The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-12-04
COUNTY OFFICERS.
THE TIONAL ". e. T. y.

National convention of the w. c.
T. U. was held in St. Louis, commen
cling Friday, Nov. 13, with the world
renowned Miss Willard presiding.
1t was foInd before the programs
were issued that the purity depart
ment, which is really the largest field
of labor, must meet before the regular
convention in order that it might have
plenty of time. Consequently the
Purity Congress, with DIR. Mary Wood.
Allen ~ presiding officer, was held on
Thursday.
DR.. Wood Allen IS eminently fitted
for the work. She is a fine physician,
a woman of broad out look and good
judgement, and withal sweet moth
erly woman.
The large audience was composed
mainly of thoughtful, intellectual
women, who showed their earnestness
by putting aside AL false modesty and
listening with rapt attention to the
splendid addresses. And when the
time Came for discussion. almost every
one added her mite in favor of 'Pur-
ity." Dr. Wood Aliens subject was
Purity in the Home.' She made Il
plea for it, because it is tue only way
to reach happiness, the only way to
build character. the only way to per-
feet Il soul for its residence in IL high
er spher'. She urged the education
OF Children as the greatest t means of
inspiring high ideals. and nsurii.g the
health of future geneIa'iurs. She
spoke as il physician against the apathy
OF nolilers, who allow their children
to grow up in almO-t absolute igro-
rance of Tie functions OF Il cir bodies.
In her practice she has had many
ruined AID broken lies. the victims
oi disease and vice, come to h.r f..
healing and when the consequence u!
their ignorance was explained To them.
the heart rending cry went up, '.Oh,
why did not know' and from many,
1T is too late now TO know these
things. Health is gone from me, but
1 will do what can with my mistit
life"
She spoke with great feeling upon
the necessity of a single moral stand
ard, showing the evils that grow out
of the double standard for both sexes.
Mrs, V. Fl. Campbell, of Wisconsin
WAS next on the program and her topic
was Purity in the Marriage relation -
She handled her subject IN splendid
manner, calling the lack of it the cam
CIR of our home life, aud says it ex-
lists because of ignorance of things
pertaining to the marriage relation
that should be pure and holy, are either
never taught young people at all or
else made the subject of vulgar jest.
Mrs. Helen Dickinson Hartford who
is National organizer this year came
next, and her subject was 1.-THE Edu
cation of Children and Young People. -
She touched upon the negligence of
women who avoided the responsibility
of inculcating proper respect for
their own bodies in the minds of their
little ones, and said that while they
were shirking this their children were
learning much i'll VICIOUS way, through
children of inherited low propen-
sities, and loosing the perfect poise
that comes with knowledge. Mrs.
Hartford has consented to give us some
lectures in kinsley, some time this
month, OH the purity question and we
hope our readers will take great inter
est us Mrs. Hartford is u very able
woman, WHO has done grand work
in this tield She las quiet. thought
fnl, mutherly face and will do good
work wherever she gses.
Mrs. Dora Webb. Supt. of Purity in
Ohio, handled the ''R-gulatIon OF
Vice. in way that showed that she
had done great deal of work in her
department. The women of Ohio
where the English system of handling
houses of i'll fame has been tried, have
found that it only regulated" the
women and that the so-called social
evil Increased under the regime. She
surped her hearers to stand together i'm
cumbatting the evil. There were good
aldressess upon "Mother's Meetings. Z"
RESCUE work" and Purity in Liter
Rture and Art" Mrs. Leach. beau
tiful Southern woman. OF Louisville.
KY. gave Il brief outline of The work
of the "Frances Willard Settlement"
in that city. The place is in the sub
ur.,s and is designed as Il home for
rescued girls, where tiey may find
light emplo, ment and instruction.; and
Rear to nature. under green trees in