Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-12-05
W.C.T.U.IN SESSION
NATIONAL CONVENTION MEETS AT
PHILADELPHIA.
Report OF prcS,oenf Outlines Work
and Makes fionS
for Fight Against Liquors, To-
bsCCo, Patent Medicines and
NormoniSm.

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first ANIMAL convention Of the National
! Woman's Christian Ten y,arance Union
opened IN the Baptist temple. The
union nun beers more than 50, 900 mem
hers, and includes II Its ranks mem
bsrs Of every Christian denomination.
Five hundred delegates, representing
every state and territory IN the Union
are IN attendance at the convention.
fresld dents Of representative women :
union clubs viii he invited TO make
addresses during The convention, and
many well known clergymen and edu-
Gators Will Join the speakers Repre-
senrHtives from numerous chsrifa ble
and soclA! improvement societies Will
also address the meeting The chief
fsarUre Of the opening day WAS the an
uuAl address If Mrs Lillian NJ Y
Stevens. Of Portland Me, president Of
the organization. Mrs Stevens has
fallsd TO ATTEND but one convention IN
thirty Years and 81 that time Was ksp;
home by illness.
Mrs. Stevens II be, address made
the following recon mepdstons
TIKI kSS CfFlETfS nO6TtCRN.
Il recommend that We contipue 70
make vigorous effort tor the enact
nenf by congress Of The Hepburn Dol
live, bill TO control the Interstate trat-
nc ID 1utOxlcAtlnc lqpo.s
Fo- the passage Of the McC1n beg
bill, torbiddine laquor selling IN gov
eminent buildings; this bill seeks to
suppress hquor selling at the National
Soldiers bones
The bill 10 prohibit the traffic II
opium except tor medicinal purposes ID
the antIrt Jurisdiction Of The United
States and toT the provision Of govern
maui treatment Of the ha bltuvl victims
OF this drug On Novau hey We
semi from national headquarters peti-
rion 70 Secretary Asy 10 use Ills diplo-
matte influence TO induce Great Brit
aln TO RELEASE China from The enforced
opium traffic, which We believe 10 he
cOuTrEry TO the seuflDaui Of the Brit
1sh people and TO the reAl interest Of
British commerce
Exclusion OF Smoot.
For The exclusion Of Sensror Snooi
from tbs United States SENATE and IN
anti pol! gam! amendment 10 the con
srlrurlon Of The United States
Il rscouu mend 70 send from tins con
TenrloD al appeal 10 President Roose.
Welt begging that The sale Of hquo, 10,
beverage purposes be PROM bited in the
TangnB district, now uDde. control Of
the United States
TO? TIE sJsres not having b prohit,-
ltOrE law 10 endesvO? to secure the 3D.
actDsoi Of law prob! biting tne sale
Of lntoxlcEtlng lquors within radius
.! three miles from al Eruy posts D,
government .eserv Hrlons.
] bat The various States shRu work
tof INV prohibiting The sale and
manufacture Of cigarettes also 10,
u " prohl blrlng TIE sale 10 minors Of
tobacco II ally form
We upst courluue on, protest.
against the union Of The Indian tern
bOr! and Oklahoma TERRITORY rs one
state, Unless the st lie Of lntoxicaufs Is
prohibited. This protest Is IL accord
Rnoe with the memorable the " c.
7 l. presented Oh March g."
The president lso urged the mem
t,srs Of THE o.gB nlzsrloo 70 t'e wsiehtul
II the candy eHtsu b! children, soDe
0! which contalns alcoholic droN
She suggested al appeal 10 the Uni
TOD States postal department 70 exclude
from THE mail advertisements o. pBt-
suf medicines and nosrruns where
chemical Analysis shows prsneditAtsd
fraud on the pHrT Of the disrrl buro-
and What suct action shall GILL 70,
The labelling Of these medicines ID
wHy that will indicate the amount Of
alcohol 0! otbs, IolsoDous drugs they
contain
Report of Secretary.
! De afternoon session Was Devoted
!lrlncl pAlly 10 The reading Of reports
sDo uthe, routine busloess
Mrs Susgn D Try, Of ILLINOIS. coy
responding secretary, reported that
during THE YEA; 272 new Unions were
crgEulzed and 9,4l5 mem hsrs secured
io' ibe usTloaHl equalization, ID Addi-
mon 10 2 PSI local temperance leglon
men tJa-r