The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-12-01
Notes OF National Convention.

Notes Of National Convention
The chamber OF commerce Of Los
Angeles, numbering more than two
hundred Of the business men Of the
city, were the first to welcome the
members Of the convention at q recep-
ton on Tuesday evening in the Cham
Der Of Commerce building. President
KOepfii in his address Of welcome,
said: "Our citizens are proud to have
you with Us Your delegates repre-
sent q body Of unselfish people who
can expect no material reward for
theirlabOrs for humanity
Francis Murphy was introduced as
"a citizen Of whom Los Angeles is
proud because OF his Iabors in the
cause Of temperance, and greeted
the hosts and visitors in his own fell
citOus manner Two or three other
gentlemen spoke words Of cordial
greeting. There we're responses from
several OF our brightest women, and
an informal reception concluded
very pleasant evening Wednesday
and Thursday were devoted to official
board and executive committee meet
ings, to sight seeing, by some Of the
nOn-Oficials, and to an all day prayer
meeting by the more devOut, which
was a gOOdly- number. Thursday eve
state executive committee and the
Los Angeles federation Of unions at
the Temperance Temple Every inch
Of space in this cOmmOdiOus auditOri-
um was filed A program Of greeting
interpreted with good music was
greatly appreciated. Refreshments
and cordial hand shakings followed,
and we went to our places Of enter
tainment with no shadow Of a doubt
left in our minds that we were guests
that the whole city delighted to honor
How I wish you could all have seen
the convention church, the First Con-
gregatiOnaI. on the opening morning
Of the convention 1t is an imposing
edifice- The auditorium seats 100
people. and il was a beautifully dec
GRATED room About forty beautiful
banners depended from the gallery
rail, intermingled was the stars and
stripes, punches Of pampas plumes,
and about the walls and around the
platform were graceful masses of
palms and ferns. dust miller and
rOses-Oh, the beautiful roses. Fifteen
thousand roses had been gathered by
the school children Of Pasadena and
! they adorned the presidents desk and
the several tables Of the secretaries
and reporters. and were banked about
| beauty and fragrance, and each dele
/ gate was presented with a rose.
And in this bower Of beauty, ar
ranged by loving hands, the thirty
/ second annual convention Of the Ma
/ tionaI WOman's Christian Temperance
/ Union was called to order by its presi-
dent, Mrs. Lillian NJ. y. Stevens. Mrs.
Stevens gave her customary invitation
/ to all crusaders present to come to
/ the platform. Thirteen responded.
! The crusade psalm was read respOn-
sively and the crusade hymn sung.
/ The opening prayer was offered by
I Mrs. Annie W. Clark, president of
/ Ohio w G. T. L. Rock Of Ages was
sung and the convention was ready for
I its first days work. When President
/ Stevens rose to deliver her annual ad-
/ dress, every seat in the house was
! filled and an overflow meeting was in
/ progress in the Sunday school room
! below.
Mrs. Stevens said: From forty
/ five states and territories we have
/ come, realizing that
! Another year is but another call Of
4 God.
To do some deed undone and duty we
| forget;
/ To think some wider thought Of work
/ for God;
To see and love with kindlier eye and
warmer heart,
/ Until acquainted more with Him, and
keener eyed
| To sense the need Of sOIIls-we serve
With larger sacrifice and reader hand
our kind
It was a mastery address. Rev. Viii
| liam Horace Day, pastor Of the con-
/ ventiOn, later said that as he listened
| to the reading Of our presidents ad-
dress he was thinking that there was
! other craftsmanship besides that OF
| mayors and governors and other poll
! teal officers The reports OF the cor
responding secretary and treasurer OF
the Young WOman's branch, Of the
Loyal Temperance Legion branch, and
/ OF the superintendent Of peace and
arbitration, franchise legislation and
fairs and Open-air meetings, made a
fail day
And then-as II we had not ben suf-
fciently welcOmed-Friday night was
/ welcome night. and more nice things
/ were said BY more nice people, who
| were evidently very glad Of an OppOr-
I tunity to tell US how exceedingly vel
! come we were The mayor the sup
/ erintendent OF the city schools. the
ministers. Mrs Emma Cash, president
I OF SOuLnGTn CalmOrlld W - l. u
I Miss Mary Emma YeO. state secretary
and a company Of L 7. L boys and
girls. ali Wed with each other in say
/ ing lovely things An organ recital
! was one OF the features OF the even
| ing's entertainment This was given
BY Prof W F. Skule, a noted must
clan Of the city
/ Saturday morning we found that
the roses had given place to bewildeT-
ing masses Of crysanthemums In the
/ decorations Other superintendent
brought reports Of the years work
How I wished the people who ask,
what is the W C T doing any
( how" could have heard these reports
or would read the printed reports.
Kansas won the prize for best report
OF flower mission work Kansas was
one Of seven states deserving special
mention for excellent reports and
I large amount OF work done in the
franchise department Kansas receiv-
/ ed honorable mention again in the re-
port Of Mrs E NJ Thatcher, national
! superintendent OF work for soldiers
and sailors, as having done the most