The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-02
wOMEN's TEMPERANCE CoNvENTION.
Host OF the Time Taken Up With the
Reading or Various Reports.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. 1.-Mlss
Frances Il. Willard, president of the
National w. C. T. u, called the con-
veution to order to-day. Devotional
exercises were followed by the reading
OF report on the W. c. T. U. school Of
method and parliamentary usage by
Mrs. Anna S. Benjamin, of Michigan
Mrs. NJ. Z. Carman. Of Illinois, read a
report OF the medal contests
The report on press work was read
by Mrs. MIME Barker Horning, of IL
linols.
Mrs Z. B.. ingalls,, OF Missouri, read
paper on narcotics. urging Congress
to pass q law which would enable
states to enact anti-cigarette laws.
Mrs. s. /. Oberholtzer. Of Pennsyl-
vania, read a report on school savings
banks.
Miss Mary Moore. of New York, read
report on unfermented wine at sac
rnments.
Mrs. Frances Barnes, who has had
charges as general secretary Of the 'Y'
branch OF the W. C. T. u. has resigned
in order to 80 abroad TO take charge of
w. C, r. u. work in Europe. Mrs. Ella
A. Boyle, OF Staten Island, succeeds
her
The memorial service for the dead
took the place OF the usual evangelical
hour. Mrs. Katherine Lente Steven
son, of Massachusetts,, national corres-
ponding secretary, was the last OF
number Of speakers who paid tributes
to the dead, her remarks being beau
tiful eulogism OF General Neal Dow.
Miss Willard added a few words In
memoriam and told OF receiving from
General Dow as last gift a medal pre-
scented TO him In New York in 1852, In
acknowledgment Of temperance work
in that city.
From o'clock this afternoon until
1880 o'clock the delegates 70 the national
w. c. II. u. held continuous sessions be-
hind closed doors at the church OF Our
Father, and discussed with much
warmth the report Of Mrs. Matilda Carse
on the Chicago Temple. Mise Sarah
johnson, financial secretary of the tenn
pie, had her report, Of which the follow
Ing Is an abstract: Balance on hand No
vember /, 1896, S23,129 So. Amounts re-
celved In gifts November /, 1896, to Octo-
Der IS. 1897, Sl4SiO 60: interest $23. 50:
notes $500; total, $685. 40. Various ex-
penditures, S9,7O3 IS.
Mrs. Katherine Lente Stevenson, OF
Massachusetts,, one OF committee, re-
Gently sent to Chicago 10 investigate tenn
pie matters along with the other ailill-
atea interests OF the union, reported that
the income OF the temple, II II was en-
tirely rented, would be $4,000 n year.
Its annual expense, Including interest,
would be Sl25,000. About one-fOurth oc
the building had been unrented last year
and about one-thlrd this year.
Mrs. Caree was then called upon Ia
answer hundreds OF questions, relevant
and Irrelevant regarding tho finances OF
the temple most OF which were covered
in her report, which was read by her
Mrs Susan $. Fcsscnden, Of Mas1n-
chuRetts, moved to refer the entire tenn
pie matter to committee OF ecven to re-
port 10 The general officers This was
defeated as was also motion to refer to
the executive committee,
Let's settle the matter now" said n
dozen delegates az fast as they could SEE
mrn recognition A motion to adopt the
report Of Mrs Cnrso was filed three deep
with amendments
~ nsli the PRECEDENT to stnte her plane"
fnld Mrs Louise 8, Rounds. OF Illinois,
MiEs willard objected, but finally saldi
~ have no great plan. I believe we
must not ENN up the lemplo / Know "
would be death TO some OF ~. Just
thought I would 40 to some rich people
who have been little friendly with me
and nGl, them TO help W.. do not know
about owning the temple but do wan,
to keep controlling interest IN H. be.
llpvo Il Go going to pay inc margin. N
I dld not ! would not try 10 raise the
money, / Thought I would 30 out and see
what could do. lam not going TO make
any nppcnla 10 the local unions, but n
course, n they Hct NJ nights and banker
10 rlvc-wcll, then, nll right"
one after another the complex nmcndl
mpnla that had piled un were cleared
away and the vote came ON the original
motion iondapl the report, II was car
rlod by an onay majority, Miss willard
HuggoAtcd Miss Cnrnolh DOW daughter
of General Neal Dow, nH custodian " the
trust fund nnd the convention approved
a rcgplutlon wac then adopted plpdg.
ing support ana cooperation "a secure
S3dd,d0d, tn bc given Mie4 bow as cneto.
dian, To hold until she shah have enough
money 20 retire thu bondL