The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-08
THEIR WORK COMPLETED
White RibbOners Close the Conven.
ton With a BenedictiOn.
The Evening Session Devoted to Adj
dresses on Various Subjccts-Mnny
Reports Read - Resolution Favor
ing an Anti-POlyGnmy Constitu-
tional Amendment - The l.. T. L..

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The singing of the parting hymn, Goo
Be With You Till We Meet Again." thu
members of the vast audience claspint
| hands meanwhile, followed by the white
ribbon benediction, brought the twenty
seventh annual convention OF the ". c
| T. U. to close last night in the Lafayette
! Square Opera House. The evening session
was devoted to addresses. Mrs. Ada w
Unrue and Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis were
the two women Of American birth who
spoke. Madame Layyah Barakat. OF
Syria; Miss Kate Lunden, Of Sweden; Rev
Anna Shaw, born in England, and Mrs
Leonora NJ. Lake, a native OF Ireland. all
had some more or less important consid-
| erations to submit.
Mrs. Lake arraigned the men for their
contempt of feminine interest in public
affairs. I'VE may do things silly in our
conventions said she. but we have not
got SO low down in the order of intelli-
gence that we throw ouspidors at each
other in debate" She spoke at some
length.
The Rev. Anna Shaw took up the can
teen question. She said that the officers
of the army had defended the canteen as
temperance measure, claiming that
without the canteen the soldiers found
their intoxicants without the camp, and
seduction to greater evils under its in
flucnce at the same time. I'VE don't be-
lieve in your temperance measure" said
she. I'VE don't believe in fighting fire
with fire. We would fight fire with water.
Remove the saloon from outside the
camps and you will not have need Of
them within"
The addresses were interspersed with
musical selections.
At the morning session the canteen
question, discussed in the report of Mrs.
Ella NJ. Thacher, Superintendent of Work
Among Soldiers and Sailors, and the adop-
ton of resolution directed against the
canteen in the National Soldiers Homes
were the salient features. The reports OF
superintendent were considered.
Mrs. TEACHERS report met with undi-
vided approval. The resolution offered by
her, which was adopted. expressed the be-
lief that the canteens or beer halls in the
national homes for disabled volunteers are
detriment to the old veterans, and de-
clared the purpose of the W. c. T. U. to
abatc no effort to procure legislation nee
essary TO abolish the canteen.
In the afternoon the reports were read
OF superintendent of the departments of
scientific temperance instruction, health
and heredity, work among colored people,
purity, the press ". C. 7. u institutes,
parliamentary usage, temperance 1itera-
ture, and transportation. This concluded
the reports of superintendent.
The important consideration of the de-
layed report OF the Executive Committee
was next taken up as the special order of
business. The report, regularly the order
of the mornings procedure. had been
omitted for several days, and 1t was an
ticipated that Its reading would develop
interesting matters. a resolution favor
ing W. C. T. L. work for the adoption of
constitutional amendment prohibiting
po!ysamy was offered; a method for ad-
justing State disputes was suggested; the
purchase OF the Woman's Temperance
Publishing Association, an affiliated in
terest and the publishers OF the official
organ of the ". C. T. T.. was projected
and increased dues for Senior Loyal Tenn
perance Legion Women was considered
among other matters. The resolution on
polygamy. offered by Emily ID. Martin and
passed without discussion by the conven-
ton, reads:
Resolved. That VIC as National Wonan's
Christian Temperance Union. work for the adop-
ton OF an amendment to the Federal Constitu-
lion prohibiting poygamy.
The purchase OF the plant of the Wom-
ans Temperance Publishing Association /,
the report stated was suggested in Exec
utivc Committee On December ). and the
committee decided to recommend the pur-
chase.
A of W. SoI1 bo
submission to the convention of the rec
concerning the senior grade |
Loyal Temperance Legion. The report as |
finally approved read as follows:
We recommend that states consider the advisa- |
bili,y of providing that Young women in the SEN |
ior grade LOYAL Temperance Legion OF Is years
md over shall pay the same regular dues the !
other members of the ". C.. 7. T., said dues |
10 he paid 10 the state treasurer OF the W. c. T.
l. through the regular channels and to be listed
N the annual report Of the State ". q. I. U. |
treasurer Loyal Temperance Legion members |
If the VI. &. T. L. as We have now I members |
md W members. This recommendation is not |
% be construed as suggesting change in
liary dues of the Young men, their relation |
o the senior Loyal Temperance Legion
The amendments affected the amount Of
lues to be paid and an alteration was |
made that recommended the suggestions |
10 the States consideration instead of
OplnS mandatory upon the states.
Following the adoption oil these recon-
as altered, the following
amendment to the constitution was Of
'ered and passed without question:
The Loyal Temperance Legion branch shall be
Untitled TO one delegate at large aud dele
cate for every one thousand members paving so |
nto the national treasurer. all such delegates To
~ active members OF the W G.. 7. t.. ami active !
workers OF the Loyal Temperance Legion
noted the receipt Of letter from Mrs |
Robert Louis Stevenson, OF Samoa. de-
'laring that Americans were introducing /
he liquor traffic among Samoans.
The thanks of the convention were ex-
ended to the police and to the press of |
for courteous consideration
Turing the convention.
Mrs. Thatcher. superintendent of the
work among soldiers and sailors, organ
zed q union with seven members at Fort
Myers yesterday morning. Miss Ran
lolph is president of the union.
Mrs Thatcher called upon President Me
iinley during the morning. She received
IN exceedingly courteous reception. The
President expressed sympathy with the
cork of the W. {. T. L.. pronounced it
rood. and recommended its continuance.
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