Show THE W C T U Proceedings of Their National Convention Yesterday DENVER Nov 2The morning session of the National W C T U was employed in routine business At the afternoon session a number of reports re-ports were read including those on work among lumbermen and miners showing gratifying pragmas The business of tho Womens Temperance Publishing association asso-ciation during the year amounted to 230 000 The report of the committee on resolutions reso-lutions was then presented and adopted The resolutions announce the moral support sup-port of the W C T U to the Prohibition party urged Congress to make a full investigation inves-tigation of the liquor traffic and publish pub-lish the amount of alcoholic liquors manufactured man-ufactured and consumed and the relation of such intoxicants to poverty crime and death The resolutions also declare that no foreigner should be permitted to become naturalized without thoroughly understanding under-standing the laws and constitution of tho country The action of Congress ordering the Worlds fair closed on Sunday was approved ap-proved and total restrictions of the sale of liquors upon the grounds urged Attention is called to the fact that the year 1893 will be the twentieth anniversary of the organization organ-ization of the W C T U and a suitable celebration Is recommended A protest is made against longer disfranchisement of women At tho evening session Lady Renry Somerset spoke on Labor with particular particu-lar reference to temperance and suffrage The naming of tho place for the holding of the next convention was left with the executive committee and after the adoption adop-tion of the usual resolutions of thanks the convention adjourned sine die |