The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-11-20
LIQUOR TO Be BARRED
From the White House by the
Next President.
THE W. c. L. L. SENDS THANks.
Miss willard and the Old Oificers Re-
Elected at the st. Louis Convention.
Resolution Against the Woman's Bible
Greeting to Jewish Women

ST I,OUIS Nov. IS The w q L. u
convention has e-elected these officers
President. Francis E. Willard. Illinois;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. kathar-
inc Lente Stevenson, Massachusetts
recording secretary, Mrs. Clara C. Hot-
man. Missouri; treasurer, Mrs. Helen
NJ. Barker, Illinois.
Miss Willard reappointed Mrs. Llll-
ian NJ y. Stevens of Maine vice presl-
dent at large and the appointment was
ratified by the convention, as was that
of Mrs Frances l.. Beauchamp or hen-
tucky. as assistant recording secretary.
Ir was announced that Georgia had
won. for having the largest delegation
present, the prize of visit by Miss
Willard 10 its annual state convention
The report of the executive commit
Tee was adopted with slight changes. Ii
provides that the field fund be placed
in the hands of the superintendent OF
organization, to be used for held work
and organization under the direction OF
the superintendent of organization and
general officers; that state presidents
ana national superintendents shall not
be listed as national organizers; that
the matter of an appropriation for the
national organization be referred TO the
superiutendents of organizations III con
junction with the other general officers.
and recommends that the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion be made branch de
partment on the payment OF the usual
dues, with Il superintendent and gen
eral secretary
The following resolution was adopted
without much debate;
Resolved. That, while we recognize the
right of women to make commentaries on
the Bible as men have done from the be
ginning until now, we regret that the
name "Woman's Bible" has been given To
any volume. and we further drplorc the
misapprehcnsion of the press, secular and
religious, in styling this commentary on
those parts of the Bible only relating to
women "a new version OF the scrip
lures
we further disclaim any connection
whatever of our society or OF our national
president with this work.
The final report of the credentials
committee shows that 40 states are
represented in the convention, with 395
delegates and officers, consisting of all
the general officers, many of the de-
partment superintendentS, vice presl-
dents, state officers, national organizers
and evangelists and editors of state
papers, etc.
a delegate announced that it was re-
ported that the house in Washington,
III which Abraham Lincoln died, was to
be turned into a saloon. This caused a
fiutter of excitement and protest from
manv present. As result resolution
was adopted memorializing congress to
take the necessary action TO prevent 1t.
The following was sent TO the ma
tional council of Jewish Women
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance union in convention here assem-
bled send you cordial greetings. We
are workers together for God anG
humanity"
An appropriate fraternal reply was
received.
Superintendentso of the various de-
partments We're elected Mrs. France
w. Letter, Ohio. heads the physical oul
ture department Mrs. Mary T. Lowell
Pennsylvania, mercy; Mrs. Rebecca
Chambers, Pennsylvania, state and
county fairs Mrs. ). l.. Oberholtzer
PENNSYLVANIA, school savings banks
Miss Frances j. Barnes, New York
was reelected general secretary young
woman's banch.
Mrs. Fessenden, state president oi
Massachusetts, moved that letter OF
thanks be sent to Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mckinley for their intention not to let
drop of hquOr enter the White Hou>e
uurIng their occupancy of 1t.
Miss Willard youched for MIR Nc
kIuley being a teetotaler, and the con
VentlOn decided TO instruct the CORE
spending secretary TO send the letter tC
Mr.. and Mrs Mckinley
The Jewish women's Convention.
NEW YORK, Nov. IS.-Promptly at
the appointed hour. the third session OF
the first annual convention of the ma
tional council of Jewish Women