Mrs. Shier Responds

Krom tlie Detroil Tribune, Juue ü. To the Editor of the Detroit Tribune: Being yoiir informant aa to the proceedings of the second district W.C. T. U. let me ay that th motion tor the Informa vote of thanks to Congressman Allen, re f„r.-,.,i .. i.y onr president, wag not aufllricnt tO exprRSH eithor tin. , ,..,rto.:y luo Capt. Alleu or the gnttltude feit by the women of the second district. Knowing the sense of the convention sojiistly expressed by our president in a late copy of your paper, I prepared a resolution of thanks and hanla it t the comraitte that it sliouUl not be overlooked. This was supprensed at their hunds without a subititute. Onr department of soldiers nnd sailors does not lack lor material tor we have soldiers in the territory of every unión In the district, nul not a few ntemparate oaes. 15ut last year the district superintendent of tliis department liad n meager report and favii as reason that prtjtiilice ugainst the third party had hindered her work. This year there was no report at all and the department was dropped in the district. None of the local reporta mentlon work in lliis department. The railroud work has also fallen uil, while the introducción of third party papers in the W. C. T. U. wall pocket of the depots have in some instanced caused the officials to order them down. II' this is au error the mislukt' lies in the delégate' report. Ida K. Shikk, Recordins Sec'y, 2d Dist. V. C. T. L'. [Mrs. Shler was in Dakota at the time of the publication of the letter by the second district president of the W. C. T. U. and resuonds at her earlieKt