The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-30
AGAINST BACCHANTE.
National w. C. 7. U. Telegraphs Its
Opposition to the Statue.

Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. 3O.-AIiss Frances
T. Willard, president of the world s
and the national w. c. T. u, called the
oath convention of the organization to
order in Music hall yesterday.
Miss Willard stated that the crusade
Bible was held up by the customs Of
hcIals and for the first time she was IN
able to read the crusade psalm from it.
''Such is the fatherly love between ma
tions,' she added. The psalm was then
read responsibility by Miss Willard and
the delegates.
Many of the women who have seen
actual service in the saloon crusades
accepted Miss Wizards invitation to
seats on the stage.
Mrs. Mary B. Weaver, missionary at
Brooklyn, offered prayer and the cru
SADIE hymn, Give to the Winds Thy
Fears" was rendered by the delegates.
Mrs Clara G. Hoffman of Missouri
read the roll call of the official mem
bers, who are the state presidents, cor
responding and recording secretaries
and treasurers.
The executive committee reported its
consideration OF a plan of finance pre-
sented by Mrs Marian B. Baxter of
Illinois, the feature of which was an
appeal to local unions for 81 each, 80
per cent of the proceeds to go to the
state department in which the cOllec-
lions were made and to appoint assist
ant financial agents to work in states
under permission from state officers.
The report showed that the executive
as a committee of the whole. The bust
ness of the committee of the whole was
not reported, and it was said it was at
this session that the Chicago Temple
matter was discussed. The report of
the executive committee was adopted.
Miss Willard then delivered her an
nual address.
Speaking of the temple matter, Miss
Willard said:
mo loyal white ribbon woman wants
to ignore the moral obligation incurred.
We are in debt to the bond holders.
1 shall never rest till that debt is paid.
I speak for one person, and I thought I
would get my speech in before election.
If this is the first time that there has
been an issue about my election, will
say out and out. / am for the temple
IF this should come to an issue, and
I should be defeated, L shall go right on
just the same and beat the bush for
the money"
The address was adopted, and its rec
concentrations ordered to the executive
committee by rising vote. A devotion
al hour followed.
At the afternoon session Mrs. Kath-
crime Lent Stevenson of Massachusetts,
corresponding secretary, submitted her
report.
1T is true" she said. that the mem
bership on the whole has slightly de-
creased; but when we consider the
financial situation. the only wonder is
that the decrease has been so small"
Mrs. Marian B. Baxter of Illinois, ma
tiOnal financial agent, submitted her
report, showing her collections for the
year to be 81, 127.
Mrs. Ellen Dayton Blair of Michigan
reported for the loyal temperance leg
ion, telling of her visitatiOns to eleven
states, addressing in all 800 children.
Mrs. Maud Green, reporting for Colo
RADIO, told of successful work in her
state.
BY unanimous vote the following tel
egram was sent to the trustees of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York:
.The members of the w. G. T. u,
composed of 100000 Christian women.
wives and sisters, earnestly request that
the Bacchante be rejected
A telegram was also sent to Mrs. Gro
yer Cleveland. congratulating her on
the birth of her son.