The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-10-13
Mrs. r. Randle Reports u
Dry Triumphs in Indiana
Last Year.
CAUSE GAINS FAVOR
Wayne County Has Twelve
Delegates At Big
Meeting.
By MRS. s. w. TRAUM.

BY MRS. S. w. TRAUM.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct. 13.-The
fortieth annual convention OF the
State w. c. T. u. is in session here,
with about 400 registered delegates.
-FOUR of the Wayne county delegation
are members of the state executive
committee, namely: Miss Mary K.
Woodard, Of Fountain City; Mrs. M.
A. McCurdy, Mrs. Rowena Randle and
Mrs. 8. W. Traum of Richmond.
The franchise department is being
very much emphasized, both In ad-
dresses and decorations. Mrs. McCur-
dy as state organizer among the col
ored people in her report said more
than 1000 women of her race in In
diana are wearing the white ribbon,
about sixty of these live in Richmond.
Elect Officers.
Saturday was a great day in the
convention. Mrs. Culla j. Vayhinger
of Upland was elected president for
the eleventh time. Mrs. Elizabeth Stan
ley, of Liberty, was elected vice presl-
dent which is the beginning Of her
twelfth year in this office. Mrs. Rose
Pearce of Darlington was reelected
recording secretary.
Miss Mary e. Woodard of Fountain
City, was reelected corresponding sec
elected for state treasurer.
Mrs Carrie Martin of Economy, the
Wayne County Superintendent of Med
al contest work received a So gold
piece as a prize offered by the state
superintendent to the woman who
would hold the greatest number of
high grade contests during the year.
Mrs Martin has held twenty-five con-
tests.
Wayne County also received the
state pennant for the best work done
in the department of law and statls-
tics, of which Mrs. Rowena Randle is
the state superintendent.
Mrs. Luella McWhirter, of Indiana,
polls state superintendent OF franchise
department, also state president OF
the Federation of clubs of Indiana
was president at a suffrage banquet
held at the Y. M. c. A. Several suH
rage speeches were made. Mrs. S. w
Traum of Richmond being one of the
speakers
Against Death Penalty.
The following resolution was adopt
ed by the convention.
We the Woman'S Christian Tenn
perance Union of Indiana, in annua
convention assembled at South Bend
deplore the fact that we have a law
on our statute books permitting capi
tai punishment. And believing this 6
relic of barbaric cruelty which is in nc
sense a safe guard to society, anC
does not conform to the ethics of
Christian civilization,
Therefore, resolved that we appea
to our Governor, Hon. Samuel NJ. Raj
ston to commute the sentence of the
two men awaiting execution at Michi
70 fa INN ri Of
labor, asking also his cooperation II
our endeavor to create a rational hu
name public sentiment which will
abolish the death penalty in our STATE
at the next session of our general as
sembly.
Reports on Saloons.
Mrs. Rowena Randle, state Superln
tendent of law and statictics, reported
nearly 5000 saloons in the state, ant
in the past year there have been hell
ninety-nine local option elections
seventy-two of which have been DIR,
victories. The dry majorities having
increased their vote 80 per cent sine
1911.
A memorial service was held for al
deceased members, two of whom wer
Miss Clara Newbern, of the France
E. Willard Union of Richmond an
Mr. Brazil Clark, an honorory mem
Der of the Economy Union.
Advocates Suffrage.
In her annual report Mrs. Vayhir
ger, president of the organization
called attention to the equal suffrag
movement, saying:
Immediately after the state cor
vention We had our suffrage registrs
tion cards prepared and l sent ther
to every union in the state for sigma
lures OF men and women II years Q
over. You know whether you respond
ed to this call or not. If you did no
you lost an opportunity to advance ou
cause and should always regret it.
81 am sure we women of Indiana ar
watching anxiously resolutions pr
sented to congress for the enfranchis'
ment of all women and hoping it ma
receive favorable consideration"