Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-10-30
A PAPER ON THE ANNUAL w. c,
T, u. CONVENTION.


Mrs. q. w. Wilson at the regular meet
ing of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union held last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Wilson was the delegate sent from
the union in this city, to the annual w.
C. T. U. held in Fond du Lac:
The thirty-third annual convention
of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union was held in the First Congrega-
tional church at Fond du Lac, Oct. Sd,
4th and 5th. 1t will be impossible in
the short time allotted to give more
than a few of the many good things
provided for instruction and pleasure
of those who were in attendance those
four days. 1t will be difficult to select,
as everything was good There is am
pie encouragement to continue in the
work for God, Home and Native
Land"
The church was beautifully and APP
propriately decorated with flags and
flowers. A fine portrait of Francis
Willard, resting upon an easel decor
ated with large flag, proved an inspir-
alton to all present. All day Tuesday
the committee were busy meeting
trains and conducting visitors and del
egates to the church, where they were
assigned their places of entertainment.
All matters necessary to our comfort
had been provided for; lunches and din
ners were served one block away in the
dining room of the Methodist church
by the aid society.
More than 125 delegates were pres
ent, part of them arriving on Wednes-
day. The convention was called to
order by the president, Mrs. Mary G,
Upham, of Marshfield. Her address
was most inspiring, from which quote
the following: when the leading
railroad came into line four years ago,
demanding last year total abstinence
on the part of all its employees, when on
and off duty, followed by hundreds OF
manufacturing establishments and civic
societies, we felt sure we saw our rain
bow in double bows; but it was re-
served for this year to see the greatest
prophecy of progress in prohibition,
from a christian standpoint, yet at
tanned, in the work just begun in the
great Presbyterian church of the United
States in its last general assembly in
Des Moines, Iowa, in June, 1906, when
through its temperance committee, ii
voted to give S25, 900 to increase this
heaven born principle among its church
members, until they make the words
total abstinence and christian syn
OWNS. All churches have shown this
aim in their resolutions and agitation,
their preaching and practice as body,
and the great Methodist church has so
honorably led this way as to become a
typical church individually through its
resolutions and agitation. In future
years when our children's children look
over the trials and triumphs of these
years not the least among the forces
that have brought in their better days
will be their sacred influences that have
gone forth from this organized chris
tan motherhood, and since, the white
ribbon army when life is ended. Nc
one can ever carry aught out of it, but
lust the bare record of life, nothing
more, then surely we ought TO rejoice
that we have had, if need be, only g
little part in so blessed work"
The formal welcome in the evening
was the first on record at which the
city mayor was present. His well
chosen words, together with those OF
all spoken by the different societies Of
the city, as well as the local union
made us feel welcome indeed. The re
sponses from our officers were mos
satisfactory. Wednesday was occupied
with reports and short talks. Mrs
| Olympia Brown said Two thing:
are most important to the advancement
of the temperance cause, the education
OF our children and enfranchisemen
of women, work for the Loyal Temper
ance Legion and enfranchisement o.
| women"
On Sabbath observance, Mrs. Broeg
man mentioned many victories for Sun
day rest, among others the appeal fol
closing Sundays at the jamestown
exposition next summer, also that some
railroad managers had refused to rur
Sunday excursions.
Chaplain Pepper, of Waupun state
| prison, after thanking us for the litera
ture sent for the use of the prisoners
said among other things:
The severest penalty attached to ;
term of Imprisonment is not the loss o
liberty, is not even the stigma and
shame which it attaches to his name
but rather the utter helplessness of tbs
situation. Everything is found readl
at his hand, the clothes he wears, tn,
food be eats, the plans for work which
he is expected 10 execute; no need t,
think or care for himself in any par
| tieular.
"a few years of this helplessness, and
unless we can stimulate the mind Il
some exertion by the other means, WI
have man less fitted for life's dutie
than when he comes to a prision.
The local unions augmented in SOM
cases by young peoples societies, by
your untiring, unremitting eifortS hay,
enabled US to make the experiment o
current reading of the convict.
at would be dark day to our mel
should the supply fail. | do not speal
| of women in prison-for we have , il