Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-10-05

W every military camp. Secretary
Long has prohibited the sale Of LIQUOR
throughout the navy. Admiral .sainp.
son says: Alcoholic liquors have no
place in tho United States navy except
as medicine. Our late Victories
were won by men who were given no
stimulants, while the Spanish sailors
were goaded and maddened by 'grog.'
The action of the navy in this matter
was urged by captains of the navy after
a careful Investigation. Over 100 mi l.
tary officers have testified against the
use OF the canteen. Both Gen. Miles
and Gen., Shafter have issued advices
against it. Adiutant- General Corbin
says the restlessness in the army il due
to the use OF liquors. Surgeon. General
Sternburg has also stamped his disap-
rropal. Great Britain has made the
most careful experiments in the matter.
In the last Soudan campaign the
British war department ordered that no
liquor should be given to officers or
men except as medicine, and the re-
suit was the greatest endurance and
best health ever experielsed by British
soldiers.
1.-The most pitifnl case of the can.
teen is that of the Soldiers Home. A
petition was sent by the w. G. L. U.
wqmen to the President, asking him to
abolish the use of the cantepn. The
outcome of this was the admonition of
Gen. Miles which left the subject to
the discretion of officers of the army.
The Anti canteen law, passed in
March, says that no officer or private
soldier shall DO detailed to soil intoxi-
eating liquor nor shall any other person
be allowed to sell liquor in any camp
Or fort of the United States. This
being contrary to the wish of the Sec
Rotary OF War, its reading was per-
verified by him and the Attorney Gen
eral, SO MS to allow civilians to sell
liquor. The President, on July 18th,
was petitioned 10 enforce this law, but
he is still considering.
Mr.. Pickett, in closing, moved that
the convention now sitting petition the
President to use his influence to secure
the passing of the Circuit resolution.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Thursdays session of the w. y.
L. U. convention was called to order
by the president at g. 40 O'Clock.
An exhaustive report, explaining the
| work of each union. was read by Miss
| Carrie nj. Hanoe, corresponding secre-
| tary. The report of the State treasurer,
Miss S. Il. Rawlins, was read and APP
proved. M.z
The president, Mrs. e. Elma Pyle,
read paper on "Outlook for the Com
ing Year. in which she suggested that
each member try to bring one new
member into her union; that each
union start a Loyal Temperance Legion,
and that each superintendent learn
thoroughly the needs OF her depart
ment In closing, she thanked heartily
her co-workers.
The president then opened the State
superintendent's conference, with a
Loyal Temperance Legion conference,
conducted by Miss Margaret Eastburn.
| Miss Eastburn read q letter from M iss
| Gordon, asking SO cents from the l.. T.
l.. to help secure life membership II
the national w. G. L. U. for Mrs
Rice, the national superintendent fol
the L. I. L. A motion was made tina
a collection be taken Immediately, thu
sum of 81. So was realized and the over
plus voted to the l.. L. l.. room in thu
Temperance Hospital.
The president then introduced thu
national treasurer, Mrs. Helen Morton
I
expressed the hope that Delawar
would be represented in the nationa
convention Mt Seattle.
Mrs. j. X. Milligan read paper OIL
"Scioptitic Temperance Instruction. '
an encouraging report in which wa
shown an increased amount of temper
ance instruction in the public schools
The Rev. j. r. MillIgan made brie
address and pronounced the benedic
tion.
Thursday afternoons session of w. 9
L. U. convention opened with the read
ing, by Mrs. Milligan, of the remain
der Of her paper, Scientific Temper
ance Instruction.
"Tenperance Literature" was tn
subject Of paper presented by Mrs
Neal Comfy. She stated that $50
leaflets, besides books, papers AM
magazines, had been distributed dur
ing the year. \.
Mrs. lila Aron, State agent for tn
Union Signal read her report whic
shows that Wilmington has only 2
subscribers and New Castle county ~
Kent county, AZ; Sussex county, 80
l47 subscribers in the State and
membership of 90l. The small numhe
Of subscribers makes this branch of tn
work very discouraging.
The report of Miss Annie w: Suttor
State superintendent of press work. wa
very interesting. She said:
II have tried during the year
mend the same things and to grasp ne
ideas for the advancement of the wor
OF my department.
'fThero are now more than 81 new
, papers carrying the unestimated infl'
ences of printed thoughts into the hom'
of the State, and how we covet the flu
power of the press for the cause SO dci
! To our hearts which so often lacks a!
!. sistanoe' from editorial pens. But tn
| members of the fraternity are OF
= friends and there never has been yea
in which our work has been as gene
ally reported, due in many instances
newspaper correspondents outside of OF
+, ranks, who like the editors of II
papers have appreciated the demar
Tor w. @. L. U. news and supplied j
0 IT had a new experience the pa:
!. summer in reporting. Leaving IL
t Camden camp temperance day befo
the close of the meeting | followed u
q remainder OF the programme in repo
u to one of our papers, and 10 my dism;
s learned after it was printed that Il
= two singers whose names were on u
= programme and whose sweet voices hi
T. often given me pleasure, had not {
u That occasion warbled single not
9 So I resolved to return to my custom
= being as certain as possible, that | W
r giving strictly correct report to
. paper, which means that nothing sh'
IS be taken for granted as said or don
= even though the programme says SO.
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