El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-22
PRESIDENT
OF W. c. T. u.
For Texas, Is In the City On
Her Return rom Seattle
CHARMING WOMAN

Talks Entertainingly On the Recent
National Convention, And Speaks
Of the Resolutions passed-MnI
Deliver a Number OF Lectures In
the City.
Helen M. Stoddard, for nine consec-
utive years the president of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union
and one of the most earnest workers In
the cause of temperance, is a visitor in
the city, and will remain for week,
during which time she will give num-
ber of her famous lectures.
Mrs. Stoddard has had most sue
cessful career as president of the or
ganiZRtiOn in Texas, and at the meet
ings held during the past three years
at Fort Worth, Dallas and Denison.
she received the unanimous vote of the
convention. She is untiring in her
efforts, and being such an in6efatigable
worker, has done much to further the
interests of the union and is respon-
sible for the success that has been at
tanned in this state.
Mrs. StOddard has just returned
from the national convention which
was recently held in Seattle, Washing
ton. After the convention adjourned,
she visited points in southern Califor-
mia, San Jose, and Los Angeles. and
came direct from Los Angeles here.
THE RECENT CONVENTION.
In au interview with a represents
tive of the HERALD Mrs. Stod-
dard talked entertainingly of her
work, also OF the work accom- piish bed BY
the national convention. 1t was the
most harmonious and earnest conven-
tion that has been held in ten years,
and the results attained were most
gratifying to the 30QLpr more delegates
that attended from Very state aud ter
ritOry.
eat the First Presbyterian church
where the convention was held" said
Mrs. Stoddard, "there was an attend
ance of only 1900 at the fret meeting,
but later all of the churches in the
ghbOrhood were taxed to their ut
most.
"An of the more prominent delegates
and officers of the state unions we're
asked to occupy pulpits, and one Sun
day thirty pulpits were occupied In
this manner, 1 speaking from the pull
pit of the Methodist church
"a new feature, which was intro
duced at the late convent iion, was the
sending of our speakers to the public
schools. They addressed the LOCO
school children of Seattle, especially
on the use of cigarettes. and organized
a number of anti-cigarette leagues
''The most important resolution of
the whole convention was the one
adopted against the seating of Brig
ham Roberts in the the ffty-sixth con-
gress.
THE ANTI-CANTEEN LAW.
"We passed another very strong re-
solution, protesting against the present
interpretation of Attorney General
Gr1ggs sof the auti-canteen law with
regard to our soldiers in the Philip
pines.
1.-THE question of the war in the
Philippines created a great deal of dis
cussion, as many believed that it in
volved such deep questions of state
craft that we were not in a position to
judge. However, by a majority of
those present a resolution was passed
condemning the same.''
"A successor to the late Frances E.
Willard as president of the w. C. T.
U. was elected in the person
of Mrs. Stevens, OF the prohibition
state OF Maine, q very able and
capabl woman, but not Miss Will
lard.''
THE PROGRAM IN Ell PASO.
Mrs. StOddard has not fully decided
on the exact program that she .iu-
tends to follow during her stay here.
Various meetings will be held; and be-
ginning with Friday at three O'Clock,
a meeting for women will be held in
the M. E. church. % Saturday at the
came hour the meeting will consist of
q parliamentary drill to which all are
invited, especially the men.
Mrs. Stoddard wishes to have it un-
derstood that all her meetings are free,
and she extends cordial invitation tn
all, whether interested in the work CT
not.
During her stay here she expects to
give stereopticon show, show ing by
slides the effect of alcohol on various
individuals. and to give pictures of
prominent workers; also a pictorial
history of the temperance reform
Tomorrow evening Mrs. Stoddard
will hold an informal reception at the
home of Mrs. MiIlard Patterson, where
she will be pleased to meet persons
interested in the work, il they have
time to call.
From here Mrs. Stoddard visits
various places in the state. including
Abilene and Pecos.
Mrs. Stoddard possess q charming
personality, fine address and Is q most
fluent talker.
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