Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-16
M EETS IN BUFFALO
Twenty fourth National Convention of White
Ribboners.
Miss Willard's Annual GrcetfnE-Ar
ranSements Made for the big
Meeting of Women.


Christian Temperance Union here are
greatly interested in the approaching
worlds convention of the organization at
Toronto. as printed in The Star of Tues
day, they are taking quite as much interest
in the national convention of the w. c. r..
u. which will be held at Buffalo next
month.
The twenty-fourth annual convention of
the National Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will be held in Music Hall, Buff
falo. n. Y, October % to November 3, 1897.
1t will Immediately follow the fourth BIZ
ennial convention of the Worlds w. c. T..
U, October % to 26, which, in turn, will
follow the annual convention of the W. c. T.
U. Of the Dominion of Canada, the last two
to be held in the city of Toronto Ontario.
These will, without doubt, form the most
remarkable trio of women's conventions
ever held in this or any ether country.
The Convention Call.
The call for the convention, which was is
sued by Miss Frances Willard, is, in part,
follows:
I'VE urge all women holding official re-
lationship to plan. as far as possible, to be
themselves in attendance, in order that the
convention. which will occur so near the
c,ose of the nineteenth century, may be in
fury whose dawn it heralds. a most eff
cient committee in Buffalo is planning for
the entertainment of a large number of
delegates, well as attending 10 other de-
tail work in making way for our coming.
The more the n,errier seems to be their
Watchword and we are sure that a cordial
welcome awaits us in that giant city which
is growing UP at the eastern end of Lake
Erie.
The Woman's Temperance Christian
Union has long since passed the period
when it needs explanation apology. The
world knows that the principles for which
1t stands are the protection of the home,
the uplifting of the individual life to the
glorious plane of the measure of the statue
of the fulness of the Christ, and in the up
building upon earth, in personality, in Gus
kingdom of God. 1t has never stood for
less than the sum total of individual and
national righteousness. and we intend that
each year it shall stand more and more for
this divine ideal as God gives 20 US clearer
light"
Music Hall, in which the Buffalo conven-
ton will be held. has the largest audito-
rum in the city and will easily uccommo-
date all. Attached to this auditorium is
Concert Hall. where large overflow meet
ngs can be held. Music Hall is on Main
street easy of access by street cars from
every part of the city. Buffalo seems the
best provided with street car lines of ny
city of its size in this country.
They are ell electric AMI beautifully
equipped. Nearly ali the streets are paved
with asphalt In fact, there are more
miles of asphalt pavement in Buffalo than
in Paris, Washington, London, or any other
city in the world.
= Chorus Choir.
The chairman of the music committee,
Mrs. Viola Shingler, has secured fifty
ladies' voices for chorus choir, selected
from the finest talent in Bufllo, the
music to be arranged by Professor Misch-
KIT, their leader. Mrs. Frances w. era
ham, the national musical director, is send
ing out to the state presidents, whose con-
ventions have not yet been held, the fol-
loving suggestions:
u. That at your state convention you
will use the white ribbon hymnals. singing
the selections which will be used at the
Buffalo meeting, and which found on
the following pages, 10, 20, "a, IS, So, 40,
1J9. 40.
49,. Urge your women to secure copies of
delegate TO che national convention has I;
copy and brings it with her.
-. If you have not already a musical d.
rector in your state, please appoint .;ne
who will look after this part of the work,
and trust that she may attend the Buffa-
10 meeting, as in the singing of cur state
songs it is necessary that each delegation
have n leading voice.
-. Miss Willard greatly desires that
kate Lunden's beautiful Star Spangled
Banner be sung in every state convention
this fall, in order that we may sive 1t
proper rendering at the national CONVEX
ton. The words can ne secured OF the W.
T. i. \. The tune is familiar to us all.
Let every delegate with a musical voice
look up these selections and become ia
miliar enough with them to make the
welkin ring during the convention"