New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24

A VAST AssEMBLAGE OF WOMEN fHo''
MANY LANDS
THE OFFICERS RE-ELECTED-A PROPOSITION ~
ABOLISH THE COLOR LINE AffhA
WOMEN VOTE on THE LIQUOR
QUESTION IN NORWAY.

WOMEN VOTE on THE LIQUOR
QUESTION IN NORWAY
Toronto. Oct 23-The biennial convention VI w
Worlds Woman's Christian Temperance ."0''
formally opened this morning in the pavilion a. III,
Horticultural Gardens. Long before the houi ~
beginning the building thronged Win peop'
and when the convention was caheu " 49,
Miss Frances f. Willard the building was paeN
10 overfowns and many were clamor'hs ~. a"
mission The convention has taken hoiu VI az '
city. and great interest and enthusiasm are us
played on all sides for the delegates WHO '
from all parts Of the world
The platform was filed with executive anu o.ne'
official workers. prominent among whom were .ss
Willard. Miss Agnes Slack of England MIS- M"
Of Australia; Mrs. Barker. OF Ihicaso' '''
Frances J. Barnes OF New-York and MISS Johh-
orredo,,,r tbe Icelandic representative. The vast
audience was enthusiastic and the speakers "e'c
received with great applause and the waving OF
handkcrchefs.
Communication between the members mas oeeh
provided for by means OF girl pages dresseo III
white who nit here and there at the behest Oh
officers and members. ~
Tho meeting was lied 10 order by Miss Willard
the president at 1915 oclock, and the first Itteeh
minutes were given over TO devotional e"eic''''
led by Mrs Rutherford president OF the DOMINION
Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Inc repo'' l
OF the Executive Committee was read by MISS
FOR membership by adding the words. without dis-
tinct.on OF race and color was received WIN
tumultuous applause.
Miss Willard then presented her benh'ai au-
dress which contained among other announcements
the following
Norway has called In the help or women III us
efforts to solve the drink problem all above t"eh-
ty-1ve years of age having been made voters OH
the temperance question In 1875. Of twelve towns
voting Ten voted down the Government saiooii' III
1856 seven other towns voted. and I'VE OF tneh.
voted IL down; this year eleven have voted put
We have not as yet the result. and next year "e,t
the united efforts OF temperance men ana WoInen
The Gottenburg system Will disappear ana prohioi-
ton will be the law u Norway g.
After an hour spent n deNOtional services Sec-
Rotary Slack read her official report II was an
exhaustive analysis OF the work throughout. the
world Tho United States IS the largest aux'i'a'!'
having enrolled l5.ssS members 49,,
The Executive Committee has AUTHORIZED inc
celebration OF Neal BOWS birthday as Natioha'
Temperance Day. ..,..o. ,..s
At the meeting Of the Executive Committee yes
tprday afternoon the officers were ali re-electcn as
follows: President Miss Frances f. Willard Evans
ton III: ice-prcsde large. Lady Henry som
ary vice pre- sidents-Nrs. Mary Clement Leavitt.
Boston: Miss Jessie A. Ackermann; ChcaEo ne
Rev Alice r. Palmer. Waysata, Mimi; Mother
Stewart. Springfield Ohio; secretary, MISS Agnes
Slack Rpley Derbyshre England: assistant sec
rotary Miss Anna A. Gordon. Evanston, Ill; treas
| round the world miss.onaries-Mrs. Mary clement
| Ieavltt Miss Jessie A. Ackermann: the Kew ailce
Palmer Miss Clara Parrish. Paris Ill. ana MIS-
| J. X Barney. Providence.