Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-17
Has a Small Attendance on
Closing Day at Chicago.
Mrs. Carse Announces that She viii
Attend No More Conventions
Until She Can Show that The CHICAGO Jennie
Is Paid for.

oSeiueu falling off in attend
'hce. The business was a continual
uoh OF the reports from affiliated in
tefests. Mrs. Margaret Inglesart az
lihnols, read the reports on the Fran
ces h. Willard National Temnarance
hospital in Chicago. Following the
reports TO the trustees and other mem
oefs OF the hospital board were in
tfoduced. Mrs. Ella Boole of New
YORK, was nominated trustee to till
the place of Mrs. Mary J.. Burt. de-
ceased. The treasurer's report showed
.he years receipts to be $685.; dis
hursements, S9S61.
ne report of Mrs. Caroline M
Woodward OF Nebraska. superintena
ent OF the railroad department. re-
viewed her unsuccessful attempt m
prevent the sale of liquor to railroad
men at the Omaha Exposition and
railroad work generally.
Inc report of the executive com
mlttee was presented with recon-
mendations for the coming year. The
first recommendation was for the
raising of a Willard memorial fund by
voluntary contributions of So from
each union, following which came the
appointments for evangelists. The re-
port was accepted after it was stated
by the chairman that the memorial
fund was to be wholly voluntary.
Mrs. Clara Parish of Japan, was
made general secretary of the "Y'
branch, Mrs. Boole of New York, how
ever, officiating temporarily. Mrs
Helen G. Rice of Massachusetts. was
made general secretary of the L. T. l.
branch. Nearly all of the national SUI
perlntendents were reelected The
department of securing homes 70,
homeless children was dropped, and
one on mothers meetings, under Mrs
Jesse Brown Hilton of Illinois. was
added. Mrs. Helen F. Bullock of New
York. succeeded DR.. Mary Wood Allen
Of Michigan, as superintendent of the
Purity department, and Miss Angie
Newman of Nebraska. took the place
of Miss Alice Suddoth of Illinois. il
charge of the Flower mission The
railroad work department. from which
Mrs. c. NJ. Woodward of Nebraska
was reported as displaced by Mrs
Frances Graham of Ohio, was not in
cluded in the recommendations being
left over to the executive committed
meeting.
Three changes were made in the list
of organizers, Miss Belle Kearney OF
Mississippi, Mrs. Sue Hailowell OF
North Carolina, and Mrs. w L. Wells
of Tennessee, giving way to Mrs L. E
Bailey of New York, Mrs. L. H Addi-
ton of Oregon, and Mrs. V. H Cam
bell of Wisconsin. The evangelists are
unchanged, with Mrs. A. e. Church OF
Indiana, and Mrs. Harriet Todd OF
Massachusetts, added to their number
Mrs. Harry H. Hunt of Massachu-
sets, presented her report on scientifi;
temperance instruction, closing by pre-
senting to Wisconsin the banner fol-
the best temperance instruction anc
New Jersey the banner for most tenn
perance instruction in the schools
Mrs. Stella Is. Irvine of Minnesota, re-
ported on Sunday school work. tn:
banner for largest percentage of in
crease in Sunday School temperance
work being presented to Missouri. a
resolution requiring the Internationa
Sunday School lesson committees tt
retain the temperance lessons in theil
course was adopted.
After devotional exercises, the re-
port of the Woman's Temperance Pub
fishing Association. in connection with
which another sensation from Mrs
Cailse was looked for, was taken up.
The receipts of the association for the
year were $1361S0; expenditures, $l30,
$50; a gain of S217S. The memorial
volume has passed 100000 in its circu-
lation. Various improvements in the
plant of the Publishing Association had
been necessary. The various publica-
tons have fallen off 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 1t might be long, but she
hoped for the time when she could come
back. She would keep up her connec-
ton with the w. c. L. u, which she
loved. She had been president OF the
Woman's Temperance Publishing AS
ISOLATION for 10 years, but must resign
her position as she had other work &c
do She held little stock in 1t when
she wished to present to the assocla-
ton, asking only to be allowed to vote
She would write a final column for the
Union Signal on the Temple, then
transfer that feature to the Appeal
how published in Nebraska, which
would be removed to Chicago. She in
tended to withdraw from her position
in the Temperance Publishing Associa-
ton and made a very touching fareWeil
to the convention, the delegates by a
rising vote thanking her for her past
work. Mrs. Carse then made touch
ing reference to her long acquaintance
and love for Mrs. Stevens, the new
president.
Mrs. Gordon, on behalf of the con-
vention, formally invited Mrs. Carse tt
attend the next convention whether
she had paid for the Temple or not
Mrs. c. F. Grow. business manager
of the Publishing Association. reported
on the business of that enterprise.
Mrs. S. NJ. d. Frye, managing editor
of the Union Signal. reported on tha'
periodical. the organ of the Nauona
Union.
Mrs. Lucy Thurman of Michigan
presented the report of the work among
colored people. North Carolina haVins
gained eco members. was awarded the
department banner. The department
of literature presented 5000 worth OF lit
ara+,ra eor tba usa of the colored peo-