The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-14

convention to the national at Philadelphia
and presented the new name for the place
OF national lecturer on heredity and hy-
giene The work in this line opening
rapidly, Dr. Wood-Allen gave up her pro-
fesAonal labors ard entered the field az
lecturer on these topics. Gradually and
almost unawares she found herself speak
Ing on the topics that belong to the purity
department. but instead Of resenting this
eucroachment on her field. Miss Willard
gave q hearty reception TO DR.. WoodAl-
len as will be seen by the fact that at the
Denver convention In 1882 she resigned the
superintendency Of the social purity depart
ment and asked that DIR. Wood-Aiien be
appointed In her place.
In the case Of the two appointments given
her at Miss Wizards request DR.. Wood
Allen had not the slightest intimation Of
the honors In store for her, and in fact in
each case did not learn Of her appointment
for some weeks. Retaining Mrs. Kellogg
as assistant Of the mothers meetings
branch. she endeavored to make that phase
OF the department prominent. realizing
that this Is not only the phase best adapted
to unions located In small townA villages
or country communities. but also that It Is
the most important and most encouraging
field OF labor.
Little by little, under DR. wood-Allen's
management. the department grew until
II numbered six subdivisions each with
Its general secretary, and each important
enough to be department in itself. They
were:
!. Reform legislation.
2. Rescue work.
3. Mothers' meetings.
l. Child culture circles.
5. White Cross, for men.
s. White Shield. for women.
One OF the great needs of the depart
ment was adequate literature. The excel
lent leaflets OF the w. T. +. A. were rec
commended. until the cry came from all
sides: I'VE have used these over and
over again. We want something new"
The publishing of leaflets Is very un-
certain business. In which a very large
amount OF capital can soon become tied
UP, and the W. T. p. a. had already in
vested as much In this line as 1t deemed
wise. and did not think 1t best to issue
any great number Of small publications
for which there could be no actual guar
antee OF sale.
DR. WoodAilen was not a woman OF
means. and had family TO support. but
she felt that she. as a private individual,
might venture. In view OF the demand
that came to her continually. to do what
stock company might not feel free to
do. So with no pecuniary assistance she
began TO issue In printed form the truths
which her experience taught her were
most helpful To workers in this field.
This publishing has always been her
own private venture. The department ap-
preparation was small and In her eyes
was sacred strictly to department work.
II there were TO be losses through pub
fishing they must be hers alone. Her
first publication was a little book called
Teaching Truth" IN which she enaeav-
ored 20 help mothers to answer the cuer-
les Of the children as 20 their origin. She
believed that the first thing TO do was to
teach the mother herself the dignity OF
life. so that. seeing its sacredness and the
gloFy 81 parenthood. she could give to
the child the needed instruction In a
way that would increase his reverence
FOR himself, hss affection for his parents.
and his love cs God.
size had no expectations OF large sales
ara was greatly aStonlshei when edition
after edition was called for Following
this came a number Of little pamphlets
which have attained wide circula sion
A visit % Or Woo4-AiIsu's home In
Am Arec~. Mich, Is full 81 interest The
business is carried on il the dwelling and