The Republican journal., 1906-11-01

ed by Miss Greenwood of Brooklyn. N. Y,
Worlds and National Evangelist. Her
tonic was "The Inner Life" That even
ing the largest audiences of the week
thronged the temple at the 'Y'' mass meet
ing. Miss Amy Swankie-Cameron OF Eng
land presided, and brief addresses were
made by Mrs Seberry of the United States,
Mrs. Waycott of Canada, Miss Cummings
of South Africa, Miss Ada Henry OF Aus
tralia. Miss Mcdonald of Scotland, Baron
ess Van Hanson of Germany, Miss Hayashl
of Japan, and others. DR.. Henson spoke
the closing words
Monday and Tuesday ssschOOl of meth
DDS" was held at which many questions
were dscussed-L. I. l.. work; Temper
ance in Sunday school; Protection OF
Native Races; The Press, Anti-Narcotlcs,
Household Helpers, ETC., etc. A most in
teresting half hour was that in charge
of Mrs. Reid of Scotland on FOOD
Reform. She showed samples of fan
mel of bright red, or green, colored by
the jelly or pickle or other stood" in
which they had been immersed; also
bits of flannel of decidedly dirty color
from the milk which had been strained
through it. Mrs. M. NJ. Allen, National
Superintendent of Medical Temperance,
outlined three kinds of work: that among
doctors who use alcohol; against the use OF
concealed alcohol in the patent medicines,
so popular; and against the self prescrlp-
ton of drugs, often so injurious. large
,oJ,x pioio nrnS0rJhQ
alcohol, which is depressant and not
stimulant, according to medical authority.
The discussion on mercy, Mrs. Lowell,
Supt., was very interesting. The claim
that the birds and feathers, etc, used in
millinery, are "made," she declared to be
unsubstantiated by facts. 1t would seem
that the birds could do more good by their
music and destruction of insects than on a
bonnet, to say nothing of the cruelty in
volyed. There is an increasing number OF
women who wear no feathers OF any kind,
nor furs. The finest sealskins are said to
be taken from the live animal. No one can
DENY the tortures of the animals which are
trapped, and lie for hours, or days, MANNED,
cold, starving. The painfulness OF the
tight check rein; the inevitable cruelty OF
the slaughter houses-these and many
other points were touched upon. Mrs.
Lowell sets good example. She wears no
feathers or fur and eats 10 meat. Miss
Callespere of Athens, Greece, added that
she has for twenty years eaten no meat.
The 'open parliament" on prohibition
was introduced by Miss Agnes Slack of
England, who endorsed prohibition en-
phatically Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens ques-
toned, why, if liquor-selling is right, there
should be any restriction? If it is wrong,
why allow any liberty or license?
Ex-senator Remick of New Hampshire
spoke strongly in favor of prohibition, CIV
ing examples of conditions under prohi-
bition and under the present law. In clos
ing his remarks he said he "wished every
one could see how splendidly Mrs. Stevens
had conducted this convention.'O
A gentleman from Iowa remarked that
after years of prohibition they had no use
for one of the State penitentiares and wish
ed to sell it. The law was changed and at
the end of another term the legislature was
appropriating 100000 to build more penti-
tentiaries Mrs. Dobson of England, moth
er of Miss Margaret Dobson, who had sung
several solos, spoke, with others, and the
question box was closed by Mrs. Wilbur F.
Crafts, who brought message from the
prisons The boy she was visiting in the
prison said: "prohbition' would emancpate
me and thousands of others''
The institute closed Tuesday morning and
the members of the national executive COM
mittee left for Hartford that afternoon, hold
ing important ante-convention meetings
daily until Friday, when the session for
mally opened. Many delegates and visitors
remained in Boston until Thursday. Some
excursions and receptions were arranged,
but the reception to be given by Mrs. Stew
enson, president of the Massachusetts w.
c. T. u, had to be given up, since she
could not receive and 60 to Hartford at the
same time. When the foreign delegates re-
turn to Washington President Roosevelt
will give a reception to them, and they are
also invited to lunch by Mr. and Mrs. Will
bur F. Crafts. Ell M.
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