New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-15

| WOhhS OF CHARITY AND TEMPERANCE.
MEETING OF THE woMAN's NATIONAL CHRISTIAN
| TEMPERANCE UEION-EXERCIsEs OF THE HOW
ARD MIssIoN-AcTIoN OF THE NATIONAL TEN
| PERANCE UNION.
The anniversary meeting of the Woman's
National Christian Temperance Union was held yeser
day at 1890 a. m. in the Broadway Tabernacle, Mrs.
Mary r. Bush, OF Brooklyn presiding The church was
| filled carly, but mostly with After the
| opening exercises Mrs. Bush, who is the cor
| responding secretary Of the society, delivered
| an address its history aud plans and
spoke with enthusiasm of the encouraging signs Of the
future. Mrs Mary II. Hunt, Of Boston, then spoke on
| " The Educational Power of Temperance Work" She
discussed at length the evil effects Of alcohol on the It's
sues OF the human body MIRA G. c. Afford Of Brooklyn,
chairman of the Publishing Committee and publisher
the official organ OF the society," then gave history
the paper. Mrs Mary A. Woodbridge, Of Ohio paid o
tribute to the work done by the women Of that State in
| the cause OF temperance.
In the afternoon the chapel attached the church
was crowded with people in attendance the young
ladies' temperance meeting After the usual devOOns,
m address made by Miss Elizabeth Greenwood, OF
Brooklyn, on importance OF Working for the Children"
She told Of many touching Incidents which tho juve-
nile members OF families had been, by their puny
Efforts the OF their parents salvation. Other ad-
dresses were made by Mrs A. G. Cummings on " Teu-
perance in the Social World and by Miss Julia Coleman
on IT importance Literature" Miss Eva Bruce and Miss
Vaudeville also made "A few remarks.
The nineteenth anniversary OF the Howard Mission
and Home for Little Wanderers largely attended in
the Academy Of Music last evening" Upon the front of
the stage was grouped number OF little girls Of the
infant class. dressed in white with pink and blue sashe
with one little boy in the centre Behind these, and
front OF the drOp curtain, the and officers
OF the institution and members Of the Bible classes
After tho opening music uI nshed by amateur band
from BROOKLYN the drop curtain was raised. disclosing
about I'D chhdren OF the Mission. The girls were
dressed In nlte ana occupied the lower seals. The
appearance Of tue stage was much admired.
The exercises were ncrsperseh WIN singing by the
children. under the dire cOn OF Theodore l.. Perkins
PRAYER offered by Tho Rev. Dr. William LLOYD. OF
commcndaliou Of the work OF the Mission, and drew
lessons from the Divine charity OF Christ The infant
which called forth applause. The Rev. DR.. John fcddc,
of Chicago, follow with address urging the claims
N g. Hatch, who T. president Of he Board of Trustees Of
carus lOr huOSci lpi'oh7 were Grcuattu WnS NylO-
phi no solo was Performed After further cX-
crcIses by the Infant class and singing by
the older children the audience dsmlssedwith the
brncdction OF The Rev. DR.. Pcddle.
Tho fifteenth annual meeting Of the National Temper
Society held III the afternoon No. IS Reale
81. William E. Dodge the president Of the society. oc-
lug secretary read the annual report. The report
states The various temperance organizations anu other
crcst during Tie past year. and The temperance reform
work OF the suciey 10 create temperance lit
ertture and $4,000 has been expended 10 that end
It was recently res9vs4 by o the m'TaGrrs to raise
TO give $4,000 toward this fund.- provided
the additional $4,000 Is raised. prom
lnent feature 81 the work was the
Introduction OF temperance textbooks into the public
schools. with view To teaching the effects OF alcOnol
the human system. Another feature In the edu-
cAtOua work II tho establishing mt OF temper
An effort to secure an amendment TO the
Constitutions ~ the States, pruhiDting the
ufncturr and sale of intoxicating liquor beverage,
has been prosecuted extensively. a National CODyen-
ton tu nominate candidates for President and Vice
President has been cl d 10 meet IN Cleveland on June
IL H. effort TO establish cUfcr.houseS has received
have been organized IN Ne" YORK and Brooklyn. ono
with "A Caunl stock $50 900 aud the other al $50 600.
Several CON rhOuscs have EN- opened ms private enter
priscs. he to al receipt gIyr been Si73l6 10, and
The total expenditures FI7,3d6 80. In the election
which .ollUWe William t. Dodge WAS Reelected pres
id"ut; j. y. StearBs crttlTy, ana II. Is. Speman,
treasurer
mrctlng was also held IN the evening at the Broad
way Tabernacle. william l.. Dodge presided. Among
those who occupied SEATS on the platform were the
Rev. Dr. I. L. Cuylcr, the Rev Br. SABINE James IucOtt,
Newell, and j. W. e. ,vrrldg". William i. Dodge, In
his Introductory ks said that the year just closed
and that II would have been stil more successful
had 1t been FOR the great influx Of Foreigners INTO
tins country who trough the customs ~ the Old World
with them. The result Of labor III the cause OF temper
nnce were beginning to show themselves. Maine had
shown what n STATE could do In saving its people.
Kansas promised adopt the course, AMI IL
HOPED that one stare after another would, sooner
OF later. fail into the same line
abstract Of the annual report was then read by the
'Onding secretary The Rev. william Loosen read
resolution, which adopted, extending the thanks
the exclusion OF from tho brilliant entertainments
the White House. Resolutions were also read com
mcndlnR the course taken by Kansas aud Iowa 10 Sc
prohibition, nd the efforts made to have scientific
instruction the subj ct OF tomperance In the puDnO
schools temperance addresses made 0y the Rev.
Dr. Cuyler, the R"v Dr. C. N. Sims and Mrs. NJ H. Hunt