The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-16
w. c. 7. u. SECOND DAY.
Mrs. English Wins the Holman Prise
Chautauaua salute to Dis
tin8uished GueAts.

ST Louis Nov. lS-Thc second day ses
sion of the National Wonnen's Christian
Temperance Union was called TO order
yesterday by Miss willard. Report Of de-
psrtrnent superintendenss took up the
greater par. Of the morning session. Mrs.
Winnie F. English. or Illinois. reported on
the work of her department among miners.
II showed great progress in the gold ana
silver regions of Colorado. Washington.
Utah. Idaho. California and other West
ern states. as well as In the coal and min
ing districts In the East. Miners. she
stated, received with eagerness the white
ribbon literature furnished them.
The press was represented by Mrs.
Katherine Lente Stevenson. of Massachu-
setts. who said il was the power behind
the throne. Where the pulpit and the leo
ture room reached thousands. the press
reached millions daily. For this reason
the work OF the daily press should be car
RED on in the channels of purity. right
eousuess and truth. In future Mrs NJ. 3.
Hornins, OF Chicago. who had been Mrs.
Stevenson's associate. will have charge OF
the press department.
Mrs. Ella NJ Thacher. Of New Jersey.
spoke OF the work among the soldiers and
sailors Eleven state superinsendents had
been appointed and work was being car
ried on with much announcement. She
criticised the selling OF liquor AZ the sol
would be repealed.
Mrs. Caroline woodward. OF Nebraska.
superintendent OF work among railroad
men. reported the Sunday trafffc was re-
garded by the department as serious In
fringement upon the rights OF employees.
Local freight and passenger trains had
been generally discontinued on Sunday.
but extra stock trains were sent out. An
effort was made 10 reach conscientious
Christian men in the stock-raissry regions.
and induce them to refrain from leading
stock or having IL IN transit on Sunday
international Cooperation IN railway work
was essential 10 further development
This report was supplemented by some
remarks by Mss Jennie Smith. OF Mary
land, noted railroad evangelist.
In addition. the following supey.ntena-
ents reported. Mrs. & A Aarrison. Mich
igan, on aiushouses. Mrs. James NJ. Kin
ney- Michigan, on penal reformatcry
work, Mrs. +. ". Greenwood. New York.
on evangellstic work: Mrs. z. II. Ingalls,
s.. Louis. on narcotics
The announcement that Mrs. English. os
Kansas, had won the prize offered BY Mrs
Hoffman FOR the bAst superintendent re-
port closed the morning session.
TIE afternoon session was taken I'D
with the Introduction OF frafernai dele
gates and distinguished guests. among
whom were Mrs. Gwynesh Vaughan. OF
Wales Miss Rshecca krikor.an. OF Ar
Tsnia; Mss Mary Blood. Of the Coiuns-
hsan school OF orato-y. Chicago. Rev. r.
n Greene. q New York. secretary OF the
Armenian Relief Association Mrs Maud
Bsi3inston Booth. OF the American yosun-
fesTs. vas u-ahle 10 be present. ard was
represented by Col Patty Watkins. The
greeting 70 Zach was very pretty consist
sEg or tNs Chaasaueua salute" the con-
yertson rising and waving handksrcasefs
Th@ executive committee Of the W. c.
7. II. net az the I-indsll hotel tonight
WITH President willard 81 the chair The
transportation committee far next year
was named. the following three ladies BE-
ing elestsd; Mrs. Fessenden, % Massa-
chusetss. Mrs. White Kinney. o. Oregon,
and Mrs Dunbar. OF Iowa