The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-06
WHITE R|BBONERS
State Convention of w. G. I. u.
In Session.
MISS kEARNEY is HERE
The Noted Mississippi Speaker
a Convention Visitor.
"Welcome Meeting" Held Last Night
This Evening is for Young women
Encouraging Reports CT Progress

ENCOURAGING Reports CT Progress.
Mrs. Mary Garland, the president
opened the meeting of the State CON
vention of the Nomens Christian
Temperance Union at Central Method
list church yesterday morning at $50
o'clock.
The Crusade Psalm" was read re-
sponsively, and Mrs. Sallie NJ. Worth
led the meeting in prayer.
The committees were announced:
The recording secretary, Miss Mary
f.. Mendenhall, being unavoidably de-
tanned from the convention, Miss Ste
VEINS. of Goldsboro, was appointed TO
fill the vacancy.
The reports of CORES ponding secre-
tarv. Mrs. C. Z. Craven. and treasurer,
Mrs. Mamie c. Weatherly, were com
plete and of a very encouraging nature.
Mr.. Worth, State Treasurer, Revs.
Cadwallader, Tuttle, Belts, Branson
and Troy, also Mr.. Atkinson were m
vited to come forward and be nitro
duced to the convention. They we're
cordially received and each replled i'll
an encouraging talk.
\ promise Meeting" was held after
II. futile led in noon-tide prayer.
The afternoon session began at $50
o'clock with devotional exercises by
Mrs. Margaret Hilliard, of Asheville.
After the song white Ribbon Niora-
tons" the President read her annual
address.
Papers were then read on the
branches of work in the evange.istic
departments of the order. as follows:
Sunday School-Miss NJ. Fetzer, Con-
cora. L
Sabbath 0bservance-Mrs. l.. II.
Hackney. Guilford College.
Proportionate and Systematic Civ
ing-Mrs. Mary White. Guilford Col
lege. 81 eta %
T;nfermented Wine at the Sacrament
Mrs. Ida Paylor, High Point. >.
Evangelistic Work-Mrs. p. c. Ector,
Winston.
Gospel Temperance Meetings
f. NJ. Bumpass, Greensboro.
THE WELCOME MEETING.
Last night welcome melting was
held in Central church. Mrs. Robert
son. of Greensboro, conducted the de-
votional exercises that opened the
meeting. and Rev. ID. III. futile led in
prayer.
Mrs. J. w. Carter welcomed the
delegates to the Capital on behalf OF
the local w. C. Il. e. I'VE welcome
YOU to our homes" said she, feeling
that we will be benefited by your
presence.
On behalf of the churches of the
city. Rev. w. c. Norman, pastor of
Edenton Street Methodist church,
welcomed the delegates to the city.
There is nothing higher or grander
than the self-sacrifice and devotion of
the Christian women of our land. In
the development of the Christian
church, woman has been a leading
factor, and has with peerless courage
been equal to every emergency. In
this fight against the liquor traffic,
none have been more courageous than
our noble women. We hail with
pleasure every movement for the sup
preston of the liquor traffic. We bid
you god-speed in your work of faith
and your labor of love-
Superintendent L. ID. Howell of the
city graded schools. welcomed the
convention on behalf of the city..r."I
wish to extend to you also a welcome
to Raleigh on behalf of the schools of
the city-the teachers. the parents,
and 1916 public school children.
Your organization proceeds along the
right line 10 suppress the traffic, be-
cause you begin with the 1cllildren.
Above all education mems character
and anything that affects character
is of interest to every teacher" He ex-
pressed the hope that some day for the
temperance crusade a story like BLACK
Beauty" will be written.
Mrs. Cadwallader, former president
of the State council of the w. C. T. u,
of Florida, now leading member of
the order in North Carolina, respond
ed in happy manner to the addresses
of welcome. 'We are glad to be ac-
quainted with you, and we are glad
to give you the opportunity of know
ink more of the women who are en-
gagged in this great work of temper
ance. What is the w. G. T. UP was
asked Miss Hannah Whithall Smith
After moment she replied, organized
mother love- Mrs. Lathrop says the
w. c. /. e. is an organized racket;
and it has raised considerable stir.
When we come here before the Legis-
lature and asked for the establish
ment of a reformatory for young
criminals and a home for fallen wo-
y
cause we have begun the racket, and
we are going to keep it up until
North Carolina has these much need
ed institutions. 1.-The Lord of
Hosts is with u.s." IF God is with us,
who can be against u.s.
Miss Patterson, of Asheville, sang
as a solo the State hymn Prohibition
Forever" to the tune of the 'Old
North State
Rev. r. NJ. Johnson, of Henderson,
addressed the meeting. THE world
is coming to the point where it asks
not what you are but what you can
do. And women can best do the work
of temperance. We must be asleep
in State and nation, for in no other
way do | see how we allow this liquor
traffic to retain its hold on this nation.
/ hope the women will arouse public
sentiment and create public senti-
ment.'
Miss Belle Kearney, a daughter of