The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19

given out, was strongly urged upon the
| attention of the local unions.
| The Lathrap fund (named in honor OF
Mrs. Mary 7. Lathrap) for the develop
| ment of the work among colored people is
! described and strenuously insisted on;
also, that the local unions should open
an employment bureau during the cold
weather.
Miss Willard held to the idea she has
advocated so long, viz, that the Prohlol-
| ton party should change its name to the
Home Protecuon party. She. said that
the use of the wosd prohibition as the
name of party has given an excuse 10
the pulpits of the land to cease from ad-
vocating the principles of prohibition.
We have no right thus to diminish
the total amount of instruction and
arousing of the people that must be
done before prohibition can ever become
successful in politics and law. The word
prohibition is wholly negative term, and
distasteful to Americans, but the words
Home Protection" is positive, attractive,
and contains an argument in itself. We
urge our brothers, beside whom we hope
ere long to stand as voters at the polls to
heed our earnest request, repeated for so
many years through our publications and
addresses, and to adopt the name prayed
for by their most loyal and devoted allies,
and call ours the Home Protection party.
The Boys Brigades are spoken of with
great regret as fostering the military spirit.
The Woman's Temple. the Woman's
National Temperance Hospital and the
Woman's Temperance Publishing Associa-
ton are reported as ''going on their stead
fast way Notwithstanding the difficult
financial situation.
The report of the corresponding secre-
tary was next read by Mrs. Stevenson.
Following this came the treasurer s report.
Mrs. Stevenson and Mrs. Barker were ten
dered rising votes of thanks and given the
Chautauqua salute, in appreciation of their
faithful labors during the past year. At
the afternoon session two important reso-
lutions were presented and adopted. Mrs.
A. S. Benjamin of Michigan offered the
following:
RESOLVED, That the white-ribbon women, who
wore the badge of peace, ought never to be
placed In the position of having to defend
themselves from the charge tnat they favored
the lynching of any human being whatever,
and we keenly feel the false position in which
we have been placed and repudiate any action
everybody known, is totally at variance with
the torture or killing of any human being
without having his case fairly pleaded and
tried by jury. We do not multiply epithets
on this subject. We leave that to those who
have misrepresented our position, but we have
never hesitated and do not now, TO place our
selves squarely on record in regard to lynching
and other lawless practices in our own or any
other country, and we believe that when
women have a share in making the laws such
atrocities will disappear from the face of the
EARTH
The other resolution was presented by
Mrs. Matte ,McClelland Brown. 1t re-
quested the sending of greeting to the
triennial congress of the Episcopal church
now in session at Minneapolis, and earn
estly requested that ''in view of the fact
that the use of fermented wines in the sac
rament of the Lords supper is objection
Nable to large proportion of the devoted
membership of the church, and as it is
also a source of danger to any one who
may have come under the power of alcohol,
thus weakening the influence of the church
in reform work, that, therefore. the gen.
eral convention approve and sanction, if it
may not enjoin, the use of unfermented
wine at the communion sacrament as being
Master. at whose table the wine is served,
and more in keeping with the Pauline
doctrine of offending not our neighbor."
Fraternal delegates were introduced
from the various alliances. Among them
were Aaron Mcdowell, president of the
Purity Alliance, who told of the work of
the purity congress just closed; Miss
Alice Palmer of South Africa and
"Mother" Ransom of the Pacific Coast.
Mrs. III. Erdman of Philadelphia, the
prima donna of the Pennsylvania State
Union, led the audience in singing the
baltimore rallying song" to the tune of
Marching Through Georgia" Methods
OF promoting principles brought forth a
number OF papers and each speaker was
allowed ten minutes to present her views.
Papers were read upon the young
women's branch by Mrs Barnes, work
among foreigners by Mrs. Grubb, physi-
cal culture by Mrs. Leith scientific tenn
perance by Mrs. Hunt and the press by
Miss Leonie Reed.
Mrs. Helen G. R ice described the work
of Loyal Temperance Iegions. Work among
colored people was talked about by Mrs
Lucy Thurman (colored) of Jackson, Mich.
Mrs. Holden Byles of London reviewed
the work being done by the White Ribbon
ers in England.
Music Hall, with its 1900 seating capac-
lty was inadequate to accommodate the
throng that crowded about the entrance
at 7:30 this evening. A stream of human
ity poured into the auditorium until the
main floor and galleries were crowded.
The doors were opened so that hundreds
massed in the foyer could hear and see the
proceedings.
Mrs. Marion H. Munham, president of
the Iowa w. c. T. o., conducted devo-
tional services. An ode to the tune of
Maryland, My Maryland" was sung. In
the absence of Governor Brown. Mayor
Latrobe welcomed the delegates to the
city.
Rev. John F. Goucher, president of the
Women's College, spoke in behalf of the
Methodist Episcopal church. In the alb
sence from the city of Cardinal Gibbons,
Rev. William E. Bartlett made the well
coming address in behalf of the Catholic
clergy. He read message from his Emf
nence as follows: "The temperance cause
g a oil