The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-15
SPIRITUALISPS IN SESSION.
Ninth Annual Convention Of the
National Organization.

Address of welcome to the Dele
gates Delivered by President BAR
rctt-ynIuabIc Property i'm White
water, Wis. OGcrcd to Association
The first session Of the Ninth Annual
Convention Of the National SpirituaHsts'
Association Of the United States Of Amer
ioa and Dominion Of Canada was held at
Masonic Temple this morning. About so
Delegates and members were present.
The officers and trustees are: Harrison
u. Barrett. president Neodham. Mass;
Hon. Thomas NJ Locke, vice president,
Philadelphia, Pa; Mary r.. Lousley, sec
r..ary. Washington. ID. c.; Theodore j.
Mayor, treasurer Washington ID. c.; Hon.
David j. Dewey. Grand Blanc. Mich;
. I.ltyi c. J. Evans. Washington. D. G.,
Hon. Alouz0 Thompson. Fullerton. Neb-;
Clarence d. Prudcn. St Paul, Mimi, and
Cassius l. stevens, Pittsburg, Pa.
Tie officers of the convention are T.
G. l. Evans, srenOgrapher; Hon. Charles
r. SchiTm. reading clerk: J. H. Altemus,
sorEcaut-at-arms; r. Warren Hatch. mu-
steal director; W. p Williams, ticket
seller and O. d. Pruden. doorkeeper.
The meeting began with the singing Of
America" all present joining in. Then
Mary l. Pepper, a prominent medium OF
Providence, r. l. At this time a telegram
was received from Mrs. Carrie L. 5.
living, of Topeka Kans-, stating that she
was IN and not able to be present. A
few moments Of concentrated thought
was devoted 10 the purpose Of sending
messages Of love and peace 20 Mrs
living
President Barrett delivered the address
Of welcome. willard J. Hull. of Column
bus. Ohio, responded in a speech in which
he made several references 20 the late
President.
Instrumental music by the Colby Trio.
of Boston, Mass, was next on the pro-
gramme The Stars and Stripes For
ever was sang at the suggestion Of Rep
rosentstive Schirm Of Maryland. The
committees on credentials and rules were
then appointed The former was com
posed Of J. 3. Hatch. jr., Of Massachu-
sets, Dr. C. y Hiilegast, OF Indiana,
( and George +. Warren. of Illinois. The
/ committee on rules comprises E W.
| Bend, of Ohio, A. II Blackenden, Of
] Maine. and John W. Ring. Of Texas.
In the fOTTy-iiVe minutes devoted 10
Z brief addresses of/lvc minutes each. the
Rev Moses Hull. - BuiIalo. vas the first
/ speaker. Dir. Hull. with a few prelimi-
nary remarks, read "a letter from Mr. and
I Mrs. Morris Pratt. prominent spiritUalists
Of Whitewater. Wis. in which they offer
20 donate To the national association
/ brick block IT, Whitewater worth SO 900.
The condition attached 70 Jhe gift is
that Che property be c0u-ecra.eI To- the
cause Of Spiri,uaIiSm. il is suggested by
the donors that the association raise AZ
cUdowms It fund OF $4,000 and "a Spiritual
list training school started i'm the build
ms \ committee was appointed to con-
slider tn proposition. and IL js extremely
HisCly that IL viii be accepted
short addresses were then listened 90.
That tie audience was fully in accord
with the sentiment expressed by the
speakers was Indicated by frequent aD-
Viause.
Among those who spoke were W r.
simpson Of PittSUur-. irving 3 Sim1ns.
Of Boston, DT. A. b. S7inney. OF Reed
City. Mich, George a. Bacon. Of Wash
inEton. Samuel Wheeler Of Philadelphia.
Eli W. Spires Of jamestown y. Y:
George W Hates. OF Rochester. N Y.
,sTs. TT. =. RuSSegue- Of Connecticut.
Prof William NJ Lockwood. OF Chicago.
Susie q. Clarke, Of 60 ubridge Mass, and
John W Ring. of Texas.
7 be reports Of the committees on rules
and credentials We're then received and ac-
cepted. fter which the convention ad-
jcUrned until o'clock
The afternoon session opened with con-
EreEatiOual singing led by the Colby Trio
business q appointing standing commit
tees The reports Of the president, sec
-etaTy. and treasurer were read and aC-
ceprgd.
The convention viii be in session FOR
four days. three meetings a day. c0nVeH-
ing 90 l1 a. M be- M and p m, be-
ing on the programme