, 1876-09-16
TEMPERANCE.
Meeting of the Female Workers
In Chicago.
interesting Addresses by Mrs.
Nrillor, Mrs. Willing, Etc.
Election Of Delegates to the National Con-
vqntton-Reports Of Progress.

...
Tho Convention o. inc Womens Iefnperanee l, fSs
Ercsstonal Distrieta assembled in Tue FIRST
Methodist Church at 10 O'Clock yesterday MORN
ing. Tho numbers were not encouraging. fol
eo''.o " 1sa,' ~, s,nt ,ns,, NJ 1v,,,
~. 80" e'a .,'... ..su ~
mr. eallca 1ne n'eet,"E 70 osues .acio as.o .. ~
scs1y ten ladies and three gentlemen present.
In tic absence Of tho President, Mrs. l.. A. Ha-
rana waa chilled upon to preside. After Tho
1ha.S, .a,u,1rato-r, oro~,l.n. ~ -osdtr, thc
1.,,... asoA. a..Hos ,n1 stna,,. A.. Wl,tco,nh
Mrs. Holyokc, md Mrs. Brown. from tho First
Second, and Third Districts, respectively, wcro
e,s.,,,,o1 socrot.r,ca ~ thofsonront,on
by and by a few moro ladies eama 10, 1 ana
tho members OF the Convention Tere enrolled.
Their names wero ~ follows: Mrs, isabella H.
Jonce, Mira. t!ntharine A. West. Mrs. T. D.
Titch Aira, q n, Wtlson: nfra. n. B. uolyokc,
Mrs. J. B. Hobbs, Mrs. W. a. Barnes, hrs. ~ =,
a. Cummings, Mrs. A. +. Kelly, hlts. dctlhae r.
Willing, Mrs. Faulkner, Mrs. Kato Wc!mar'
mrs. pf' Meaver' Ita. 34a.1s D. -; wv Mte pnown
go; Mss' Liza.e D. narne1', n411' n' ,,r".ht,1,nr
Evanston; Mrs. q. N. Mason, w Wasn'Hto"
ueghes; Mrs L. a. nagansl En,fo anrrcforv of tho
WoMcn's State Union, read
BHcouhAoiso hEroais s,ll ,sor, in Frcc-
on tho progress Of the tcmperahco"osA III H4e'
port, Sycamore ana nlheE stnn astt 11nion. renl
rather log report o. me 5epb H pmembers IN Tic
Union md GOO signatures 10 MI n favnT ~
i!at nooc tncIo mns ca,,sn g,v.'"e
LIZ scifoIinL ff.InnLo nevt read report Of the do
ings Of the Ghlcaeo NomeMs ttnrri, st'.0
Union: AccoruIte 70 HUT, ~ ra,aiiw WE III Rr5rnt
cSssr1 ,sah eo1, Eia a''n - III III knscs. duratycY
speaking athong sooK Eeas ,sn,, ust u epso n.y.
md an alasms Wasts - ai'l.1n In, - 81 Thc
scnt u suosaro rno trt ,cttcrs fram narties
lady also reaH a hnar4n5P v Pa nnn
wishes Tor ti e2tSa 'sa eoeefss * ~ ., sth ss so
Mrs. Johnle y. Wlihe, o. In opath ~ H. ;rn,
unoh Sayc ,tc1 m H. Sop,l work #, her diyIs
to ad tc say al Xnor tc most recent re- m nno
vations was the tehpcramee Sorec,rotso' frt;, o n
slcccss OF wt'cll, os q mcans ol loloin.,n5 ne@
prayct appetltes' "as a'rca''S pe5ona pe'al'eh'
tu{e. r. Foo1kncr. Of tho South st1o Band Of
Hope, said ho had Just 1ctufhGa lrons tne EfaIss
and was rcady to open ING lali eanp9lEn. ner
o haa been % c1eu ns ec TO ease' sa
Mrs. Willing further instaneed tho fat thaI t5
the reform was spreading on tho South s!uo
through the ascnEy Of roform elub' $40
called attention to the practice of sunday pleas
on e o E" a b,ntcd IT tat
r.. a.. 49, F.tt1
would be good acld Tor LILO exercise oI 1alta
as we'll ns worss; .. .,,o,x..
Mrs. Brown. OF Evanston, read M ellcourug-
ing report Of the do'pgs Of the cold-watcr army
Of that place.
DELEGATES.
On motion Of Mrs. Willing, the Convention
then proceeded to elect delegates to tho Wo-
mems National Temperance Convention, which
ncctsQt Newark, N. j., in October. Tho cleo
ton resulted as follows: ..m..
Nr,t District-atra. Jennie F. willing; alter.
nate Mis-. 4. r. Kelly.
Second Dltfrtet:-Mrs. II. d. IIolyokei .aitcrnate,
Mn: s.. Rounds,
fMrd ~ N;srss7Miss Al Frances Il. willard; alter
halst Ata. =. y: Hasocft.
The Convention then adjourned until 2:8o In
thG afternoo1l. .,., o.,o ia,
The Convention rcasscmblcd At a:so, with q
perceptlble iIlcreaso IN the attendance. Thu
exercises opened with somc very fa!r singing by
quaTtette led BY Mira. I!olyoke, and with
prayer hy tho Rcv. slr. Jcwett-
10 Mra. NJ. a. Cummings, Mrs. L. y; Rounds,
and Mrs. a. !: L. BROWN, were chosen m ytee-PEcsi-
dents of the Third, Second, and Third Congress
fioMai Districts, respectively.
Iho ConveItson mest ~ Listened TO the n delivery
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