The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-07

Yesterday mornings session of TIL,
Utah Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was occupied almost entirely
with business, the welcoming Of guest:
having been disposed of on Thursday
evening.
Mrs. G. w. Martin of Manti led the
devotional exercises. which We're fol
lowed by roll call and responses.
Committees OF credentials. courtesies
auditing. constitution, plan of work
press. and resolutions, with the fol.
lowing women for chairmen. We're APP
pointed: Miss NJ. Nelson. Miss Ken
nedy, Mrs. Bathbone. Mrs. Martin Mrs
Shepard. Mrs. c. d. Slavery and Mrs
Greeson. The committee on creden-
tails, Miss Nelson. Mrs. Clemenson ans
Miss Mayne. reported at the afternoon
session.
List OF Delegates.
The delegates. representing unions in
the various cities and towns through
out the state, are:
From Salt Laze-Airs. r. q. McNiece,
Mrs. q. 5. Peyton. Mrs. Hoag, from the
w. c. I, l.. and Miss Mayne and Miss
Della Wake, from the Us
Ogden-Mrs. Frances C. Smith Mrs.
H. P. Hunter. Mrs. Ransford Smith.
Mrs. D. n. Smith Mrs. Haight. Mrs.
Williams, Mrs. George Craig, Mrs. c.
Il. Brainerd. Mrs. NJ. Brownell
Provo-Mrs. Boyden.
Springville-Miss Mary Nelson.
Mount Pleasant George Glenn
enson.
Manti-Mrs. ]. H. Horning
Corinne-Mrs. T. w. Clancy.
Mrs. Greeson's committee on resolu-
lions. Mrs. Ransford Smith of Ogden
ard Mrs. II. NJ Tibbals. will meet with
her this afternoon before the regular
session.
Reports of Officers.
The reports of state officers were
then listened to. Mrs G. w Martin,
the corresponding secretary, reported
255 active members in the organization
and forty-one honorary members In
the Y society there are forty-six active
workers (young LADIES' and forty hon
orary members young mem. In the L.
s. l.. society. which is made up of the
younger temperance workers, there are
1sT children, making a grand total of
5l4 workers in the cause of temperance
in the state.
The treasurer. Miss Mary Nelson. re-
ported S163.45 collected during the year,
S64. 65 of which has been disbursed Mrs
/. l.. Shepard. the state organizer, re-
ported that she had gave about as
much as her time and other duties
would permit, and had talked in the
interest of both the w. c. T. L. and the
Young Ladies' society.
Greetings from the Illinois state con-
ventiOn. now in session, were received
and responded to.
To close the morning session Mrs. L.
/. Shepard held her open parliament
win this convention mean to you?
What viii show an active union? Has
your union interested itself in petition
work? Do you know any of the reform
bills now before congress? How may
we show to the world that we are
Christians? And these were responded
to and generally discussed.
Rev. Richard Wake was made a fra
ternal delegate. and Mrs. Hall closed
the session with prayer.
Luncheon was served by the local
workers between the sessions.
Mrs Williams of Ogden conducted
the devotional exercises at the opening
Of the afternoon session, after which
the committee on credentials presented
its report.
Superintendent Reports.
Reports from state superintendents
followed. Flower mission work was
discussed by Mrs. Martin of Manti: sci
.entific temperance instruction, by Mrs.
Tibbals: work in prisons and jails, by
Mrs. Rathbone; medal contests, Mrs.
Lee of Spanish Fork: mothers meet
ings, Mrs. Horning, Manti: anti-nar-
cotics. Mrs. Angler; Sunday school
work. Mrs. Hunter, Ogden; work among
soldiers, Mrs. George Wake: young
women's work, Mrs. Slavery; L. d. l.,
Mrs. Clemenson; parlor meetings, Mrs
May, Ogden.
Presidents Address.
After the singing of a hymn, Mrs.
President Smith Of Ogden gave her
address. Mrs. Smith said:
This is a busy age. and my report
of the years work is a report Of little
things. too numerous to detail, even
il / We're blessed with two pairs Of
hands Our work is most important
The legalized saloon is the greatest
menace to. the home that there is. and
II is this evil that we have to fight
This Is a womau's age. Clubs for women
are everywhere and they have given
women opportunities before unknown
Last year was in many respects a
remarkable one continued the speak
er. and then she reviewed very briefly
the history OF the war. But, declared
Mrs. Smith. the American canteen
the late war than did the dreadful fever
that attacked our boys"
Mrs. Smith then made a number of
suggestions for work. She said: Keep
an organizer in the field. follow up the
L. d. L. work; add a Y. branch to every
union; try TO double the membership
OF every union; increase your list of
honorary members
Mormons For Temperance.
Mrs. Boyden OF Provo, who, though a
member Of the Mormon church. is a
very ardent worker in the w. c. T L
ranks and is president Of the society in
that place. talked of the necessity of
cooperation among women, regardless
of church affiliations. She insisted that
ii is possible for her church 20 work
with the. women of the union, and that
they viii do so if approached in the
right manner.
Mrs. Smith made a few remarks
along the same line and suggested that
il was very necessary that the cooper
alton Of the dominant church be Sc
cured. because any legislation that the |
society hopes to secure must come
through its members.
Rev Richard Wake, who was pres
ent. also urged the necessity of d wider |
in temperance work. if good is |
TO be accomplished.
On a motion Of Mrs. McNiece. the /
president was instructed to name a |
OF two to make some plan |
looking TO this cooperation
At the close of the regular session !
the executive committee held a. meeting, |
TO discuss certain recommendations /
that viii be made today TO the cenven- !
ton. The question of whether the
prison work that is being done by Mrs. |
Rathbone should be left with the local l