The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-12-24
Miss Mary Green Talks On the
Toronto Convention.
A VERY INSPIRING GATHERING
Miss Willard a Force-Grand Audi
ences-Notes on Travel After
$50 Interval of Many Years.

bers of the W. C. T. U. at Central
Union church yesterday afternoon. 1t
was a regular meeting with a special
feature. 1t had been announced that |
there would be a report. in the form
of an address by Miss Mary Green. !
Miss Green has but lately returned
from the United States. She was de-
legate 10 the Worlds Convention at
Toronto, Canada, and met temperance
and mission people at many places.
Wherever she was made known there
was al once the liveliest inquiry con-
corning the Islands and religious work
here. Miss Green had not been to the
States before in SO years and naturally
found very much to interest her.
In the beginning of her talk Miss
Green said that she had been so hur-
ried in travel ever since June 80, that
stopping and settling down in Homo
lulu made her dizzy. On the voyage
TO the Coast, the interchangeable worker
had taken advantage of the opportunity
to speak to the steerage passengers
of the Australia and had found them
interested and responsive. At San
Francisco she saw some of many thou
sands in attendance upon the Christian
Endeavor Convention, but was unable
TO be present at the meetings She
was made captive by friends soon aft
er arrival and taken off TO Southern
California for a pleasure jaunt. Re
turning to the city" Miss Green
journeyed direct TO Salt Lake, where
she found her, cousin, Rev. Franklin
Arnold deep in church effort Salt
Lake was one of the most beautiful
and impressive places on the itinerary
The grandeur of the Temple, the
charm of the mountain scenery and
the marvel of the inland Dead Sea were
things TO remember Miss Green. how
ever, could not help thinking some
what Of the cloud of Mormonism as a
religion.
In the State Of Ohio, Miss Green
found relatives at half a dozen places
and in one city was present at a fam
lily reunion. II was in Ohio that Miss
Green met Rev Richards; a missionary
recently returned from Africa.
Miss Green had a week at Rochester,
New York and found it a busting
American city. Worcester. Mass.
was visited and was a pretty place. AT
New Haven, Conn, Miss Green was
the guest of Mr.. Cover and family
and was shown much attention. She
succeeded in findings Hiram Bingham
at the college, but could not locate the
Judd boys. Failure to find the four
sons of the Chief Justice and Mrs.
Judd was cause of much regret.
time IIor+fo,d
Conn, at Plainfield, n. J.. and at Ny
ack on the Hudson. Then another
visit was made to Rochester.
To be one Of those at the Worlds
Convention at Toronto was the priv
ilege and experience of a life time.
One Of the meeting places held an audi
ence of 1900. The crowds were enor-
nous, but such were the arrangements
that there was but little difficulty in
getting about. The city authorities
had done much TO aid the promoters
of the convention and to aid in the
entertainment of the great throng of
visitors. Reception and arrangement
committee members were here there
and everywhere. The badge of the
convention membership was always
given a salute and was open sesame
TO anything and everything. The dele
gates were taken for drives and were
provided with more amusement and
entertainment and diversion than they
could handle. To see and hear and
met Frances Willard was something
that anyone would appreciate deeply.
She is grand, magnetic, intellectual
woman engaged in a glorious work
She is working hard and looks weary
Her capacity for organization and her
tireless energy enabling her to give
life and impulse to the temperance
movementfrom hour to hour and day to
day, are the marvel of all who become
familiar to the slightest degree with her
calling and its demands. In this con-
Yention were eloquence, intelligence,
influence and beauty, all working to
the same end and all intensely in earn
est. The sight alone of the great
gathering would dispel any thoughts of
encouragement which might have
grown up in the minds of any who
had found the work at times hard.
In the roll call on one occasion, Frances
Willard herself uttered the names and
each delegate appeared on the plat
MISS say hawaii was
eheered and that Miss Willard was
sufficiently, advised on questions of the
day to mae a. reference to annexation.
There was little girl delegate from
Iceland and a woman from Japan.
Nearly all countries of the world were
represented in this conference. All
were anxious to hear the reports and
learn the latest plans for effective
effort on reform lines. There was a
hint of a reconciliation on the part of
Lady Henry Somerset.
Again in Chicago, at the W. C. 7. U.
Temple. Miss Green was impressed
with the idea that the temperance
cause was making progress and that
its workers should be cheerful and
hopeful. This Chicago Temple is ire
mendous and imposing structure. Miss
Green dropped in on a noon day pray
er meeting and heard talk from hearts
Overlooking with zeal and hope and
love. Everywhere the White Ribbon
women have the cooperation and ac-
tive help Of the very best Of men. Two
receptions were given Miss Green in
California. AS at other places there