The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
IGNORED BY W. (. I. U
DELEGATES ON PILGRIMAGE 10
 "MoTHER' THOMPSON.
Convention Goes to Hillsborc, O., in Order to Pay Homage to the Leader of Crusaders Of
 18TS.

Cincinnati, Nov. 16.-The National Con, vention of the WomaR's Christian Tenn perance Union which began here last Fri day and continues until next Wednesday Is held in the Ninth Street Baptist Church where the first gathering of its founders was held soon after the crusade started in Hillsboro, O., in 1873.
 Some of the original crusaders still re- side at HilIsboro, among them Mrs. EliEa Jane Thompson. who became known as Mother" Thompson, after she led the crusaders in 1873. She Is the daughter of Allen Trimble. formerly Governor of Ohio and she still resides in their ances- tral home with her son and two daugfi- ters. Her husband was a prominent ju- rist.
 Mother" Thompson Is now in her Ssth year and was unable to get to the com vention here. So the convention went to her today.
 The distance Is sixty.one miles. Excur- sion trains started early over the Balti- more and Ohio Southwestern Railway. Tn addition to the 500 delegates almost as many more joined this pilgrimage. On the night of December a, 1873, pr. Lewis lectured on temperance at the old Presbyterian Church in Hiilsborough. The next morning a meeting of ladies was called in the same church. Mrs. Thompson was chosen president Mrs. General McDowell. vice president, and Mrs. Fenner, secretary. After this meet ing seventy women led by Mrs. Thomp. son and Mrs. McDowefl formed in line and began the street cI usade. singing and praying and exhorting saloonists to qui' the business. The crusade soon spread throughout Highland County and latei throughout the State
 A fine ediflce has recently been erected on the site of the "old crusade church l and in 1t is q crusade memorial room. | with numerous mementoes, among then hatchet which Mother Thompson hat used.
 On their arrival the visitors were con ducted over the same route taken by th, l seventy original crusaders on the colo morning of December l4 1873, and thel they marched into the First Presbyte rian Church to inspect the mernorla. group and be received by Dr. FauIconer | the pastor.The devotional services there were the same as at the opening of thu | conventions here every morning. After prayer by Rev. pr. McSurley. the crusade Psalm was read and the crusade hymn | sung. Addresses were made by the na. tionaI officers and others. with responses from the Hillsborough crusaders. The program in the church continued one hour, when the delegates and others formed in line to march to the residencs of Mother" Thompson. from which placs they proceeded to Armory hall there the citizens served lunch to ali.
 The schedule provided for the deiegatel
 to return in time to resume their ses
 sions here in the Ninth Street Baptis Church at 8 p. m. Although the ladies were in the rain al day the Hillsboro pilgrimage was not onl! a success but a memorable event. Mother" Thompson was able to b, present at the church and sat in tn Frances Willard chair" The old "Cru sade Bible' was used during the Eervicel fin the church. Mother Thompson wa presented with boQuets and the Cleveland delegates gave her a fine Japanese shawl
 On reconvening in Cincinnati ther' was a long discussian on the motion [,