The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16
W. c. i. 0. NEED MONEY.
There Last Years Plan for Raising it
Will be Continued

Will be Continued
~ T.o,1is Nov. 1.-THE fourth davis
session OF the twenty-third annual con
vention OF the National w. c. T. u
began at o'clock with the usual pray
er meeting at Schuyler memorial house,
led by Mrs. Charlton Edholm of New
York
An hour later the regular meeting was
called to order at Music hall by Miss
Willard Mrs Annie NJ Palmer Of
Iowa. national evangelist, led in PRAYER
after which the regular programme
was proceeded with. Tt was the reading
of the minutes and report of the exec
utive committee part Of which was
adopted.
The provision adopted follows: 1t
was decided that the giving of the w
G. A. u medals should be resumed; that
the appropriations committee shall con
sist of FIVE, two of whom shall be cho-
sen by the board of superintendent
and three by the executive committee.
Mesdanes = Fessenden, Narcissus w.
Kinney and Marion Durham were ap-
pointed by the executive committee as
members of the appropriations commit
tee. The sub committees financial
plan was adopted. 1t provides that
Whereas The membership fee of the
National w. g. Z. II. is not sufficient for
the needs of the work of that commit
tee. it is recommended that the plan
presented last year be continued al
ways providing that no financial agent
shall pursue her plans or solicit funds
in any state without the consent of the
general officers of that state. The 81 90
plan for each union, the contribution of
which is voluntary, was further rec
commended and adopted.
"A long list of names of prominent peO-
pie from various parts of the country
who had sent letters of greeting to the
convention We're read. kilograms were
also received from Mother Mary
Stuart Lowe Dickinson, Mrs s. NJ 1
Henry and Josephine r. Nichols Miss
willard Z,
would enable her to be present and per
sonally present the prizes and the ban
ners awarded by the convention TO the
different state unions.
An announcement was made that
Mrs. Anna Snead Cairns, of Forest
Park university Of St. Louis would give
one Armenian girl a Christian educa-
ton at her institution. She stated that
S5O each per year would be sufficient to
pay for the educati of any other Ar
menian girls that members wished sent
there
It was then voted to send a telegram
g Miss Clara Barton, president of the
Red Cross society. cOngratulating her
on her work generally and Armenian
especially.
A spirited debate then followed. when
Mrs Mary r. Lowell of Pennsylvania /
brought up her amendment to the con-
stitution adding the national superin-
tendents to the executive. This amend
ment has been defeated at previous ma
tlonal conventions but each succeeding
year Mrs Lowell hobs up again with it
The vote was taken showing 159 for |
and135 against but as it did not receive !
the necessary tWO-thirds the amend
ment failed to pass.
Mrs Lowell thereupon gave notice that
the amendment would against he
brought up next year.
Memorial services held for the mem |
berS ana SympathizerS in the work of !
the W. e. r. ~, who had died during |
the year followed.
Mrs. Sophia f. Grubb. s11Derin+andent |
Of the work among foreigners reported !
that it was progressing favora bly, al /
though influenced by the general de- |
preston In business. The seven ma /
tional associates had done effective |
work in the German, Spanish Dutch |
scandinavian and Danish division Our !
flag, she said in concluding, /
5IliI HoaIs over the saloon con Bills is !
land) at our chief port of entry and 1
are welcomed with the /
greeting of the saloon.
Mrs. M. b. Carse. president of the
publishing association reported that the
receipts were Sl25, 337 and the expendi- /
lures $125, ISL. The receipts for the year /
1896 We're $14, 462 less than in 1895 but /
the net gain was $516. The financial /
storm had been Weathered by reducing I
expenses the volume of business being
smaller.
Mrs Carse also submitted q report /
about the temple. She had raised S141-
39S. Of the $500, 900 needed to buy the
rust bonds and would try to secure the
this year The interest on the
bonds had been paid. The states sub
scribing over 81, 600 were Illinois 81 All;
A1assac husetts 81. 581; Pennsylvania 81
37T; Ohio rs. 237; Michigan 81, 557; Con
necticut $1,13S; Maryland s1,059; Mis-
souri, $1,000.
Tt was announced that $500 in cash
and $3.50 in pledges was raised at yes
-erday's meeting for the relief of Ar
menians, which will be sent on imme-
1iately Tt is expected to raise 81, 600
before the convention closes.