Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-10-21
womau's Temperance Us,on.

NETTING IN THIS CITY 1uEeDAy-rLyorIoN or
offIckRs-REPoRTs FROM THE fIsLD-PubrIc
MEETING. Last EVENING.
The Woinen's Temperance Union met In con.
vention Tuesday morning in the First presby.
terrain church, and WAS presided over BY Mrs, i
W. McCaulley. Appropriate religious exercises
| preceded tho business.
The morning session WAS occupied principally
| in listening to reports from different fields OF
operation In the State, Mrs. Wllets represents
Ing Middietown. and Mrs Rev. Il. L. Martindsle
| wilmington. Mrs, y. p. Mason. Of Smyrna,
| sent letter. which WAS read. These reportt,
showed very fair progress In temperance
work, and no doubt the members of the Union
took courage which will he displayed in future
operations. No reason for relaxation in work
was shown on tho contrary, the ladies feel in-
| cited to renewed activity.
Further reports were read at the afternoon
| sesriop. and an election held with this result
President, Mrs. Il Moore
Vice Presidents, Mrs. H. N. Wllets, OF Middle
town; Miss NJ. A. Crouch, Dover; and Mrs. Tun-
Recording Secretary, Mrs. g. W. McCaulley.
Coates.
Treasurer, Miss Anne semple.
Executive Committee Mrs. M. b. Mcclure, OF
Middletown; Mrs. J. b Mann, New Castle ;
Mrs. Cowgirl, Camden; Mrs. Marion Chandler,
Wilmington Mrs. Darlington, Mrs. Daniel
Gregg, Odessa Mrs. Eliza Young, Dover Mrs.
Jefferson, seaford Mrs. J. b. Powell, Farming
| toi Mrs A. Graham, Chiisiiana.
Two delegates, Mrs. Annie Martindale and
| Mics q. Coates, were elected to represent the
| city at the National Convention to be held III
Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 18th, 18th aud 19sh OF
| November.
| Apubiic temperance meeting WAS held in the
evening. which WAS called to order by Rev. Y.
Il. Msrtlndale, who had been selected for the
| purpose. few remarks were made by him,
when the choir sang q selection and Mira. Mar
tlndale read a well written report of the work OF
the uuion in this city. Tho report, first eta ting
| tho eau ea which produced tho Union, reviews
its accomplishments from the day of isa
organization on March 23rd, 1874. Near
| ly nii,rteen months have rolled round,
says Mrs. Msrtindale, since then, and
| through light aud shade the work has gone for
| ward. Strict pledges have been required OF all
members who have solemnly covonanted to ab-
stsin from the use OF all liquors, wine and cider
| both as beverage and for culinary purposes,
and 70 cease to patronize dealers, except for
medicinal purposes, and those who sign appca.
Tons FOR lconse. oae hundred and
Pledges, special and general, have been
circulated, and numerously pigued min
listers have pledged to assist us druggists,
physicians, erocers and owners OF real estate
nave willingly signed pledges, and chidren'a
pledge books have been distributed to all the
Protestant Sunday Schools white and colored,
| tue SuperintendeBts OF which have generally
given their aid. Petitions to Congress,
aud the State Legislature, carried from door to
door and signed by thousands, have been for
warded to those bodies Inconsistencies have
been sent to the Courts to protest against H.
eeose numerous public meetings have been
held IN churches, halls aud the open air. through
which thousands have. been reached and i'm
pressed. blany visits have also been made to.
the saloons, sometimes with trembling, and the
proprietors have been talked and prayed with
and the members courteousiy invited to return
| The law makers aud executives have been wait.
ed Oh and besought to lend their assistance
Judges have been persuaded, Mayors entreated
and the Attorney. General appealed to for ad
vice, On February 10th last, large delegation
from the Union visited the Legislature, wher
tho women knelt and prayed and tearfully be-
sought Il stay of the tide OF woe, with result.
too well known. The children in the schools
have baeu induced to write prize essays on tenn
peiance, and besides all this the circulation OF
tracts hos been steadily maintained.
such then says the report, has been our work
1t Will be seen that we have attempted u variet,
OF methods to a hieve our object. No chord OF
the instrument has been untouched. In our ap
peals we have tried the law, State and Ma
uonal our plea has gone before til.
churches and the schools, and tho right of petit
tition to mon aud to our Heavenly Father, to
votim- aud hose who have made them such La.
been sacredly employed.
Mrs. Wittanmeyer followed in fan earnest sd
dress OF gieaS force after which an Adjournment
| WAS made