The morning times., 1896-12-11
NOn-PartiSan w. c. I. U. Be-
gins Its Annual Convention.
Addresses by Mrs. j. Ellen Foster
and Other Distinguished Work.
ers in The Cause Open
the Session.

NOn-B NdtlUndl Nbi'Nh
Temperance Union held its initial session
at Foundry NJ. L. Church last night. he
audience was large, and the EXERCISES ol
character II keep Thoroughly aiiNe .,ie
interest that had drawn them TO the
meeting. ,,, n
Mrs. Ellen J. Phinney of Cleveland, u,
nrasddad over the deliberations OF tne
convention, the president beihe on tl'e
nropran for an address. Mrs' hiihes
is the general secretary ol the uili"h' anu
made an excellent presiding officer, her
ra,,,,rts in introducing the speakers and
n,bers beinC always happy and witty
The urogram OF the evening included de
,.,IionaI services of song and pra y er, whtch
wore led bv Mrs. Isabel c. Plumb fChicago.
After the well-known hymn, Coronation
nv the audience, Mrs Plumb read the l2lst
Psalm and uffereda prayer.
DR.. William F. Craft was theh invited
TO the platform and spoke on the subject
of Congressional legislation on the liquor
business IN the DIsUTicU. de mentioned
among other measures the PROVISIONS
against gambling and announced the forma
ton of subcommittee To consider tltt
subject. The Morse bill, introduced yes
teroiay, against the sale of liquor IN the
House and Senate restaurants also re-
ceived a large share of his attention, as
did the bill raising the age OF protector
for girls in the District to eighteen years.
He noted the fact that the Morse bili
went through the House with only seven
votes against il and was encouraged by
this vote to expect its passage through
the Senate. Senator Quay, he said, had
| assured him that the bill would encounter
! no opposition in committee.
He also discussed the measure introduced
| Yesterday To amend the license and excise
| laws Of the DIStric- IN the way of increas
! ing their efficiency and Stungency-
CONGRESSMAN MORSE STEAKS.
The entrance of Congressman Morse into
the auditorium at this Io.nt was the sig
nal for applause The Massachusetts
! statesman seemed to be a prime favorite
! in the convention, and against his remon-
| STRANGE he was forced to take the pat
! furu and address the audience.
| In the course OF his remarks, which were
frequently punctuatcd 10y applause, hc men
| toned his bill for the suppression OF liquor
selling III the Capitol, ana asked tNat thc
delegates come personally 10 the scene
| of acton today, when the bill viii probably
| come up in the senate, and lend their IN
| fIuence in causing such Senators as they
| knew 10 vote favorahly upon 1t.
He read extracts from his own speech
! upon the bili and criticised the efforts OF
| certain Representatives to delay and de-
| feat action on the amendments To the
local liqLor laws 10y introducing substitutes
| too radical to hope for success, and to
| points made against il OF TO Quorum etc.
| lie left the platform amid hearty ap-
| pIauSe
An InterIude in tie regular program was
taken at this point in the form of a cornet
solo by Mrs keppler. whose beautiful ren-
dItlon charmed the audience.
II had been expected that Mrs. Gen. Lo-
gan would deliver the address OF welcome
to the convention. and her name was On
the program for that number. In her alb
sence however, Mrs. Phinney introduced III
A reat little speech Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster
| whom She said must not be claimed ur
n,onopclized by any one section, but should
hc introduced as being "or the United
| states"
Mrs Foster made an eloquent address If
welcome 20 the members of the cohVen
tom she spoke she said, for the Foundry
Church. as well as the city OF Washington
in bidding a hearty welcome Ia the 'iele-
gates who had cone from distant States
to this. their nations Capital, city III
wiHcb they could feel sense Of personal
ownership in all lis II 0numents. its public
buildings and its public men.
MRS. FOSTERS WELCOME.
She made a touching mention of the
| fact of the membership OF Mrs. PreSldcn
HAYES at Foundry Church. and the whole
audience seemed greatly moved at her al
lusion to that great temperance woman anf
4 10 'difrf feTSpIdl TITS THU DOullu itl dh'
their interest To the church. She SPOKE
of the taint ON the revenue derived from
| liquor and rclOICed that the new Library
building was not in the inaugural Cerc
monies. To be perverted into a saloon
She reminded the delegates that in the
| distant homes they held more politica
| power than did all Washington: that powe
| was not generated, but merely expended
| here.
Sine closed her address with cloqucn
reference to the high faith that must hav
J dominated the fathers of the country Ii
| 50 perfectly planning and building thi
! great city. and with a moral drawn iron
this. baGc. the delegates God-Specd IN thel
| work.
Dr. Brown. the pastor Of Foundry Church
spoke "A few words OF welcome to the con
vention and introduced Mr.. William SIM
son, the Oldest member of the church, VIII
delivered d short speech tnat not only mao
4 the delegates feel thoroughly at honir, bu
| couyuIsea them with laughter by its huIn1l
Mrs NJ +. Weeks OF PIttsbuTg, Pa
made the response to the welcome of IN
! foregoing SPEAKER In "a reference TO th
late war size spoke Of the nluCn create
destruction Of life by liquor. She trace
the history of the nonpartlsan nnion an
gave It's platform. Mrs. Weeks a"dreS
4 was Of so excellent n type as To rGceiv
Z the praise and congra tulalion Of all. Sh
well known writer on economic question:
ana = the editor of the Temperance Tribune
the organ of the union.
e The solo OF Miss Lizzie WaiIly, whiC
= | was the next number on :hc program
was well received by the audi ,ncc. III
fraternal greetings of the w. q. J. L. {
=. the District were given tn" con~;ntio
. by Mrs NJ. b. Plat, tie president of tha
. organization Mr. Russell spoke for Il
N Anti Saloon League and Senator Ery9 l. 'ad
" a brief speech.
h WORK OF THE UNION.
r The president of the union, Mrs. Co
rs nelia Afford. of Massachusetts, then rea
a. her address. She reviewed the work
the union from its orga aniZation to IL
= present time. Ia some interesting st
N tistics contained in the report she me
toned the fact that 50 per cent or {
convictions were caused by drunkenness
Thc provisions by railroads against ef
pioyes who drink was also the subject
q. comment.
Mrs. II. NJ. InghaEl, the general treasure
Y OF the union, made an appeal for fmanci
aid and announced the meetings for
q morrow. The morning session will
a held at 9 O'Clock. the afternoon at l :.