The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-18
STILL AT WORK.
The National Womcn's Christian
Temperance Union.
AN IMPORTANT DAYS SESSION.
All tho Onirers Women AS
signed to tho Various Departments OF
w orL-h Report that tho Historic
House President Lincoln Died In Is to
bo Turned into a Saloon Creates n ssn,a-
tlon-A Memorial to Congress.

tiOn-h Memorial TO Congress.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 17.-ThiJ, the mex. to
the last days session OF the twcnty-third
annual convention of the National w.
c. T. u, was the most important OF any
yet held, MS officers for the ensuing year
wcrc elected.
The early morning prayer meeting n.
Schuyler Memorial house, was followed
by the convention In Music hall. which
was called to order by President VIII
lard.
The report of the executive committee
was adopted with slight changes. It
provides TINT the field fund be placed In
the hands OF the superintendent OF or
ganl2atlon to be used for field work md
organization under the direction OF the
superintendent OF organization and gen.
cral officers: that state presidents and
national superintcndents shall not be
listed as national orSanIzers: that the
matter Of appropriation for the national
organization be referred tn the superIn-
tendents OF organization In conjunction
with the other general officers and re-
commends that the Loyal Temperance
Legion be made branch department on
the payment ot the usual dues. with q
superintendent and general secretary.
The following resolution was adopted
without much debate:
Resolved, That, while We recognize
the right OF women to make commentar-
les 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 de-
plorc the misapprehcnsion OF the press.
secular and religious in styling this
commentary on those parts OF the Bible
only relating to women rs a new YER
sion OF the scriptures
I'VE further disclaim any connection
whatever of our society. or OF our ma
r!onal president. with the work"
4 number OF letters and messages OF
greeting were read. one being from Clara
Barton, OF the Red Cross Society.
The final report OF the credentials
committee shows tha. forty-tive states
are represented In the convention with
1896 delegates and officers. consisting of
all the general officers. many OF the de-
partment super!n;eadents. vice prest-
dents, state officers. national organizers,
and evangclistS and editors OF state pa
pcrS, etc.
A delegate announced that It was re-
ported that the house in Washington IN
which Abraham Lincoln died was turn
cd Into a saloon. This caused nutter
OF excitement and n protest from many
present. As result q resolution was
adopted mcmoralizIng Congress to take
the necessary action 10 prevent It.
The next order Of business was the
election OF general officers for the en-
suing year. Mrs. Stevens. vice president
at large, taking the chair. While the
ballots were being distributed and COL
lcctcd, Rev. Wilbur Crafts. OF Washing
ton, made Il short characteristic address
to the ladies'. There being no opposi-
t!nn. all the officers were reelected as
follows, with headquarters In Chicago:
President, Frances Z. Willard, ILL
nois.
Vice president at large, Mrs. Ellllan N.
y. Stevens, Maine.
Corresponding secretary. Mrs. kath-
crime Lente, Stevenson, MASSACHUSETTS,.
Recording secretary, Mrs. Clara c.
Hoffman. Missouri.
Treasurer, Mrs. Helen NJ. Barker, I'LL
nolS.
All the officers received an ovation
when the result OF the ballotlnS was
made known and Miss Willard was tho
recipient Of several immense bouquets.
On behalf OF the superintendent OF the
Worlds Flower Mission In Australia,
Miss Agnes F. Slack of England, pre-
sentcd Miss Willard q beautiful floral
picture
1t was announced that Georgia had
won for having the largest delegation
present, the prize of 4 visit by Miss Will
lard TO Its annual state convention.
The evangelistlc hour. was led by Miss
Slack. At the afternoon session the re-
ports OF affiliated interests which we're
laid over from yesterday were made.
They follow:
National Temperance Hospital, Mrs.
Margaret Inglehart. Illinois; The Tcnl-
pie, Mrs. Matilda d. Carsc. Illinois:
Woman's Publishing Association. Mrs.
Matilda Il. Carse, president, and Mrs.
Caroline +. Grow, business manager.
The Union Signal, Mrs. S. NJ. D. Fry,
Minnesota. editor.
Books and Leaflets, Mrs. Clara c. Cha
pin. editor.
The appointments OF national superln-
tendents OF departments, which were
made by the executive committee, were
read and confirmed by the convention.
Most OF these officers were reappolntcd,
but In number OF departments changes
were made.
Mrs. Mary IT. Hunt, worlds and ma
tional superintendent Of scientific tenn
pcrance instruction, devoted an hour 10
the work OF her department, after which
reports by the following organizers were
presented:
Miss c. s. Burnett. Ohio: Mrs Marion
r. Baxter. Illinois; Mrs. Ada W. unruh.
Oregon: Mrs. Ella liDole, New York:
Miss Lillian Wood. Missouri: Mrs. +. l..
CalkIns. Michigan: Mrs. She V. 1omln-
son. North Carolina; Miss Carrie Lee
Dartcr, Missouri, and Miss Francis H.
Ensign. Ohio.
Mrs FeSSenLcn. state president Of
Massachusetts. moved that Il letter OF
thanks be sent To Mr.. and Mrs. William
Mckinley for their intention not IL let n
drop Of liquor enter the white husc dur
Ing their occupancy of II.
Miss Willard vouchcd for Mr.. Mckin-
ley being IL teetotalCr and the convention
decided tn instruct The corresnondlnS
secretary TO send letter to Mr., and Mrs
Mckinley.
JEWISH WOMEN.