Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-18

eroN oct, 18. since Inc hTs'
sonca Of women IN the field of
,,.i.. and social reform there mas
,een such a demonstration as
vi which began in Boston toaay.
ZOO sion is the seventh tri"niiial
.,,,,on of the Worlds Womans
..,.t,an Temperance Union, which
ushered in today with an all
sorviee of prayer in the vestry
nab street church. This evening
is To be rendered the disting-
n,.hed guests from afar, with Hon.
n Long. former secretary or
n.vv as .oastmaster. fremont
remn,e will be the scene OF three
.,,nass sessions daily during the re-
.;ndor of the week In the absence
" Lady Henry Somerset. the presi-
aont ~ the worlds organization, the
SESSIONS will be presided over by Mrs
n n. stevens of Maine. president
~ the National w. C. I. u.
The magnitude of the organizations
which are participating in this con-
vention is hard to rcaiize, and COM
pared with their modest beginnings
their growth is little short of mir
aeulous. Thirty years ago or more
such a thing as a woman's temper
ance union was unknown. Through
out the United States and in England
there were a number of temperance
societies, but they were distinct from
each other and worked Independently
Even In those days there were some
who dreamed of having all the socie-
! ties combined under one head, to found
one grand nonsectarian union which
would take in every prohibition so
ciety in the world. Miss Frances E
Willard was the leading spirit in this
movement, and her associates num-
OCiOu "VHch SSuiSciy AC0S 4NoAS~
than herself for their chosen work
Among them were Mrs. Louise Rounds
of Chicago. Mrs. Mary Clement Lea.
witt Of Boston, Mrs. Mary A. B. Wood
bridge of Cleveland, Mrs. J. Ellen Fos'
ter of Washington, Mrs. Lillian M. N
Stevens of Maine and Miss Julis
Coleman Of New York.
In 1874 their dream came true ant
the cherished hope of woman's tenn
perance union was a reality. Its sue
cess was assured from the start. Lo
cal unions sprang up all over America
and these We're federated into stat
and provincial organization. Afte
Canada and the United States an
England was the next to fall int
hne' but. though she adopted tn
american system, she chose to b
known by the name of the "Britis
"omans Temperance association,
'here being some objection to tn
word union" But the English prov
ed themselves none the less arden
workers, and today there are chanche
IN every country in England, Scotlan
and Wales.
Inc comprehensive program arran
sed Tor the present convention tells
s'ory OF good work done and doin,
me fact that so countries Of the worl
are represented among the delegate
SHOWS how new fields have been penn
ua'ed from year to var. Not onl
are the United States and Canad
wy represented, but some of the mo-
'smote countries OF the world ha,
sM delegates. sSrs. Kali YAKIMA
-~so' the president of the Japane,
uihon, represents that country. F,
sy Africa has sent her presider
Ais' Mary F. Fermie of Natal. Fro
hiany has come Baroness VI
hseh, a recognized force in educ;
uohal circles as well as in the soci
''e OF her home city, Dresden. Au
wa Is represented by Fraulein Jul
assowitz Mrs. ALI. Trigg Heleni
heisingfors is the delegate OF t