Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-10-03


or worship in this city has there -
Cured such scene as was enact q
this morning IN the Seventh Sire Z
Christian Church. ahen. during a ses.
sion Of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. Rev. Carey F. Morgan
had 20 appeal 90 the ladies TO remember
that they were in Gods house befo~s
order could be restored and the neet-
Ing proceed IN harmony.
The storm that has been brewing ~
the ranks OF the union burst forth lr
all IT. mighty fury this morning. wher
MIS- Favillc. n Norfolk charged IN .
the general officers of the union has
been violating the bylaws by maxim b
unlawful appropriations u money. arr
that some of their meetings had beer
Questionable. that moreover. some OF
these general officers had sent GU
anonymous letters. ~ which she haf
documentary evidence. These declara.
lions OF AIRS. Faville had much tht
same effect that would result from
match being applied GO a can of dyna
mite
Mrs. Howard NJ uogo. the stat
preside nt. was ou b feet in "A moment
making quick anl energetic rssuonss
70 the occusati1ns. which she a.
nounced as false. she said that AZ fht
last meeting some buefnc had beer
left unfinished. and 30 ~as % transae
inns that the officers met. "a tnat tht
meeting was held with the authority %.
the union.
The trouble which led O. the outbreai
To-Day has been 0f long standing. Tn.
orAnch composed o. the young womer
OF the union has tclt that IL has rot
been given due reCC .uitton or cotSiss r
alton by the brancl composed of ~,
older women The two branches ar,
known as the Is and VS.. respec.
lively.
Womanliixe. the excitement OF thb
morning was folio we'd by a flood ot
tears the strain e. which the ladies
nerves were put being so great that
Ieier was only found Ia weeping. WhfIs
Rev. Nr. Morgan prayed earnestly anc
ierNently that harmony might be re
stored In the ranks u the noble work
ers In the cause OF temperance. nanv
or the members OF the union boweJ
their heads and opened the noOd-gates
or their hearts
The whole contention OF the Y's wa,
stated IN the following petition pre.
sented by Mrs. Fav'le.
To the W. G. 7. L. OF Virgfnia In Con.
NentiOn Assembled.
Al the 1901 convention OF the w. &
Il l. or Virginia A secretary was
elected by the vs. present, In oppo-
sluon 10 the outsnoken protest OF
large majority OF the ''Y'' delegates
present and the state president re
peatedly refused 70 recognize Y dele
gates.
No explanation was given except
that 1t was the will OF the executive q"
II was charged that Mrs. Johnson had
exceeded her allowance for annual ex-
penses. although she has always paid
nal
her own purse. Al hough Mrs. Jobsoa
had been too expensive a secretary.
Miss smith receiv-i an allowance OF
90 per year FOR eNf nses. and the gen
eIai ofhcers at a -eting. immediately
hiter the ADJOURN Cf the conveu.
ton granted her travelling expenses e.
Fort Worth. sonnet ug never granted
secretary before.
We make the following requests OF
you:
1. The paragraph on page II. sta
minutes for 1901. be correct In the
minutes for next year. as the tyne
writer referred 70 was Mrs Jobson's
private property. and she has the
dealers receipts for money paid him.
2 That "f' delegates have equal
privileges with the ''W-s" upon the
floor OF the convention. proportiOnate
representation in the executive and
among the general officers. and propor-
uonate representation upon al com
'hittecs appointed. and have a whole
uay Immediately preceding the cOnven-
lion Tor a ~ conference
s. Ihat the bylaws be 50 changed al
this convention as 20 allow the election
OF the i secretary and l. r l. sec
Fetdfy py ballot IN open convention
e ask Tor these reforms because We
believe tnat unless they are ri<hted. the
wrongs pointed out VIII result In in
jury 20 our work and u the Christian
character Of individual members
10 was moved and seconded thar the
petition De granted. ana the matter
was then before the house
AIRS. Wells, the national organizer.
spoke feelingiy in connection with the
petition. She thought there had been
no discrimination against the YES. Is
srieNed her 10 think that Virginia I'm
"hleh she took such pride. should
encounter such diSsensiOns
The next speaker on the petition uaz
MIS- Jones. who. in addition TO othas
things. said that the rs had not been
denied recognition. Miss Mann. OF Ps-
tersourg. arose in reply and declared
that she begged leave To differ win
Mrs Jones Al the last convention shal
herself. had been denied recoxnitloo.
Ihereupon arose a spicy discussion. en-
yaged in By several members. fncluttu4
Mrs Brooks. Mrs Wall and NrS
Favilie- Miss Gordon. the uatioua1i
also had someth.ne 81
sey about tbs matter. Among co.
'sfnsss she declared the Y's had 80
'epreD eDeosAsteA co1cernlng pro0erf{o1