The record-union., 1899-10-04
W. C. 7. U. IN CONVENTION
SECOND DAYS SESSION OF THE
STATE BODY.
Enthusiastic Workers Tell of the
Gospel Of the White Rib
bon Wearers.

There We're three interesting sessions
OF the State Convention Of the Wo'
mems Christian Temperance Umor
yesterday - morning, afternoon anc
night sessions.
In opening the deliberations Mrs
Sturtevant-Pee offered the wish thai
great benefits would result from the
work. After her speech Mrs. DorcaS
j. Spencer, Corresponding Secretary
seated the delegates IN regular county
order, commencing at Alameda, anc
banners with names of county were
put, SO every delegate coming late
could find her union without trouble.
DR.. Avery was nominated Secretary
pro tenn. The young ladies who ars
to be pages and on Committee ol
Courtesies were introduced and glver
the Chatauquan salute.
Mrs. D. ]. Spencer, DR.. A. c. Avery
and Mrs. M. +. jerks We're appointed
a Committee on Credentials. Madam
Severance, Mrs. Lizzie Ross Miller ano
Mrs. Green Van Lennep were appoint
ed a Committee on Resolutions.
The Recording Secretarys report
showed that Alameda County has eight
unions, Butte eight, Colusa one, Hum
boldt six, Fresno five, Lake four, Men
docino six, Modoc one. Napa four
Placer five, Plumas one, Sacramento
seven, San Joaquin nine, Santa Clara
twelve, San Francisco five, San Luis
Obispo seven, Shasta three, Solano SIX
Sonoma seven, Tulare two, Yolo eight
Stanislaus and Merced two, Tuolumne
one, Mariposa one.
The report stated that twenty-five
unions had been formed in the past
year, and that twelve towns have pro
hibited by municipal ordinance, eight
by prohibitory deeds and four by san
itary districts.
The report declared that the efforts
to increase membership had been toe
spasmodic, and stated that nothing but
a steady pull throughout the yeal
would do the work.
Miss Alice F. Monroe, young Wo
man from the States Deaf and Dumt
and Blind Asylum, presented the con
vention with number of white-rio-
bon badges which were made by the
temperance girls in the society at thf
asylum. The gift was greatly appre-
ciated and the donors were cheered
A letter of thanks was ordered sent &c
the young ladies of the Kings Daugh-
ters at the Blind Asylum who wrote
the letter and sent the bows and pms
Mrs. Emily Hopping, Treasurer, re
ported receipts for year $2,1S4; ex
penses the same. and few more
pledges to come in, leaving a balance
in the treasury. One hundred and
twenty-six red-letter days were OBJ
served, twenty county conventions anc
thirty-one conferences held. and the
Annual School of Methods at Pacific
Grove.
Mrs. Hollister Of Detroit was intro
duced and made some very interest
ing remarks. and Mrs. Daisy Moffitt O
the Order of Maccabees made a few
remarks.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was opened by
a series of remarks by Presidents o.
local unions throughout the State
From Oakland came news that ont
saloon had been closed there. A LADY
coming into an inheritance had refused
10 permit her property to be used o!
liquor dealers.
Berkeley boasted of a prohibition or
dinance passed as a result Of the loca
unions work
Vallejo reported good work in tenn
perance and rescue. A child had beer
saved from an immoral life.
Sacramento union thought the recent
arrest of four gamblers had followed
its efforts. Progress was reported.
An Oakland delegate said temper
ance circulating library in that city
was doing a great deal of good.
Mrs. Maggie B. Willis of Sacramento
said the local union was about to start
a Woman's Exchange. She also said
members of the union had made Sc
bold as to lecture the City Trustees or
the value of temperance.
Mrs. Addie Estes of Stockton had
good words to say for her union. They
had been trying to have curfew ordi-
nance passed, in vain. Though the
Trustees ignored them they believed
they would yet achieve victory.
Mrs. Bush of Vacaville, said the
Vacaville Union had succeeded in
forcing the Postmaster there to give
them a wall pocket" BY appealing
TO Washington they got an order d.
recting the local Postmaster to allow
the wall pocket for temperance litera-
ture.
Mrs. Henrietta Shelton of San Fran
cisco said she had a general letter
from the Postmaster General, stating
that Postmasters must allow wall pocl.
cts for temperance tracts.
san Joaquin County reported that
young men there had taken white rib
bons to Manila, fought with them hon.
ored them. and returned them with
out shame.
Mrs. Addie Estes followed these re-
ports with an address on THE White
Ribbon in Japan" 1t was a full re.
sumo of the work
Mrs. Estes said that the study of the
Japan movement had given her re
newed interest in her work The his
tory of the crusade was an inspira-
ton. Miss Clara Parrish's work in
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