The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03

TO the Twenty-seventh Annual Convention
of the National Woman's Christian TEN
peranoc Union, with about 5000 friends of
the order, gathered al the opening session
this morning at the Lafayette Opera
House On the stage were seated the Off
GERS Of the union, Mrs. Lillian NJ. y Ste
yens, president. Miss Anna A. Gordon. vice
nFesident-at-large Mrs Susanna N. D.
Fry. corresponding secretary; Mrs. Clara
c. Hoffman. recording secretary; Mrs
Frances f Beauchanp. assistant recording
secretary; Mrs Helen Morton Barker,
treasurer. The stage was oTnamented
with palms and the national colors. Sus-
perded from the flies over the stage. a
banner bore the legend: For God and
Homes and Native Land American figs
and cul0rs were festooned from the balco-
MES and boxes. The delegates were seated
in the pit of the Opera House, each State
being assigned g section which was mark
ed by a sign post noting the name of the
State.
State banners were suspended from the
balconies a huge blue banner bore The
sentiments of the New York delegation
The proceedings we're marked with great
deeorunl. and q strict adhesion to parlia-
mentary usages.
The convention was called to order at
$50 O'Clock by the president, Mrs Ste
vens, after which came the responsive
reading of Psalm 146. known IS the Cru
SADIE Psalm" by the members OF the
union. The singing followed Of the Cru
SADIE hymn, Give to the Wind Thy
Fears
The President of the Connecticut ". c.
T L. Mrs. Cornelia B. Forbes. delivered
an extensive prayer. invoking the aid of
the Creator for the aims OF the union.
The singing of the hymn, Hide Thou
Me by the convention followed
The call of the roll of the delegates was
read by the Recording Secretary. Consid-
cradle difficulty was experienced IN hear
ing the roll. and many Of the delegates
present failed to respond TO their names.
The chair was urged TO compel silence
IN the house. and one of the delegates ad-
dressing the President. stated that while
it had been impossible in past eonysn-
items 10 preserve silence, she hoped that
this condition would not be permitted TO
prevail at the present gathering After
the call of the roll the chair WAS advised
tha- the Ohio delegation had not received
seating accommodations. On motion the
seats occupied by The superintendent OF
national departments OF The W c. I u.
in the front of the theatre. were given
TO the Ohio delegation. the supeTint2n-
dents taking places upon the stage
The report of the executive sessions
held Friday and Saturday Of last week at
the EIsemere. and heretofore reported,
were read by the Secretary and adopted
The following appointments OF commit
tees was announced:
CredentiaIs-Mrs. \. N. D. Fry. Illinois:
Mrs. Anna AcCurdy. Minnesota; Mrs. V
Ellen Morris, Missouri.
Publications-Nrs C F Crouch, Mrs
Clara Chopin. Miss Marie Brehen, Mrs
Elmer Preston
Louise ,geightman Mrs Emma L Shell
ton. Mrs Nellie G. Burger.
Telegrams-Mrs Lucy 3. Ling Mrs
Olive P0ndaTvis.
The reading Of the presidents address
followed:
President stevens Report.
In her report Mrs. Stevens said, among
other things:
During the last twenty years total alb
stfpence and prohibition sentiment has
greatly advanced In 1884 the people Of
Maine. by = vote OF 3 10 l, placed the here
tof5re statutory prohibitory law in the
constitution Of the State. Kansas and
North Dakota have also adopted cOnstitU-
tional prohibition. Neal Dow never claim
ed rlore benefcent results for the law in
the state of Maine than do Judge Pollock,
OF North Dakota, and Charles Sheldon, of
Kansas. claim for their respective States
Last winter, in Georgia. d prohibitory
law passed the house by a large majority,
and would have passed the senate but for
The concerted action against it OF the
Liquor Dealers Association Not until
good people learn that they should be as
active 10 promote good work as the evil
doors are 10 carry their points. shall We
have correct expressions of public opinion
| concerning the great evils in our midst
within two years the sale or use of
liquor has been prohibited on board the
| ships of the United States Navy, or with
in the limits of naval stations, and as
/! lately as February, 1899, Congress passed
a law prohibiting the sale Of intoxicating
liquors IN AIRY camps posts. exchanges
or canteens, or on any premises used for
military purposes by the United States.
| To be sure this law has been declared null
and void, but the end IS not yet. Within
2 twelve-month a polygamist has been re-
jectad as a member OF the United States
Congress, and white ribboners rejoice that
they had hand n bringing about this
righteous action The same public con-
science that prevented Brigham Roberts
having a seat in the United States Con-
gress wiz yet cause TO be enacted the
anti-Canteen bill now pending, or some
kindred measure.
The question comes to US this morn
/ lug with solemn emphasis: What can We
do toward righIIng the atTocious oondi-
| tions in the Philippines? Letters recejv-
| ed from Mrs. Moots. of Michigan, 4 mis-
/ siOnary at Manila and loyal White Rib
bcneF, 60 10 prove that the statements
made by the New Voice correspondent
| and by other reliable newspaper men and
/ individuals, are not everdrawn Under
supervision and sanction of American au-
| thorisisS he brotheI and saloon flourish
! in Mauii;j- We are told on reliable
! authority chat there are in the Philip
| pines about two hundred army cauteens
where liquor is sold and about fouc hun
dred American saloons, the principal sup
| port OF which comes from the American
soldier now in the Philippines Of the
sixty thousand American soldiers who
have been in the hospitals. one Of the
! chief surgeons declared that fifteen thou
sand of these cases were caused directly
/ by drink This estimate is corroborat ed
| by other testimony. We are reliably IT,
| formed that nine out of the eleven sui
| cides among the soldiers in the Philip
! pines. of which we read with such pathetic
| interest. were caused directly by drink.
| In the early days in New York ne
| groes were sometimes burned alive and
! sometimes left hanging in iron frames to
| die by slow starvation. This was by sane
ton of law. Today there are Iynchings
now and then, but it is IN defiance Of the
| law OF the State and the land. and is con-
demned by all respectable people TIE
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