The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-14
TEMPERANCE
':@ WOMEN.
They Hear that the Tenn
pie at Chicago Is to Be
Abandoned.

Yesterday tho Slate Christian Temper
Anco Union In session ut Camden hoard
from Mrs Carrie e. Hoffman. National
Secretary, that the National Society had
decided ioentirely abandon tho Woman
Temple at ChiesFo because the e300, 0O(
debt was too much to bear
The various county presidents reported
on Tho condition Of the local union ~ fol-
lows:
New Castle county, 1853; Kent. 19s; Sus-
sex. 1855: grand total. 49, Mrs. Cranston.
president OF the New Castle county union,
stated tina. her constituents had taken
great interest in the Delaware soldiers,
and had done much for their comfort AZ
Camp Tunnel Aarshallton Union has
brought about the defeat, for tho eighth
time. Of q saloon in that place. Whining.
ton Union, No q, consisting Of six = rep
resentatiye cololad women, has just been
organized. ,s.. W..
Mrs Snithers, the Kent county presi-
dent. spoke at length upon tho movement
of Dover Union to withdraw all pa ronHgs
from the supporters Of the saloon and the
signsrs Of liquor license.
The report of Miss s. Il. Rawlins, state
treasurer, showed receipts of t80l.S9 and an
outlay Of s3s7.7O; an undisturbed treasury
Of 1914 10 remaining.
Tonight Mrs Hoffman, national secre-
There More Drunken Men Than Women"
There are nearly 100 delegates and par.
Elephants In tho convention, which will
continue until tomorrow night
Miss Carrie Hanson, speaking on the In
fueLce that careful young women have
over men, stated that she was getting
somewhat jealous because of the inatten-
ton Of tho mother organization to the
ny g." The young women are most i'm.
- al h,o, klar IN
be met IA How shall we save our young
men, On motion of Mrs. Smithers OF
Smyrna: 1T was decided that the incoming
president be requested to take up this
work, and visit each local union In the
state, her compensation to come from
each union for her visit. Miss Hance Of
st. Paurs"Y.," WILMINGTON. told Of the
efforts Of her union In contributing to the
support OF missionary to Siam.
The national secretary's announcement
OF the abandonment Of the Woman's Tenn
pie at Chicago will overthrow all the plans
Of this convention for tho relief Of that
great palace The women here had not
despaired in their efforts to save the
structure Some members Of the Oonven.
ton hold trust bonds Of the Temple. 1t
WIS thought that Willard Hall could he
retained by the national organization.
Six unions reported having money to pay
toward liquidating the indebtedness and
1t was with deep regret that these contrl.
buttons we're withdrawn. On motion Of
Mrs. Cranston, these moneys vert re-
turned TO the unions until after the next
national convention at ST. Paul, Mimi,
next month.
Mrs. J. r. Milligan of Wilmington, in
submitting full report oil Scientific
Temperance Instruction" stated That the
legi latlon making neglect TO teach this
branch misdemeanor had been wonder.
fully helpful. "One other movement Is
neces sary,' said the speaker, to divorce
the schoUl forever from the saloon power.
The children in every school repres Ont
enough mothers TO make band strong
enough to overthrow the saloon. We must
get them interested In our work, and we
will then practically solve the problem.