Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-12-08
W. G. T.u. NOTES.


"God, duty, destiny, Immortality
these are mirrored in the human soul
like stars in mountain lake; they
are reflected in our natures because
they glow in the armament, and we
are mirrors made to bear their image"
Frances f. Willard.
Since the last appearance of my
notes the 25th National W. c. I. U.
Convention has made memorable his
tory, few bits of which can only be
given at this writing, as the convention
number of the Union Signal will be
the issue of December LIST. We give
the following account of the election
of officers from our national organ of
November oath.
''For the second time in its history
the National W. G. I. U. hes been
called upon to elect a new president,
and one of the saddest hours of the
25th annual convention was that
named for the election of officers Mrs.
l.. M. N. Stevens received 3l7 of the
1856 votes cast on the informal ballot.
The secretary was instructed to cast
the ballot and Mrs. Stevens was de-
clared elected. She was deeply affected
by the vote, and in acknowledging the
honor conferred upon her, said: 81
know it was hard for you to write tho.
name of any other on your ballots than
the name you have written for 10 years
your JOY, your love, your hope, your
inspiration in the work. How much
harder it is for me to stand here and
try to accept her place! For "a years
l worked with Miss Willard and never
dreamed she would go and leave me to
act. When she went | did not know
how to go on. | don't know what to
say or how to thank you, but did | not
believe that she still lives | couldn't
stand beside that empty chair. Let us
not say her mantle has fallen on me,
but on all of us. Lot us try, above all
things else, to extend the work to
which she consecrated her life. | shall
try to serve you In the name Of our
land.
"a bylaw having provided that
State presidents only should be eligible
to the office of presidential large,
Mrs. Stevens, in conformity with Miss
Wizards expressed desire, asked that
| 1t be amended so that she could ap-
point Anna A. Gordon to the Office
named. The amendment WAS i'm
mediately passed and Miss Gorion's
appointment unanimously ratified by
the convention. Mrs. Katharine Lente
Stevenson having resigned as cor
1 responding secretary, Mrs. S. NJ. d.
Fry of Minnesota, managing editor Of
the Union Signal for the past three
years, was elected to that office. The
remaining members of the board Of
national officers were all reelected.
Mrs Clara G. Hoffman of Missouri,
recording secretary; Mrs. Frances
Beauchamp of Kentucky, assistant
recording secretary, and Mrs. Helen
M. Barker of Illinois, treasurer. +"
The Union Signal OF November cath
also contains this information con,
corning the Temple resolutions: 9TH,
resolution offered by Mrs. Hoffman
which resulted in dropping the Temple
by the convention was as follows.
Resolved, That in view Of thu
fuller light regarding financial con
ditions and limitations of the Temple
enterprise, we recommend that tn,
Temple be discontinued as an affiliated
interest of the National Woman
Christian Temperance Union. " TIL,
yeas and nays were called, and it wa,
adopted by vote OF $50 to II. 4
rising vote was taken the following
day on Mrs. Dunham's resolution
which read thus:
Resolved, That in view of tn,
nearly Endorsement given by tn,
national convention in Boston in 1870
to the Temple Trust Bonds, that in
dorsement having decided many {,
purchase the bonds, and that tn
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national union toward the bondholder
has been acknowledged agqin AM
again, we hereby pledge our co
operation to the Board of Tempt
Trustees in the retirement of th
Temple Trust Bonds. -
y The vote stood 267 against 76 for
Another resolution offered by Mrs
Hoffman and passed without n dis
senting vote was the following:
Resolved, That our sincere appre
citation be extended to Mrs. Matild
b. Carse, the founder of the Temple
for the brave effort she has made L
secure for the National Woman,
christian Temperance Union tn
building which she has ALWAYS he
lieved would be a source of d larp
revenue for the carrying on of the worl
and that we are convinced that but 10
the untoward circumstances which |
was impossible for any one to foresee
J the status of the building would h
very different today
One hundred and fifty new mem
bers were added to the w. G. n n
during the convention. Two ney
unions were organized in 81. Paul
and one l.. I. L. arranged for. /.
Forty States were represented y,
the national executive COMMITTEES n
st. Paul, - by their State presidents
which is the largest number of Vice
; presidents ever in attendance AT