The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-02

| all voluntary Dut the scholars are do-
vised to save money 70, higher needs.
| Many pennies that would be spent 10
moral and physical detriment are stored
| Up for better uses. Sweets, gum and
cigarettes are in less frequent demand.
/ In several towns where school savings
banks have been introduced the little
shops near the school houses that form
erly run brisk trade in cigarette. gum
and candy, complain the savings system
| has ruined tneir business and some Of
them have actually been closed"
Miss Mary Moore of New York read
| a report on unfermented wine at sacra-
ments.
Mr. NJ. b CsrSe, in her report on
the Temple, attributes the crisis in its
affairs to the financial condition OF the
country and "the determination TO re-
vive the enterprise" she declares that
had all unions responded as did a few
the stock would have been in possession
OF the union without incumbrence. She
quotes from previous reports showing
the receipts and expenditures and the
partial subscriptions, and adds that Of
over $500, 900 subscribed, s1H 900 is still
in her hands. She is entering into nego-
tiations which promise To be most sue
cessful and viii insure at least 5000. 600
with what she already has. She incor-
porate5 in her report a paper signed by
Lyman j. Gage and ten other prominent
business men Of Chicago made after an
examination OF affairs of the Temple
ths first year. This report declares that
aside from the moral value in the in
terest. Of tile w. c. T. U. we are fully
convinced that if the friends fine W.
c. 7. L. are willing to put into your
hands the sum of 100000 within six or
twelve months. also that you may stop
the present outgo of the interest charges
you viii obtain control Of the building
the income from which may be expected
to increase from year to year with the
final result of an esta blished income TO
the interests you represent"
Mrs. Carse continues: I'VE are told
the enterprise should be abandoned
that it is dishonest TO longer continue TO
support It. ! think il most dishonest
and unbusinesslike for us to stop at this
juncture when we have put in 50 much
are better, to let go our hold OF that
which is within our grasp. I beg of you,
dear delegates, to stand by the pledge
which the national officers sent out IN
November, 1895, which contained the fol-
lowing words: While God reigns In
heaven and white ribbon hearts beat
steadf2stly on earth, We will never de-
seFt this enterprise or take backward
step"
Mrs. Frances Barnes, who mas charge,
as general secretary, Of the "Y" branch
Of the W. c. 7. T., has resigned in or
der to go abroad to take charge of W.
c. T. U. work in Europe. Mrs. Ella a.
Boyle OF Staten Island succeeds her.
The memorial service for the dead took
the place of evangelical hour.
Mrs. Katherine L. Stevenson, national
corresponding secretary was the last of
a number of speakers who paid tribute to
the dead, her remarks being a beautiful
eulogy of General Neal Dow Miss Willard
also spoke of the work of General Dow.
From O'Clock this afternoon, until 7:30
o'clock the delegates to the national W. c.
T. L. held continuous session behind closed
doors, and discussed with much warmth
the report of Mrs. Matilda B. Carse on
the Chicago Temple.
Miss Sarah G. Johnson. financial secre-
tary of the temple, presented her report.
Mrs Katherine Lente Stevenson of Mass
achusetts, one of a committee recently
sent to Chicago TO investigate the Temple
matter, reported that the income of the
Temple If it was entirely rented, would
be $4,000 year.
would be sl25,OOo. About one-fourth of the
building had been unrented last year and
about one-third this year.
Mrs. Carse was then called upon to an
swer hundreds of questions relevant and
irrelevant. regarding the finances of the
Temple, most of which were covered in
her report.
A long and spirited discussion OF the
Temple matter followed, a dozen or more
conflicting plans being proposed and voted
down. The president, Miss Willard, was
finally called upon 10 state her plans, and
said:
II have no great plan. / believe We
mus not give up the Temple. 1 know it
would be the death Of some of us. I Just
thought 1 wouldg to some rich people
who hove been httlefriendly with me and
ask them TO help us. do not know about
owning the Temple. but do want to keep
a controlling interest in II. I believe II
is going to pay a fine margin. If 1 did
not / would not try to raise the money.
] thought I would go out and see what /
could do. / am not going to make any
appeal TO the local unions, but, of course,
If they sit up nights and banker to give
well. then, al right"
One after another the complex amend
ments that had piled up were cleared away
and the vote came on the original motion
TO adopt the report. II was carried by an
easy majority.
Miss Willard suggested Miss Cornel.a
Dow as custodian of the trust fund and
the convention approved.
Then came a resolution, offered originally
by Mrs. Marion H. Durham OF Iowa pledg-
ing support in the work OF raising the
money. After pass:g through series OF
amendments and Qualifications 1t was adopt
ed as follows:
That. in view OF the pledge of the sup
port of our leader. and from the fact that
Mrs. Carse had 81, go pledged, with prom
ises Of s30.0oo. we pledge our support and
cooperation TO secure $500. 900 10 be given
Miss Dow as custodian 10 hold until she
shall have enough money TO retire the
bonds"
Crack Cyclists at the Coliseum
New York, Nov. Fired Titus left
today for Chicago where ne is 10 take
part IN a race at the Coliseum against
Jimmy Michael on November 13. The
distance will De twenty-five miles, ami
the contestants VIII be paced by fifty
men. using all kinds OF multicycles. Mi
chaels - already on the ground. and Ii
tus. who has been riding here, will con-
tinue to train with his pacenaksrs on a
track engaged in Chicago for the pur-
pose McDuffie. VINO is 10 race MI