Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-08
TEMPERANCE.
W C.TaU. County Convention
Mrs. Kinney ofAstOria, Delivers the
Formal Address,


At the opening of the afternoon
session the devotions were conducted
by Mrs. Scott, from Highland union.
Mrs. Kinney, the state president,
was presented to the convention. The
members arose and gave the usual
white-flag salute.
The minutes of the morning session.
were read and accepted. The report
of the L. 7. L. work, by Mrs. Morcom,
of Woodburn, showed large increase
of membership inthe L. t. l.. Mrs.
Kinney made some excellent sugges.
tions along this line OF work.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions being called for was read by
the chairman Of the committee, and
accepted.
Mrs Morcum was appoinied COM
mittee to draft resolutions in memory
of the dead the last year, and latter
in the afternoon read the resolutions
on the death of Mrs. j. Bowersox, and
Mrs. c. b. Liyermore.u
The election of officers resulted In
the unanimous election of Mrs. Robb,
as county president. For correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Dora Corby, from
Woodburn was elected, Recording
secretary was balloted for which re-
suited in the election of Mrs. Cathy Of
Woodburn. Mrs. Johnson was re-
elected county treasurer. II was
moved and carried that the executive
committee appoint the different sup
perintendentS of the union.
The report Of the treasurer was
called for. Some very encouraging
remarks upon the financial conditions
of the state work were made by Mrs.
Kinney.
The report OF the audining commit
tee was accepted, after which the
question box was conducted by Mrs.
Kinney. A collection was taken to
pay for haying county directory
made.
The next annua, convention is TO be
held in Woodburn, by invitation.
The convention then adjourned by
singing "Blest BE the Tie That
Binds"
THE EVENING MEETING.
AT the M. E. church was fitting
close to thethree days proceedings OF
the Marion county union and large
audience, mostly ladies, were present.
Here and there man sat in the end
Of pew like Il lost sheep. The ladies
took the platform and kept 1T. Mrs.
B. j. Sharpe conducted the musical
service and she has rich and power
full voice. Mrs. Robb, the Marion
county president, has been a resident
of Oregon ever since she was child.
Her family were we'll known pio-
neers, the Robbs Of Parrish's gap, a
familiar geographical point, with old
settlers. She presides with the great
est dignity and kindness and is a
woman in every way qualified to lead
the cause she stands for. Mrs. Robb
presided at the evening meeting. The
services opened with prayer and read
ing the 47th Psalm. The Alpine
Storm was beautifully played by Miss
Sharp on the piano. 1t was warmly
and heartily enjoyed and
Mrs. Robb now briefly introduced
Mrs. Narcissa White Kinney of Asto-
ria as the orator OF the occasion. She
spoke of progress. This was the age
Of thought activity. BY electric
power one man was able to do the
work of hundred. She regarded the
X Ray as the most marvellous of all
by which the unaided
human eye could penetrate beneath
the surface of things. 1t was an age
of mental activity for women also. } 1t
took men 500 years to realize they
were not chattels 1t has taken
women about as long to realize that
they were responsible. The women
had broken through the shell. She
opOhC VI OhS Oibohi1Cu WoulouJ OiC
awakened woman, the new woman,
and the relation Of woman as such to
the evils of alcoholism. She quoted
the opinion of scientists that alco-
hol was poison always detrimental to
human system. The great interna-
tional college of physicians has de-
clared that alcohol was only mar
cotic poison, useful only in few cases
as a medicine, never to self-adminis-
tered, and only to be prescribed with
the most conscientious care.
Yet this poison was drank as a
beverage all over this state and ma
tioD. There was great alcohol con-
gress held by .the nations OF Europe
two years ago. Ten nations have
sent Ala delegates. The pope sent the
bishop Of ST. Gail. France sent her
minfSfara Of aducafiOn Prof Gallet