San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-10-18
A White Ribbon Host.


vention OF the Women's Christian
Temperance union, which begins
today, to last until the 23rd.
This will be the twenty-second an
nual meeting of the union. Miss
Frances K. Willard will preside.
She has just returned from Eng.
land, where she has been living for
half year, in the luxurious home
OF Lady Henry Somerset. Miss
Willard will receive an enthusiast
tic reception from the delegates.
The daily sessions will sbe given
up to the reports of the regular de-
partments and to the planning Of
work for the coming year. They
will not be so interesting to those
outside of the regular official work
of the union as the evening meet
ings. These will surpass in inter-
est any ever held in connection
with national convention sessions.
Tomorrow evening the exercises
will be given up to the addresses Of
welcome from the governor of
Maryland, the mayor of Baltimore,
prominent representatives Of
church and press, and the presi-
dents of the state and city unions.
The children of the Loyal Temper
ance Legion will also give well
come of their own. The responses
will be made by Mrs. Alexander
Boole, vice-president, of New York I;
Mrs. Mary Reed Goodale, president,
of Louisiana Mrs. Vie H. Camp
bell, president, Of Wisconsin; Mrs.
Helen NJ. Stoddard, president, Of
Texas and Mrs. Ada w. Unruh, of
Oregon, national organizer. Miss
Willard will preside, and the devo.
tional service will be in charge Of
Mrs. Marion III. Durham, president
of Iowa. Saturday evening will be
given to the Y's. Mrs. Francis j.
Barnes, the bright Y secretary, will
give an address, with stereoptican
pictures Of the places where the
worlds petition is to go. There will
also be addresses by Misses Clara
Parish and Carrie Lee Carter, ma
tional YNorganizers, with various
other features of interest. Monday
evening will be given up to grand
demonstration very much in the
line of the demonstration in Albert
hall during the London convention.
At these meetings Nine. Antoinette
Sterling, of London, is to sing.
Tuesday evening will be benefit
night, the program to be arranged
by the presidents of the states
which have gained 800 in member
ship during the past year.
Wednesday evening will be the
closing exercises. Each state is this
year, for the first time, to have a
distinctive song, which will be
sung by the delegation, and the
state motto will be repeated by the
president. 1t is expected that this
will be one OF the.most interesting
features Of the convention. The
songs are many of them full Of
music and vigor, and the White
Ribboners will make the rafters
ring in their trysting-time togeth-
er. Among the promoted" ones
who will be remembered in the
memorial service are Mrs. Mary Il.
Lathrop, for so many years presi-
dent of Michigan; Mrs. Jane
Starler, president of Indian Terri.
tory; Mrs. Ella F. Williams, treas
urer Of the Worlds w. c. T. u; w.
Jennings Demorest, John NJ.
Stearns, Rev. A. A. Miner, Rev. A.
]. Gordon, Rev. Marvin r. Lente,
father of the corresponding secre-
tsry, and Mr.. Hammer, husband
of the president of the Pennsyl.
vania w. G. T. Z. Mrs. Clara Hofr-
man, Of Kansas City, Mo-, will con-
duct the memorial service, and
brief addresses will be made by
those who have long been COM
rades of the departed. Much of the
success of the convention will rest
with Mrs. Caroline F. Grow, the
business manager of the w. G. T.
u, woman of fine executive abil-
ity.
One OF the most puzzling quest
ions the convention will discuss
will be the attitude it should take
toward the movement Of the
United Boys Brigades, which, be-
cause Of its amazing growth in the
United States and Canada the last
year, now calls either for the vigor-
Gus opposition or unequivocal and
favorable recognition on the part
Of the w. G. T. U. The question
has been referred to Miss Frances E.
Willard, and will doubtless, receive
attention in her annual address.
The opposition OF the w. G. T. u,
originates in the peace commission
of the association, which takes the
stand that the boys brigade move
ment is calculated to foster and