, 1874-03-20
The Women of Worcester, Mass,
Move upon the Saloons.
Iowa W1lisky-Vendcrs Plagued
by Prosecutions.
Ehs War in Ohio, Indiana, and Other
Western States.

TIE UNION MAsS-MEETINd.

III urge ab tnhe o1 LILO uEht oAet NV ofdI ooo
bcInH preauut. -.
SELECTING oyF1oEns.
Mra. William Writ oaliod the assemblago to
oraer, and nominated Mrs. a. r. Jutkin for
Chairmnn. She declined tho honor, though In
favor Of tho movement, preferring that some
ouo olae would prcBide, but was finally persuadod
to asHume the responsibility. llrH. ]. ". Dean
was appointed Secretary.
OPENING PRAYER.
After the singing Of hymn, tile Chairman
prayed. She aakod God to be with them, as
they had como to consider subject Of tho
magnitude Of which they Ind but little idca.
They felt thoy woro in their right place; that
God was with them, and that Ho would hoip
them II they served Film with their
might. sho prayed God to help tho
women to look to Him in such n manner
that Ho would DO OH their side. They should
pray for wisdom, thnt He would lead thom to do
right in everything aud in tho truo way to sup
proBs tue terrible OWL that Ind been spreading
ovor tho land 80 many years. She ashcd that
stand IN their places, though they might bo ua-
pleasant ones, and tho ladies called to very
unpleasant duticH. If all excused thomsolyes,
who vas to do Gods will :
NOVELTY.
Tho Chairman said al,o had boon unexpectedly
called to preside, ana felt somewhat on1bar-
raised. It WAS something before unllearl Of in
tile nineteenth century for wonon to organize
and control q temperance society. She UNDER
stood tho movement to be purely. Il religious
one. They depended upon God. aud not upon
political intrigue, or anything aside from what
Ho approved. She understood, too, that It cost
$1,84O,000 q year to sustain. tho OWL. Think of
TINT Every yoar 81, ,3lo, 600 was spent to mako
drtlnkards; to make people lose their good scnse
and become brainlcss fools to make them crt,ol
to their families and neelectfu1. suppose that
large SUM was to be expended for culture aud
education, blessing our country instead Of curs-
ing it'll The ladies' shonld think Of that also.
TIME FOR WORK.
She believed it to 10 high time that they do
fined their position, that they organized in tho
name OF tho Heavenly Father to work and to
sneered at by grons many. and it might bo
said prayers would not mid them, but size ap-
pealed to every heart tint believed In God,-and
overy one would boar her out in saying that they
could do nothing without Him. It Was only
through prayer that they could hold con1munica-
tion with Jehovah. Thoy must appeal to Him
to help them in this emergency, and if they were
faithful He would do 10. 1t Uas worry important
be
PROVISIONAL CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
thst eyory church in tho city might bo reached
There should bo some capable woman or women
In d movement to knock In the heads OF
boer-barrols or whislry-kegs, OF III q movement OF
force, but in one of love aud kindnoas,- move
ment that would call down the blessing OF God
every lady who had understanding, aud could
think aud know what she was doing, not to
shrink and put upon some one else hor own duty.
Every ono Of them owed duty to hor country.
Il The time had como to put down tho evil, thoy
thoy t! must think Of what Vas depending upon
COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION.
Airs. n. A. Hawhe moved that committee Of
ttiye he appointed to suggest q plan Of ore"niza-
tion.
The motion was agreed to, and request being
made that the temperance Bocieties bo rccog-
nized, tue Committee WAS increased conBider-
ably, and consisted Of tho following:, Miss
Cook, Wabash Avenue Nethodist Church j; Mrs.
G. E. Folson, Grace II. T. Church Mrs. II. Z.
Underwood, Third Unitarian Mrs. George
Dorr, Wostorn Avenue Methodist Mrs. Larmon,
Church Mrs. Charles Tuckor, Oakland Congro-
gatonal Church; Mrs. Alay Brown. Fifth Pres
byterian Mrs. H. ]. Thomson, First Methodst;
DR.. Fitch, first Congregational Mrs. r. ].
Cummings, First Congregational; Mrs. A. II.
Merrill, Reunlon Presbyterian; Miss Van Osdale,
North Star Daptist; Mrs. ". II. Lithgow, First
Buptist Mrs. DR.. Dlackall Second Baptist;
Mrs. Isabella Jones, Friends Society; Mra.
uawhe, TrllitY Methodist.
CAPT. DUcKLEY AND Dn. EDWARDS.
Mrs. DR.. Dlackall offered tho following:
WuEaEAs, Tho morning papers Of to-day contain
ladies' who wero present at ths Council Chamber on
Monday eyauing Last which seem to conflict. 1t II
Resosvfd THAT willis tho statements OF Dr. Edwards
we'll substantiaed that thore be doubt OF
their correctness 1t " equally t7!s that Capt. Buckley
and tia very small forca uuder hts command seonlcd
courteous to the ladies, aud appeared willing to do
their beat to protect them in ther exit from the 0oGn.
ciohambcr aud IN its 1nmedste Sielni.y, for which
$haf fhnF nf ga
VIC consider no suitable provision was made FOR our
protection from the mob.
DOWN or nEHM.
Elr. Paxton said the gentlemen were AZ much
Interested In the movement as the ladies', and
desired to sny fow words. There waB not y
man in Chicago who did not feel In his heart
tlIat the Superintendent Of Police had shameful"
tic ladies Nonday hight, (Applauso.l Ho felt
Indignant at The trcnttnont thoy received and
did nat know but that it was tho bcBt thing that
could Aavo happoned, as 1t led tho men OF the
city to feel and know ., tst y was ene that t rot
has spark Of manlinesa about him, should tseup
IN hn might and sec to it that this city WAS no onB
or ruled and governed by tho miserable mob that
assembled At the Council Chamber Alonday
night. ue was thoro, and when the police y GRO
Bont for the officers behaved courtoonaly to tho
ladice tho miserable crowd that moved i'll front
OF them was driven back.
After the 1ntlleH we're inBulted by
THAT MISERABLE CREATURE u1LDnETH,
who called himself an Alderman and when they
lett the hail. the dirty, miserable wTetchos that
we're on the outside not only innulted tho ladies',
but ho say ono Of tho mob put his foot forward
to TRIP " y s saT nsona soS s
riso up and put out tho party In control. aud
ooct decent otlicials." [Appauso.l
Mns. aToNE
reads llar view. Sho had expressed her opinion
that tl,ay would be troatai properly, but sho
NtB n,Ht nkat. Altar thu (10untitkh Al GrOHAAd LlH