, 1874-10-20

Tho E.s,Aica Preparing for tho Coming
EsNCtlUHa

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E.NCtIOns
A largo md spirito1 meeting Of tho Woman'a
Temperance Association Of Chicago wnB held
yesterday afternoon ut No. 149 Madison etreot.
After tho usual devotional cxercitcB, conducted
by tho Prcs!dcut, Miss Frances E. Willard, tho
roaling OF tho minutos aud sovolal reports fol-
loved.
Tho Committee OIL N1asa-Aleetings to be hold
III tho interest Of tile cause of Temperance
during tho political oampaign WAS announced
by tho Clair AZ Miss Eyerts Mrs. Rounds, Mrs.
ruEiugton. aaI Mrs. Caso.
The President announced tho regular order Of
b'lsinerB to conHl1or what SHOULD ba dono to
FACILITATE THE WORK OF rhMrEltANuE
In tue olty In tho future. She wanted the ladios
present to say whether 1t waa Gost
to continue, aud perfect tho preaont cen-
tral organization or not. She was hue
llttlo acquainted With tho workings Of tho Asao-
ciation, md suggested tho proprsaty Of eatab.
lishing tolpolaNco sucetos in tho churches Of
the city.
Mrs. Writ waa OF the opinion that tho orgnniza-
tion of church societies would bs 4 atep in the
right direction.
MISS EvEnra
Thought II tho calHe of temperance was left to
tue churches It would bu failllro. Tho churches,
slle said, wtro mghty,n their faiths, but terribly
slow In uorks. un!oss 1t WAS In Bonding mission
| arieB to tho lleathon.
This remark brought church lady to her
foot, who wanted 1t understood that hor chuleh
did not enjoy or desGrve such q character.
Mrs. Parish, OF Grand IapilB. Mioll., Rpoko
OF tho cause OF Temperance IN lcr State, md
gavo the Association somo valuable suBHas-
| tl0uB.
Alter son1e further discussion ns to tho plan
| for future wurk, tho PreHluent stated that tho
| sonti,uent seemed 20 bo in favor Of
ApHEn1No 70 THE CENTRAL oRbAS1zATroN,
and that It wns in Older to elect several officers.
| A lady lele interrupted the proceedings 10
announce That tho public conscience was ut work
| in the good callBc, md ,nstnnced tho fact that
tho aulhoritiosof the Clark Slrect n. Z. Church
had turned over to the Assoclntion hnlf tic pro-
ceela flom tho 1unss-nleeGng collection Of dutur-
| dav night.
| 4 member roionod with tho 1oulark That tho
Association entitled to all 1t got, If not more,
| after which q yoto Of thanks WAS rendered FOR
| the division made.
"Ilpw to raise iinances" to prosecute tho tcn1-
pei work vas then diBeuaHod, without reacli-
| ing my conclusion.
Tnu question Of organization md name was
again takcn up, mud lofered to the following
I committee Mrs. Powers, Mrs. Smith, Mrs.
| Case, md Mrs. Wheeler. Miss Willard was sub
seqlontly aided to the Committee.
Tho lressleut thcn announced tint ahe had
been tendorcd. and ind accepted, the uso Ut tho
RS al Office, and that ahe could bo found there
every tiay between Tho hours of IL and o'clock.
lie President iurthor stated tant Mrs. l.. X.
| Churchill, of nhudo Island, had agreed to ad"
dress
MAss-1rEET1S1 -
next Sabbath evening in this city, and the Firat
Methodist Church hud loen toutlerod for tl,s oc-
| cahon. She ,ras instructed by tho Association
| 10 mako n!l the necessary preparations and an
nounceneuts.
The President volunteered como further sug-
gestions among others that an addresa ought 10
be ,Bsued to the votors Of tho city by tie ABso-
citation, aud TINT every available power ought 10
be brought to boar In the coming election in the
interest Of temperance.
4 member asked for Information II anybody
hug bcen nominated tbIt tho Association could
commend. but ialod to got au answer.
cd to draw up the address, aud to exaniilo the
several tickets IN tho field, that tho address,
when issued might commend to tho moral pub
lie nucll as woro found worthy Of tho support Of
decent people irrespective Of party,
On motion the Committee on MasB-Afcotings
was authorized 10 examine into tho character OF
carttatee. md draw up such M appeal nj was
found nocesBary.
pUnIFy1So THE nALLoT-nox.
An agcd !ady from tho Sixtceuth Ward, who
entered tho mestlny at this juuctnre, said she
wanted to direct attention to It public gresauoc4
| She had presented n communication bo1no time
agoto tho County Board, asking that somo other
| place thaa n BnlUon be chosen for holding tho
PoAh III lGI pltSinttt NV AstAoA IL tCEuls0 my
consideration. Last yonr her husband was NO
roughly used at tho polls thnt he would not
| vote ngain il ho had to go to an
loon to do it. sho wonld havo tho
city PLACED under martial law whio tho
oluctiop was holding, for II Inst Years procccd-
ings woro to bo duplicated, it would bo impos-
| sbo for u,sy onc tc vote OH tho North Sdo un-
loss voting tile Opposition siokct. sho would
| gladly give tho public tho use Of her homo as q
| poIliEg-placc in order TO secure doconcy and
| uecorum around tho ballot-boxl She wanted
tho Association to tnao aome action in tho mat
ter at once, and in her appeal expressed deep
'oarnastncss III tearB.
Tho question was referred to tbs Comnittoo
| on A1ass Meetings aud AetlreBtos
4 resolution WAS then adopted requesting
everybody in the citr who believes in prayer to
oiTor prayer every day at bonse titnc between tho
hoara Of aud o'cluck for tho cauao Of temper
| ntico.
A gentleman present called attention to- m
article recently published iu tha Eceni,,9 Journal
landing the 1iyuli Garden OF this city, and tho
Association Joined him in pronounony the art-
clio insult to its readers md all woriors in tue
! cause OF temperance.
Tho meeting thon adjourned.