The Republican journal., 1897-11-11
Name and Price stamped on sole
of every shoe.
The National w. G. T, u.

dress Miss Willard paid a beautiful tribute
to Lady Henry Somerset, telling of her
good work, but regretting the stand she
has taken on the social purity question.
Speaking of the Temple matter, Miss
Willard said: mo loyal white ribbon
woman wants to ignore the moral obliga-
ton incurred. We are i'll debt to the
bondholders. | shall never rest until that
debt is paid. If this is the first time that
there has been an issue about my election
] will say out and out; am for the Tenn
| pie.
eff this should come to an issue and 1
be defeated | shall go right out just the
same and beat the bush for the money.
81 shall dedicate this, my 59th year.
and my renewed health to the temple.
They tell me that my home will sell
for SIG, 900. This and everything else
have on earth is dedicated to the bond
holders. 1t might be just as we'll for you
to give me year off to work for the tenn
| pie. | shall give my work to it if | live.
| am not going to die. | am going to live
and work for the temple. Let those who
wish to follow, follow, and those who
talter. falter. | do not blame them much,
for it does look a little faltery."
The address was adopted and it's recon-
mendations ordered to the executive COM
mittee by rising vote.
! Mrs. Clara c. Hoffman led the noontide
prayer.
Speaking of the temple later, Miss Will
lard said; Il am only going to work to
clear up the trust bonds. am not going
TO branch out toward paying for the tenn
| pie. | want the $500, 900 cleared away
500, 600 has been cleared away, and l be-
lieve the other $780, 600 can be-"
| Mrs. katherine Leute Stevenson of Mas
sachusetts, the corresponding secretary,
submitted her report Immediately after
| the opening exercises at the afternoon SEES
| sion. Mrs. Helen Morton Barker of Hi
nois, treasurer, submitted her report,
showing that s, 35S. II had been received
| from the Armenian fund, sent to Arme-
MIA, S6, 7G7.377; balance, s591. A. Receipts
| from membership dues, S14, 33s Il: from
| Loyal temperance legion, S127. IS; total
! Sl4, 4S6. 40. Field fund, 1904 10. Other
| S31, 516. 50; total expenditures, $40, COS IS;
balance, 81, S29 II. The report was adopt
ed by rising vote.
Mrs. Lucia B. Tyne of Illinois moved
! that the convention send the following
cablegram to Lady Henry Somerset:
american comrades send loving re-
membrance; warm greeting; earnest SYM
pathy in your illness. Regret absence
1 God be with you"
The message was ordered by unani
nous vote.
A telegram was also sent to Mrs.
Grover Cleveland congratulating her upon
the birth of her son.
Miss Willard read the following cable
from Lady Somerset:
''Eastnor, Oct. 20. Woman's temper
ance convention, Buffalo, America:
Love, faith and hope be yours; pray
ers; your English sisters.''
The second days session was called to
order by Mrs. Lillian NJ. n. Stevens, the
vice president at large.
Mrs. Mary H. Hunt of Massachusetts
gave stirring report on temperance in
struction, which comes under her charge.
The story is all the same" she said,
''science teaches total abstinence
Mrs Hunt went into the subject in con-
siderable scientific detail, and in the way
of giving the results of the work SAID
that in Is years every State in the Union
except Virginia, Arkansas, Utah and
Georgia has adopted some kind of tenn
perance instruction.
1.-The laws in some of those States |
regret to say, are too weak she added
New York is ahead of all the States
There is not a school district in the State
where the children are not given temper
ance instruction at least three times a
week.
A delegate asked Mrs. Hunt to state,
yes or no, whether there was any truth in
a circulated report that the w. G. T. U.
had made money out of temperance text
books
II, Mary H. Hunt, say that no one rep
resenting me, or representing the w. C.
t. u, has ever made one cent out of the
text book business answered Mrs. Hunt
with considerable vim.
Mrs. Stella B. Irvine of Minnesota re-
ported as superintendent of Sunday
school work.
The election of officers was the princi-
pal event of the morning session Nov. I'd.
The present officers, headed by Miss F.
E. Willard, were reelected unanimously.
The other officers e-elected were: Vice
president at large, Mrs. Lillian NJ N
Stevens of Maine; cor. sec., Mrs. RATHER
inc Lente Stevenson of Massachusetts:
rec. Sec, Mrs. Clara Hoffman of Missouri
treas, Mrs. Helen Barber of Illinois,
Mrs. Hoffman announced the re- appoint
ment of Mrs. Frances Beauchamp as as
sistant recording secretary.
A resolution that the minutes of Mon
days session be amended so as to in
clude the name of Mrs. Matilda Carse
with that of Miss Willard in a resolution
pledgng support to the temple, was lost
by vote of 104 to 14S.
A motion was adopted declaring that
nothing said in the discussion of the tenn
pie shall be construed as rejecting on
Mrs. NJ. B. Carse, her sincerity of pur-
pose, her good faith or her management
but on the contrary the convention ex-
pressed appreciation of her unfaltering
faith and her tireless labors in the inter
ests of the temple.
The resolution committee submitted a
preamble and resolutions which were
adopted, affirming fidelity to the princi
pies of total abstinence; declaring the
seventh commandment the only Christian
way of dealing with vice; insisting on an
educational instead of sex test for elective
franchise; opposing all laws which by Ii
cense, taxing or otherwise, provide for
the sale of liquor as a beverage; declaring
for determined agitation against narcot-
les, expressing grief at the serving of
wine at the annual reunion at Princeton,
and favoring equal wages for equal SER
vice without regard to sex.
Resolutions were also adopted in mem
ory Of Gen. Neal Dow, extending sympa-
thu fn odx, Honr L