The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-16
Elected to Succeed the Late Frances
e. willard by a Vote of 317
Out of a Total of $50.
ANNA A. GORDON HoNORED
WITH UNANIMOUS ELECTION AS VICE
PRESIDENT AT LARGE.
Another Motion to IndOrse the Chi
cagO Temple Defeated, 277 to 80
-RepOrts of superintendent.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 15.-Mrs Lillian
NJ Stevens was to-day elected president OF
the National w. c. T. u, to succeed the
late Miss Frances E. Willard. The Chicago
temple matter was again brought before the
convention, but its friends met with another
defeat
The temple storm of yesterday made a
slim attendance at the opening to-day. Mrs.
Dunhams resolution, pledging the National
Union to the payment of the 100000 issue
of temple trust bonds, was owing to the
small attendance, postponed until o'clock
in the afternoon.
Mrs Lowell of Pennsylvania, introduced a
resolution deploring the great destruction
of song birds for millinery, and petitioning
Congress to prohibit the use for millinery
purposes of all useful or singing birds. Some
discussion, humorous and otherwise, fol-
lowed, and it was carried-166 to 4
Mrs. Francis Josephs, colored, of Louisi-
ana. presented resolutions denouncing
| lynchings in the South, and they were laid
on the table to be called up later.
AT 1880 the election of officers was pre-
coded by singing, Guide Me- o Thou Great
Jehovah" 1t was announced that 81 MEM
bers We're entitled to vote Mrs ScoveI. OF
Minnesota. presided. Before the balloting
commenced an Illinois delegate created
something of a sensation by asking that
someone tell us the personal religious con-
victions and sectarian connections of Mrs.
Stevens" There was no answer. save
buzz of dissent to the injection of such
query at such a time The ballots were
| taken up by a corps of distributing tellers,
who turned them over to the counting tell
N ba oh
ident. corresponding secretary and record
ing secretary were taken before the an
nouncement of the ballot for president was
announced. as follows:
Votes cast. S56; blank ballots, 2; Miss
Anna Shaw, 2; Mrs. S. M. D. Frye, 1; Miss
Helen Hood, /; Mrs. Caroline Buell. /; Mrs.
w. N Stevens, /; Mrs. B. l.. Scovel, /: Miss
Belle Mix, !; Mrs. Katherine L. Stevenson.
ney. 2; Mrs. Clara c. Hoffman, 4; Miss
Marie Z. Brehm. 1; Mrs. a. S. BENJAMIN, l:
Fessenden, z; Mrs. Lillian M. Stevens, 81.
Mrs Stevens made very touching speech
on the work to which Miss Willard the be-
loved leader, had given her life. The Maine
delegation presented her with a beautiful
cluster of roses. Mrs. Stevens then stated
she wanted to nominate Miss Anna A. Cor
don. 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 president the authority
to make such nomination, and the nominal
ton was Immediately made and the election
followed by rising unanimous vote. Miss
Gordon returned thanks kilograms an
nouncing these two elections were ordered
sent to Mrs. j.. M. n. Stevens's husband,
70 Miss Gordons mother and to Lady
Henry Somerset.
The vote on corresponding secretary was
then announced Mrs. Susanah M. d. Fry.
of Minnesota, received 204 votes out of 1855,
being
was formally declared elected.
Mrs Clara G. Hoffman, of missouri was
reelected recording secretary on the first
ballot, receiving 292 out of 351 votes cast.
Mrs. Frances E. Beauchamp of Kentucky,
was made assistant recording secretary.
While awaiting the result of the vote for
treasurer the recording secretary read the
recent order of the British army in regard
to the use of liquor and the dangers arts
ing from immortality of ali sorts. motion
was made and carried to send copy Of the
order to the secretary of war and the Sec
rotary of the navy, with the Endorsement OF
the convention.
The ballot for treasurer resulted: Votes
cast, $50; Mrs. Helen NJ. Barker, 2S9; Mrs.
M. II. Durham. Al; scattering. 20.
After luncheon the reports of the superin-
tendents were resumed. Miss Jennie L. Will
hanson, of Illinois, in charge of the work
on kindergarten. read her report. Mrs. A. f.
Carman, of Illinois, reported on the medal
contest in the various States, recommends
ing annual contests on the anniversary OF
the death of w. J. Demorest, who orig
mated the temperance medal contests. The
banner for the greatest number of contests
was awarded to Oklahoma Mrs. s. L. Ober-
hillzer Of Pennsylvania, presented her re-
port on school savings banks, the object
of which was to teach saving habits and
business methods. The banner contest
among the mining States having been de-
cided in favor Of Pennsylvania, the banner
was formally awarded to that State. The
temple resolution introduced by Mrs. II.
Durham was then called up. 1t was as fol-
Resolved. That in view of the hearty in
dorsement given by the national convention
in In tn
that that Endorsement decided many people
to purchase the bonds and that the moral
obligation thus incurred by the National
Union toward the bondholders has been ac-
knowledged again and again, We hereby
pledge cooperation to the board or
temple trustees in the retirement of the
temple trust bonds
The discussion turned at first on whether
the National Union had ever formally in
dorsed the temple bonds. 1t developed that
the claim was that the National Union had
morally Endorsed it by resolutions adopted
at various conventions in regard to the
temple In fact the difference between the
two sides was as to the moral obligation.
no legal obligation being held to have been
incurred. The debaters went over pretty
much the same ground as yesterday.
Mrs Carse closed the debate with what
she said was her last statement on TINS
question to this national convention adj
uniting there was no legal obligation ana
pleading that because of the moral obliga-
ton there be no Reputation of the temple.
The resolution was defeated by standlhs
vote, 76 to 267.
the trust fund in the hands of Miss Cornela
Dow of Maine, be applied II the donors
agree. to the relief of temple bondholders
SO far as it would apply, being paid to them
proportionately. Referred to the executive
Committed Superintendents' reports were
then resumed, that on anti-nareotics. being
presented by Mrs B. ingalls,. OF Mis-
souri, Miss Minnie B. Horning, or Illinois,
followed with her report on the Press.
Ae evening session included three al az,
dresses: Total Abstinence, by MISS Ben
Kearney Of Mississippi: another on the
same subject by Miss Louise 5: ROUNDS, OF
Illinois, and "Prohibition, by MIS-. lara - =;
the fourteenth Minnesota Volunteers now
awaiting mastering out attended the even
ing session.