The record-union., 1896-11-18
Also Regret That the Volume Bears
Such a Title.
A Resolution Adopted Memorializing
Congress to Take the Necessary
Action to Prevent the Turning Into
a Saloon of the House at Washing
ton Where Abraham Lincoln Died
All the Officers of the Present
National w. G.. T. u. Reelected.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 17.-At to-day's Ma
the Executive Committee was adopted
with slight changes. AS adopted, it pro-
vides that the field fund be placed in the
hands of the Superintendent of the or
ganiZation to be used for field work and
organization under the direction of the
superintendent of the organization and
general officers: that State Presidents
and National superintendent shall not
be listed as National Organizers; that
appropriation for the national organiza-
ton be referred to the SuperintendentS
of organizations in conjunction with
other general officers, and recommends
that the Loyal Temperance Legion be
made branch department on payment
of the usual dues, with a Superintendent
and General Secretary.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That while we recognize
the right of women to make comnen-
taries on the Bible, as men have done
from the beginning until now, we regret
that the name 'Woman's Bible has been
given to any volume, and we further
deplore the miSapprehenSion Of the
press, secular and religious, in styling
this commentary on those parts of the
Bible only relating to woman as new
version Of the Scriptures.
I'VE further disclaim any connection
whatever of the society or our National
President with this work.;
The final report of the Credentials
Committee showed forty-f five States rep
resented in the convention with 395
delegates and officers
A delegate announced that it was re-
ported the house at Washington, in
which Abraham Lincoln died, was to be
turned into a saloon. A resolution was
adopted memorializing Congress to take
action to prevent it.
The next order of business was the
election of general officers for the en-
suing yeag.s MSau11(1>eyens, Vice-Presi-
dent Large, 'taXNdy the chair. There
being no opposition all the officers were
reelected as follows, with headquar-
ters at Chicago: President, Frances E.
Willard of Illinois; Corresponding Sec
retary, Mrs. Katherine Lente Stevenson
of Massachusetts; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Clara c. Hoffman of Missouri:
Treasurer, Mrs. Helen NJ Barker of
Illinois,
Miss Willard reappointed Mrs. Lillian
NJ. Stevens of Maine Vice-President-a
Large, and the appointment was ratified
by the convention, as was that of Mrs
Frances E. Beauchamp of Kentucky,
Assistant Recording Secretary. All the
officers received ovations when the re-
suit of the balloting was made known
Miss Willard was the recipient of sew
eral immense bouquets. 1t was an
nounced that Georgia, having the lar
gest delegation, won the prize of visit
by Miss Willard to it's annual State
convention.
At the afternoon session reports of
affiliated interests laid over from yes
terday We're made. The appoin ntments
of National Superintendents of depart
ments made by the Executive Commit
tee We're read and confirmed by the con-
vention. Most of these were reappoint-
ments.
Mrs. Mary II. Hunt, Worlds and Ma
tional Superintendent of Scientific Tenn
perance instruction, devoted an hour to
the work of her department, after which
reports by organizers were presented.
Among those reporting was Mrs. Ada
w. Unruh of Oregon.