The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-07
AFTERNOON SESSION.


Prayer was offered by Mrs. Harriet
S. Brainard of Dorchester, and after
the reading of the minutes of the morn
ing session, the recommendations of
the executive committee were read by
Mrs. Rice and approved by the conven-
ton as follows:
That the following superintendent be
appointed Purity, DR., l., A. Chubbuck;
mothers meetings. Mrs A. F. Rolfe;
Sunday school work, Miss E. A. King
man; temperance and labor, Mrs. Mary
G. Stuckenburg; legislation and petition,
president and corresponding secretary;
Sabbath observance, Mrs. Lydia H. Earle;
work among railroad employees, Mrs.
E. M. Allen; evangelistic, prison, jail and
almshouse work, Mrs. II. 7. Todd; flower
mission, Mrs. s: W. Simpson; franchise,
Mrs. Mary P. wilson; foreigners, Mrs.
M S. HoWes: homes for homeless chill
dren. Mrs O. E. Withington; proper
tionate and systematic giving, Mrs. A. s.
Delano; work among sailors, Mrs. Belle
NJ Charlton: domestic science Mrs.
Marion A. Mcbride; parlor meetings, Mrs.
NJ M. Holland; press, Mrs. Marion A.
Mcbride; state and county fairs, Mrs.
A. S. Maher; unfermented wine at saera-
ments, Mrs. G. w. Sanderson; physical
culture, Miss Annie Blalock; w. c. 7, U.
medal contests, Mrs. Theresa kidder;
scientific temperance instruction, Mrs.
Mary e. Clifford; health and heredity, DR..
Louise burlington.
That the department of settlement work
be adopted, with Miss G. M Caswell as
superintendent.
That the department Of Union Signal and
Our Message be combined with the depart
ments of literature, with Mrs. M. e..
Cheney as superintendent.
That the department of non-alcoholic
medication be combined with the de-
partment of anti-narcotics, and that
Mrs. M. L. Kneil be appointed superin-
y That the departments of mercy and
peace be adopted and combined, with Mrs.
M E. Oatman as superintendent
That Miss c. NJ Caswell be appointed
general secretary of the Y, branch,
with Miss Margaret Tyler as associate
That Mrs, Helen G.. Rice be appointed
general secretary of the L, 7. L. branch:
That Mrs w. E. Pevear be appointed
auditor conditionally.
That the following appropriations be
made: Salary of president, $1,000; CORE
tary $3.50; for L. T. L. branch, $3.50.
The finance committee having recon-
mended that the interest which shall
hereafter accrue from our fund for per
manent headquarters, be used for the
expenses of present headquarters, there
fore, we recommend that this matter be
recommitted to the finance committee and
that 1t be instructed to make necessary
investigations, and If 1t is found that
this can be readily done, to devote the
:. interest to the purpose stated above.
The following resolution committee is
recommended: Mrs. A.. Harrington,
Leicester; Miss A. NJ Brooks, South Bos-
ton; Mrs. George Brown, Cambridge; Miss
Alice White, North Brookfeld. And the
following board of directors: Mrs. Har-
riette d. Walker Mrs. Harriet T. Todd,
Dr. Louise c. burlington, Mrs. G. e. With
Peterson, Mrs. Harriet S. Brainard. Mrs.
Mary s. Howes, Mrs. Mary g. Stueken-
burg and Mrs. Clara s. Morrill,.
Mrs. Stuckenburg and Mrs. Holland
were appointed in connection with the
general officers to arrange program for
the next joint session, to be held in Bos-
ton. Miss Gordon was appointed field
secretary and Mrs M. A. Leavitt of Rox-
The report of the committee on resolu-
lions was then taken up and adopted,
as follows:
PREAMBLE.
Grateful to God for all the mercies of
the past year, and the success that has
crowned our efforts we press forward,
believing that He who has led, still
leads. To Him be praise alone,
80 Personal.
We would renew our expression of love
to our honored worlds president, Lady
the first time she will stand at the head
of the worlds convention without the
presence of our great translated leader,
and to our beloved national president,
Mrs. Lillian M. N Stevens who has so
grandly demonstrated her ability to guide
our host; and to our devoted state presi-
dent Mrs. K. L. Stevenson, who has by
her loving skill strengthened our work
along all its lines.
DEPARTMENT WORK.
i've enunciate as fundamental the
following principles, and formulate there
from our lines of work: Total abstinence
from intoxicating liquors and the sale
and license of the same; resistance to any
effort for state regulation of vice and of
any claim that the moral law is not
equally binding upon men and women.
2-We believe that obedience to the
laws of health is one way of temperance;
heredity, purity, physical exercise, domes-
tic science and sanitation the department
of anti-narcotics-all these and more are
correlated and should be cooperative
3-We believe in evangelistic work as
the key to the situation; in Sabbath OBJ
servance and the quarterly temperance
lesson; in work among prisoners, among
railroad men, soldiers and sailors, also
foreigners; and in proportionate and sys-
tematic giving.
1--WE believe in the power of the press
and wise use of the same; In the distrib-
ution of literature; in the wide circulation
of our papers. Our Message and Union
Signal; in effective work for the toilers;
and, therefore in the Consumers League.
We believe in the right of petition and in
the ballot for woman.
5-We would especially emphasize the
work among the boys and girls in our
Loyal Temperance legions and in the
Sunday school,
Eve are grateful for our scientific tenn
perance instruction law and that it is
preserved in its integrity. We will bend
our efforts to secure its enforcement.
SUPPLEMENTARY RESOLUTION Of
FERED BY MRS. sTUCKENBERG.
Resolved. that we promote earnest
study Of the labor problem. Since many
wage-workers admit the banefu influence
of the intoxicating liquors and the saloon.
we desire to league our forces with them
for the suppression of the liquor traffic.
!: {1~ IN GENERAL.
= Resolved, that we, soldiers is a peace
full war, hail with gladness the effort put
forth by the nations to bring TO an end
the carnage and bloodsaed that has de-
vastated the worlS, and earnestly pray
that the initial movement of this ye7r
may be followed till successful termina-
ton is reached.
Resolved, that we deplore the shameful
perversion of the anti-canteen law by the
attorney general and that we will use
every means in our power to secure the
full enactment of the Grout bill
Resolved that the election of Brigham
H. Roberts of Utah to the highest coun :
fcil of our nation is a menace to the sane
ytfty Of the home. and as wives, mothers
and daughters, we enter our most vigor-
GUS protest against his admission to a
ssat therein,
1--WE believe the curfew ordinance is in
the interest of the community and a pro-
moter OF the moral welfare of the boys
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