The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-19
ALL THE OLD OFFICERS RE,
ELECTED TO SERVE AN
OTHER YEAR.
CREATED A FLU1TER OF EXCITEMENT
Congress to Be Merorializcd TO Take
Action to Prevent Turning the
House in Which Lincoln Died
Into a Saloon

st. Louis. Nov. 17.-Tbis, the next tC
the last davis session of the convention
of the national Woman's Christian lem
perance Union, was the most important
of any yet held, as the officers Tor 'h'
ensuing year were elected.
The early morning prayer meeting al
SCHUYLER Memorial House was followed
by the convention in Music Hall, Whlch
was called TO order by President VIII
lard. The report Of the executive com
mittce was adopted with slight changes
II providcd that the field fund be placed
in the hands of superintendent OF or
ranization, to be used for field work ana
organization under direction of the SUI
perintendent; that state presidents shall
not be listed as national organizers, ana
recommends that the Loyal Temperance
legion be made Il branch department,
with n superintendent and general sec
retary. The report was adopted without
dissenting vote.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That while we recognize tile
right of women 10 make commentaries
ON the Bible, as men have done from
the beginning until now, we resre1 una.
the name "Woman's Bible" has been
given to any volume, and we further de-
plore the misapprchension of the press,
secular and religious, in styling TINS com
mentary on those parts of the Bible only
relating TO women as "a new version Oh
the Scriptures
We further disclaim any connection
whatever of our society, or of our ma
, tional president with this work.
A delegate announced that 1t was re-
ported that the house in Washington III
which Abraham Lincoln died was 10
be turned into saloon. This raised
tiutter of excitement and protest from
many. As n result n resolution was
adopted mcmorializing congress TO take
the necessary action to prevent 1t.
The next order of business was the
election of general officers for the ensuing
year.
Mrs. Stevenson, vice president at large,
was in the chair.
There being no opposition all officers
were reelected, with headquarters Ill
Chicago. They are:
President. Francis Willard, Illinois;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Katharine
Lent Stevenson, Massachusetts; recording
secretary, Mrs. Clara Hoffman, Missouri;
treasurer. Mrs. Helen Nj. Barker, LII
nos
Miss Willard rcappointed Mrs: Steven
son vice president ut large, ana the ap-
pointment was ratified by the conVen-
ton.
All the officers received an ovation
when the results of the ballots were
made known, and Miss Willard was the
recpient of several large bouquets.
1t was announced that Georgia mad
won for having the largest delegation
present the prize of Il visit by Miss Will
lard to its state convention.
The evangelstic meeting was led by
Miss Stack. -,
At the afternoon session the reports
of affiliated interests was made. lhey
follow: f., M,
National Temperance hospital, Mrs
Margaret Inglehart, Illinois; The lem
nIe. Mrs. Matilda b. Carse, Illinois;
Womnn's Temperance Publishing asso-
citation. Mrs. Matilda b. Carse, president,
and Mrs. Caroline +. Grow, business
manager; the Union Signal, Mrs. ); NJ.
Frye, Minnesota, editor; Books, CARA
C. Chaplin, editor.
The appointments of national super
intendcnts of departments, which were
made by the national commttee' were
read and confirmed by the convention
Most of these were reappointed, but III
n number of departments changes were
made. ...a,
Mrs. Mary ii. Hunt, worlds national
superintendent of scientific temperance
instruction, devoted an hour to the work
of her department, after which reports
by the following heads of organizations
were presented: ,u.. Ma,
Mrs. Marion Baxter, Illinois; Mrs
Ada Wunrouy, Oregon; Mrs. Ella \
Boole. New York; Miss Lillian A. Wood
Missouri Miss Carrie Lee Carter; MIS-
souri,, and Miss Frances lensign, ono:
Mrs. Frenden, state president OF MIS-
sissippi, moved that n letter OF thanks
he sent to Mr.. and Mrs. William Nc
Kinley for their intention not to let q
drop of liquor enter the White House
during their occupancy of it,.
Miss Willard vouched for Mr.. MclNlil'
lev being teetotaler, and the conveii'
tion decided to instruct the correspohd
ing secretary to send the letter to MI
and Mrs. Mckinley.
JEWISH WOMEN