Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-17
On THE GIMP GROUNDS.
How the Prohibition Assembly is
Progressing.
A Paper of Mrs. Sisson, Of This
CITY - Drill in Parliamentary
Usage-W. G. It. U. Day and us
Observance = Prohibition Party
Day Now in Order.

Mrs Ella A. Boole, of New York, took
charge Of the devotional half hour On
The camp ground yesterday morhih >
and cave a Bible reading on the Sls4
Psalm. showing the importance OF m@A-
ing God our refuge and fortress.
Mrs. Sisson. Of this city, read paper
on 1.-THE Local Union" 1t was fuli OF
suggestions. and was followed by as
cussion and questions, in which MIS-.
Boole. Mrs. Benjamin and Mrs. Morro"
participated. I'm :.
The last hour was spent IN a arlll III
parliamentary usage by Mrs. BehJah i.
This feature of the meetings is very IN
teresting and attractive, as the leader IS
a pronounced Darliamentarian, beins
the National Superintendent OF mat &C.
partment of the W. C. T. U. WORK.
To-day being W0man's Christian
Temperance Union day, the programme
for the afternoon, as well as the morn
inc was in charge of the ladies', and
Mrs. Morrow, of Fairmont, state tres-
ident of the West Virginia W. Z. !. u"
presided. In well-chosen words she n
PRODUCED the speaker OF the AFTERNOON
Mrs. Boole. of New York, who so de-
igbtad her audience the day before.
Her subiect was Deborah in the Bat
tIe."and those who said Wednesdays az
dress would not be excelled, were ready
10 say yesterdays was better still, many
saving il was the best address ever given
al the Assembly 10y a woman. Mrs
Boole has a fine presence, an excellent
voice is logical, interesting and carries
conviction to the hearts Of her hearers.
She will surely get a warm welcome
when she comes again. She described
the White-Ribboners as Deborahs fight
ing the saloon, and said they were de-
ermined that this Misunderstanding,
soul-des,roying, law-defying business
should be driven out.
She said she was glad the Crusaders
started out from a Presbyterian church,
for if it had been a Methodist church
they might have said it was excitement;
but Presbyterians don't believe in that.
Then, too, Methodists believed in back
sliding, and Presbyterians don't, so the
w. c. T. U. must so right on.
Mrs. Boole read the Bible story Of
Deborah, and applied it to the prohibi-
ton conflict of the present time. She
spoke of Heller IS being camped on the
side OF the enemy Some to-day are
camped on the enemy's ground; Of
Reuben as divided, forces to-day divid-
ed: churches not unit. Her descriD-
ton of raising the prohibition tent by
pulling on the different ropes was graph
ic Each one you'd pull on the rope
that suited her best-juvenile work
scientific temperance, suffrage, political
party, or any Of the forty departments
of The W. G. T. U. She said some
people thought high license rope would
do, but it was not attached to the tent,
an danyone pulling ON it might get fall
She paid special attention TO Joel, the
wife of Heber who drove the nail
through the enemy's temple. She was
was not with her husband in the enemys
camp, and possibly it might be the wo-
men with little Weapon called the bal
lot who would yet slay this enemy, or
at least help the "Baraks' to do IT, Mrs
Boole aptly illustrated every point and
presented her subject in such way as
to charm the most critical. ANY effort
TO give an outline Of the address or to
describe its effect would be inadequate.
Those who missed It missed a rare
treat.
Dr. A. n. Lamar, Of Texas, gave
his second address on Dixie" in the
evening. These addresses are out OF the
usual line Of lectures, for reason as
well as the interest attached to them are
attractive. His Coon Hunt" on the
Auditorium platform will not soon be
1orgosten. His description of Southern
life was well enjoyed By the audience,
who said he stopped all too soon.
To-day is Prohibition Party Day and
IA grand tine is expected. Hon Samuel
| Dickie, of Michigan. chairman OF the Ma
tional Prohibition Committee, will be
present and preside, and addresses will
be given by Hon. Joshua lowering. of
Maryland. candidate for President and
Hon. Hale Johnson, OF Illinois, candi-
| date for Vice President.