The morning times., 1896-11-17
PLANS ADVANCED FOR
TEMPERANCE cRUSADES
They Will Be Discussed by the W.
C. 7. u. Convention.
Debate Over Proposed Change in
the Constitution-MOn Raised
for Armenians.

St. Louis, Nov. 16.-The delegates TO the
twenty third annual convention OF the W.
G. T. u. assembled in Schuyler Memorial
House at 8 O'Clock this morning and at
tended devotional exercises, conducted by
Mrs Charles Edholm Of New York. The
convention Icassembled in Music Hall at
8 o'clock and the proceedings began with
prayer by Mrs. Annie NJ. Palmer, OF Iowa,
national evangelist, w. c. 7. U.
A mum ber Of suggestions for the advance
menL OF the work of temperance crusading
were received and referred 10 appropriate
com mittees The committee on financial
plans recommended that the plan of secur-
ing funds pursued last year be continued
The recon mmendation was adopted. ltplo-
vides for the dcpositing OF 40 per cent
OF the funds secured with the national
treasurer.
number OF kilograms and letters Of
greetings were read from prominent church
workers and advocates of temperance.
The executive committee recommended
to the convention that the national ap-
piication committee shall consist Of nine
members, two OF whom shall he chosen
by the board Of superintendents and three
by the executive committee.
The convention accepted the recon-
nendatiOn. The committee also reported
that the membership fees are not suf-
ficient for the needs of the work. and
pans ~ tOiCSG AiohCy wan ~ w
vised.
FOR THE ARMENIANs.
Mrs. Anna Sneed Cairns. president Of
Forest Park University, st. Louis, do
mated scholarship in her university for
an Armenian student. telegram OF ap-
probation of her noble work in behalf
of the Armenian sufferers was ordered
forwarded to Miss Clara Barton.
The collection taken up at yesterdays
= A tntltn nsf yx..,S al In
$60l in cash and S262 in pledges.
The first animated debate OF the conven-
tion began this morning when Mis-. Mary
F. Lowell of Bryn Mawr, Pa, proposed an
amendment to the constitution whereby
the State superintendent shall be added
to- the executive committee.
The committee as now constituted is
composed of the state presidents, and the
proposed constitutional amendment has
been rejected at the last three or four
conventions. Almost the entire morning
session was occupied in the debate, and
among those who advocated its adoption
were Mrs. Hunt OF Massachusetts and Mrs
Grubb OF Missouri. Those in opposition
were Mrs. Telford OF Colorado, Mrs. White
Kinney Of Oregon. Mrs. Dunham OF Iowa,
Mrs. ingalls, Of Missouri and Mrs. Hammer
OF Pennsylvania.
The vote resulted as follows: 159 for
the amendment and 1876 against it. As
a two-thirds ma iority was needed to carry
constitutional amendment, the amend
Inent was declared not carried.
Mrs. Hunt wanted To have Il yea and nay
vote taken on the amendment but the dele
gates thought that one ballot was enough.
Amidlaughtera and applause Airs. Lowell gave
notice that at The next national convrn-
t4on either she or a representative would
call up the amendment again.
THE GREATEST NATIONS.
Miss Agnes f. Slack, OF England. sec
retary OF the Worlds w. C. T. T., was in
troduced by Miss Willard as one of the
greatest and most capable of workers Ia
Tie v hite ribbon host. Miss Slack WAS
given a Chautauqua salute by the dele
gates. who arose in groups of States and
waved their handker: hiefs at her.
1--WE in England believe that the greatest
nations are the United States OF America
and the United Kingdom. We believe that
ii.sy have been chosen by God to lead
the world and should go hand in hand"
The morning session closed with
memorial service for friends who hadpasSed
away since the last convention.
At the Afternoon session Mrs. Sophie
Grubb OF Missouri, superintendent of the
work amcng foreigners, reported that it
was progressing favorably, although in.
fluenced by the general depression in busi.
ness. The seven national associations had
done effective work.
Mrs. NJ. Il. Carse, president OF the pub
fishing association, said that the receipts
were S125.3TT, and the eXpcnd iturcs
S125, ,l51. The receipts for 1896 were
S14 ,462 less than in 1895, but the ret
gain was S5l6. The financial storm had
been weathercd by reducing expenses, the
volume OF business being smaller.
Mrs. Carse also submitted report ahult
the temple. She had raised Sal ,39S IF
the 5000 900 needed to buy the trust
bonds and would try to secure the balance
this year. The interest on the bonds had
been paid.
LIBERAL STATES
The States subscribing over 81 900
were: Illinois, $f,274; New York, So, 1913;
Massachusetts, S2,5S1; Ienns ylvan.
$2,2TT; Ohio. S2,237; Michigan. 81 ,55T
Connecticut, S!.l33; Maryland, 81 ,059,
Missouri, 81 .o4O.