Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-01
VIC. TIL, IN SESSION,
ANNUAL CONVENTION BEGINS AT
sEsESrn-srKEEr CHURCH.
THE HOPE OF THE Y BRANCH.
want Equal Right. and Several re-
form.-Thc w,. clain There i. no
Reason for Observation-Disclosures
Something OF the Past Work.
THE HOPE OF THE Y BRANCH.

1yCrnan's Christian Temperance Union
OF Virginia began last night at the Sew
enth-Street Christian church, with a large
and enthusiastic audience. Indeed the
women OF the convention considered the
initial session as remarkable for the
attendance. and say that 1t would have
even been larger. but for tile incement
weather. It was also thought that the
,q,ceting ut Broad-Street Methodist church,
where Evangelist Stuart addressed the
men, assisted in keeping the crowd at the
Tn!nen's meeting down. AS it was there
were fully 200 delegates in attendance and
almost as many mere are expected in
today for the sessions.
Little, If anything, new could be learned
las; night concerning the anticipated
warm time" IL ~ GEMS inevitable during
tho convention. .Snat the Us propose to
renew their fight of last year there seems
10 he no doubt, but the amount of sensa-
ton and the trouble to be caused the VS.
plll depend entirely upon what demonstra-
tIl7. The Us from Richmond. Petersburg.
F0-tsmouth, and Norfolk will be able to
make.
For some months some of the Y's Of the
State have been working TO secure more
recognition from the VS., but what sue
cess this has met with, or will meet with
before the arrival of the final session of
the convention. remains to be seen. The
Ws claim that there is nothing to quar-
rel about, while the Us have very little
10 say, but have been doing something
and saying little.
THE DEMANDS OUTLINED.
Last February meeting was held in
Petersburg to consider the action of the
State convention of last year with refer
ence to the branch in the State. At
that meeting a statement was prepared
together with a petition to the State con-
Eention. These were sent over the State
10 all of the branches. with request that
they be signed and returned. This state
'nent and the requests are as follows:
AT the 1901 convention Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Virginia.
] secretary was elected by the Tvs
present IN opposition to the outspoken
protest Of large majority of the ''Y''
delegates present, and the State president
repeatedly refused to recognize Y dele
gates.
No explanation WAS given except that
1T WAS the Will of the executive" 1t WAS
charged that Mrs Jobson had exceeded
her allowance for annual expenses, al
though She has always paid the excess
over her allowance out OF her own purse.
Although Mrs. Jobson has been too eX-
penSixe secretary. Miss Smith received
IN allowance of SO per year for expenses,
md the general officers at a meeting,
Immediately after the adjournment of the
pensess to Fort Worth, something never
granted a Y secretary before.
We make the following requests of you:
!. The para graph on page II, state min
ntes for 1901 be corrected in the minutes
for next year. as the typewriter referred
to was Mrs Johson's private property, and
she has the Dealers receipts for money
paid him.
. That Y delegates have equal privileges
g q floor
vcntion. proportionate representation in
the executive and among the general OH
GERS and proportionate representation
llpon all committees appointed. and have
a whole day Immediately preceding the
convention, for 'Y'' conference.
2. That the bylaws be so changed at
this convention as to allow the election
Of the Y secretary and L. It. l. secretary
by ballot In open convention.
We ask for these reforms because we
believe. that unless they arc rghted, the
wrongs pointed out will result in injury
10 our work and to the Christian charac-
ter Of individual members.
WHAT MAY BE EXPECTED.
If these petitions have been returned
pretty generally signed, then it must be
conceded that the Us are in position to
cause the VS. considerable trouble. If.
on the other hand. they have not been
signed by majority of the Us, then it
seems that the VS. will not pay much at
tention tc the demands that are to be
made.
One of the most prominent women at
the session last night. W. who has
contributed not a little to the temperance
cause through the Womans Christian
Temperance Union. said to reporter of
the Dispatch that she believed the trout
Bile would be settled without much diff
Guilty and that nothing would be done that
- I,,,rt In nrl-
With that condition of mind 1t is believed
that the requests to be made of the Y's
will be given every consideration posi-
BILE.
The meeting last night was in the ma
ture of a conservation service for the
coming year. 1t was conducted by Mrs
J.. NJ Wells, of Tennessee, one OF the or
ganizers of the National Wornans Chris
tan Temperance Union. Mrs. Wells is a
gifted woman. and she piloted the meet
ing to success.
During the session Mrs. Langdon Wall
sang as a solo the hymn, '.rll Go Where
You Want Me to Co" In response for
promises for the year fully fifty women
volunteered promises, and these were in
tersperseG with songs, so that a most en-
joyable time was had by all present.
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The sessions to-day will be taken up
with reports of the various officers and
committees. and new work for the ensu-
ing year. Tonight it is expected that
Governor Montague will make the con-
vention an address Of welcome. Mrs. w.
J. Maybee will make the address of well
come on the part of the Richmond Unions.
and responses will be made by Mrs. Mel
willie, of BerrySiIie; Mrs. Bagby, of Tap
pahannock, Mrs PARROT. of Martinsburg.
Special music has also been provided for
The night service.
The past year has been one of the most
successful ones in the history of this
work in the Old Dominion More than 400
new members have been enrolled and the
number of unions have increased to lis.
In the past four years the membership
has increased from 1900 to nearly $500.
The membership Is made up of some of the
best women Of the State, and they are
proud OF what they have accomplished and
eager to be able TO do more in the fu-
ture-