South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-11
MORE PLEAS FOR
SUFFRAGE 1T THE
EVENING SESSION
First Day of the WOmen'S
Christian Temperance Union
is Devoted to a Furtherance
of Votes for Women.

| Welcome in behalf OF the city and
! its various organizations was extended
Friday evening at the First Presbyter-
! ian church to the great body of wo-
men gathered here for the w G. T.
/ L. convention. by Charles Weidler.
/ representing Mayor c. L. Goetz who
was called out Of the city. by Rev. c.
! A. Lippincott of the Ministerial asso-
/ citation, by +. L. Sims representing the
1 city schools, by L. q. Manning Of the
/ Chamber OF Commerce. and by Mrs.
/ Ethel Bair, president of the County
! w. Q. T. L.
Each of the several speeches echoed
/ the sentiment of the two sessions
which preceded last evenings, both
/ the morning and afternoon meetings
/ having been given over largely TO the
advocacy Of the suffrage cause. Each
of the evening speakers reiterated the
deSirabllity of wOmen'S entrance into
the field of government, pointing to
the fact that each step toward enfran-
chisement is a step toward the regu-
lation of the liquor traffic To which
| the organization is pledged.
Ideal What Is Needed
Mr.. Weidler said in substance that
what we want is not necessarily more
ballots but an ideal back of every bal
supply those ideals He looked for
ward TO the time when Indiana Will
not be the dumping ground for all
the standpatism there is in the world
| but will turn to her far western sis
! ters for examples of genuine demOc-
Tacy."
He pointed to the fact that the pop
ulation of America is gradually drift
| ing 10 the city where the mass of men
sell their lives for small wages, and
| are constantly tempted to squander
those small earnings in the traffic
| which takes all and gives nothing, the
/ traffic upon which the W. {. I. L.
is here to pronounce eternal war.
! In his address in behalf of the min
! listers. Rev. Mr.. LippincOtt pronounced
] himself overcome by the enOrmity of
! the tasks placed upon the union in It's
| 40 departm OF work and humOr-
! ously declared that mo one but wO-
men would undertake as much He
concluded by saying. however, that it
| is in his estimation, largely due TO the
\ persistent agitation of women and
! their steadfaSt patience and loyalty to
| ideals that the issues which point to
brighter era are pefore our coun-
| try today
In the education of the young"
said Mr. Sims in his address lies
the one answer to the questions
which are agitated in every conven-
ton which holds session IN the cOun-
| try today. The solution of all the
problems is too much for the present
generation and their greatest work
lies in the preparation Of the young
! TO carry the work to its end To
the w. c. T. T., he paid tribute for
its efforts in this direction.
/ Mr.. Manning followed with a talk
which dealt largely with the problems
of social service and civic reform and
! Mrs. Cammack-GibSOn replied TO the
greetings with the renewed pledge OF
the state w. c. r L, to carry on its
work in behalf Of the various nsti-
tutions which welcomed il.
| Music for the evening was supplied
lin an enjoyable violin solo by Miss
/ Lillian Martin and selections by
Lyric quartet. The Invocation was
! delivered by Rev. g. a. Decker Of the
First Baptist church and the bene-
diction by Rev. Henry l.. Davis of the
First VI. +. church.
The afternoon meeting was given
over to routine business in the reports
/ of some 10 departments and OF state
organizers and lecturers. The presi-
tdents annual address was delivered
/ by Mrs. Culla J. Nayhinger at 3:3O
o'clock.
President Talks.
Mrs. VaynIn5er's address was strong
work of the organization of which
/ she is head as we'll as appreciation
\ of it's missions. 1t was devoted to
several distinct topics Of prime i'm
! portance. among them, cooperation
with other societies, legislation of the
I past session, the status OF WOman's
tsuffrage department work and pro-
[ hibitiOn, closing with a tribute To the
members who have passed away dur
1 ing the past year.
! The session will open today at
o'clock with an evangelists' hour III
charge Of Prof. Newton Wray and the
continuation Of reports. In the after
noon the annual election Of officers
and trustees will take place and con
stitutiOnal amendments viii be con
sidered. In the evening at 1880
/ O'Clock the diamond medal contest
will be held. The Invocation will be
delivered by Rev. J. Q. Mosier OF
| Mizpah Evangelical church and the
benediction by Rev. a. +. Thomas Of
the First Brethren church.