The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-30
THiKry.FiFTH ANNUAL coMvEN.
TIoN OPENS frs Session IN
THE AUoiroRiUM.
OFFICIALLY WELCOMED
sPEEcHEs ~ GOVERNOR. MAY.
OR. MihisrER. TEACHER. cLUo
WOMAN, W. CT. Y. LEADERS.

Denver.-The thirty-fifth annual
convention of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was for.
malIy greeted on Welcome Night"
Friday. at the Auditorium.
For the state of Colorado. Gov Hen
~ A. Buchtel told the white ribbon
ers" Of the Welcome and Mizpah"
placed above the gates of Denver. But
that did not express all Of his vel
come. He said:
"As advocates of temperance you
stand for the best and highest things
In the land. Your program is to make
= sober nation. This is also the pro
gram Of the Christian church and
craftsmanship. 1t is particularly SO
where the people are sovereign"
No less enthusiastic was the ad-
dress of Mayor Robert W. Speer. who
has been instrumental in getting the
Auditorium In readiness for the con-
vention.
Strangers are always welcome
here, because it was only short time
ago when we were all strangers" said
Mayor Speer. "In Colorado we are
the mingling of the best blood from
everywhere. Evils that cannot be
abolished must be regulated and con-
trolled and your organization Is NOV
ing factor In that direction. Love and
kindness are better for the masses
than the club Of the policeman and the
jail. Women are naturally better than
men and for that reason they are TAX
ing the lead in this great work. 1t is
welcome as you enter Denver and Miz.
pah as you depart"
In the enforced absence Of DR..
George Bedell Vosburgh, Rev. B. B.
Tyler, pastor of the Broadway Chris
tian church, delivered the address Of
welcome on behalf Of the churches Of
Denver.
! welcome you" he said, 'in behalf
OF my brothers and sisters because
You are our kin people. You are our
sisters, daughters, mothers, wives and
sweethearts and you are thrice vel
come. We welcome you because You
are following the flag. No one doubts
but that the w. G. T. u Is on the
right side and am speaking for the
brewers, saloon men and disdllers.
You are welcomed because you know
how to do things and we are learning
statesmansh'p and business from
you.'
Education and the cause OF tenn
perance walk hand in hand" said DR..
Charles e Chadsey, superintendent of
the public schools. Your aims are the
same as those Of the schools. The
schools are In sympathy with you and
they endeavOr to teach the children
Of the evils you are combating
Mrs. Hairy Landon Hollister, presi-
dent Of the Colorado Federation Of
Women's Clubs, spoke of the united
interests of the two great organiza-
tions In Colorado, the women's clubs
and the W. G. T. U. I'VE are work
ing along the same lines" said Mrs.
Hollister.
Every woman with a white ribbon
on her breast stands for cleaner poll
tics and protected homes," said Mrs.
Antoinette A. Hawley, honorary presi.
dent Of the Colorado w. G. T. U. 1T
is the will to do things that has
brought this great body the power to
do them. We are relying ON your
strength and fire to make the water
boil In Colorado. You are the do
things women from all parts Of the
greatest nation In the world"
Responsive addresses were made by
Mrs. Harriet B. Kells, Mississippi;
Mrs. M. M. Allen, New York; Mrs.
Culla J. vayhinger. Indiana; Mrs. Net
tie P. Hershiser. Nevada, and Mrs.
Silena Moore Holman, Tennessee.
''The solid South is going dry"
said Mrs. Kells, and, based her ad.
dress on the work being done by the
w. G. 7. U. in the southern states.
Women must not allow physicians
to prescribe alcohol for their patients"
said Mrs. Allen, who is superintend-
ent Of medical temperance.
ut was the greatest welcome night
in the history of our national con-
ventions." said Mrs. Lillian M. N.
Stevens, president, at the close Of the
night session.
At the business sessions in the fore
noon and afternoon, Mrs. Stevens de-
livered her annual message and vari.
GUS reports we're read. Mrs. Stevens
estimates that the prohibition states
now have a population close to 49,
100000 Of people and an area Of 407,-
COZ square miles. In addition to this,
30,000,000 of people are living in sa-
loonless territory, gained through To-
cal option. the four-mile law, the re-
| monstrance. and excise laws.
The report OF the acting treasurer,
Mrs. Susanna NJ. D. Fry. in the after
noon, showed balance in the treasury
OF $8,597.69. The total receipts for
the year were s75,594.15, including
| $28, ,141.99 from the Union Signal and
Crusader, the two national papers. and
bequests of $1,052.90. Disbursements
ware eGc ooe AZ