The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-12-16
Of WORLD
". c. 7. J.. MEET
New Bern Delegate Reports To
Union From Which She
Was Delegate.

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gate from New Bern to the Worlds
and the National w. c. r. L. con-
ventions, made her report.
The Worlds Convention, said Mrs.
Green. met in Brooklyn, n. Y, Oc-
tober 1929. with 80 foreign countries
represented by women OF nobility; the
Worlds President of w. &. T. U. Rosa
lind, Countess of Carlyle. could not
be with us. so her charming daughter
Lady Aurea Howard, delivered her
mothers message at a reception given
the Worlds convention at the Hotel
Astor. on the evening of October 20.
Among the many distinguished per-
sonages to meet and greet the worlds
delegates OF w. G.. +. L., none left
upon the minds Of the hearers a more
pleasing impression Of beautiful young
Christian ~womanhood than Lady Au-
rea Howard.
Countess OF Carlyle's son, Earl
Howard. was also present and In his
presentation to the Worlds Conven-
ton paid q high tribute to his moth
er. Countess of Carlyle, for her work
in England for total abstinence and
the temperance cause. He also
brought US a g lit Of $1,000 for the
Worlds Work in w. c.. 7. T..
Our motto for the Worlds w. G..
Il. e. Is FOR God, Home and all HUI
mainly"
Our National President, Mrs. l.. M.
n. Stevens being vice-president OF
the Worlds w. G. 7. T., presided over
the Worlds Convention, also the
National convention at Asbury Park,
n. j., giving us a keener apprecia-
ton than ever Of the ability OF our
hoIOIrad National nroCiAonf Che iC a
tribute to Miss France F.. Wizards
intuitive knowledge of human nature,
fitness and noble type Of Christian
~womanhood.
Miss willard. a few months prior
to her death, realizing her weakened
condition, asked Mrs. Stevens to take
up this work as National presid ent.
She did SO with faith and Christian
courage. proving herself such a lead
er that today h receives the hon.
age n love OF all the best men and
women Of the nation.
Mrs. Stevens Great Work.
Taking up the organization Of hum
dreds. Mrs. Stevens has for twenty
odd years led it up to hundreds Of
thousands in membership. Today the
w. c. T.. ". is the largest body Of
women working along all lines of re-
form that has ever existed in the
history of the world. Quoting from
III wary T1dFTS AT11OT OF Georgia,
In her convention address, "Ah, lit
tie did any man or woman Of Cru
sade days know what the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union would
grow into. AT that time, as the
world cOunte prestige, we had no
prestige; as the world counted hon
or. We had no honor; as the world
counted power, we had no power. We
were a little handful, alone, outcast
despised and rejected by men, like
our Lord and Master. Today behold
this great international. gathering; see
with your own eyes how God has
led us with a cloud by day and q
pillar of fire by night until today the
w. G. Il. Y. sits intellectually anf
morally crowned and sceptered-ant
one OF the mightiest world powers il
the moral. spiritual and intellectual
worlds.
More than one hundred pulpits i,
New York and BROOKLYN were filled b,
our women on the Sabbath. of GU,
convention week. 1t was the same a
Asbury Park n. !. Where once !
was hard to find a place to hold on
National convention this time invita-
tons came pouring in and four O
them included invitations from gov
ernors besides organizations of al
kinds and special inducements as t
free halls etc.
oN'h 80 thAt ttilDlit Ntole OF LII
South. got it. for her Governor nc
only wrote her State president bu
telegraphed, ID not fail to brin
your national convention to Georpi;
SO Atlanta will be the next city I
entertain the national convention.
Two years ago. after a p~rolonee
and severe fight in Maine by tn
liquor men to wrest from her RI
prohibitory law which she had q,
Joyed FOR 80 years. Mrs. Stevens.
that time with clear, far-seeins vi
ion issued her famous proclamatic
for "a ~aloonles nation. at once ma
shaiinS all her forces toward tn
great for national const
tutional prohibition.
January Is. 1914. has beer :,
apart by our national convention
n day OF fasting and prayer for III
great work. Every delegate to Il
convention. inspired by what h:
been accomplished Aft for their So