The record-union., 1899-10-07

ance people had to fight. Love of
gold kept up the business. The speaker
said she had been told that temper
ance would never prevail SO long as
there was cents profit in a 10-cent
drink. The love of money was so
strong on the part of the saloon keep
ers that they thought not of their fell
low man. She said the saloon inter-
ests were shrewd, and that they levied
money on hotels, saloons and all deal
ers in liquors for the purpose of raising
political fund. Greed was back Of
all such work
Mrs. Mae Whitman talked on the
value Of teaching workmen the bene-
fits of sobriety. The branch of tenn
perance agitation relating to capital
and labor was intricate, she said, and
workers in that line should do all in
their power to educate themselves
thoroughly in the work
number of short temperance talks
were made by various delegates dur
ing the day. Mrs. E. w. Hammond
of Davisville, urged the great impor-
tance of juvenile work
Mrs. M. E. jerks of Sacramento, re-
ported favorably on work among rail
road employees. She said much liter
ature had been circulated among rail-
road men.
Mrs. Margaret Pelton, President of
the department for the Promotion of
Purity, made a report in which she re-
GREETED that but seventeen counties had
superintendent of Purity. She thought
"a 0rly1
there should be far more labor in this
direction during the coming year.
Mrs. Ludie Reynolds reported pro-
gress in non-alcoholic medication work,
of which she is Superintendent
Mrs. A. B. Campbell reported on the
Work Among Lumbermen Department.
This had consisted largely in the distri-
button of temperance literature among
men in the lumber camps.
Mrs. Clara Wood made a report for
temperance work among hospitals and
almshouses. 1t showed progress.
Olive E. Clifford reported for the
Department of Mercy.
Mrs. Renowden Bailey reported as
superintendent of Song. Mrs Jennie
Dixon told of the work that had been
done in keeping up the different w. c..
L. u reading rooms; Mrs. M. c. Hoga-
boom told of the work that had been
done at fairs and in rural districts.
Rev. T.. A. While was introduced and
made a stirring speech. when God
made man and woman" he said. "He
made her for helpmate, and women
will never get the legislation we want
until woman has the right of suffrage
"A widow had a large estate and a
negro worked around her place:
she asked him to go and vote some
measure she desired, and said to him
I wish I could vote But you can't,
missis,' he said
But why do you think I can't vote?'
Cause missis, you don't know enough
he said.
Shame on a nation that will deny
cultured woman the same right it
gives to an ignorant negro who knows
not one letter from another"
Mrs. Whitman presented a little con-
fab Between You and Me- in her de-
partment
"Womens clubs all over the county,"
she said, ARE taking up the study of
economics and the W. c. T. L. must
take UP this line of work with more
interest or we will soon be left in the
race by our sister organizations"
The moon rest" was commended
babies homes''-also many other lines
of this department were discussed with
intelligence
why. should church members be-
long to the w. c. T. u. ?" by Mrs. Lau-
ra Kirkland, was treated in a masterly
manner. She said:
1T is becoming a difficult thing for a
young man addicted to drink to find
employment. Mothers should wear
the white ribbon and talk temperance
to their children. There is no church
work superior to this work. Do not
say you are too busy in church work
to do temperance work. God always
calls busy people to do his work. When
he wanted a King for his people he
did not seek boy lounging around the
streets, but he chose the shepherd tend
ing his sheep.
The busiest people are the ones who
can do the most effective work. Do
not get pessimistic.
Who is responsible for the local
work?" was discussed by Mrs. L. F.
King and Mrs. H. SHELTON
Many bright thoughts were brought
out by these veteran organizers
At the night meeting there was a
large attendance, incident to the clos
ing of the session, and the program
was interesting.
The parade of delegates was quite
imposing, for the department Superin-
tendents each carried a banner illus
trative of her work, and some of the
banners were very pretty. The dele
gates marched down the side aisles and
up the center, falling in so as to show
the banners to good advantage
Mrs. Emily Hoppin, Treasurer, deliv-
cred an interesting address on temper
ance work, and recited Kipling's Re
cessional," which she said applied to
this country as much as to England