, 1876-09-02
TEMPERANCE.


Tho regular monthly meeting Of the Wolnan's
Temperance Union was held yesterday morning
In the lt.tlu room In Farwc]l Block, which is
adornelwit broken pipes and ghosts OF tobacco.
c,,ils hung on tho wall underneath the text:
Let us clcansc ourselves from all tllthIncss Of
the flesh and H,llrit.''
After tl,e usual preliminary exercises, con-
Quoted by tho President, Miss Frances a. VII
lar,1, Mrs. George Rounds, the Treasurer, pre-
scnted the monthly report, as follows: Balance
from duly report, So}45; receipts, $50; c1-
penscs sls; talanee &c IL trcss',IS s445 Total
pcntlitures, t2 ls3; balance in treasury, s4.l5
Mrs. Holyokc reported that Mariners' Temple
meetings 1!al becn Interesting. Lust Monday
arriuA OF meetings had been started Mt the Tn
ion stock-Iartts. On tnotton, Mcssrs. Callklns
turc meetings at tho Inter place.
tho First A. H. Chirc,, Il was stated that they
l!ad heen kept up; md inc lat one l'ad besn
meetings held at Portland avenue and Twenty
1fth street, tle attendance ha4 been well sus-
tatnct1.
Mrs. Kelly reported about tho I1urr Mission
meetings. She had been informed BY Mr.. Dick.
insun that orer no had taken the pledge and
kept It. Some Of tho women who lii.l taken IL
hull not fiept It. At the last meeting Mr. An
tlcrson, reformed Hlan, had addressed tic
IcnIlG Will excellent elect.
Mrs. Rottutla spoke OF the Bethel Home meet
ings, wilr, hud becn kept up with tbs usual III.
tcreat. She could not rcport any wonderful ata-
yanccs, but q steady growth. Recently many
cllt.lre'! had hccn induced to attct.d.
s Sy1ss 5spetts e. 1aS eear4nE the s1tus II
the North Side. that there had hcen twu ot tl,eso
meetings llcl.l. Tho work began snail, but
VII tls caEcful attention wus sire to grow.
The Sectetasy atate,l that nil inyitut!on had
t,1ut kuI Art ju,1
meeting at the lsrislewcll.
On laotton, i was decided 10 postnone recon-
1ncHclng tho Gnkpel Temperance meetings oil
Sundays ut the Clark Street N. r. Church fur
another NINTH.
Mrs. llo,ynkr reported that The regular Far
weli:linll prayer-l1lcctinage had continued OK.
cec.iinsly we'll attended. This number OF
ptctgcs signed during tl,o montl! had been IS.
lady ffon New York City, visiting here, tal
been 80 interested N thu work tlat she l,aa de-
sired to start similar meetings in New York
No city III the country hal regular daily
worncn'e meetings cxcept Chicago. During
the month the temperance meetings hail lost ali
efficient, worker, CAPT. iiorasc Amcs, who Was
rcEret!iNg hfs demise were adopted.
the Scwluys' llt,tne lad been discontinued.
sume m"!ey had bc"n raised b. entertain.
Committee. On nlott0,, 1t WIS decided to hold
the muney to Rtl III sturtng u Juvenile ul.tou,
fli ease the l[n,ne should hc discontinued by not
rcrcivlng funds frutn t!r city.
On nInii0ll, # was decided Il, hold q Co,lycn-
tton Of three Congressional Districts to elect
tlelegatrs t0 tho Natnnal Convention. Three
delegates were selected tp tie Stato Convention
~ BIZ held Ut Dixon on tho Goth Inst. Mrs. C.
u. Case, with Mrs. Z. D. Carse, Mrs. 8. +.
Hounds, WITH Mrs. George Rounds as alternate.
aud Miss Willard, With Alrs. H. A. Cummings as
alternate, were elected delegates.
1t was decided to appoint Thursday, Rcpt. II,
as the tiule for the Congressional Convention ii,
this rlty.