Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-11-21
MISS WILLARD AGAIN
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE w
{. Il. L. AGAIN
knights of Labor Thoucht SAVIOR,
eIgn Should Succeed Himself
a> Master Workman

st. Louis, Nov. 17.-At today's national
w. t. L. U. session the report of the
executive committee was adopted with a
slight change. AS adopted, it provided
field fund to be placed in the hands of
the superintendent of the organization 10
he used for field work and organization
under the direction of the superintendent
OF organization and general officers: that
the state presidents and national superin-
tendents shall not be listed as national
organizers; that the appropriation for ma
uonal organization be referred TO the sup
efintendents organization in conjunction
with other general officers. 1t reconl-
nlends that the LOYAL Temperance Legion
to be made a branch of the department
cn paymen. !. tno ,-:--;:--lc,!. dues with the
superintendent and general secretary.
The following resolution was adopted
'Resolved, That While we recognize the
right of women to make commentaries On
the Bible, as men have done from he
beginning until now, we regret that the
name of 'Womans Bible has been given
TO any volume, and we further depIore
and religious of instilling this comment
airy upon the parts of the Bible only 1e-
latlng to woman as new version of she
scriptures.' We further disclaim any con-
nection whatever Of the society or our na
tloral president with this work"
The final report of the credentials com
mittee showed % states represented in
the convention, with 395 delegates and
officers.
4 delegate announced that it was re-
ported in Washington that the house in
which Abraham Lincoln was born was
to be turned into a saloon. A resolution
was adopted memoralizing congress to
take action to prevent it,
All Officers Reelected.
The next order of business was the
election of general officers for the ensu-
ing year. Mrs. Stevens, vice president at
large, took the chair. There being 10
opposition, all officers We're reelected as
follows, with headquarters at Chicago:
President Frances f. Willard of Illinois;
secretary, Mrs. Catherine
Ltnte Stevenson of Massachusetts; re-
cor'ling secretary, Mrs. Clara c. Hoffman
of Missouri; treasurer, Mrs. Helen Nj.
Barker of Illinois,
Miss Willard re-appointcd Mrs. Lillian
Stevens of Maine. vice president at
large. and the appointment was ratified
by the convention, as was that of Miss.
of Kentucky for assistant re-
cording secretary. All the officers receiv-
ed an ovation when the result of the bal
lot was made known
Miss Willard was the recipient Of sev-
eral immense bOOuetS
1t was announced that Georgia. having
the largest delegation, won the prize of
1 visit of Miss Willard to it's state an
nual convention
The Afternoon Session.
Reports of affiliated interests that were
laid over from yesterday were made. APP
pointments of the national superintend-
eEts department made by the executive
were read and confirmed by
the convention These We're reappointed:
Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, worlds and national
of temperance instruction.
Reports by state officers We're then pre-
sented. Among those reporting was Mr..
Ada w. Unruh of Oregon.