New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-26
"ONLY CHRISTIAN COURTESY."
MRS HELEN L. BULLOCK THUS DE
SCRIBES PARLIAMENTARY USAGE.

oRpHA MARIE coNKLIN PUTS THE AUDIENCE
THROUGH A PARLIAMENTARY DRILL
DISCUSSION on CIDER.
Professor Orpha Marie Conkn. superintendent
Of the department OF parliamentary usage for the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union OF Kings
County took charge Of a parliamentary drill given
Yesterday in ST. Luke's Methodist Episcopal
church No. los West Forty-frst-st. 1t was an
rounccd that Mrs. Helen l.. Bullock, OF Emlra'
would do this but. though Mrs. Bullock was pres
ont she said that her voice had been anected by
the great amount Of speaking she had been DONG
Of late and she thought II wisest not TO give the
a-i especiallv since Professor Conklin could do it
much better than she. In introducing the speaker
Ms Bullock said that parliamentary usage was
only another name for Christian courtesy
Professor Conkln had provided a chart showing
The different kinds of motions in the order In which
they take precedence. and, after explaining what
they meant and giving the correct form for adj
dressing the chair. she called for a motion. so
that the rules might he put into practce.
Mrs Julia Coleman. corresponding secretary or
the New-York County Union. then moved, accord
ing 10 previous arrangement. to strike out the word
"cder" from the pledge. The object. she said.
was 10 get as many workers and to give them as
much freedom possible. and the prohloiuon
OF cider-drinking was an unnecessary obstacle IN
their way No ever heard or poys gettifS
drunk from eating apples. she continued. and what
xas the difference between the juice in the apple
and the same fluid after it had been expressed?
Mrs Susanna Evans Pech urged that their war
fare was against alcohol, and there was reason TO
believe that there was alcohol In cider She called
for a test and said that if alcohol were discov-
cred she would withdraw her objection.
Mrs Coleman accordingly put little cider IN
retort and placed it over spiritlamp. explaining
that IL there were any alcohol In the liquid 1t
would rise In a few minutes to the mouth of the
+ube and its presence could be detected by apply
,nc . lighted match When the required time had
elansed she applied a match, and there was
bright fame
on seeing this Miss Coleman admitted that there
must be alcohol in the liquor, although she mad
bought II for sweet cider. but said that she had
tested some yesterday and had found 1t perfectly
free from the poison A., A.. J.. l.,
sertng the word feImented before cider. but an
OF 5er objected could only be sure that cider
uas not fe-mented when IL in the apple, and
Tho end of IL all that the motion was over
.nnfhe1 'motion TO Increase the annual dues OF
the society then made. This also had been pre-,
vously arranged together with nineteen DINERS an
Of them having been written on Slips or paper ana
distributed through the audience. There were mo-
tions 10 amend and motions 10 amend the motions 10
he ,she or postpone indefinitely: points of order
were raised. and appeals taken from the decision
Of the chair but in the end they succeeded IN get
ting back 10 the main question and disposlng OF II
Mrs Bullock has been holding meetings in New
York every day. and sometimes several times day:
for A number Of weeks past. under the auspices or
the W G. r L.. and Will continue TO DO so until the
Vrs Bullock Is National organizer for the W. c. T.
/ and has been doing organizing work since 1856.
Previous 10 that time she engaged in teaching
r,ns,c ard han published several musical studies
curnstances combined to call her TO her present oc-
cupstion. and she showed peculiar fitness ioE ~
her success IS said come from her power or con-
cllating her audience.