The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-17
WORK Of THE N.C.T.U. "A BANKERS suicide
Twenty Fifth Annual Convention
Brought to a Close.
MRS. CARsE RETIREs
SEWERS HER CONNECTION WITH
PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION.

Dramatic Scene at the Session Yester-
day-Willard Memorial Fund to
Be Raised-Reports From Various
Committees-Army Canteen, sys-
tenn oppcsed-Banners Awarded.
St Paul, Mimi, Nov. 16.-The closing
day of the twenty-fifth annual conven-
ton of the W. c. T. u. of the United
States was very full of business, many
delayed superintendent reports being
heard at the morning session, when
Mrs Matilda Carse of Illinois, who,
for nineteen years has been president
of the Womans Temperance Publishing
association, made her last report from
that affiliated organization and then,
laying aside her report delivered a
brief and touching farewell to those
with whom she had so long been as
Sociated. In a dramatic scene>on the
front of the stage, she claSped hands
with Mrs. Stevens and Miss Gordon,
beside Miss Wizards vacant chair, and
as they stood with fearful eyes and
lips, smiling their happiness over the
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of the convention, the photographer
who had just come in to take a picture
of the general officers, caught the group
on the camera.
In announcing her retirement from
the publishing association, Mrs. Carse
said she would fill once more her we'll
known column on the temple in the
| Union Signal, the organ of the w. c..
| I. u, after which it would be trans
ferred to the columns of the Appeal,
! the publication which will be trans
ferred from Nebraska to Chicago, to
become the organ of the Willard Me
mortal Circles, which will work on be-
half of the temple.
| In the afternoon the usual resolutions
were adopted, those on Miss Willard
and on the army canteens being new
subjects, while the others had simply
a new wording of the well-known SEN
tinents
The evening session was the fare
we'll
The report of the executive commit
tee was presented with recommends
lions for the coming year. The first
recommendation was for the raising of
a Willard memorial fund by voluntary
contributions of 81 from each union
The report was accepted, after it was
stated by the chairman that the memo
rial fund was to be wholly voluntary.
Miss Clara Parish of Japan was
made general secretary of the branch
Mrs. Boole of New York, however, Off
ciating temporarily. Mrs. Helen G.
Rice of Massachusetts was made gen
eral secretary of the l.. T.. L. branch
Nearly all of the national superinten-
dents were reelected.
The department of securing homes
for homeless children was dropped, and
one on mothers meeting, under Jesse
B. Hilton of Illinois substituted.
| Mrs. Helen +. Bullock of New York
succeeded DR.. Mary Wood Allen OF
Michigan as superintendent of the pur-
ity department, and Miss Angle F.
Newman of Nebraska takes the place
of Miss Alice Sudduth of Illinois in
charge of flower missions.
After devotional services in charge
of Miss Greenwood, the report of the
Woman's Temperance Publishing asso-
citation in connection with which an
other sensation from Mrs. Carse was
looked for, was then taken up. Mrs
Carse, president of the association, rea6
the report.
The cash receipts for the year We're
S136,12S: expenditures, $135, $50, a gair
of S2.17S The memorial volume ha:
passed 100000 in it's circulation Vari-
Gus improvements in the plant of the
publishing association had been neces-
sary.
Mrs Lucy Thurman of Michigan pre-
scented the report on the work among
the colored people. North Carolina
having gained 500 members, was award
ed the department banner. Mrs. So
phia E. Grubb of Kansas reported or
the work among foreigners. Mrs. Fran
ces w. Letter of Ohio gave her repor
on physical culture. The local tenn
perance legion was represented by Mrs
Helen G.. Rice of Massachusetts.
Instead of hearing the reports of the
organizers, the entire ~ of organ
izers were called to the platform for
greeting, and took the opportunity tC
present a handsome tea set to Mrs
Stevenson, the retiring corresoon dlns
secretary, who was eX-officio leader o.
the organizers The report of the com
mittee on resolutions was presented
and the convention devoted over tive
hours to the improvement of thu
phraseology of the resolutions.
A resolution on the death of Mis-:
Willard was adopted, separately, t.
the effect that Her life uplifted life
She was the worlds friend. Her geniu!
and devotion, her clear vision of dut!
and swift realization, her eager listen
ing to the next divine word, and he
glad incorporation of that word int
deeds or widest helpfulnesS, made thu
Womans Christian Temperance union
what it is today; may her influence in
cite US to carry on her work for hui
mainly"
Strong total abstinence resolution
were adopted, and the canteen system
in the army was opposed.
Invitations for the next convention
were presented by Seattle and Lo
Angeles, on the Pacific coast; Port
land, Me- Detroit, Mich, Magyar;
Falls, n. Y, Cincinnati and a genera
invitation from the state of Texas. TIL
choice of place was left to the execu
tive committee.
Then came the presentation of ban
ners. Pennsylvania. was awarded tn
banner for the largest membership
Kansas took the banner for creates
a gain in membership and also for tn
largest local union gain. Ohio wa
given the old banner for increase il
numbers; Indiana for largest increas
in membership during the year, receiv
ing what is known as the white ribbon
star spangled banner, which was sug
gested by Miss Willard at the las
convention, making the second banne
won by that state.
The conservation services, Mrs
Stevens presiding, brief scripture quo
tations, singing the parting hymn am
the benediction, closed the convention
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