The record-union., 1899-10-06

work of saving our boys and girls
from drink must be great part of
our work. Agitation and aggression
must help US on.
Mrs. A. b. Cove read a paper on
Prison Work. which was very inter
esting. She read letters from mothers
and from children to their mothers.
They We're very sympathetic and
showed the result of the good work
done in jails. People generally do not
( w. c. t. U. women have over the pris-
oners
Mrs. Cove has been to San Quentin
twenty-five times this year.
| The convention adjourned at 4:2O to
go through the drill for tonight at
Pythian Castle to which all will be ad-
mitted free of charge.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session opened with
prayer and scripture reading Mrs.
Lizzie Ross Miller of Solano sang their
county song. The State flag, which
is given each year to the county gain
ing the largest percentage in member
ship, was held last year by Sacramento
County, but Solano received it this year
Mrs. McMullin of Sacramento pre-
sented it, giving a short history of the
emblem. The flag is made of California
silk and was sent to the Paris EXPOSE
tion, the Worlds Fair at Chicago and
the first worlds w. c. T. u. conven-
tion held at Boston.
Mrs. Dillas, County President of So
lano, accepted the flag, saying it was
the work of the noble women Of the
county that had won the flag for their
organization.
Mrs. Sadie Renowden- Bailey sang a
solo, THE Ribbon White
Second Vice President Mrs Lizzie
Ross Miller then introduced the State
President, Mrs. B. Sturtevant-Peet,
saying the noble President needed no
introduction to her loyal constituents,
nor to the people of Sacramento. The
President then read her address, which
was in part as follows:
After months of varied and arduous
labor it is pleasurable and profitable to
meet and make this, our annual con-
vention, the special occasion for sum-
marizing items, incidents and events
pertaining to the progress of or him
drance Of our work. The year 1899
opened and advanced with many tro-
phies for the principles upon which we
rely for the final overthrow of the
liquor traffic. Every victory, however
small. has been prophetic of the great
result now dawning upon the twentieth
century.
Prominent among notable incidents
was the visit of our National President
and Vice President at Large Some
victories have been won in our State
the past year. On the same day-the
10th of April-both Berkeley and Po-
mona voted out the saloon by a hand
some majority. In Berkeley the ma
jority was 1884, much larger than was
anticipated. Great credit is due the
women in both places for the. result.
While their hands did not reach the
ballot boxes, their prayers and petit
tions did. Since the eyes of the whole
State are always turned on Berkeley
as the great center of learning, the re-
suit is an object lesson, no matter what
the outcome may be of Juggling officials
who value revenue more than prouec-
| tion to our boys and girls, it speaks
words of praise for the purpose and
energy of the women and for organiZa-
ton. Every woman who loves her
home and her country should, if pos
sible, become one Of US, and help to
augment the power of our work, not
only in California, but everywhere.
If every woman not in favor of the
saloon would become a white-ribboner
the saloon would go. This is clear and
we'll defined We must have one or
the other-saloon rule or home rule.
Following the trend of things hoped
for, we can refer to the last inaugural
ball in Sacramento. Four years before,
when Governor Budd was inaugurated,
corridors and stairways were filled with
drunken men and women, much to the
annoyance of all decent people.
AT the meeting of the Legislature
last January the question came up as
to whether or not they would have the
same scenes re-enacted or not. It was
decided to exclude wine, and for once
have a sober inaugural. This was only
a straw, but it moved in the right di-
rection.
Miller memorial hall in Stockton
sprang from the energy and influence,
! the heart and sentiment of Christian
temperance women.
Organization - splendid work has
been done We should have at least
the coveted 500 increase this year.
Pacific Ensign-We all feel deep
interest in the paper, and all should
remember that every discontinued sub
scription lessons it's resources and to
that extent weakens all branches of our
State work
Physical culture-The greatest thing
in the world is life, and the most i'm
portant of all questions-how to live.
This department should interest every
woman In our State.
Health and heredity-I would sug-
gest that special attention be given the
coming year TO this department.
"Narcotics-In this work we need the
help of ministers and educators, deeper
interest and more study.
"Legislative-The realm of State and
national legislation reveals much that
/ denotes growth in temperance senti-
ment, and steady progress to the end
of universal prohibition. The investi-
cation. and embalmed beef revelations
were painful, but more easily forgotten
than the wrong perpetrated by the
/ Government taking advantage of it's
soldiers in forcing them to face the
evil of strong drink and to serve as
bartenders-the lowest service human
being can possibly engage in.
Relation of temperance to capital
1t is only where labor is honored; only
where honest toll is raised to the dig
nifty of commanding adequate compen-
sation that life and property are best
protected; that peace and moral grand