The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-17
ATTENDANCE WAS LIGHT.
Last Day Of the National v. G. I. U.
Convention.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AND
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
a.rs. Carse Announces That She VIII NoA
Attend Another Convention Until
Temple Is Paid dFor-ResoIutions Were
of Usual Character,

Attend Another Convention Until
Temple Is Paid For-ResoIutions Were
of Usual Character.
st. Paul, November 16.-The last day Of
the W. G. T. o., convention showed a
decided falling off in attendance The
business was a continuation Of the reports
from affiliated interesrs. Mrs. Margaret
nglehart Of Illinois. read the reports ON
the Frances E. Willard national temper
ance hospital in Chicago. Following the
reports the trustees and other members
of the hospital board were introduced.
Mrs. Ella Boole, of New York, was no1ni-
mated trustee TO fill the place of Mrs
Mary T. Burt, deceased. The treasursr's
report showed years receipts SO, 935; dis
bursemenss SO. SOL.
The report of Mrs. Caroline NJ. Wood.
railroad department, reviewed her unsuc-
cessful attempt to prevent the sale of
liquor to railroad men at the Omaha OK.
position and railroad work generally.
The report of the executive committee
was presented. with recommendations for
the coming year The first reoommsnda-
tion was for the raising of Willard
ttons of 50 from each union, following
which came the appointments for evan
gelists. The report was accepted after it
was stated by the chairman that the
memorial fund was to be wholly volun~
| tary.
Mr.. Clara Parish of Japan. was made
general seer stary of the "Y'' branch;
Mrs. Boote of New York, however, offici-
ating temporarily. Mrs. Helen G. Rice
OF Massa snusetts. was made general secre-
tary of the 81. T. LIZ branch. Nearly
| all OF the national superintendents were
| reelected. The department. for securing
homes for homeless children was dropped
Mrs. Jessie Brown Hilton of Illinois, was
| added. Mrs. Helen G. Bullock of New
York succeeded DR. Mary mood-Allen Of
Michigan as superintendent OF the purity
department and Miss Angie r. Newman
of Nebraska took the place of Miss Alics
Suddoth of Illinois in charge of the flower
mission. The railroad work department.
from Mrs. O. M. Woodward Of Nebraska.
reported as displaced by Mrs. Frances
Graham of Ohio. was not included in the
recommendations being left over to the
executive committee meeting. Three
changes were made in the list of organ
izers, Miss Belle Carney of Mississippi,
Mrs. Sue HalIowell of North Carolina
and Mrs. w. l.. Wells of Tennessee giving
way to Mrs. L. K. Bailey of New York,
Mrs. L.. n. Addition of Oregon and Mrs.
v. 81. Campbell of Wisconsin. The evan
gelists are unchanged, with Mrs. a. e.
Church of Indiana and Mrs. Harriet
Todd OF Massachusetts added &c their num-
ber. Mrs. Mary H. Hunt of Massachu-
setts presented her report on scientific
temperance instruction, closing by pre-
cent ting to Wisconsin the banner Tor The
best temperance instruction and New
Jersey the banner for most temperance
instruction in hs schools. Mrs. Stella
B. Irvine of Minnesota reported on sun
day school work, the banner for largest
per centage of increase in Sunday school
temperance work being presented to
Missouri. A resolution requesting the in.
ternational Sunday school lesson commits
tee to retain temperance lessons in their
course was adopted. After devotional ex-
ercises the report of the Wolnan's Temper
ance Publishing association in connection
with which another sensation from Mrs.
Carse was looked for. was taken up.
The receipts of this association for the
year were $685. 1907 expenditures Sl35, $50
o gain of $2,17S The memorial volume
has passed 100, GOO in it's circulation.
Various improvements in the plant Of the
publishing association had been necessary.
The various publications. have fallen on
in circulation, but their receipts from
subscriptions have increased.
Mrs Carse said this would be her last
national convention until she could come
and say the temple had been paid for Ii
might be long but she hoped for the time
when she could come back. She would
keep up her onneotions with the W, q.
t. u, which she loved. She had been
president of the Woman's Temperance
Publishing association for nineteen years,
but must resign her position as she had
other work to do.
She held little stock in 1t which she
wished to present tc the association ask
ing only to be allowed to vote. She would
w1ite final column for the Union Sig
nal, on the temple, then transfer that
feature to The Appeal, now published in
Nebraska, which would be rsmossd to
Chicago. She intended to withdraw rom
her position in the Temperance Pablish-
ing association and made very touching
farewell to the convention, the delegates
by a rising vote thanking her for her past
work.
Mrs. Carse then made touching refer
ence to her long acquaintance and lose
for Mrs. Stevens. the new president.
Miss Gordon, on behalf of the conven-
ton, formally invited Mr5. Carse 10 at
tend the next convention whether she had
paid for the temple or not Mrs. =; =.
Grow, business manager of tho publish
ing association reported on the business
of that enterprise.
Mrs. S. NJ. ID. Frye managing editor
of the Union Signal, reported on that
periodical, theorganization of the natiot-
al union. seas
Mrs. Lucy Thurman of Michigan, pre-
sented the rapport on the work among
coIored people North Carolina having
gained 6O50 members, was awarded the
Recruitment aanner. The department Of
literature presented $500 worth of litere-
ture for the use of the colored peoples de-
nartment. The Royal Temperance Legion
was represented by Mrs Helen G.. Rics
of Massachusetts,.
The entire body of organizers were
called to the platform for greeting and
took the opportunity TO present a hand
some tea set to Mrs. Stevenson, the retir-