The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-10-27
w. c. T. U. COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. VI. /. HOBBS.
Report OF The State W. c. 7 u. Con-
yention of Indiana.

Dear readers of the COURIER: !
want To try t. give YOU a short re-
port of the Indiana W c. /. e.
convention, which convened AT
Marion Oct. 9th t. 10Th. Ii was in
deed "A grand meeting in every re-
spect, composed OF the best and
most intelligent women Of the state
OF course do not mean that all OF
the intelligence Of our state wa
present. No indeed, Indiana ha-
hundreds and thousands OF just
such women, and all they want l.
an opportunity To prove it. Some
800 delegates greet ID Mrs l.. }
.lcWnirter, of indianapolis, the
President. when she called the
meeting to order. The opening -er
viaes were conducted by Miss NAY
Woodard, after which matters per
tairing to the Hadley Industrial
school were discussed The report
the treasurer showed that sl1Ou
was needed to pay the expenses OF
the school for the coming year
Various plans were discussed, but
finally it was thought best - raise
ii by donation of the members and
friends. II was getting late and
many had gone home to get ready
to return to hear Mr.. Woolev, but
in ABOUT three minures $40 wa
pledged, so on Monday the question
came up. but amid the business OF
the convention they could only give
ten minutes 10 that, 20 they gave
Mrs. McWhirter ; minutes TO speak
on the subject. At the end OF hei
five minutes every lady was ready
to give and pledges came in a fast
"a a hail dozen women could take
them down. Pledges by friends
cou ( Presidents, and In lilnapolis,
in amounts from r25 down to 81
La five minutes more .han Siiu
more was pledged. As we had to
leave then TO catch our train, have
not vet learned the outcome.
want to tell you readers that the
Mayor of Marion had all the saloons
closed on Sunday all day, conse-
quently there were more sober men
in Marion than had been for many
Sundays before or viii be soon again
This in honor Of the w. {. L. u.
of Indiana. There were many min
listers ant distinguished men at the
meeting, whom the committee on
courtesies brought forward and in
troduced To the meeting. Ii wa-
real encouraging 10 hear 20 ne (and
| am hlppv t. say 'he maj prtv)
tell US that they voted a I. ey
prayed. That they voted clean.
white ballot. That they, regardless
of consequences. would not vote
with tn old parties to pprpetuate
the saloon. There were ab ,ut two
out of every seven think that tired
to say nice tn ms OF W and vel
coming us so nicely, bat theN
squirmcd and houn,.ered around
and could not muster courage to
tell us how they voted, but we knew
Mr.. Alexander Thompson, super
intendent OF public instruction, wa
introduced. He i'll that there
were 263 teachers in Grant county
schools, l7O OF them men, and a
very small per cent of them used
tobacco in any form. Wonder
Dubois can boast a. mucn. 1t did
not make him quiver to tell us how
he voted. and he said many nice
things. also, too numerous 10 men
tion. Mrs. Lillian NJ. y. Stevens,
President of tire National Christian
Temperance Union, arrived. When
she stepped into the convention she
was introduced by Mrs. Eunice
Wilson, President OF Grant co olntv
Union, who was presiding at the
time. Mrs. Wilson said: The
hour OF my life is here. |
have longed to introduce one Ma
tional President. and now have the
pleasure. !" In respon-s Mrs Stsv
ems said in palt: "A thank you my
beloved comrades for the welcome
YOU give me. This i the largest
State coneentioa that has ever een
held, but | am not surprised at the
large attendance. have kept track
of your doings for the past year,
and have been expecting this
There is much in my heart which
should like to give expression To
but see you are in the midst Of an
election and | will now retire, I"
which she did amid great applause.
Continued next week.)