The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-04
REVIEWING their WORK
W. {. 7. q. Delegates Hear Re
ports From National Officers.
Three Sessions at the Lafayette
bOncrs Welcomed to the Capital
Farewell Address q: n Member
Who starts on Tour Of the World.

morning. tn the Stage Wcre Sedteu INC oiii
GERS of the union, Mrs Lillian NJ. n. Ste
yens. president: Miss Anna A. Gordon, vice
president at-large: Mrs. Susanna NJ. ID.
Fry. corresponding secretary; Mrs. Clara
C. Hoffman. recording secretary; Mrs.
Frances E. Beauchamp. assistant recording
secretary; Mrs. Helen Morton Barker,
treasurer. The stage was ornamented
with palms and the national cOiors. Srs-
pended from the sies over the stage,
banner bore the legend: For God and
Home and Native Land" American flags
and colGrs were festooned from the balco-
mics and boxes. The delegates were seated
in the pit of the Opera House. each State
being assigned a section which was mark
ed by a sign post noting the name of the
State.
Mrs. Stevens called the convention to
order. and during the day two interest
ing sessions were held. In the evening the
welcome of the municipality. of the
churches and of the Board of Trade was
extended TO the delegates. The theatre
was filed to its utmost capacity. Commits
sioner mcfarland. for the District of Co
luIlDtd, ntN. -. IoNSi, thc
churches: L. Southland Parker. on behalf
of the Board of Trade. and Mrs. Clinton
Smith. President of the District OF Column
bia Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
for the local organizations. made the ad-
dresses of welcome. Responses we're made
by prominent members of the union.
The evening session opened at 1:30 with
the singing of Coronation" by the as
sembied delegates and friends. 1t was
followed by prayer delivered by Mrs.
Louise S. Rounds. President of the Illinois
W. C. T. L., who had charge of the open
ing devotional exercises.
Mrs. Stevens then introduced Commits
sioner Mcfarland. who said:
In the name OF the District of Column
bia. the nations capital, / bid you well
come. This is your home. as it is the
home of every patriotic American, and
you have peculiar interest in it because
it was here that your great organization
was incorporated seventeen years ago. ]
am only welcoming you home, therefore,
and even that has already been done by
the eloquent hospitality OF our honored
citizens who represent your organization
here Yet it is right and proper that. as
the president of the Board of Commits
sioners of the District OF Columbia,
should officially offer the freedom Of the
city 10 this society, which represents all
the States and Territories. the District Of
Columbia. and Hawaii, and is the largest
organization of women ever known in the
world"
Rev T. d. Power was next introduced
by the president, who addressed the con-
vention. welcoming them on the part of
the churches of the city.
Mrs. Clinton Smith. President of the
District of Columbia W. c. T. u, was in
troduced by Mrs. Stevens. Mrs. Smith
said: I'VE wish that our welcome were
more adequate to your deserts. We wish
that We could tender free entertainment
to both delegates and visitors. But We
must remind you that Washington is no
more ours than 1t is yours. You came to
your Capital City and why should the
W. c. T. L. of the District of Columbia
welcome you to your own? Only that We
are so glad to see you: only that during
the past months we have been doing our
best to prepare for your coming. This is
happy hour. We bid you welcome. With
shining eyes and high hearts beating in
unison We bid you welcome, and it is my
glad privilege to repeat the word. We'll
come to Washington in its Centennial
year. when the feet of a nation are turn
ing toward it's Capital City to do honor to
its memories of hundred years and the
whole world keeps watch night of the
centuries
Mrs. Smith announced that Mr.. John
Joy Edison was i'll and unable to extend
the welcome for the Board of Trade that
he had been scheduled for. Z. Southard
Parker, President of the Metropolitan
Bank spoke in the place OF Mr.. Edison in
behalf of the business interests.
The president announced to the conven-
ton the birthday of Miss Cora Montgomery
Parrish. of Paris. H.. the Secretary of the
national ~" who has recently returned
from four years trip to Japan and India.
where she was engaged in evangelistic
work for the union. AS remembrance Of
the occasion Miss Parrish was presented
made by children. under the leadership of
niece of Hiss Parrish, Eleanor Parrish
Graham.
The responses to The addresses of wei
come were made by the following members
Of the ". C. r. L.: Mrs. Gen. John C.
Bidwell of California: Mrs. Katherine
LeEte Stevenson. president Massachusetts
W. C. T. L.: Miss Belle Kearney. Missis-
sippi. national lecturer; Nine. Layyah
Barokat of Syria. Between the responses
Miss Eleanor simons and Mrs. Alice ]. Har
ris. of Massachusetts, rendered solos. Mrs.
Helen Morton Barker, national treasurer,
addressed few remarks to the convention
on the subject of contributions, which she
urged as necessity upon the members Of
the ". G. T. Z.
A farewell address was made by Jessie
Alderman, Pennsylvania. the Round the
World Missionary" Miss Alderman an
pounced her intention of Immediately
starting on her fourth trip around the
world or a mission for the w. c. T. U.
Miss Alderman starts this morning at 10
O'Clock from the Pennsylvania depot
companies Miss Alderman, was introduced
and paid tribute to the American Repub-
lie and 10 the work of the w. c. T. u.
Promptly at $3.50 o'clock Mrs. Lille NJ
y. Stevens. of Maine. President of the Ma
tioral Woman's Christian Tell Derancc
Union, raped the convention to order
Prayer was offered by Mrs. Cornelia b.
Forbes, President II the Connecticut State
temperance organization.
The regular business OF the convention
Sas then taken up. The committees were
announced as follows:
Credentials-Mrs. A. NJ. ID. Frye, Illi-
nois; Mrs Anna McCurdy. Minnesota;
Mrs V. Ellen Morris, Missouri.
Pubiications--Mrs. G.. +. Crouch. Mrs
Clara Chopin. Miss Marie Brehen, Mrs
Elmer Preston.
Courtesy-Miss Anna Gordon Miss Lou
Use Weightman. Mrs. Emma l.. Shelton
Mrs. Nellie G. Burger.
Telegrams-Mrs. Lucy -. Ling, Mrs
Olive Pondarvis.
The President. Mrs. Stevens. then gave
her annual address. II was u carefully
prepared document. read with delibera-
VA.