The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-09
PLANS ID FIGHT
 LIQUOR TRAFFIC National W. c, I. U. Assemblies
 In Nashville PROGRESS OF TEMPERANCE The President, Mrs. Stevens, Talks On oklahoma's Triumph In Coming Into the Union Free From
 the Liquor Traffic.
PROGRESS OF TEMPERANCE

Nashville November S.--At 9:3O o'clock this morning the thirty fourth annual convention of the National
 Womans Christian Temperance union was called to order in the First Pres byterian church, this city. by it's pres
 ident, Mrs. Lillian M. N Stevens of Portland, Me. Between five and six hundred delegates were in their seats
 when the president rapped for order.
 They are here from every state in the
 Union. several colored women being among the numbers. The last W. c. T.
 U. convention held in Nashville was twenty years ago this month.
 After organization, report of the executive committee and appointment of committees, the president delivered
 her annual address, which was in part as follows:
 1.-TWO decades ago we came here ac- tuated by the same spirit, inspired by the same hopes, upheld by the same faith which are ours today. Can we not take for this convention the same motto that Frances b. Will lard gave to the convention of 1SS7: There is nothing 1nexorable but love- Her ministrations in years gone by had l much to do with weakening the foun- | dations of the liquor power and today we rejoice that it cannot be said as of yore: King Alcohol is enthroned in the realms of King Cotton Each triumph over the liquor traf- | hc gained in the southland is of ma l 4l,o ,,;, | tories in Tennessee have gladdened tn e l hearts of good men and women every where.
 "Georgias struggle, Georgia s | achievement will help Massachusetts, | Illinois, California and all other license states to break away from the bondage of the legalized liquor traffic.
 "oklahoma's triumph is of greater i'm
 port than we can easily comprehend. All
 hail to the new state which cutters state
 hood life free constitutionally from a legalized liquor trade.
 "1he lawless, defiant resistance of the liquor trade in Maine, Kansas and North Dakota to an unusually great degree has
 been overcome. Maine still remains the
 most conspicuous target for the liquor
 men and their sympathizers. and un-
 doubtedly mere false statements are made
 in the endeavor to show that prohibition there is a failure than are made in con
 nection with any other subject In any
 locality on the face of the globe Following the delivery of tho presi-
 dert's address there was an evangelistic hour held, presided over by Miss Eliza
 beth W. Greenwood, national evangelistic superintendent.
 The session this afternoon is being de- voted principally to the hearing of com
 mittee reports and reports of the oorre-
 spending secretary and treasurer. The two last reports were of a highly en- couraging nature and show the union to
 be in a most hourishing condition.
 After the reports were read "the loyal
 temperance legion branch'' was discussed by Miss Margaret Wintringer of Illinois,
 the general secretary. Then followed ten minute addresses by the various su- perintendents
 Several elaborate social functions have been planned by the ladies Of Nashville
 in honor of the visiting w. C. T. U. delegates.
 Mrs s. M. D. Prick, recording secre- tary, reported that there has been an in-
 creased membership during the past year
 of 1O064.
 Reports from seven states show 300 new unions organized. 62 reorganized.
 with S359 elective and 26s2 honorary memrebs.