The morning times., 1896-10-02
MANY REPORTS SUBMITTED.
Two Interesting Sessions of the
w. c. 7. U. Convention.
Observation-Disclosures
She Predicted the Ultimate Success
of the Movement and Had u Good
Report to Make-President Wilson
Ofthe nti-Saloon League Addressed
the Meeting.

The first days proceedings of the twenty
second annual convention of the District
Women's Christian Temperance Union
closed last evening with an eloquent APP
peal i'll behalf of temperance by The Rev.
Luther Is. Wilson. first vice president OF
the Anti-Saloon League of America.
Wesley Chapel, where The injecting was
held. was crowded 10 Overlooking, besides
the delegates there being present host
OF frienus of the cause OF temperance Dis
trict President Mrs. Plat was in the
chair. and the proceedings were opened
! with prayer by The Rev. Charles Il. Bald
win. pastor oil the church.
The Kew. Dr. Wilson look for his subject
the motto OF the District W. c. I. L..
Loyal Unto DEATH which he discussed
under three heads. loyalty TO God, Loyalty
10 home. aud loyalty To our native land
His argument was TO show that 1t was
Impossible Tor man 10 lie loyal 10 any one
or all of these without wagmg relentless
war against lnteinperanu.
DUTIES GO TOGETHER.
There can be, he said, no true loyalty to
God il our hostility To the saloon is allowed
to slumber, ror no man can love God, home
and country and liquor ~ the same uine-
An Interesting feature of the evening WAS
the presentation TO the headquarters '.f"
the prize banner tor Jhe greatest increase
in inem bershlp and contributions. The in
crease was 70 per cent during the year.
The next in increase were The Anacostia
~" go per cent, and lhe North Capitol
80 per cent.
Tue presentation was made by Mrs.
PresidenB Platt, and was received Oh be-
halt of the headquarters ~" by Miss
Josephine Clearwater.
Another pleasant feature of the evening
n.. n rendered bN i,.
choir OF the metropolitan A NJ. L. Church,
under the direction OF Prof. John 81. La ytun.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The attendance at the afternoon session
was Sonew larger Jnan III TIE u.uruIuS.
This, however is accounted Tor by tie IaCJ
that it was known that the Presidents :
annual address wouldfbc delivered at that
session.
Tue proceedings WIRE presided over by
Mrs. NJ. Z. Cohen. ana Were opened with
paper on Sunday Observance by Mrs.
+. NJ. Mitchell
The annual address of the president, Mrs.
Margaret b. PiaTt, was decidedly The fca-
turc of the session. II was an exhaustive
arguIL"It III favor If temperance. anu was
punctuated throughout with enthusiastic
applause. She advised her comrades
in the hattie for temperance To learn TO
Labor and I" wait Tor the mari yrdom
Df tDttdy NOdIu bt NIGLOfS tbLibiTOW. ne
problem Resolves Itself, she said, into the
question whether woman or rum shall rule
but she had 10 doubt but that soon the
funeral &c of the rum traffic woCld he
heard all over the world. Tire W. C. T
U. was not organized for dress parade
purposes. but Were enlisted for n finish
fight and would battle un to victory or
death.
NOT FIT TO BE \ PARENT.
In conclusion she said no man whose
system was pcrmeated with rum and
narcotics was fit or worthy Of the name
of father, and advised Young women 10
shun them. Men and women should be
equally moral and virtuous, the man snuuld
not be allowed TO escape while the woman
was condemned.
In speaking OF the cause generally she
said the people would cruelty Crist on the
cross tree OF revenue and part y xpcdiency'
TO further their own ends.
TIE following supermteudems submitted
reports: Mrs. r. E. Lawson, Work
Among Colured People, Mrs. Hannah Cros-
by, Work Among Foreigners. Mrs. II. y.
ellen water, 'LegIdationa Petition Mrs.
Grace Spencer, Scientific Temperance
Work. The report Of Mrs. I. Ii. Jones
On Flower Mission WorE,'' in her absence.
was read by Mrs Emma F. shelton
During the afternoon Jesus, and Shall
it Ever Be- was sweetly sung To the tune
OF 'Au Revoir," by Miss Lille Stewart
with Mi Isaas Birch as accumpanist.