The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-10-22


zation is only known to its members, and
best known to those members who are per-
mitted to often attend the conventions Of
the said organization. 1t was the privilege
OF your Bohemian correspondent to be one
Of the delegates from old Cecil in attend
ance at the State w. C. T. L. Convention,
held in Chestertown, October H. II and
10. If any one thinks that the organiza,
ton is dying out in Maryland, he certainly
would have changed his mind, could he
Cor she) have looked in upon the late con-
vention during any or all OF its sittings.
Over two hundred delegates were pres
emit from the various County ''W' and ''Y'
Unions. Baltimore City, of course, had
large representation. Reports showed that
three thousand Of the flower of Maryland S
womanhood are engaged in this fight for
'God and Home and every land. !" This
number is augmented by five hundred Y.
w. c. r. u. 's and two thousand children
enrolled in the Loyal Legions. 1t was de-
cided in convention that the energies of
the Maryland Unions be concentrated for
the coming year upon the effort to Danish
the legalized sale and manufacture of in
toxicating drinks from our fair State. But
we don't expect to get it done in many
years.
Mrs. Clara c. Hoffman, State President
of Missouri and Recording Secretary OF
National w. C. T. o., delivered a fine
address Wednesday evening in the NJ. L.
Church to packed house. After delight
ing her audience with her wit and humor.
mingled with pathos, for over an hour, she
adjourned to the NJ p Church, across the
street, and addressed an over flow meeting
at that place. Mrs Hoffman was on the
platform during Wednesday afternoon and
conducted a question box exercise. The
majority of the questions related to the
magnificent temple, which Mis-. Matilda
Carse, of Chicago, attempted to build in
that city as a paying memorial to the w.
c. T. U. The temple is built but not paid
for, and never will be by the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union. Mr.. Mar
shall Field obligated himself to give 500
600 toward the liquidation of the debt
against the building, provided the Unions
would raise the balance, $500 The
death of Miss Willard lead to an investga-
ton, which revealed the fact that the sum
of $4,000 had to be paid yearly as rent for
the ground on which the temple stands.
Further investigation proved crookedness
and mismanagement on the part Of those
who had the funds in charge, and that in
the end the magnificent building would be
the property OF Marshall Field and ours
only in name. Then the National officers
called halt and letters were sent out to
the various Unions, directing them to
committee. 1t will give some idea of the
strength of this greatest organization OF
women on the globe to know that in the
short space of three years they poured into
the building fund of the temple the sum of
100000.
1t is gone, costly but needed lesson has
been learned, one that cannot soon be for
gotten. Then it was thought if we could
only hold Willard Hall, upon the ornamen-
tation of which the sum of twelve thousand
dollars extra had been spent it wo"ld be
good thing. The suggestion was sent ont
to the different States and molly r, sponded
to BY the Unions Miss Dow, daughter OF
Neal Dow, was elected custodian of this
fund.- which in a few months after the
death OF Miss Willard, amounted to SOL
600. But this idea has also been abandon
ed, and far better plan adopted, which is
that of the establishing of fund to which
each Union will be asked to contribute
yearly, to be known as the "Frances f.
Willard Fund, " and which is to be used
for the advancement Of the work in which
she so zealously labored.
Miss Hoffman, with tears in her eyes
and with trembling voice, told many
touching incidents of our dead leader. At
the conclusion of her remarks there was
scarcely dry eye in the audience and
every heart had breathed prayer to
heaven iol StItlHtN To ldDOT WITH ItntWeu
devotion in the cause she loved so we'll.
The question, HAS the Franchise De-
partment HindeIed the Advance of the w.
c. T. w" was asked by Mrs Maggie
Clark, Superintendent of Franchise in Bal.
timore Unions. Mrs Hoffman, who is an
able and earnest advocate Of the rights of
her sex to the ballot, answered in the
negative with vim. She brought out
facts and statistics to prove beyond dis
pute that we have made greater advance
on that line than on any other. Mrs. S.
T. Miller, OF Montgomery county, is State
Superintendent of Franchise She is a
lady Of education, wealth, and social promi-
nence in that county.
Thursday night was "Y" night, and
right royalty did the fair young daughter
of the w. G. T. e., Of Maryland, acquit
herself. Tne meeting was addressed by
Miss Frances Ensign, Of Ohio, National
Organizer Of "Y" Branch. Subject, "The
New Patriotism" The religious exercises
were in CHARGE NJ Waltar Gala Droo;lo,4