The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-15
WARM SESSION OF W. c. 7. u.
TEMPERANCE WOMEN ABANDON
THE TEMPLE PROJECT.
Debate Was Extended, Animated and
Acrimonious-Sang Crock of
Ageso to Restore Harmony.


st. Paul, Mimi, Nov 1.-THE w. c.
T. U. national convention decided, by
a vote Of 2S6 to Il, to abandon the
Temple project as an affiliated interest.
Five hours of animated, vigorous and
occasionally bitter and personal debat-
ing was necessary before the vote was
reached. The opposition to this actlon
declared it was an act of reDudlatlon
Of a moral obligation, and fought every
inch of ground, but most of the lead
ers were against them, and carried
their point. just before adjourn1ng,
Mrs. Durham presented some reSoIu-
tionS on the subject which may preclpi-
tate the whole controversy once more,
if she calls them up in the morning, as
is expected.
At the beginning of This afternoons
session, the president announced the
Temple as the order of business. Mrs.
Matilda 3. Carse of Illinois read her
report on the Temple, which was a full
history of the building and the connec-
ton OF the w. c. T. U. with the enter
prise. She made strong plea for the
convention to stand by the Temple, and
criticised sharply the action of the
general officers against the Temple. She
read anew letters from Marshall Field,
dated Nov. ., 1888, in which he prom
ised to extend such obligations as he
may be interested in, and in addition
he win give $4,000 cash to pay obliga-
tons of interest soon to become due
and $4,000 in stock, or a total OF $780,
600. There was a hearty and general
burst of handclapping at this an
nouncement. The burden of the report
was a plea for the completion Of the
temple as a fitting memorial to Miss
Willard.
The annual report of the financial
l, ~ To1
presented, showing balance on hand
one year ago, $2S,7G1. Receipts during
year, $42,92S. Total receipts, 81, 6S9.
Expenditures, $11,056. Balance on hand,
sec, $50.
The recording secretary, Mrs. Hoff-
man. read the report Of the action OF
the executive committee averse TO the
Temple, and Mrs. Chambers of Penn
sylvania moved its Abortion.
As = substitute, Mrs. Durham Of
Iowa moved that, in view of the 1891
convention endorsement of the enter
prise, this convention pledge itself to
the Temple in the matter of retiring the
trust bonds.
1t was decided, however, to consider
the report instead of the substitute, and
the discussion was taken up energeti-
callg.
Then followed a long parliamentary
wrangle, Waged mainly over the meth
Cd in which the vote should be taken.
a yea and nay vote was finally decided
upon, and then the ladies recovered
their eQuanimity by rising ana singing
"Roek of Ages" after which the af-
fairs OF the Temple came on again.
Miss Dow OF Maine reported So, 81
paid in on the Temple trust funds, on
which interest of 1921 has accrued. A
few trust bonds have been purchased
and the balance Of cash now on hand
- ~ c1, al 0T-rN-
of trust bonds.
As an incidental motion, the actor
of the executive board in securing
some Of these trust bonds was ratified
The general discussion was then re-
sumed, the motion being to adopt the
action of the executive committee II
declaring the temple to be no longer
an affiliated interest to the w. c. T. U
The recording secretary, Mrs. Hof-
man, made an eloquent argument il
support of the executive committee
After she finished the debates were
limited to three minutes each and
rafting debate followed, in which tht
memory Of Miss Willard was invoked
by both sides. The debate was pro
tracted, and it was several times found
necessary 10 open the windows to coo
and freshen the air. Finally, after al
who wanted to speak had been allowed
their limited tine, Miss Anna A. Cor
don was permitted to close the debate
speaking against the Temple, the previ
Gus question being ordered to follow
her remarks, which were unlimited a.
to time. Her speech was largely madt
up Of q recitation OF what Miss Willard
in the last few months of her life, ha(
said in regard to the Temple and he
hopelessness regarding its success.
At 10 minutes before Z o'clock TIL
secretaries began the roll-cau on TIL
motion to adopt the action of the ex
ecutive committee in abandoning tn,
Temple. It was a long roll-call, lasting
y minutes. The vote resulted 2S5 to Il
the Temple being dropped as an affil
lated body.
Mrs. Durham of Iowa presented
resolution endorsing the action Of tn,
Boston convention approving the Tenn
pie, but it went over till tomorrow. I
resolution of thanks to Mrs. Carse TO
her efforts on behalf of the Temple wa.
adopted.
The evening session was delayed il
starting, and was devoted to rejoicin,
by North Dakota, Kansas, Ohio, Min
nesota, Texas, southern California an,
Indiana Unions over their increasin,
500 or more each during the year.
An election of officers viii come III
tomorrow morning, and present indi
cations are that Mrs. L. M. n. Steven
win be elected president without diff
Guilty, as also will the other officers, s.
far as they seek reelection.