The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-10-23
MEETING
Of the Union Executive Committee Of the
Women's Temperance Christian Union

The Committee of five. ordered by the
Springfield Convention. for the purpose
of organizing the Temperance peo-
pie of the State for the license issue, has
completed its work and attained the OBJ
iect of. its organization in the vote
against license law. This organization
was not exclusively with regard TO the
WOman's movement. and yet 50 much
were the Temperance women absorbed
in its work. that being over, many oi
them are IN doubt a. 10 future proceed
ings.
The Union Executive Committee. also
created by the Springfield Convention,
for permanent organization, was there
fore called, in the first place. to insist on
continuing our special Christian work.
aiId secondly. to facilitate this work. and
give it stability and pernanence by ar
ranging for thorough organization. ac-
cording to our constitution.
The action of the committee wa> as
follows:
ReSofced. That every sub organization
in the WoInan's Christian Temperance
Union be considered strictly HOm0h'S
organization, whose usual corps of Off
GERS shall be composed OF women, end
that il be left optional with each League
10 form an advisory Committee.
ReS0Ioed, That each county be request
ed to organize Mems Temperance
Leagues.
ResoLced. That each Vice President be
authorized to call District Convention
at the earliest possible date, composed
of delegates from each league or town
ship in the District, for the purpose Of
maturing plans for perfecting County or
CARNATIONS, in accordance with the state
constitution.
ResOlced, That for the sake of uni
formity, auxiliary leagues hold their an
nual election of officers so as to cores
pond with that of the State League, the
towns and counties holding their cleo
tions the first and second Tuesday in
May, preparatory TO that of the state,
Oh the last Wednesday of May.
ReSOlCed, That each county be assessed
annually not less than ten dollars, more
than this amount TO be optional with the
county president, for the purpose of de-
fraying the expenses of the Union.
WHEREAS, The Committee of Fifteen
created at Cincinnati. have requested Hs
TO consider what action, if any, we would
take upon the Temperance platform of
the Republican party, therefore,
ResOtred, 1st, That while we rejoice in
the step taken by this great political
party in the direction of Temperance re-
form, we prefer TO take no action as a
body.
ID, That we believe the more closely
we confine our work TO prayer and rela-
ted work, regarding it as spiritual and of
Divine origin, the greater will be our
success.
ResoiCed, That in addition to the plan
of work adopted by the Springfield con
vention, which plan is TO be found in
the Era of June q. we recommend
children's organizations and particularly
chis1ren's mass meetings-missionary
prayer meetings 10 be held in neighbor-
hoods that do not avail themselves of
church privileges, and leaving nothing
undone that will in a consistent manner
bring and keep our 1cOrk constantly be-
fore the masses, and carry the Gospel to
all our people.
ResotUed, That we petition our Leg
islature to so amend the law regarding
the inspection of liquors and so define
the duties of inspectors, as to make their
laws efficient and thus fulfil the object
for which they were designed.
ReSOlUed, That we petition our Legis-
lature to so amend the liquor laws as TO
render them effective, making Il 6 usual
appurtenances of saloon, such as
screens, signs, bottles, ETC., prima facie
evidence of place OF tippling, and that
such place be dealt with accordingly.
ResOtced, That copy of these resolu-
tions referring to improved legislation,
be sent to every league in the state, re-
questing signatures to a memorial EN-
bodying these resolutions, which shall be
presented to the Legislature at an early
date.
ReSOICed, That the Secretary be au-
thorized to prepare printed forms for
making the Quarterly Reports, and re-
quested to supply the Vice Presidents
with copies sufficient for their Districts.
ResOI1ed, That each Congressional
District be instructed to elect at the
coming District Convention, delegate
to the national convention to be held at
Cleveland in November next.
Mrs. F. W. LETTER,
Sec'y W. Il. G. Union
-DeiGUaa Gazette.