The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-09
w. C. T. U.
31st National Convention Of the
w. c. T. U. Meets In phllada.
RISING SUN WELL REPRESENTED

Those who were in attendance at the Slst
National w. C. T. U. convention. held In the
Baptist Temple at Broad and Berks street, Phila-
delphia, could not but be impressed with the
magnitude of the work and the sweet spirit Of
loyalty and devotion that characterized all the
women.
The convention opened on Tuesday morning
with the reading of the Crusade Psalm lag, and
singing the Crusade Hymn, ''Give to the Wind
Thy Fears" After the appointment Of COM
mittees and report of executive committee. the
President, Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, gave her annual
address. which comprised twenty-three different
headings and twenty recommendations. Her
Introductory words were in part my dear Com.
rades, 1t is now thirty-one years
Since the bell outrung,
Thirty-one years since the song was suns,
Thirty-one years since the tainted air
Ofthe hall of death.
With its poisoned breath.
Its drunken revel and fell despair,
Was amitten through with woman's prayer
the prayer that was offered in those Crusade days
Of 1878 and IA, and each year since then, in the
autumn time have the women of the Crusade and
of the w. c. T. U. assembled together in nation.
al convention to work and pray, to present re-
ports of the years work and to plan for progress
sAVo euu HSSIco1ltc btcpss OuIluS tuSSG years We
have held our convention in every section Of the
country; near the golden shores Of the Pacific, ON
the storm tossed coast Of the Atlantic. on the
borders of the Great Lakes. and under the radi.
ance Of the Southern sky.
"a few are here who have labored and jour.
neyed all these years. Many are here who werea
part Of the twentysecond anniversary held in this
city of brotherly love and sisterly affection.
m cOuaidar tha
reform victories which the w. C. T. U. have
helped to win In the last five years, namely:
Prohibition extended to the Pacific islands
against opium and rum; liquor selling prohibited
in the immigrant stations; liquor selling prohib-
tied in the Capitol building; the enactment OF
scientific temperance laws by Virginia and Geor-
gia, thus covering with this benifcent law the
entire nation; the law prohibiting the sale OF
liquor In post, exchange or canteen; an appro-
priation of 100000 for library, reading, lunch
and amusement rooms and gymnasiums for mil
itary posts and stations; order from the United
States War Department abolishing the system Of
licensed or legallzed prostitution which had
heretofore existed in the Philippines the retire.
ment of Brigham Roberts, of Utah, from the
United States Congress; the searching .investiga-
ton regarding the fitness Of Apostle Smost to
be United States law-maker."
One feature was especially noticeable at this
convention that was entirely absent from che
Baltimore convention q few yesrs ago. namely:
the presence Of representatives of all Philadel.
phia's leading newspapers In the lobby Of the
Temple urging White Ribboners to take the
papers, and taking subscriptions to have them
sent home.
While representations amounting to falsehoods
were published, yet on the whole 1t was sign
that "the truth is marching on" 1t was reported
that the program ON demonstration night by the
children, at the Academy of Music. held num-
Der of liquor advertisements. Having copy Of
the program we say one piano firm, one tailor
and clothier firm, Weymann stringed instruments
and Geo. w. Gibbons, printer, were those only on
the program.
The announcement that the women brought
their jewelry and cast 1t into the baskets, remind
ing US OF the days of the Golden Calf" must
have been put in for joke. as the giving Of
greenbacks was In such shower that the names
Of givers could not be taken fast enough.
The States gaining 500 members or more were
represented on the platform demonstration night
nine States claimed that honor: California, Ne
braska, Ohio. Pennsylvania, Illinois. Indiana,
Kansas. New York and Maine.
Each State had her motto and song. Kansas
sang her song to the tune OF 'John Browns
Body" Pennsylvania to the tune of "Red. White
and Blue"
At the close OF the demonstration Mrs. Graham.
president of New York, sang Victory"
Time nor space will not permit to tell the rest
Of the good things witnessed at the convention.