The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1897-10-08
THURSDAY MORNING.

w " y ana 1a- IN the l. IL.
THURSDAY MORNING.
The iofeneon was taken up with re.
ports on parlor work, work smong for
eigners<tfterature, Iadiap work, and the
reports of standing com mittees.
Ehe efeetietrof officers resulted as fuf:
lows:
Mrs Narcissa W Kinney president.
Mrs Susan E Foster corresponding
secretary and secretary young women:
branch.
Mrs SarshN NKerns recording secretary.
Mrs HessieJ Shape<tEeasurer.
Mrs Anna r Riggs honorary president.
Mrs L II Addition, Mrs Helen D Har-
lord, and Mrs Louise Rounds state lee
turers.
Mrs P Mead, state evangelist.
Mrs Spangler state organizer and sec
retary l.. T. l..
The afterno1n's business consisted oil
.reports on ths-aBlisted Interests and on
resolutions.
A vocal solo by Miss Marguerite Al.
derson, of the ConsersstoryF Fof- Maie,
was greatly appreciated.
Tonight the people OF Albany and
delegates will be particularly fsxorsd in
the address hv the president. Mrs. Kin
nev, st-the>H Z. ct1rcfT. There will be
no admission fee, but a collection will be
taken up and it Is hoped will be met
! with . kbeSalIespsnse. : @t>
The session last evening Was opened
with devotional service led by Rev. ii.
f. Read OF the Presbyter an church.
The music for the evening was lead by
the choir OF the NJ. f church.
Mrs Kinney, the president. then de-
livered one OF her a5lest addresses. Il
vas based on the story Of Frank Stock-
ton abou, the arena with two doors, back
OF one of which was a woman in white
and back OF the other tiger. TIE man
in the arena was TO opea-ene of tire Doors
and be met either by life o.. death. The
people viewing the affair looked at il
iroIE Eve s.aBdpoin;s. They were self
i-dulgent and didn't care. Seco=d,
they we're indolently selfish and igno-
rant. Third, the king who gave the ex-
hibition had established il and it was an
old custom and should not be question
ed, hence alright. Fourth those who wit
messed it but were indifferent. Fifth those
who loved their fellow men and cried
shame to tbe.king. putting up danger
signal over the tigers door That Is the
temperance situation today. The boys
don't know where the tiger is. Not
xiihsIanding the fact that the number
of prohibition states has doubled in ten
years and the nr,moer OF t6tSr abstain
ers in fifteen years there is more liquor
sold per capita than ever before. Grover
Cleveland was given live hit for sign-
ing petition for saloon in Princeton,
\. ]. recently. as well as Princeton col-
lege for its position on the vuss,ion. In
order rot to be misunderstood -sie read
statement in reference 10 the state
university OF Oregon. abort several stu
dents being dismissed for drunkenness
and two refused diplomas. also that two
or three Of the professors had b.en &C
cused OF drunkenness On ac-
count of DIR. Chapman trying to
convict theNdrunken boys an attempt had
been made to get lIim ont OF the college.
Professors in coIleges should be Ike
Caesars vile, above suspicion. The
speaker placed gambling next TO drunk
enness, including the nickel in the slot
machine. She pronounced ind. ference
to be the great sin OF the day. Accord
ing to Blackstone law must prohlbit
what is wrong, ilence should prohibit
the saloon.
Tie exercises closed with the singing
OF the state song composed by Mrs. Kim
ney. 4-~s.....!.' 80. 80 .'.'. . '"' 's'''..
The closing session was held this iora-
noon when the business OF the conyen-
zion. wae finished. A fine 'noonday lunch
was served az the hall aud the delegates
lett on The train for their homes, to meet
next year in EHgene; the efty chosen for
the convention. meeting. . .e.. -.