The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-11-13
National w. G. t. u. Convention at
Baltimore, Md.
Continued from last ,ceek. ]

Mrs. X. l.. Stevenson, National Cor
responding secretary, and Mrs. Helen Nj.
Barker next gave their reports. Mrs.
Barker termed Pennsylvania as the
"Banner State" showing an increase OF
membership of over 1000; New York,
1000. Ohio, Oregon, Southern California,
Connecticut and Maine each show a gain
of 500, while the rest all show gain over
last year. Total receipts for the year
$23, ,O3S.96; total expenditures SIs,O59.37,
leaving balance of $4,979.59. Miss Bar
ker also compared the growth of the w.
G. T. U. by giving a statement of the
amounts paid by several states now to
the National w. @. T.. U. and the amounts
paid seventeen years ago, when the Con-
vention was held in Baltimore. Noon
tide Evangelistic services were conduc-
ted by Mrs. NJ. NJ. Smell, Mississippi Ma
tionGl evangelist.
1 must not forget here to mention the
noontide lunch that was so bountifully
provided by the W. c. L. U. ladies OF
Baltimore, to its 500 delegates and visi-
tors. They were all seated and severed
at one time in the immense basement
dinning rooms of the Hall which were
presided over by ladies from different
parts of the state of Maryland. This
elaborate luncheon which was given DUR
ing the five days the Convention was
held, proved beyond doubt the proven
bial hospitality of the people of Balti-
more.
The afternoon was taken up by reports
of Superintendants on Young woman's
work, Work among foreigners, Loyal
Temperance Legion, Scientific Temper
ance instruction, Physical Culture, Mar
cotics, Sunday School work, Literature
and The Press. These supurintendents
were each allowed ten minutes for re-
ports. 1 should like TO comment ON
some of these excellent reports but it
would not leave me the room for q
glimpse at other parts of the convention
which is all 1 can hope to give in this
brief sketch.
Mrs. Ormiston Chant, of England, was
then introduced to the convention, was
given cordial greeting and made few
remarks.
The first evening of the Covention was
given to addresses of welcome and re-
sponses. After devotional exercises the
ode of welcome, Maryland my Mary
land" rang out its inspiring welcome to
its guests within the state limit. Miss
| Willard regretted that the Governor OF
Maryland had not been able TO be pres
ent and offer welcome in behalf of the
state. She spoke of the cordial welcome
of Gov. Hastings of Penn'a, who well
coined the State Convention in the name
of the homes, wives, mothers and daugh-
ters of his state, and that the w. G. Il. U.
should ever hold him in kindly remem-
brance. Mayor Latrobe OF Baltimore
was then introduced and in behalf of the
City extended cordial greeting. After
he had finished Miss Willard evil
IDENTIFY we'll pleased with the Mayor $
welcome said-"I consider myself a
judge of a Mayors speech, having sam
pied them for twenty years, and / con-
slider this the best favored of all"
The next one introduced was Rev.
VIM. Bartlett, representing Cardinal
Gibbons, VINO spoke few words OF
greeting, then read letter from the Car
dinal, in which he complimented the
work of the W. @. t. u, that he consid-
cred the Temperance Cause the most vi
| tai subject of the day, as the greatest
number of crimes can be traced to this
evil, and that those who were laboring in
the repression of this vice were among
the best benefactors to society and TO the
home.
Mrs. Haslup, President of the State
Union of Maryland, and Mrs. Robinson
of the City Union, both brought cordial