Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-11-19
TEMPERANCE WOMEN
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RESOLUTIONS that WERE ADOPTED.


\ Cincinnati, Nov. 18.-The nationa
w. G. 7. U. convention yesterday re
4 elected tho following officers: Presi
dent, Mrs. Lillian M. N. Stevens. o
Portland. Me-; corresponding score
tary, Mrs. Susan M. D. Fry, Of Evans
4 Ton, ILL.,; rccofding secretary. Mrs
Clara @. Hoffman, Of Kansas City
Z treasurer, Mrs. Helen Norton Barker
!. Of Evanston, ILL.,
w The discussion tof resolutions tool
up the entire afternoon 1t was marked
With moderation and extreme care to
make declarations that would be ef-
fective The treatment Of the st. Louis
fsir-wss modified from It's first form,
which proposed to ask President Fran
els to demand Of the mayor and city
council Of st. Louis that no immoral
houses be permitted within one mile
Of the exposition grounds. Longer dis
cussion was given TO the polygamy
clause and yits final form was fixed
after an Oklahoma delegate objected to
ME proposition that no more states be
admitted to the union until an anti
polygamy amendment to the national
constitution has been adopted. Mrs.
Weed insisted that Senator Reed
Emoot, as an elder in the Mormon
church, is under the most solemn obli-
cation to uphold the doctrine and pur-
poses Of the Mormon church, which IL
the overthrow ,of. the United States
government and the substitution Of
another government, which is that Of
the, Mormon church.
The resolutions as adopted are as
follows:
Recognizing to-day. as in the cru
SADIE. days, the divine call to the wom-
en- Of America to unite In organized
and consecrated endeavor to free our
country from the tyranny Of the legal
lied liquor traffic and relying In the
crusade spirit on the divince source
% all good for strength and courage |
and patience in responding to this call.
the National Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union reafirms belief In Its |
,,r,ro,r,os. c,ncs o,,r ,,or,, e. ona !,
formation as well as reformation, we
stand firmly for total abstinence for
, wv .rae," !. n,nraI,,, r,. .no "a
shsrasora ~. nova, n ~ ~ ss.a,,,,
.,aht 1,o onrasa ~, go - -e.,,,s.,as
ana soo,, pisdgo ourselves 70 andaanor
y ~ ss sA a pss ,.o.n,s.,ss y s 49,,
s,,,t 4, cc,,,,,a,. n,ohih,.,on
.su,a stard 81, ~ ao,,s, 80. :,
=. ", s,a,.1v "a sS 49, $50 ]. %
'ss,,v .o wS -, ne a,,. snu epns
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's 'snsS.,..t - ~ L,t,L \, 81
1870. ~ nas W. ,eJoloe ~ .no
=. -. - 'no s'.es :, 'ne woriu y"
Z. 'unuv a.u ~ ~ v'ner enor's usihs
\ " purny oI Louis, anu, lurener
'nas W. m ~ lne mayor anu
'lty councii 70 MAKE special enort 10
snIorce .ne laws q the Guy against
louses useu lor immoral purposes dur-
A ST., .ne umo u ,ne ia,' II
!. we peheve pna. ~ tne women Oh
nc unitea STATES should vote on equal
/ yi.h men ~ IN wyoming, Colo
' ! ~, iusno ana VEni AI
We Deiieve tnat polygamy Is both
!. WY l.a IN Ene United
seates sAu IHatl tnefe y abundant PROOF
Z supstantlate tnis matter. we ask
'onsress % provide ior An amendment
= ing consli.uuon o. tne United states
eyer pronipluns poiygamy' we !
vsneve mat IN sposue 0. me MOT
~. ,e!slcny cannot pe loyal eiu-
- 2. tnls republic because OF ms
W. 70 anotner organization separate
No uis.inct rom the United States
I AMsrlcA ano No. subordinate to #
cumming .uperlori'y over II we
Ae!eiore ask that MI. Reed smoot be
!. A'uuou run my onieeo ,neates sen