The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-10-26
SHE REFERS
TO OKLAHOMA
NATIONAL W5 c. +. L..
PRESIDENT MAKES
ADDRESS
AT SD ANNUAL MEET
Union Now Numbers 300,.
600 Members
(By Associated Pressl

Hartford. Conn oct 2e The thir-
ty-third annual convention Of the Ma
tional wcmans Christian Temperance
Union began here today in Parsons
Theatre Sessions win be held day
end night until the middle of the
week
The union numbers more than 800
GEO members. and includes Ia IT'S ranks
members of every Christian denomi-
nation More than FIVE hundred dele
gates. from every state and terri
tory in the Union, are in attendance
at the convention. In addition many
Of the foreign delegates who took
part in the worlds convention at Bos-
ton last week are here Presidents
of Representatives women's clubs have
been invited to make addresses at
the convention. and many well known
clergymen and educators will join the
speakers. Representatives from mum
erous charitable and social improve
ment societies win also address the
meeting
The chief feature of today's pro-
gram was the annual address OF Mrs.
Lillian NJ stevens OF Maine, presi-
dent OF the organization Mrs stev-
ems has failed to attend only one con
yeuuon in thirty-three years. ana at
thar time she was kept at home by
illness Mrs. Stevens n her address
today spoke I'm part a. follows
Eighteen hundred Thousand square
niles. or nearly onc-half OF the Unit.
ed states is under prohibition, either
by local. codnty OF state legislation,
and we have good reason to believe
that forty Thousand squa miles viii
be added TO the prohibition territory
when in a few months the people of
ONahcra declare. in the constitutions
al convention, or by the votes of their
people that their state shall be free
from the legalized saloon We are
| glad that the congressional statehood
/ bin provides that the Indian Territory
/ part Of the new state sail be under
prohibition for twenty.one years,
whatever the constitutional conven-
ton may do for the other half This
provision is mandatory and must be
placed in the constitution before the
president issues a proclamation max
/ ing Oklahoma a state. Indian Terri
tory contains about thirty thousand
square miles and thus Il win be seen
| that the new state of Oklahoma will
be larger than the combined area Of
| New York New Jersey. Connecticut
and Massao husetts. II is a beautiful
and resomceiul part of our country.
! Capitalists interested in tho liquor
! business some tue ago obtained sites
for the erection of additional brew
cries, and are making plans for the
extension of their diabolical trade.
They are. however waiting to see
what action shall be taken at the con
sumtiopal convention When the star
of Oklahoma takes its place upon our
national flag the fourth day of neat
July it that nag aoats over mohibi
uon Oklahoma. the liqlor men will
sneak away for their business and
the prohibtoly law do NOT flourish
together
on tho subject of thc arms cauleen
Mrs stevens aid
"The bin ntrod ced ion the resto.
ration of the sale OF liquor in tho
army canteeu received little on no al
teution from the last session OF con
sress The liquor papers continue
/ 10 report "the appalling effects that
have followed the abolition ot tho
liquor canteen. and to rain against
the ". G. T. T. and an others who
favor the retention OF the law W,
should bear in mind that there is q
} great difference between the true an
my rel rl and the reports given ou
I'm yaiIogs ways boy some Of the army
officers A candid review and fai
, comparison of conditions before AN,
, after the abolition OF the LIQUOR can
,, teen make a good showing as a whole
iu favor at the present y,tem. Not
, aithstanding The fact that some o
! the .no.f commanders trv fo make ma