The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-14

of life before he was il years old. Mrs
Adams thought that the lessons should
be taught before that age.
One of the delegates declared that a
great peril to social purity was the
growing practice Of the wealthy to let
their children of 10 keep company This
remark brought from Mrs Mabel Conk-
lin a severe arraignment of evening
parties for children She thought they
were very wrong.
Mrs. Dora Webb, state superintend-
ent of the purity department of Ohio.
made an address on the Regulation of
Vice. Mrs. Webb said that there was a
department of the W. c. T u in which
work was not progressing as it should
and that is the crusade against immoral
establishments. She declared that they
We're growing in numbers and were
spreading evil and disease She ex-
pressed the belief that the Christian
people would solve the problem ere long
by destroying the evil. She rested her
faith on the fact that it was Gods work
and must triumph.
Mrs. Webb said that for every fallen
woman there are five fallen men. She
deplored the fact that many boys of IS
and Is were visiting immoral resorts
She said that these places have agents
who watch the railroad stations and in
Velgle strangers into them. She gave
an instance of a college which was Wis
tied by female enliasary of an immor-
al resort The result was that many
students fell.
Mrs. Webb declared that the keepers
Of immoral resorts and the officers Of
the law desire to have vice ree-ulaff7
instead of suppressed. She denounced
regulation" as she declared it was
based on the double standard of moral
1ty which recognized vice as a necessi-
" Tor men She spoke in detail of how
the members of the weaker sex were
treated under The regulation system
and declared it was solely a scheme to
make vice healthy. She spoke of the
trial Of the regulation system in Eng
land and said it proved a failure and a
cause Of national dishonor
She declared that it became obnoxious
wherever it was tried and should be
fought whenever an attempt was made
to introduce it. She said that whenever
It was legalized it promoted all kinds
of sin
comments draft of a measure to regu-
late vice in New York city by legaliz-
ing district inns"
She closed with an appeal to the dele
gates to combat the social evil with all
their power.
message of fraternaI greeting was
sent by the national W. c. T. IT, to Ma
ry Lowe Dickinson, president of the ma
tiOnal council of women
The announcement that Mrs English
Of Kansas had secured the prize offered
by Mrs. Hoffman for the best superin-
tendents report, closed the mornings
session.
Miss Lillian Wood of Missouri led the
devotional exercises at the afternoon
taken up with the Introduction of fra
ternaI delegates and distinguished
guests Among them were Mrs. Gyneth
Vaughan Of Wales. Miss Rebecca Kirk
oriean Of Armenia, Miss Mary Blood of
the Columbian school of oratory. Chi
cagO Rev. r. d. Greene of New York
secretary of the Armenian relief associ-
alton; Miss Sarah Farmer of PennsyI-
Vania, noted for her Green Acre con
gress" held yearly; Miss Kate Lunden,
the young swedish speaker and Antho-
ny COmstOck Of New York
Mrs Maud 8allington Booth of the
American Volunteers who was expect
ed but was unable to be present. was
represented by Col. Patty Watkins
Others who were expected to attend
the convention viii not come until even
ing. Among them is Miss Agnes E.
Slack of England, secretary worlds W
G. a. o. The greeting to each was verv
pretty, consisting Of the "chautauqua
saiute''-the convention rising and wav-
ing handkerchiefs.
Tonight's session will be given up to
the young people ard tomorrow every
pulpit in the city will be occupied BY
one Of the delegates to the convention.