Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-18
NATIOSAL W. {. T. L. DIsCLAIMS ANY
CONNECTION WITH 1T.
OLD OFFICERS ALL REELECTED
FORTY-FIVE STATES REPRESENTED
~ THE CONVENTION.
Congress TO BE Asked 10 Prevent the
House where Lincoln Died From
Being Used as SnIoOn-
Major and Mrs. Me-
KinIey Thanked.

s.. Louis. No, Nov. I7.-When the ma
tlSua. ~. c. r. r.. met this morning the
report q tac executive committee was
adopted with slight changes. Il provided
that he hsla fund should be placed In he
hands Of the zgp-rluteuGcu; OF orEanIza-
ton -o b. usaE f.r H=.a work and orsan!za-
tI1r. that stat. presidents and national su,
pa-.utrndeu-B should not be listed as ma.
,.oual 0rgIalzar-. tina; the matter Of an
ur--apriuiIou Tor the national organization
Should r. referred ~ the superintendent
o. organization IN conjunction with the
otr.r general Officers. that the LOYAL Ten.
J-ranro Legion ~ made a branch depart.
Tr--; on me payment OF the usual dues
with q superintendent and general secre.
targ.
The following resolution was adopted
without much debate.
Resolved. That. while We recognize tnf
right Of women 10 make commentaries on
the Bible ag men haze done from the he'
ginning uHtl nov. We regret that the name
'wpuau's Eib., has been given to any
voIUma. and We further depiore the mis-
uyn-eHe on of the pre-s. secular and ie-
Igl0us. IN styHng this commentary On
thora parts Of the Bible only relating "a
v.gnar as = nov version Of the Scriptures.
We further discialm any connection what
ever Of our society OF Of our national pres
sdent wth tfls work
The Anal rrrJrt Of ;l7o credentials COM
mite shyteI that f0rty-fiys- states are
rsp-asentrl In the conveurlJn, with 1sj eel.
eza;cs and officers, cousiiing Of al the
general cGioers. many q TIE deDartm nj
1upe5lur a-rnss VICE r-s-il"ats. STATE Of
Grcrs. ra,.1rzl a-F-aizc-s and eE4nEeIIsts
Hnl .li-orf 81 --Eta Ta.er-.
A Eai-Es here aT1@" ana announced mt
a. w4s -,-a---L --.s -n4 house N Wash
inr=Jn IN Wh.aa Abraham Ll1coln JED "as
20 b. Turned iuf1 sasuun- I13s caused
rir8-sSrs from rrT-g T~==a ~. As q result. 8.
resolution was aagp--l orTgu1CinE this a0L
ruC-1c-ta asrI-. congress 90 take the nec=s-
san acton - p-eEeu- e.
The Bszt order % business was the eIsc-
tloa % general officers for the ensuing
year. Mrs Stevens. vice vTssidsnt-at-larEe,
taxing the chair. While the Ballots we're
bsl-g distributed and collected. the Rev.
Wilbur Crafts Of Washington, made Il
short address 10 the ladies. There beng
no oupgzitIon all OF the officers were r.
elected as follows. with headquarters st
Chicago: President. Miss Frances r. VIII
ard Of Illinois: vice presldcnt-at-large. Mrs.
Lillian ". y. Stevens, Of Maine: CORE
sponding secretary. Mrs Katherine Lente
Stevenson. OF Mas -achUSeitF. TecOr1lEE
secre+ary Mrs Clara e. Hoffman. cf Mis-
sour; treasurer, Mrs. Helen II. Barker Of
Illinois
National superlntendents Of the variouS
departments were also elected. Miss Fran
ces J. Barnes. New York, was reelected
general secretary Of the Young Woman =
Branch.
Mrs. Fefsenden, state president Of Mas
saehusetts, moved that a letter Of thanks
be sent 10 Mr.. and Mrs. william Mckinley
for their intention not 20 let drop of
Iiquor enter the White House during their
occupancy OF IL.
Miss willard vourhed for Mr.. Mckinley
beirb teetotalIer. and the convention
decided to instruct the corresponding sec
rotary 10 fand the letter 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckinley.
The night session Of the convention was
devoted to hymn singing prayer and short
talks. At a late hour It adjourned to $50
o'clock tomorrow.