The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-28
The WORLDS ". c. I. D.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVEN-
TION NOW IN SESSION AT
TORONTO, CANADA.
.POLYGL0T petition INTRODUCED
Numerous Reports Read-Mrs. JOSE
phine Butler Is Against Any
Compromise in the Social
Purity Line.

Toronto, Oct. 25.-The Worlds con-
vention of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union was at its height here
today. 1t Is stated with positiveness
that the executive committee on Friday
unanimously elected Lady Henry Somer-
set vice president. The announcement
VIII be held till tomorrow to avoid dis
cussion.
The second days session was opened
with the pavilion crowded to the doors.
Mrs. Sanderson read her report as treas
urer. The financial statement covered
the period from June 1. 1896, to May
81, 1897. The total receipts from all
sources were S2OOS. with disbursements
Of $200S.
Mrs. Josephine Butler, who was to
have read an address on the promotion
of social purity, sent a letter of regret
from Switzerland. In 1t she showed I'M
alterable antagonism to the licensing
| scheme advocated by Lady Henry Som
erset, and said that II there was any
| compromise or swerving, undecisive
leadership with regard to the social
purity department she would be obliged
to sever her connection with it.
This letter was followed by n short
| address by Maurice Gregory Of London,
England, admonishing the delegates to
Sohe out VI tHc right sue VI the Coil-
troversy and citing some instances that
had taken place in Paris, the home of
| the movement.
A memorial service was then inaugur-
ated with great impressiveness.
Short addresses were given by Miss
| lilly and Mrs. Sanderson of Canada
Mrs. X. l.. Stevenson, corresponding
secretary of the National Woman Chris
tian Temperance Union Of the United
States, Miss Agnes T.. Stack, secretary
of the Worlds Women's Christian Ten
perance Union, and Miss Mucit OF
Queensland, Australia.
| A pleasant feature of the session was
the presentation by Mr.. Ramsay, Il
| commercial traveller. of magnificent
banner for the Worlds Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union for the country
showing the largest increase in mem
bership. He accompanied the gift with
q check for $500 to the Worlds union
| II it doubled It's membership this year
This afternoons session was held In
the pavilion and the ediicc was throng-
struction was read by Mrs. Mary Hunt
The great polyglot petition, which Is
being signed the world over, was again
brought before the meeting. A motion
was adopted that the signature of Miss
Willard be affixed in her official Gu
pacty.
The program was changed In order to
introduce Mrs. Westover Alden of the
New York Tribune, who addressed the
convention on Good Humor. in Temper
ance Work Among Women"
She was followed by her father. Pro
fessor Westover of Southern California
who spoke on his personal experience
as miner and n pioneer In the west
Miss Anne A. Gordon presented hel
report on the juvenile work, OF which
she is superintendent.
A report on humane education by Mrs
Roweli was ready by Miss Slack, the
secretary.
The report of Mrs. Hanna Pearce
Smith of England, superintendent of the
department of schools of method, was
read by Miss Helen Hood, her associate
Miss Charlton Edholm Of England
representing the Florence Crittender
} missions, told of fifty-one missions In ex
istence with G000 girls and little ones
, and with q record of success In 70 pei
cent of the cases.
Miss Agnes Slack brought in the re-
mort of the department OF petitions anc
treaties, and she was. followed by Mrs
| 4 w. Greenwood Of Brooklyn. super
jntcndent of the Evangelistc work, who
gave report of her work.
Mrs Boden of Derby. England. ther
, read her speech as superintendent OF tho
meeting. She said in part:
SIN Great Britain ! have correspondei
with NIL our branches and urged OF
them. as also urge on You, the desira
blity Of appointing local superintendent'
for this department OF work solely
, women who would be thoroughly con
yersant with the unwritten laws OF draw
ing life and who would make n specially
, Of their work. remembering that n few
meetings well managed and judiciomsly
conducted will bring better results thar
larger number held in the Ordinar,
stereotyped way. This appeal has beer
J courteo,isIy met and well responded to
Ont of 1900 new members gained by nj
|, agencies, our department gained more
than 400"
eelistic training for the two years end
ING October 1. 1897. was presented by
: Mrs. /. Fowler Willing, who told of thu
eyangclisiic trimming school located in tina
mart of New York City that used TO b,
known AS "Hell's Kitchen"
! am our locality votes are masseh tia
carry elections. Greater New York. will
lis more thar 100000 pcnpln. nndel
skilled and pcw"rfnl leadership ma,
swing the state politically, and the STATE
with its heavy electoral vote may swint
, the Union. 30 we noiu 'hht wv S"'"
! ton of the packed and poverty sirickei
| arort bistic and bigoted people Of thi
J civ means The salvation Of the state
The Union and the world
, The National Council Of Women Of
the United States met this afternoon
eighteenS associations representing
Greetings were exchanged with thu
Countess Of Aberdeen, Miss Francis f
Willard, President and Mrs. Mckinley
and Mary Lowe Dickinson, president o.
the council
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw presided.
Among the speakers were Miss Snsar