The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-08-10
WONAN'S WORLDS CONVENTION
"A Morgantown Delegate Re-
ports and Reviews
THE GREAT EVENT, FOR NEW
DOMINION READERS.
The Most Magnificent Assembly of Women in
the History of the World,
Eloquent Speeches, Stirring Scenes,
Splendid Receptions; POIyglOt
Petitions, and a Great Time
Generally.

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Splendid Receptions; POIyglOt
Petitions, and Great Time
Generally.
Special Correspondence Of the Nav DomNIoM
LONDON, England, July 15.-Th
steamer Berlin pulled out from tn
New Jersey pier at P NJ. June 9Th
Hundreds were on the dock to Sc,
their friends of and offer up prayers
for the safety Of the vessel on which
were 5l1 passengers, large per
centage of whom were delegates tt
the Worlds W0man's Christian
Temperance Union Convention to b,
held in London.
The Polyglot Petition was giver
spacious room on the ship, and thai
free, this petition is five miles long
and weighs two tons and seven large
boxes were required to pack it in.
On Friday June 18th, after pleas
ant voyage we landed at Southamp
ton and few hours by rail brought
us to the great metropolis. The con
vention was held in four of the most
historical and beautiful halls in
London. The grand international
demonstration was held in the Royal
Albert Hall, which will hold twelve
thousand people. This was the fare
well and memorable gathering of the
whole convention. Outside hundreds
were seeking admittance, inside it
was an imposing sight. Behind the
platform sat the choir, eight hundred
temperance maidens in blue dresses
slashed with white.
Round the hall, tier upon tier were
the people, the vari colored masses
bordered with the circling white OF
the Polyglot Petition which wreathed
the hall from tier to gallery and lay
piled upon the floor before the plat
form.
Every color appeared to have its
admirers Miss Willard afterwards
in speaking Of dress said, that she
believed that all the women present
had struck the happy mean"
They were not in the procession OF
fashionably dressed folks exactly
yet not out of it. Punctually to time
Lady Henry Somerset, National
President of the British w. c. T. u. J
and Miss Frances f. Willard,
{ American National W. c. T. IT,
passed together to the platform
cheer after cheer successfully greet
ed them, the two women leading 8
mighty army of women of two ma
tions One from the ranks of the
noble, the other from the noble ot
the ranks And after them came
two not less suggestive in their pres
enee Madame Antoinette Sterling, &
sweet singer of England, leading
Americas veteran reformer Mother
Stuart, who is eighty years old ant
braved the deep to attend this con
veBtion.
Representatives in costume hear
ing flags of every country in which
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union is organized enter singing
"All Round the World the Ribbon
White is Twined."
Lady Henry-who addressed thu
meeting said-"A Week ago 1t wai
JOY to welcome many of the sisters
and it was sweet music for us To
hear not only voices of women WI
love in our home land, but to greet
the sisters who come to us from ev
cry country.
A clear trumpet blast has gon'
forth from the different halls, thai
had no uncertain ring as to what
was the attitude of every true chris
tian. With regard to those subjects
which are part of every christian
creed etc. We are gathered not t.
bid farewell, but God speed to thos,
whom we welcomed so gladly, ant
with whom we part so reluctantly
but we know if our hands are far gu,
hearts are near" Miss Willard gave
a short address. she said: We wei
come ship load of White Ribbon
ers who are among the most thor
oughly equipped and best known
women reform workers of the World
and the British mind is so enlarged
that on Sunday in conservative ole
London two hundred pulpits anC
mission halls were opened to them
And our women spoke to throngs il
the largest Auditoriums that tn
Worlds Capital can furnish.
Women are here from the famou!
White Ribbon Temple and publish
ing house, from the Woman's Ma
tional Temperance hospital, founded
to demonstrate that alcohol is no
necessary in medicine. Women ar
here through whose heroic leader
snip sixteen million of boys and girl
in public schools are being laugh
the effect of alcoholics on the human
system.
They brought here with them tn
Polyglot Petition calling for the over
throw of the legalized trade. A pc
tition signed in fifty languages an,
in all the important countries of tn
World, and which is to be presented
to the chief officers of every leadin
government, as it has already bee
to the President and Representa-
tives in Congress in the Unite,
States"
The presence of such a host repre-
senting such a work, when eontraste
with the gentle Quaker lady fror
Philadelphia who was not allowed t
enter the old time nti-Slavery Con
vention, but could look down on it
proceedings from gallery, gives u
some idea of the distance we hav
come in the development of woman
power within half century.
At this point Madame Antoinett
lSterling, sings Tennyscn's grea
Composition when l Have Crosse
the Bar" Next Canon Wilberforc
M. A. is introduced and said: "Tha
he had the privilege of witnessin
the building up of that magniticen
human mosaic brought from a
parts of the world, and speaking a
languages determined to rid human
ity of its greatest curse. When won
EN- come to the front it is absolutel
impossible to resist them, the lovin
influence of our sisters has instille
wonderful power into our hearts.
When Sir Wiifred Lawson, M.
proposed the following resolutio
that the meeting thank Her MAZE.