The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-24
w. c. T. U. CONVENTION.
DELEGATES PROM CATHOLIC AND
HEBREW SOCIETIES INVITED.
Energetic Speech by Miss Willard on
the INSTRUMENTATION Our Gov
ernment TO Take Firm Ground on
the Armenian Question-ODpose
Prize Fighting.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 23.-NIfss Frances
Willard carried the w. C. T. U. conven-
ton with her today in a movement to in
clude in fraternal relations Catholics and
Hebrews.
The question arose on the following res
olutfon:
Resolved, That Catholic women and
Hebrew women should be invited to send
fraternal delegates from their annual
convention 10 ours, and establish branches
OF the White Ribbon society within their
own borders
one of the delegates suggested that it
'.Woman's Christian Temperance Union
TO ask Hebrews to affiliate. This reused
Miss Willard. She said:
81 want to recognize these two de-
nominations because in places where 1
have been and especially in the SOUTH
they exhibited sympathy in our work
and have extended every courtesy. 1t
has especially touched my heart that in
meetings where L have presented the
work OF this organization among those
who have welcomed me to the platform
have been the Catholic priest and the
Hebrew rabbi.
"They knew what [ came for; they
knew what L represented, and if they
were broad enough to go half way and
extend the hand OF greeting, should my
hand be so small and Withered as not TO
accept the clasp? [ want to welcome
them to US if they want to come"
The resolution was adopted. The con-
vention endorsed the temperance hospi-
tai which does not administer brandy
and other intoXicants in medicine. II
commended the organization Of W. Z.
! r. U. lecture bureau and expressed ap-
probation Of the Demorest Temperance
medal contest. 1t asked for a place for
women on the divorce commissions of the
various states.
Undertake the Armenian Question.
When Armenia was mentioned Miss
| Willard offered an amendment calling on
1 its power felt in the diplomatic council
| of the nations on the subject of Arme-
MIA. The amendment was carried.
Resolutions We're adopted extending to
| for his bravery in standing for the right
! and demonstrating that the saloons can
| be closed on the Sabbath in New Ork
| City" and also expressing cur appre-
citation of the action of Governor Culber-
son, Of Texas, in preventing the disgrace
of prize fight in that commonwealth
Mrs. Matilda 3. Carse, of Chicago, pre-
scented the temple report showing the
/ progress of raising some $200,G00 necessary
| TO clear the temple" in Chicago of debt.
Mrs. Carse reported S10S,00O on condition
that the balance be raised by jan l.
a resolution was also adopted depior-
ing the numerous outrages upon defense
less women and children, and urging that
steps be taken to mould public opinion,
OF ~ SGCuIC SuCH lSSs4olctt1Oli do HOuju
I secure the victim greater degree of
protection.
Invitations were received and referred
4 to the executive committee asking the
! w c. r. u. TO hold it's next convention
in Los Angeles San Francisco, Seattle,
Chattanooga and Nashville.
Prize Essays.
Mrs. Mary r. Lowell presented for
the department of mercy two prizes of
gold pieces for essays on subjects re-
/ specting cruelty to animals.
Elvie H. Page, aged IA years, of
Olympia Washington, received So for
an essay on the subject docs our do
ninion over animals give us the right
to practice cruelty upon them"
Ve1nia IT. Beebe, of Colorado re-
ceived so for an essay on Cruelty to
animals in dress and food
Scientific temperance literature ban
ners were presented by the two states
in which temperance instruction was
introduced last year in the greatest
number of schools. Illinois headed the
list with over 1000 schools teaching