The Portland daily press., 1897-10-27
MISS DOW APPLAuDED.
Portland Lady Received With Great En-
thusiasm In Toronto.

Toronto, Ont, October 26.-The third
and last days session of the Worlds W
C. 7 o., convention opened with the in
terest undated. At the request of the
majority of the delegates the complete list
of authorized delegates was read, com
prising, after several additions a total Of
over two hundred.
Of the names added that of Miss Cor.
nelia Dow, daughter of the late General
| Neal Dow was received with enthusiasm
and given precedence of all the names
presented.
After the reading of the report of Mrs
J. < Barney on ''penal, charitable and
reformatory work, an hour OF devotiona
work was instituted conducted by Miss
Greenwood of Brooklyn who gave an ex
position of Bible study of a unique and
practical nature Miss Mary e. Green OF
Honolulu related her experience among
the Hawaii islanders.
! Miss Green was followed by Commander
Evangeline Booth, one of the daughters
of General Booth.
The executive committee then reported
the following newly elected officers
| Honorary president, Mrs. III. G. Leavitt
Boston, president, Mrs. Frances E.
| Willard, Evanston, Ills; vice president
at large, Lady Henry Somerset, England
secretary, Miss Agnes r. Slack, England
assistant secretary Miss Anna Gordon,
Evanston, HIS; treasurer. Mrs. Mary Fl.
Sanderson, Dayille, QUE
This afternoons session OF the W. G.
L. o., opened with prayer, and Mrs
Matilda B. Carse read report on the de-
partment of world archives, and paper
on the press by Miss Reed was read show
ing that about 6,586, or one third of the
newspapers, published W. G. I. q. mat
ter, $500 giving space for W. @. Z. U.
column.
Mrs. Kirk, secretary of Australia s W.
q. L. u, read the report of the commit
tee on resolutions. With reference to la
Dor questions the committee favored the
s-hour law for wage-workers and oppo-
slt1on was expressed to strikers. Evan
gelistic training schools We're commend
ed and recognition and help requested
and confidence was expressed in the offic-
ial organ of the union.
Armenia was referred to and the nlassa-
cres We're deeply deplored. Lynching and
drink on ships and railways and gamb-
ling, were the topics of other resolutions.
DR.. Mary Wood Allen, superintendent
of the social purity department, offered
resolution that after regretting the alb
sence of Mrs. j. E. Butler, expressed ap.
probation and sympathy in her uure-
lenting CRUSADE against social vice and
requested that she be still the associa-
tion's leader in purity work. With this
addition the report was submitted to the
meeting and unanimously carried
| A discussion on the subject, "How we
may advance the White Ribbon cause
| in all countries, was led by Mrs. Louise
Rounds, president of the Illinois w. G.
t. q. Miss Phelps of Canada followed
Mrs. Beauchamp, assistant secretary OF
the United States W. G. L. u. made a
stirring address which aroused the great
est enthusiasm as to the best methods OF
the work
Miss Kirk of Australia gave particu.
lars of her country in this connection,
showing that the work was in very sys-
tematic condition
Mrs. Todd, ex-president of the Domin
ion VIC. L. u, preached plan of doing
more thorough and better work by send
ing Miss Frances Willard with her right
hand worker, Miss Gordon round the
world to propagate and strengthen work
in other countries. Other speakers were
Miss Cummings of Australia, Mrs Helen
Bullock, Mrs. Walling, and DR.. Amelia
Yeomans,. vice-president of the Domin.
ion W. G. I. q.
The great auditorium and galleries of
Massey hall were crowded tonight at the
closing session Of the convention Miss
Frances Willard presided and one hundred
one minute addresses were delivered by as
many prominent delegates.