The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-21
VIC. T. u.
CONVENTION
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garding women's suffrage she said in
part:
Keep the franchise question ron
stantly before the people, and some
day the men of Oregon will honor the
women with the greatest power ma
ton can bestow upon it's citizens. the
elective franchise"
Concerning the value of the w. c.
T. u. she said:
To-day we are in demand. The
many advances along all pathways of
effort the victories gained, the alarm
of the liquor men, the willingness of
the worlds thinkers to give the TEN
Derance cause a place, the large
space open to its varied interests by
the press, the gain in prohibition area
should give to every one here today
members and others, and all who may
hereafter read this address. fresh
courage to be and to aid in this work
which comes TO us.
For the sake Of our sisters. the
wage-earners, who struggle for daily
bread, let us do our part toward sur.
rounding the home, society. the state.
the nation with stronger barriers. Di.
viding the way between temperate and
Incorporate, pure and impure. make
a safe path for their feet to travel in
life's activities. The co-employment
of the sexes is here, never to be elm.
mated" C
Il would suggest that we plan for
systematic petition work, looking to
the establishment of a state Industrial
school for girls. Through this infu.
ence we may save many girls from
the need of reformation"
Mrs. Hartford urged the establish.
ment Of headquarters in Portland for
the Lewis and Clark Exposition. along
with the other phllanthropic societies,
and advised sending a worker to
Heppner to reorganize the union
there, where the principal workers had
met death in the recent food dlsas-
ter Concluding her address, she said
Comrades, you have had your times
of rejoicing and discouragement. But,
standing here today on the heights of
prophetic vision. We can but exclalm:
Behold what God hath wrought Let
our faces be set toward victory.
Make plans for thorough organization.
send broadcast your best literature.
and the world will yet be saved from
the curse of drink" -
Lecture Tonight
Miss Lillian b. Phelps, Of Canada.
will lecture tonight on "st. George
and the Dragon" Miss Phelps ad.
dressed the students at chapel this
morning at Willamette University. and
is one OF the most brilliant platform
speakers in the country. as well as
lady OF charming personality. Her lee
ture tonight, at the auditorium of the
First Methodist church. will be the
event of the session.
The burning questions at this con.
vention are beginning to slzzle and
bubble. They are over the matter of
state paper and location OF state
headquarters, but there are hopes that
these "bete nolrs" will be amicably ad. |
iusted by the tact and diplomacy OF
the leading lady politicians Of the
Wednesday Proceedings.
The report of the corresponding sec. |
retary for Oregon shows a member.
ship Of 2OOO, with 500 honorary mem. |
bers, and $50 members added for the |
year. There are 200 Union Signals /
and 275 searchlights taken. Fifteen
Union maintain headquarters. and |
about as many have free reading |
rooms. The corresponding secretary |
pro TEN is Henrietta Brown, whose |
husband was the late Mark b.
Brown, for many years editor OF the |
Albany Democrat. and at one time |
state printer Another noted pioneer
woman present is Mrs. Kern. wife Of
Capt J. w. Kern well known as cap.
tain OF the tugboat u. S. Grant, Mrs.
L. IL Addition national organizer and
head OF department OF labor. is rlso
present.
Most Noted Woman.
Probably the most noted woman at
he convention is the Marion county
president Mrs, VIM. NJ, Steele. She
vas Miss Rebekah Parrish. daughter
1f the Rev. Edward A. Parrish, whose
home, at Parrish sap. was a beacon.
light OF hospitality 10 the pioneers of
EARLY oregon. ano became Mrs. Sam.
lel 4. May, her husband being secre-
AIRY OF state, and for over 20 years
he resided in Salem, and took a prom
nent part in many OF the occasions
II the official life OF the capital AS