The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-29
WHITE RIBBON SISTERS
NATIONAL w. G. II. U. CONVENTION TO
MEET IN BUFFALO TODAY.
Trouble Over the Chicago Temple
Building-AcrimOniO Meeting of
the Executive COMMITTEES.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 2s.-The white rib
bon, the badge of the w. c. T. IT,, is fiut-
tering from the gowns of hundreds or
women in this city to-day. The delegates to
the great temperance convention are COM
ing to Buffalo on every rain and when the
convention is called to order tomorrow
morning fully 5000 will be present. Miss
Frances E. Willard and other officials ar
rived from Toronto last night.
The various departments of the W. c..
T. u. opened for business to-day. Miss
Willard presided at the meeting of the ex .
ecutive body. Forty women from different
States and the general officers were pres
ent General rules for the government OF
the different branches Of the w. c. I. U.
were adopted
order by Mrs. S. L. Oberholtzer, national
superintendent of school savings banks.
Papers were read by Miss Lucy Page Cas-
citizenship; Miss Anna Downey associate
superintendent of Christian citizenship, and
Miss Mary b. Mitzger
Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, superintendent OF
scientific temperance instructions, presided
at the meeting Of the national board of SUI
perintendentS Addresses were made by
Mrs. Hunt and by Mrs Margaret /. Ellis,
superintendent of legislation. 1t was stated
that sixteen million children in the public
schools throughout the United States are,
through the efforts of the w. G. I. u, being
taught not to use alcohol
DIR. Mary Wood-Allen presided at meet
ing OF delegates to the National Purity Con>
gress. Mrs G. f. Cole, vice president of
the Iowa Purity Alliance. read a carefully
prepared essay on the work Of the rs, society
spoke on the purity work in England. A
general discussion followed his remarks.
During the meeting of the executive com
mittee to-day the subject of the temple
building at Chicago was introduced with the
report Of the committee Of two, Mrs L.
appointed to investigate the finances of the
temple. What the report says is not
known to outsiders. 1t will not be given
out until it is submitted to the convention,
but it is asserted that it is far from salts
factory The ensuing debate was a heated
one. Mrs. Louise S. Rounds, state presi-
dent of Illinois, and leader of the anthem
pie forces, demanded that full and clear
statement of the temple from its beginning
to the present time be required of Mrs.
Carse. Mrs. Helen M. Barker, of Chicago;
Mrs Clara Hoffman, of Missouri, and Mrs.
"A S. Benjamin, of Michigan, three of the
four trustees who resigned were present
the temple with the w. c. T. u. Mrs.
Carse had her supporters in the committee,
and they defended her Stoutly. AT times
several members were on the floor at one
time trying TO speak, and Miss Willard had
a hard time retaining even a semblance of
order. One faction desired to cut loose en-,
tirely from the temple. The other opposed
this step, believing that whatever difficult
ties the temple might now be in, they would
be overcome by patience and earnest eff
forts. Miss Willard favored a middle
course. She does not believe, it is under
stood. in going on longer with what appears
to her a hopeless effort; neither does she
believe in casting off Mrs. Carse and leav-
ing her to bear the entire burden alone
Mrs. Carse herself issued 100000 worth of
bonds. secured by temple stock, and it is
the wish OF Miss Willard that the union re-
deem these bonds. The executive commit
tee could not reach a decision, and it was
decided to lay the whole matter before the
convention.
Mrs. Carse will say little about the tenn
pie, but makes general refutation of the
fharges t against tn IT. Sne admlfs; h3w se
but says this was caused by an increase
of $1,000. in taxes. She declares that the
is having a detailed statement of the tenn
ples affairs prepared to present to the con-
vention.