Evening star., 1896-12-12
TOURGE LEGISLATION
Work Recommended BY the Non
Partisan W. G. TsU.
new OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Interesting Reports Submitted by
Committee Chairmen.
MR.. MORSE THAN KED

The attendance at the meeting of the
NCn-partisan W. c. T. U. at the Foundry
NJ. E. Church this morning was not large
but a considerable amount Of business of
importance to the organization was trans
acted. 1t is probable that the convention
will adjourn this afternoon, though 1t may
be necessary to hold a session this evening
in order to clear up the final details of busi
ness.
The devotional exercises this morning
were conducted by Mrs. Marion L. Moore
Of Grand Junction, Iowa, and, after brief
report had been presented by the business
committee, Mrs. Lydia H. Tflton of this
city read her report as legislative secre-
tary.
To Urge LegislatiOn.
Mrs. Tilton recommended for the COM
ing year that the union continue to urge
constituents to petition legislators of the
different states and of the nation to pass
such bills in favor of prohibition of the
liquor traffic and in the interest Of social
purity as it can approve; that it urge con-
stftuents to write Immediately to their
Senators. asking them to vote for the bill
to prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors
in the Capitol building; that it urge watch
fulness over the action of legislators and
readiness to aid all good work: that it urge
all the women of the union to ask the aid
of influential friends whose letters to the
Senators would receive prompt attention;
that it urge the women to note promptly
with word of thanks, every work attempt
ed by our legislators in favor of temper
ance laws; that it urge the women of all
the states to pray for Gods blessing upon
the good men who stand for the temperance
cause in Congress- and sometimes stand
almost alcne.
Representative Morse Thanked.
Following the reading Of the report, sew
eral of the ladies availed themselves of the
opportunity to say a good word for the
members of Congress who voted in favor
of the bill to abolish the sale of liquor in
the Capitol. A resolution was unanimously
adopted instructing the committee on cour-
tesies to write a letter expressing the
thanks of the organization to Representa-
tive Morse and the members of his COM
mittee.
Mrs. E. A. D. burlington of Belfast Me.
submitted report Industrial training
Mrs. burlington said that it was impos-
sible to overestimate the good that can be
cooking schools, sewing schools and schools
or carpentry, and she suggested that all the
local unions take up some one of these
practical forms Of work.
The report of the young women's secre-
tary, Mrs. Carrie L. Ballinger of Council
Bluffs, Iowa. was read. in her absence, by
Mrs. Doolittle. 1t chowed the progress Of
the work am ong the young women through
out the country and the present condition
OF the "Y" associations in the various
states.
After the adoption of the recommends
tions embodied in the report of the publi-
GATORS committee Col. N. A. Reed was in
tIoduced as fraternal delegate from the
National Kelley League. He made a brief
address to the convention, in the course
of which he urged the union to send dele
gate to the convention of the Kelley
League. to be held in Minneapolis next
August. He paid a high tribute to the
work accomplished by the Non-Partisan
W.C.T-U., and complimented the ladies on
the successful stand they had taken in
refusing to pay allegiance to any political
party.
Officers Elected.
The hour for the election having arrived
Mrs. H. C. Campbell of Pennsylvania was
called to the chair. Mrs. C. c. Afford, who
has been president for several years past
was again nominated, but declined the
honor. Several other ladies were nomin-
ated. but also declined, and Mrs. Annie M
Wittenmyer of Saratoga, Pa was elected by
vote OF 81 out Of 40. Mrs. WittenUyer
was the first president Of the w. c. T. u.
years ago. She admitted today that she
might be sixty-nine years of age but that
would no. deter her from trying to do good
work as the head of the the Nom Partisan
W.C-T.U. during the coming year. Other
officers were elected as follows: Mrs. Har-
riet B. Walker of Indianapolis, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Florence Porter Of Caribou,
Maine. recording secretary; Mrs. Ellen J.
Phinney of Cleveland, Ohio general secre-
tary; Mrs. H. NJ. Ingham of Cleveland.
treasurer. The nomination of the five de-
partment secretaries was left to the eXeeu-
tive committee to be reported this after
noon. Mrs. Joseph d. Weeks of Pittsburg
was elected editor of the Temperance Trib-
une, the official organ of the union. After
a few other matters of business had been
attended to, the convention adjourned.
This Afternoons Program.
The order of business for the afternoon
session was as follows: Devotions, led by
Mrs. C. T. Cole, Mt. Pleasant. Iowa; report
of evangelistic secretary, Mrs Isabel c.
Plumb, Chicago. ILL.,; home department,
Mrs Ira NJ. Slusser. Downer's Grove, Ill. !;
report Of resolutions committee; report OF
finance committee; methods; adjournment.
Last Nights Session.
At the meeting of the union last evening
the exercises were opened with two musical
numbers, the first. organ voluntary by
Mrs. Grace D. Brown, and the second, a
chorus, by Mrs Carrie Kidwell Stewart and
her music class.
The devotional services were led by Mrs.
Springer of Iowa, followed by a vocal solo
by Mrs. Keppler.
The first of the addresses of the evening
was that of Miss Anna M. Edwards Of
Cleveland. Ohio, who spoke in scathing
terms Of the partnership existing between
the government and the rumseller"
Addresses were also made by Mrs Ing
ham, Mrs. Wittenmyer, Mr.. Hiram Price
and Ex-Governor Perham Of Maine and the
meeting was closed with prayer by Mrs.
Afford
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