The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-10
w. C. y. COLUMN
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.
Mass Meeting Held Sunday Afternoon.

Mass Meeting Held Sunday Afternoon. Il
One of the most prominent lea =
tnres of the convention OF the Wo- =
mans Christian Temperance y mon
of Indiana was the address OF Mrs. .
Lillian M. N. Stev sns, the national
president, before a mass mt eung
neld at the First Methodist church
Sunday afternoon at 3 O'CLOCK;
Long before the meeting was called
To order the church was packed 10
its utmost capacity and many were
turned away. Mrs. Stevens Is the
successor OF Francis +. Willard and
she is loved by every white ribboner
of her acquaintance. Mrs. Stevens
lis an orator of rare ABILITY and gifts
and powerful speaker. She heart ,
lily appreciated the magnificent
audience that turned out to hear
Iber speak. She said that the w.
'IC. 7. U. convention in progress IN
this city was the largest state con-
vention ever held. 1t reminded her
of a national convention. She high.
lly compliments the W. e. /. U. OF
! Indiana for the good work that has
been accomplished and the progress
THAT has been made in the Hoosler
lstate along the line OF temperance:
/. An overflow meeting was held
lSunday afternoon by Miss Clara
Sears, of Anderson, and Miss Anna
rItiordon at the Christian Temple.
There was a large attendance. The
principal address was made by Miss
e elGordon.
= The w. C. T. u. of Indiana is in
a healthy state. The report OF the
state Treasurer, Mrs. Amanda WHIT
lson. of indianapolis, showed an In.
crease oil 946 in membership (and
l15O more Joined at one meeting al
Marion) tor the past year; balance
lin treasury from last year, $2O3. Ia
ID total amount OF dues collected iron
K Grant Co. Union, 1902 so; tota
receipts and disbursements, $3 ,522.
liz. The report for the year showed
THAT there are SO counties in tn
!. state organized; that 81 countle
made a gain in membership; tina
l94 unions paid dues, and that 2O'
unions made gain in membership
nd rhe Loyal Temperance Legion o
|. Indiana had large of the sessio
lone night. The annual address wa
delivered by James Gipe, OF Indian
, spolis, the president of that gran
Organization. He is but Is year
|old and is a boy Of remark. BILE al
Ii |tainments and an earnest worker io
d'' temperance. He has won all tn
medals from the silver up TO tn
diamond. Another feature OF tn
I Injecting was the address Of Mis-
Anna Gordon, national vice.pres
\ |dent Of the w. G. T. U. She We
4 made honorary member Of the cor
3 |vention and is dearly beloved b
3 all. The ministers of Marion tel
81 iered their churches and pulpits
q 1.-The ladies Of the convention bot
= morning and evening, they all a
q tending.
y, The women all preached prohib
X. ton gospel, OF politics if you pleas
A TO call il that. The churches q
ied|over the city we're crowded and MOI
oplof them were disgraced, but col
.idered themselves highly honore'
Marion has good number
churches, and l would like to 81
the list and names that filled Il
pulpits, but fear my article is t
long now to suit our good edlto
y however he is so kind that ne HI
lever yet complained when he &c
I, a good thing for his paper.
ID. But just one thing more. .
all gain has been so great that we a
and and expecting the national conventi'
! ali lat Indianapolis next year, so nc
lal; lovers OF intelligence, make
rs-|ranpements to attend, then you W
be ready to admit that the hall cou
never be told, even so with our sta
n ~ |convention. You can only real
dayI,he grand treat by being there, a
, on all that miss it miss the treat o
fIo I;1 lifetime.
Al