The record-union., 1898-11-13
TEMPERANCE WORKERS.
SECOND DAYS SESSION oF w. G,
q. u. CONVENTION.
Constitution Amended Making De-
partment Superintendents Mem
bers OF Executive Committee.

ST. PAUL (1inn.), Nov. 12.-The w.
Z. L. .. Convention opened to-day with
prayer by Mrs Mary Read Goodale,
President Of the union of Louisiana
The department and Superintendents'
reports We're then again taken up. The
report of Dr. Mary Wood Allen Of Mich
lgan ON purity was read by her daugh-
Ter. The Department Of Mercy was re-
viewed by Mrs Mary F. Lowell of
Pennsylvania. Sabbath Observance was
reported by Mrs. Varila Fox Of New
Jersey.
Miss Winnie AIinear-English Nation
al Superintendent of the work among
miners, presented the ninth annual re-
Port of her department. briefly sketch
ing work in twenty-five States, which
included the distribution of over one
million pages of literature. Children
nave been gathered into Sunday
schools, evangelists have done effective
work, and hundreds have signed The
pledge.
She says: THE strikes have paral-
yzed the work in some States, partic-
ularly in Illinois. Because of this dis
turbance there is much suffering and
much destitution."
The hour of crusade memories hav-
ing arrived, the original crusaders
present were invited to the platform,
over twenty coming forward, and after
prayer while still kneeling, sang the
crusaders hymn. which they sang
twenty-five years ago when closing so
many saloons by that form of persua-
sion.
Miss Elizabeth w. Greenwood of New
York presided, and introduced several
other crusaders, who briefly told of in
cidents Of their experiences in the cru
sade in California, Ohio, Michigan,
Pennsylvania, Delaware Wisconsin and
Nebraska.
Miss Anna Gordon announced fer
check for $50 to make Mother Thomp-
son, the first Ohio crusader, a life mem
Der Of the w. c. T. u, and urged that
like action be taken regarding all he
original crusaders, and in a wave of
enthusiasm Mrs. Henrietta Monroe,
Miss Jennie Fowler Willing. Mother
Wallace Of Indiana, Mother Stewart of
Ohio, Amanda Smith, the colored evan
gelist; Mrs. Thurman, National Super
intendent Of Colored Work; Mrs. Es-
+her MCNEIL Of New York, Mrs. D. II.
Wendell of New Hampshire, Miss Anna
Gordon, Miss Fanny f. Francis of Kan
sas, Mrs. L. S. Rounds, President of the
Illinois Union, Mrs. Helen M. Stoddard
Of Texas, Mrs. Helen M Dye. Mrs. Fs-
Sher House Of Vermont, the Presidents
Of North Dakota, Indiana. Minnesota,
New York, Missouri, Iowa, Kentucky
and many others were made life mem
bers, thirty-six in number.
The noontide prayer time was given
20 sentence prayers by the crusaders.
During the dinner hour rallies by the
young women, known as the t'Y's." the
Superintendent and other branches of
the work were held, but the afternoon
session was called to order soon after
= o'clock Fraterna1 and visiting del
egates and guests were then introduced
anc spoke briefly among them being
Mr. and AIRS. T. P.~Porter of England.
Mrs Lizzie Hill Mills Of California, H.
Tatsula, Japanese from the Moody
Bible School, and others.
The proposed amendments TO the
constitution were then taken up, look
tng to the making Of the Department
Superintendents regular members of
the Executive Committee It was car
riec by strong vote, ending one Of the
longest fights in the organization.
Tie second amendment, to add the
E0ard of Organizers to the Executive
Committee, was lost-63 to 127.
third amendment making lecturers
and evangelists members Of the con-
vention was adopted without opposi-
ton.
The evening session was given over
TO the 'FY's" for a welcome to the con-
Vention. The announcement of the
awarding Of the banners closed the
evening. New York got the banner
for the greatest increase in numbers.
having increased 255 while Indiana
took that for largest percentage of in
crease. having gained 200 per cent.