listened to addresses
by white ribboners and other reform
workers. Pennsylvania received the
prize for the largest increase in MEM
bership during the year and won the
large white banner.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 23-Miss Frances
E. Willard was yesterday elected pres
ident of the w. c. L. U. for the seven
teenth consecutive time. The ballot
was announced as 361 votes for Miss
Willard and ii scattering. AS the re-
cording secretary cast the ballot of the
convention for Miss Willard the dele
gates and visitors arose and sang
Praise God from Whom all Blessings
Flow"
Miss Willard was visible affected and
tears glistened in her eyes as she arose
and with tremulous voice thanked the
convention for the great honor it had
shown her. When Miss Willard an
nounced that the proposed polyglot ex-
pedition to India had been abandoned
and that she would not leave the coun-
try during the coming year the 1000
persons in the hall expressed their
qualification with cheers. At the con-
clusion of her address Miss Willard
nominated Miss L. M. Stevens, of
Maine, for vice president-at-large a
new Office provided for by a recently
adopted amendment to the constitu-
tion. The white ribboners sprang to
their feet and applauded the popular
nominee from the Pine Tree state. She
was elected without dissenting VOTE
Other officers were elected as follows:
Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Katha-
rine Lente Stevenson, of Massachu-
setts; recording secretary, Mrs. Clara
c. Hoffman, of Kansas City, Mo-; as
sistant recording secretary, Mrs.
Frances j. Beauchamp, of kentucky;
treasurer, Mrs. Helen w. Barker, of
Illinois.
William Woodward, of Baltimore, "a
years of age, was introduced and told
the convention how he had helped to
organize the first temperance society
in Maryland seventy years ago. Miss
Willard pinned a white ribbon bow to
the lapel of the venerable merchant
princes coat as he was assisted to the
chair.
At the afternoon session reports of
WOIc hTS.
E. N. Law, of Michigan, reported 1.-The
greatest harvest of all the years we
have been at work" She organized
seven unions and secured 1000 mem
bers; held $50 meetings, 1877 of which
were temperance. Hundreds of men
signed the pledge. Mrs. Ella Dayton
Blair, of New York, gave 1853 illustra-
ted lectures, organized % loyal temper
ance legions, three w. c. I. U. 8 and
three senior grades during the day.
She was applauded.
The most intense interest was de-
veloped in the afternoon, when the re-
port of the committee on resolutions
remained in discussion for nearly three
hours. So much time was taken up in
| discussing amendments that only about
half the report was acted upon. The
more important of the planks were
amended and the remainder of the doc
ument was made the special order for
| this mornings session. The prohibi-
tion and woman suffrage amendments
to each were not offered before the del
egates were satisfied that the serti-
ment of the convention was expressed
in unequivocal language.
AS finally approved the prohibition
plank indorses the prohibition party
''As the only political party with the
courage to speak out boldly in favor of
woman suffrage and the total annihi-
lation of the liquor traffic" The re-
publican and democratic parties were
scored for unfaithfulness and numerous
incidents of broken faith and repudi-
ated promises were alleged. The fran
chise plank stated the belief that the
ballot in the hands of women will
hasten ths overthrow OF the liquor
traffic and many other evils.
Mormons Must Go.
RALEIGH, N. c., Oct 23.-Four Nor