The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-19
SHE DIES PRAYING
MRS. NARY B. STEVENS Is SUDDEN.
LY STRICKEN.

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Opening tho Session Of the Illinois Gran
Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, Wit
Prayer, Airs. Stevens. Grand Lod:
Chaplain, has just Pronounced th
Words sour Father" When She Falls {
the Floor, a Corpse-w. c. 7. q. CONVEX
lions Last Day-Jewish Women's Couu
csI-Other Conventions.
Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. 1S.-The openini
session Of the Daughters of Rebekah, AM
the grand lodge order of Odd Fellows TO
day We're sadly interrupted by the sud
fen death of Mrs. Mary B. Stevens O
Yale, Ill, chaplain of the grand lodge
She mad just commenced prayer, AM
said 'Our Father when she dropped OF
The floor and expired Of heart disease
Her husband, D. G. Stevens, prominen
merchant, was attending the Odd Eel
lows grand lodge session across the nal
when notified Of his wife's death. APP
propriate resolutions were adopted ane
committees were appointed to escort tbs
body to Yale, after which the session ad'
,ourned.
W. C. T, US LAST DAY.
ST. Louis, Nov. 1s.-The last Gays ses
zion Of the W. c. T L. national conven-
ton opened with the usual prayer meet
Ing in Schuyler Memorial house.
After singing and prayer at Music
hall, the minutes Of the sessions of yes
terday were read and approved. The re-
port Of the executive committee was
read, containing the names Of organizers,
superintendents of departments, evan
gelists, business manager of the Union
Signal, and president of the board of
temperance hospitals
The report of a number OF organizers
closed the forenoon session.
Last night several members Of the W.
c. T. u. made Summing tour, singing
and praying with habitues Of the dives
In the tenderloin district.
The following appointments have been
made:
EvangeIists-Mrs. J. K. Barneby, Mrs.
s. NJ. /. Henry, Mrs. Annie NJ. Palmer,
Mrs. Mary Sparks Wheeler, Mrs r. 7.
Trego, Mrs Mary J. Weaver, Mrs. z. VI.
Houghton Mrs. Jennie F. Willing, Miss
Cassie Smith, Rev. Frances f. Town
Editors Of the Union Sisnei-Mrs. Su-
sauna NJ d. Fry, Miss Clara c. Chaplin,
and Mrs Addie VI. Melville.
Business manager-Mrs. c. T. Graw.
President board of trustees of temper
ence hospitals-Mrs. Margaret Ingiehart
President board Of temple trustees
Mrs. Matilda B. Carse.
Transportation-Mrs. Mary CT. Hoy.
Sabbath meetings-Mrs. Rebecca B.
Chambers.
Overflow meetings-Rev, Anna Shaw.
Convention seatings-Miss Carrie Bus
by.
Telegrams-Mrs. Lucy B. Tying.
Auditor-Afrs. c. z. Biglow.
Mrs. Matilda B. Carse, president of the
Woman's Temperance Publishing asso-
citation, made a report. She stated that,
despite the financial depression, the as
sociation had weethered the storm, and
the treasury showed net gain fer the
year of $5i6. The cash receipts for that
time were S125, 1877, and expenditures Sl25,
15i. Mrs. Carse said that when il was
considered that the receipts for 1896 were
sI4. 49, less than the preceding year, it
WAS remarkable that the association had
been able to hold its own.
Miss Willard read letter from Tit
ena Tolstoi, daughter of the Russian
CO int of that name, in which she said:
your nephew said you and Lady Som
erset were perhaps coming to Russia
My father and i were very pleased to
hear the news. and we hope that you
will then pay us a visit, IL your voyage
Will take place"
In connection with this, Miss Willard
spoke of another letter she had receive
from the same sourse. in which the writ
er said that she and her father were in
terested. heart and soul, in the. work of
the W c. II. u. After the receipt of
some W. c. T. L. documents by the count
he and his family became total abstain
ers. Miss Willard reported.
Miss Frances ]. Barnes of New York
who Is general secretary of the Young
Woman's branch, reported on the work
done during the past year, during which
hhere has been an increase Of thirty
three states, Maryland leading Win the
greatest number of new recruits.
kilograms OF greeting were ordered
sent to Julia Ward Howe and Governor
Upham of Wisconsin.
Invitations were received from Port
land, Me-. and Portland. Ore. Milwaukee
and Nashville. to hold the next national
convention in one OF those cities. Action
on the question was deferred. II IS prob
able that the convention will be held in
che of the lake cities, possibly Buffalo,
NY.
The international convention Of the ".
C.T.U VIII be held at Toronto next year.
and II Is the desire Of Miss Willard and
other members to hold the national con-
vention previous to that. in some place
near the Canadian city. so that delegates
can go from one to the other.
The afternoon session opened with an
Informal reception by the general officers
In the Music hall parlors The final re-
port of the executive committee was