The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-22
CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE,
WOMEN WHO ARE WILLING TO
HELP THE PROSECUTED
ARMENIANS.
AN APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE WAS
SECONDED BY Miss WILLARD
AND ACTED UPON.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 21-The morning
session of the third working day of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Convention was devoted to hearing reports
from several superintendent on methods
of promotion. The memorial services were
conducted by Mrs. Clara C. Hoffman of
Missouri.
Immediately after the opening devo-
tional exercises the executive committee
went into secret session. Mrs. L. NJ
N. Stevens, vice. president-at-large, took
Miss Wizards chair and welded the
gavel. After disposing of a few rou-
tine matters papers on the methods
of Promoting Our Principles" were read
by the superintendent of various reform
departments. In the discussion of the
subject, Legislation and Petition" Mrs.
M. B. Ellis, National superintendent of
New. Jersey, strongly favored legislation
looking to higher age of consent.
Il believe" she said I'VE should be
unit throughout the States in pressing
this measure until in every State this relic
of barbarism may be virtually killed by
being raised to twenty-one years. | would
suggest that as far as practicable we try to
be united In our aims toward betterment
OF laws, especially those concerning
women"
In addition to further reports OF affiliated
interests three addresses were delivered in
the afternoon by missionaries from South
Africa, Syria and Armenia. Several tele-
grams OF greeting were read, and Judge
Mcdowell of Washington, Hon. John 6. .
Woody of Chicago and Joshua lowering,
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Maryland, were presented to the conven-
ton and made brief addresses favorable to
the white-ribboners and the temperance
cause.
Miss Alice R. Palmer, honorary vice.
president of the Worlds w. G. T. u, spoke
as missionary of South Africa against
the legaliZed rum trade and the curse of its
effects in the Dark Continent. She called
attention to the fact that there are 5000
students in the United States being fitted
for missionary work, and prayed that they
might be taught the power and ill effects
Of rum before their education was consid-
cred complete.
NJ. II. Gulesian of Armenia talked of the
suffering among his people and asked for
help from the women of America for their
sisters OF the Far East. He also severely
criticized the United States Government.
'We ale in danger of determination,
seemingly forgotten" he said. mo one
comes forward to help US. This great
country has not offered an official protest
against the outrages of Turkey o God
stir up the consciences OF your leaders
here, We ask one of the two things from
the civilized nations-get together and
give US freedom or get together and drown
every Armenian. We are not only wronged
by the Turkish Government, but by the
United States Government as well. The
Judges of Armenian courts are nothing
better than brigands, and many are too
ignorant to read their own language. An
appeal to them avails naughu."
Miss Willard said that the globe had
never seen martyr nation to compare
with Armenia. Mrs. Gladstone, she said,
would stand at the head of a committee OF
English women to help Armenian women,
with Lady Henry Somerset as an aid Miss
Willard favored the best efforts of the w.
Q. t. U. in the same direction, and her
motion to take up a collection for the
down-trodden Armenian people met with
hearty response.