The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-16
SUCCEEDS MISS WILLARD.
Mrs. Lillian Stevens Chosen President
of the W. G. 7. o.

St. Paul. Nov. 1.-THE storm of yes
terday in the W. c. T. U made a slim
attendance at the opening today. Mrs.
Dunham's resolution pIedging the ma
tional union to the payment of the $780,
900 issued of temple trust bonds. was
owing TO the small attendance, post
poned till o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. Lowell of Pennsylvania, intro
duced a resolution depIoring the great
destruction of song birds for millinery
and petitioning congress to pass a law
prohibiting the use for millinery pur-
poses of all useful or singing birds.
Some discussion, humorous and other
wise followed and it was carried, 165 to
Mrs. Frances Josephs. coIored, of Lou
fSiana, presented resolutions, denOunc-
ing lynchings in the south and they
were laid on the table to be walled up
later.
The election Of officers was preceded
Great Jehovah" It was announced that
357 officers and delegates were entitled
to vote. Miss Jesse Laythe Scovel of
Minnesota presided during the election.
Before the ballOting commenced. an
Illinois delegate created something of a
sensation by asking that some one tell
Us the personal religious convictions
and sectarian connections Of Mrs Stew
ems"
There was no answer save in a buzz
of dissent to the injection of such a
query at such time. The ballots were
taken up by corps OF distributing tel
lers who turned them over to the count
ing tellers in the choir room. The bal
lots for president. corresponding secre-
tary and recording secretary were Ia
ken before the announcement of the
ballot for president was announced as
follows: Votes cast $50; blank ballots
2; Miss Anna Shaw 1; Mrs. S NJ. d. Fry
1; Miss Helen Hood I; Mrs. Caroline
Buell. 1; Mrs NJ. NJ Stevenson 1: Mrs.
B. Laythe ScoveI I; Miss Bell Mix l;
Mrs Kate L. Stevenson >; Miss Anna
Gordon ,; Mrs White Kinney 2; Miss
Clara c. Hoffman I Miss Marie c.
Brehm 1; Mrs. A. s. Benjamin 1: Mrs
Mary H. Hunt 3; Mrs. Louise s Round
3; Mrs Marion Durham ): Mrs. Fes-
sender 7: Mrs. Lillian Stevens 317.
Mrs Stevens made a very touching
speech of acceptance urging all to join
in carrying on the work to which Miss
willard. the beloved leader had given
her life The Maine delegation present
ed her with a beautiful cluster of roses
Mrs. Stevens then stated that she
wanted to nominate Miss Anna Gordon,
who had been Miss WIZARDS private
secretary and is probably one of the
most beloved of the Union leaders. to
be vice president at large The bylaws
were then amended to give the presi-
dent authority to make such nominal
ton and the nomination was immedi-
ate1y made and the election followed by
a rising unanimous vote Miss Gordon
returned thanks
kilograms announcing these two cleo
lions were ordered sent to Mrs L NJ.
y. Stevens husband. to Miss GOrdOn's
mother and to Lady Henry Somerset
The result on corresponding secretary
was then announced. Mrs. Suzzanah
NJ D. Fry of Minnesota receiving 204
votes out of $50. the others being very
scattering and Mrs. Fry was formally
declared elected.
Mrs Clara C Hoffman of Missouri,
was reelected recording secretary on
the first ballot, receiving 292 out of 81
votes cast.
Mrs. Frances E. Baunchamp of Ken
lucky was made assistant recording
secretary.