The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-26
Seattle Applauded in the st. Paul
W. G. T. u. Convention.
SURPRISING ALL HER RIVALS
6hree Representatives From This
state Present the Claims OF the
City to the Great Assembly. ana
Then Give the seattle IeIf-Afss
Mary L. Page, state President.
Tells How the Matter Was Done.

CHRISTIAN Temperance Mon, mas just re-
turned from St Paul. where she was a del-
egate 10 the national convention recently
assembled in snat city. and member OF
the post executive committee in whose
hands AEally rested the choice Or .oca-
ton for the next convention. She IS a
gasSt al the home of Mrs. j. r. slnfSon,
IA Eighth avenue.
The convention at 81. Paul" said Miss
Page last night was the nrst national
convention have ever attended. II was al
once an education and inspiration 10
me. Notwithstanding the many perple-x ING
questions that came before Il. Including
the famous temple fight, il ended In perfect
harmony ard with the general sentiment
that the work was going forward on
larger scale and with better results tnan
ever before
when the invitations from the various
cities for the next session were presented
To the convention | could not help no.
ticlng that Seattie's invitation seemed 10
be received with greater enthusiasm than
that OF any other city. l Was on the .ros-
trum at the time. The invitation was FIRST
presented by Mrs. NJ a. Harmon, of Sc
attic. She was at once followed by Mrs.
Matte y. Graves. OF Centrdlia. state or
ganiZer for the state Of Washiugto ton. Both
made effective speeches. As state presi-
dent ] followed with a few words. The
speeches Of invitation had been limited 10
three minutes. but we were generously
allowed 20 go little beyond that time.
After the three Of had concluded
DIR speeches We gathered in little group
on one side of the rostrun and gave the
Seattle yell, which We mad arranged. Sc
attic, 20 Seattle. SO, Seattle. 80 This
was received by the convention with en-
thusiastic applause.
When the matter came up for final de-
cision in the post executive committee on
thursday the guarantee telegram signed
by the Chamber OF Commerce and the
Post-lntelligencer was read amid hearty
applause. think ii was the first time such
a guarantee had ever been laid before the
committee Ar rate il n rot
lie the good opinion that had already been
forming in favor of Seattle and this city
was selected by an almost unanimous vote
Inc post executive committee numbers
ABOUT lot members Not quite all of them
were present, but out Of the large body OF
women who decided the matter Seattle re-
ceived all except three or four votes
one of The chief objections at trss urged
AGAINST coming 70 the Pacific coast was the
Instance 10 be Travelled and the conse Guant
expense Of railroad fare We were abe I,
oner reasonable assurance that a round
Trip rate would he offered for one fare and
besides @e found The objection Offset by a
seherai desire on The part of the members
70 come 10 the Pacific coast. not so mu9h
for their own personal pleasure as to adj
vance the Interests of the work
When the matter had been settled there
was unanimous expression Of gratiflca-
ten, | stayed over un:A Friday. ard In
bidding my fellow lemhers good bye there
was always 4 pleasant referenca 70 the next
again n Seattle
f<fEfA Sifiltfti5n points 10 q large and
successful meeting here next fall When /
got here | was both surprised ana eratlfei
% ma that the io9al union was area " ha d
AT work. and TO hear from reports through
out the state that what We are fond % call
ing In Washington the old Seattle spirit
was astir.
You will understand Of course that all
the delegations from tho Pacific coast states
Joined n asking mat the convention come to
ne Coast; APART from which SouthaFn Cal
Itcrnia urged the claims of Los Angeles
waile We. OF course. presea'ed these OF Sc
attic
City Union Organized
The city union formed from the local W.
mans Christian Temperance Unions met at
the home Of Mrs. ] Il. Sinlison Friday art
crnoon to make further arrangements and
plan the work for the coming national w
&. r. +. convention. which Will be held in
Seattle next fail
Mrs Marion = paxter sol Belmont ave-
nue.; Mrs. r \. camp. rs Ben street: Mrs
Mrs. VI. A. Kingsley. Ballard: Nfcs- G II.
Colby Fremont. and Mrs. Nellie Worth,
Ing agents ard au.h orizsd Is the city union
TO 20 cut through me cry ana raise suit
cicnt funds 20 carry on the .ocal work.
The resolution PASSED rs the state execu-
tive. board relating 10 the dlsbursernant ~
the 81 .on already pledged nv the business
men os the city was indofsed.
state Executive Committee.
At Joint meeting Of the executive COM
mitteo of the state Woman's Christian
Temperance Union and the city Woman
Christian Temperance Union. held at tae
home of Mrs. Ssmison yesterday, the FOL
lowing resolutions were unanimously
adopted
Resolved. That the state executive COM
nittee heartily thanks the citizens az Sc
THE FOR The 81 50 pledged 10 the National
treasury for department. work. ana hopes
lhat the money VIII be turned ever 10