Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1895 — TEMPERANCE WOMEN. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TEMPERANCE WOMEN.

TWENTf-SECOND SESSION OF THE W. a T. U. CLOSED. Prominent Workers In the Temper* once Cause from All Parte of the United States Meet—AUCreeds Made W elcome. ■ - Miss Willard Re-elected. Miss Frances Willard was' again elected president of the W. C. T. Ui at the twenty-second annual convention held in Baltimore* There was practically no opposition, although complimentary votes were cast for several other prominent workers. Other officers were elected as follows: Vice President-at-large, Mrs. l. m: N. Stevens; Treasurer, Mrs. Helen M. Barker; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Katharine Lent Stevenson, of Massachusetts; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Clara C. Hoffman, of Kansas City, Mo.; Assistant Recording Secretary, Mrs. Frances J. Beauchamp, of Kentucky. —. The day’s proceedings were opened with devotional exercises conducted by Miss Blizabeth Greenwood. The'venerable Mother Thompson, the original temperance crusader, offered a prayer. The report of the Committee on Credentials showed that forty-three States were represented and that 425 persons were present and entitled to vote. The Committee on Resolutions made its report and the convention took it«up for

consideration in sections. It declares for Jotal abstinence, favors devotional services, deplores the practice of deriving Governmental revenue from the liquor traffic, declares against the legalized saloon and in favor of union on “tHe Staten

Island basis” to battle with intemperance, reaffirms allegiance to the prohibition party, commends the action of the Atlanta commissioners in closing the exposition on Sunday, declares for uufermented wine at the sacrament,' favors scientific temperance instruction in the public schools and affirms that the W. C. T. U. has never received any money for the “endorsement of any school physicology;” condemns bird shooting tournaments, the use of narcotics, and lynching, favors female suffrage and deprecates "the use of weapons in school drills as fostering a military spirit.” Miss Willard favored a resolution admitting Catholic and Hebrew women to active co-operation in W. C. T. U. work. One of the delegates suggested it might not be quite consistent for the “Women’s Christian Temperance Unjon” to ask Hebrews to affiliate. She laid special emphasis on the word “Christian.” Miss Willard with a good deal of feeling said: “They have extended the hand of sympathy to our organization and our cause. We should invite them to co-operate. I want to welcome them to us if they want to come.” Finally the convention enthusiastically adopted the resolution, and Miss Willard said she thanked God for this act of the convention, and that she considered it an honor and a pleasure to extend the hand of fellowship to Catholic and Hebrew women. The convention indorsed its Woman’s Temperance Publishing Association, conducted by women in Chicago. It indorsed the temperunce hospitals which do not administer brandy and other intoxicants in medicine. It rejoiced in the usefulness of the various young people’s Societies of ’he churches. It commended the organisation of a W. C. T. U. lecture bureau and expressed appreciation of the Demorest temperanCe--qiettal contests. It nsked for a place for women on the divorce commissions of the various States. Mrs. Matilda B. Carso, of Chicago, presented the “Temple report,” showing the progress of raising $300,000 necessary to clear "The Temple” In Chicago of debt. Mrs. Corse reported SIOB,OOO on condition that the balance be raised by Jun. 1.

FRANCES E. WILLARD.

NATIONAL W. C. T. U. IN SESSION.