Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-25
". G. 7. u. CONVENTION.


and interesting, The sessions were
held mt the Methodist Church. The
address of welcCme was made by Mrs
Julia Schunder IT Delaware CITY and
replied to by Mrs. l.. W. Emerson,
president of the Wilmington Union.
At the roll call of county officers each
one answered present. to her name.
They were: Mrs. N. S. Cianston, presi.
dent; Mrs. M. b. Donnell, secretary ;
Mrs. Ada q. Quieley, treasurer. Tie
report of the executive COMMITTEES was
read by Mrs. Dannell. The secretaries
OF the local unions read their reports.
showing encouraging signs Of advance.
ment. The auditors here rerorted that
they had found the accounts of the
county treasurer correct, and il was
read by Mrs. Ada G. Quigley, showing
a balance on hand Of SSS. BE- The
several superintendent made a plea
for their different lines of work. az
follows; Literature, Mrs. Neal Comfy I:
sabbath observance, Mrs Aloysius
Green; juvenile work, Mrs. Anna M.
6rown; narcotics; franchise, Mrs. M.
?. Cranstor. After prayer by Mrs. M.
a. Iaggart of Wilmington the con-
Vention adjourned for luncheon, which
was served by the women of the local
union in the Sunday -schoolroom to
the delegates and all visitors.
The afternoon session opened with
Bible reading by Mrs. Ella Boole. Mrs.
Il. y: Marks, who was to have spoken
ON Girls Industrial School," was un-
able to be present and Mrs. M. j,
Darlington represer ted that work.
The election of officers resulted as
follows; County president, Mrs. S. b,
Donnell, Newark; vice. president, Mrs.
NJ. >. Cranston, Newport; secretary,
Mrs. Marguerite Green; treasurer, Mrs.
AIDA 9. Quigley.
Mrs. Emma e. Caulk made an an
peal for 'Y" work. Mrs. j. r. Mill.
gan Of st. Georges, ably represented
scientific temperance instruction in
the schools. Sunday school work was
represented by Mrs. F. @. Mccall of
Wilmington, after which Mrs. Ella A.
Boole answered questions sent In by
Those in the audience. The evening
service opened with praise service, lad
by Mrs. Eva Benson, and Miss Helen
Q. Nostrand Of Wilmington presided.
The Scripture was READ by Miss Nav
Bridges of Wilmington, and Miss
Emerson led in prayer.
During the evening Mrs. Booze made
an interesting address, in which she
said:
II shall take text tonight as a
foundation for what shall saw, and 1T
is from the I'd chapter of John, the 9TH
verse, the words of Mary at the we'd
ding feast in Cana of Gallilee; What
soever He saith unto you do it Mary,
with a prophetic vision born of the
knowledge that Christ was the Son of
God, and believing that the time had
come when He would manifest Himself
unto the people, uttered those words,
and it was with the some sort Of
prophetic vision that ths womanbood
of this union is saying to the manhood
and womanhood 10 the light of tbe
awful evils that follow in the train of
alcoholism, Whatsoever He saith unto
you DO it, because we believe that end
is ready to manifest himself unto His
people when His people are ready to do
His bidding. y
Last summer, ia London, it vas
my privilege to hear Josepb Parker
preach. 1t was communion Sunday.
and everyone was invited TO commune
provided they wrote their name and
address on slip of paper and handed
IL IN. They were each read and the Last
ono was the Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon
Of Topeka. 1T was announced that Mr.
Sneldon would be present at the Thurs.
Jay noon meeting (for DR.. Parker
breaches at noon on Thursdaysl and
make the opening prayer. From the |
ouzz that went over that congregation
We knew that larger audience than
usual would be there. Why? Was it |
because be was a preacher from
merica! L have an idea there were a |
NUMBER OF preachers there. Wns ID |
because be was writer? Had he
written book that was a little 'otf, in |
color, and the people were curious to |
zee such a writerY Not at all! Because |
10 had written a book that imposes a |
Eery spiritual idea: that spiritual idea
was that every Christian man and
woman ought to apply to the every |
lay affairs of life the thought: What
would Jesus dor In that book he
truck the very keynote of spiritua
wing, and it is in pursuance of that |
'ame thought that l want to talk to |
'ou tonight.
In the light OF the 234, $50 legalized |
Tram shops in this country, Christian
men aud women ought TO ask them. |
leves the question, What would Jesus
io!' The legalized liquor saloon mas
right to exist. 1t is sustained nv |
legislation where the people make It 40.
cannot say that / approve of all the
longs OF Mrs. Nation, but she has
lone something that has stirred the
state of Kansas, and say / thank God
or that. | am often asked If we.
Vomen of New York, you women of
delaware intend to do the same thing.
The saloons have right to exist In
'ur midst; they are legalized nv our
'oters, while in Kansas they have a
law, and every saloon
Keeper is criminal, with no right to
,wn property. 1t is just as legal to sell
liquor in Delaware as it is to sell
Bibles.
We in this State ought to work for
he same kind of law as they have in
KANSAS. | am reminded of the story of
deacon in a church, who would NOT
axe his milk to a creamery on Sun.
lay, but sent his hired man. So men
Who would be ashamed to sign their
James to a liquor application will vote
or men who make license laws-they
end their hired man..
| stand here tonight in behalf of
he W. q. Il. U. to say that we are on
'osed to the license system and the
of deriving money from a
business that thrives off of the destrtio.
ION OF the homes and the manhood and
Somanhood of this nation. The W.
!. L. U. is purely woman's oreaniza-
ION, and we think it best SO to be.
or in most societies to which men and
women both belong, as rule, the
men hold all the offices, and the women /
olieet the money for them to spend. Az
he first national convention, IL States
'ere represented; today there is an