The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-17
CONVENTION OF THE w. c. rU.
The Sessions at sandersviIIe Full Oi
Interest.


sandersville, Ga, April 1s.-Last nights
session Of the w. C. T. U. consisted of
speeches of welcome and responses. May
or Evans, in his happiest vein, bid them
welcome to the inequalities of our city,
presenting Mrs. Sibley with a golden key,
which she accepted in graceful manner,
saying IL would be preserved as a memento
of their visit.
Col. Prngle. who has a national repu-
tation as a worker for prohibition, brought
greetings and words of encouragement
from the prohibitionists, saying there is a
bond Of sympathy between them, and each
has need of the help of the other. He
says with cooperation and systematic
work great work can be accomplished
by these bodies.
Mrs. Shelnut, in behalf of the churches,
welcomed the w. c. r. u. Mrs Sibley
read her annual address, which was a re-
sumo of the work done by the w. c. T. L.
for the past year. and the report is replete
with the good that has been accomplished,
and proves conclusively that in a silent
way this union has been the power behind
the throne as it were.
Honorable mention was made of Mrs.
FELTON, and Mrs. McLendon and of their
efforts in behalf of the Industrial school,
and the passage of the anti-barroom bill,
which will be brought before the legisla-
ture al an early date Mrs. Sibley also
says 1t is due to the efforts of Mrs. L.
NJ ". Stevens that a matron has been
placed in the police barracks. As there
are now three bills before the legislature
of vital Importance to the union strenu-
Gus efforts should be made by them for
the passage of these bills. These bills
are: An anti-barroom BILL state reforma-
tory schools for juveniles and scientific
temperance instruction in the public
schools.
This morning after devotional exercises,
Capt p. r. Taliaferro and w. r. Thigpen
were introduced TO the convention, well
coined the union and bade them God
speed In their work. Mrs. Green of New
York and Miss Henderson of Texas we're
made members of the union. The latter
told of the plans of work in her own state.
The day was devoted to business, and
perfecting plans for the future.
In yesterdays Constitution there appear
ed quite sensational article in regard to
the meeting of the w. c. T. u and Mrs.
B. j. Tarbutton of Sandersville desires
to enter a protest, and to state that the
invitation was extended Internationally
and without sTipuia tons. and the people of
Sandersville and the members of the W.
c. T. u. have been done an injustice Mrs.
Tarbutton desires to say that at the con-
vention of the w C. T. u, held in Ma
con, there were resolutions read. which,
had they been adopted would have includ-
ed woman suffrage, but these were unani-
mously voted down, and resolutions were
passed reiteratng their allegiance to the
national organization, but declaring 1t
best for this interest in the south to OPP
pose the suffrage question. No snags have
been struck and the meeting promises to
be most pleasant and harmonious
The Woman'S Christian Temperance
Union in convention to-day unanimously
elected Mrs. Meldrim of Savannah as an
organizer for that district. An invitation
had been extended the high school, and
Miss Greene of New York gave a fine talk
to the children illustrating her remarks
with excellent free hand charcoal draw
ings.
Tonight Mrs. Sibley of Union Point, read
an interesting paper on the debasing eff
feet of alcohol from a scientific stand
point.