, 1875-11-05
TEMPERANCE.
Annual Mcetin. OF tho |Vomnn's
Christian Union,
Address by Hrs. Willing and Other
Prominent Workers.
E|octing Delegates 10 tho National Con.
ycntl0n.

7AocFEn1Nas or THE FIRST AyNEAI MEETING.
Tho annual mcettng of tho Woman's CIristisn
Temperance Union WINS hrid In the First Church
At 2;20 o'clock Yesterday afternoon. Miss Fran
coz e. Willard presided.
Prayer was ofrorod up and hymns sung, Mrs.
3. F. Hounds conducting the religious exercises,
A btsof sketch Of the Temperance Union, or
ganizsd In March. 1874, wns road by Mlss Emn,a
Drysr. Tho efforts Of tho Union in la-
boring witt, tho Common Council wore
graphically described. and complimentary ref.
oronces were made IN tho cIerRytnen Of
the different churches who l,scd their great in
ftuonce for the advancement of tenposauco prin-
cplcs. Tho Voman's Temperance linton WAS
first formally orgauizod March 81. 1874 aud
Mrs. Mones Smith was tho lrst President. Bey.
to tho .mattor Of nIcdgcB. Thrce tormn hstl
finally boon adopted; one for clorgyalen. ono
for saloon-keopors+ and one for citizoma as large
The pEoRreaA OF tho work was Encouraging, aud
promised veil for tito future.
Ihe wors OF tho past ychr wah revinwod By Mrs.
l.. Il. Aal1, on8 OF tho Secretaries Of tho Union.
HErORrs.
Mrs. 1aabet1a Jonas, Treasurer OF tho Union.
read The annual report, fton which lhe follow
Ing figures ara extracted: Total receipts from
November, 1874, to October. lb75, inclusive.
$i:lsi6s; disbursements. f1.6Cl.o7; bslauce.
Tho report Of tho Finance Committee was
rend ty Mra. Case. TIM parer atated that
of two gcnllotnen mud three ladies'. Thev
had had plenty OF hard work. and tho tadiOs had
bcon materially assisted IN their financial labors
tlio Committee. Ifo attended so1no Of tue moot.
inga, but apart from him. tho Iatloa had not
been materially aidod by tho gentlemen. except
10 tue way Of subscriptions. The latter we're
seldom refused. Several promised donnt1nns
nj hmm 00lI t,uttt
we're good that oil the money would DO takeu III
before many weelta.
Miss Eyerta had. witl.ina abort poriod, suc-
ceoded in collecting 8125. Mrs. Carso had ar
$40 zach, no ono being askotl to pay until tho
loo names wcro obtnined. Several gentlemen
paid on solicitation. without waiting for tho
nanos. The labor OF making COLLECTIONS waa
pretty sovero. but The ladies'. 10 fAr, had no
reason to complain Of i'll succops. 6ome 70 per
cant OF all the money subscribed would be real-
lied.
Mrs. u. D. IIolvoAo raad very rhetorical
sketch Of tho Womap'a Temperance movement,
eIott OF the ago.
Mr.. uackett read brief paper on the origin.
growth, aud platform OF
THE CHICAGO nEFonM cLun,
which Wa entreEy devoted to temperance. and
competoly eschewed HectAr1Apisrn and politics.
The platform was worry broad, aud calculated to
eoliss tho sympathioa Of al !ibcral- minded pso-
tlo. The Club bad done excoilept peryice during
the paat few yeara. Its influence WAS being tell
in the community, aud 1t Hou!d always be an
etllcIent worker IN tho great temperance cause.
alra. Foneroy read LnI'cr Oh
"FnlESpLY INN WORK,
which had nlado great procresh. especially In
brooklyn nru Cleveland, Tho " Friendly lin 3"
Of Chicago Was situated IN tho Wcst ntvlaian.
and was under the caro- OF blrs. Falkland,
Of tho Bethel Home. I4e Inn gave
cheap and wholesome moals tn tho toorer clsssos
tho modci ate Profits being devoted to propagR-
ting tho work Of reforming the inobriate portion
Of ti1e community.
BIZ. 8, F. Rounds read q report on the work
casFled out at tho DetGo Home, not alone III tom
point, but also in spiritual. form. Tho pravor-
meetings wera vol attondcd. aud produced
high moral ef!oct on ev0n tie toughest kind OF
tloh. Temperance, to 10 permanent AMI elect
tvc. in.at DO larmealed by tho tnauonco OF tue
Holy Spirit.
Mrs. Carse MAS highly cu1oQizsd for hor great
efforts tn directing tho religious exercises 1t tue
Bethel Home.
MIRs WILLARD
read an tble adiEo4H on tue temperance moyo.
mont in general, mailing sotuo nll,lHiuu to the ro-
cont political contest III Cook County. Sle ro-
Rrottod that the 1oopto hAl to cho0so betweou
electing brewer and professional politician
and shh hoped that the cttlzens OF 0ooa County
would mover be reduced to such MI alternative III
tho future. Mies Willard WAS very hopeful for
the CAUSE In which eho la engaged Anti predict
oil Ersut royival within very brief period.
Af'ar singing Hold the Fort" tLo Conyen-
tion adjourned,