Daily Republican., 1881-10-20
FOURTH EDITION,
IN Z ". q. r. U.
second Days -Election OF
OMesrs-R Resolutions.

Omcofo-R6eOl01 011O0os
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union, met again on Tuesday morn
ing in the Presbyterian Church at Nil.
ford. The meeting was opened by
devotional exercises. The rules of
procedure which were read the
proceeding day were approved. The
secretary then read the report of the
Executive Committee. Copies of plan
of work were distributed. A letter
from Mrs. Martindale. vice.presiIent
for Kent county was read. A corr
mit,ee was appointed to arrange for
the evening mass meeting at the
Methodist church. A report was read
from the committee on Jail work. All
the prisoners Of the STATE visited. the
number and condition of the prisoners
was stated, and altogether the report
wasa very significant document.
paper on juvenile work, prepared
by Mrs. Spierman, and read by Miss
Smith of Smyrna was heard and was
approved.
The afternoon session opened at .
O'Clock, Mrs, Anderson, of Middle
town, leading the devotional exercises,
and immediately the following pledge
for general use in the State was report
! ed ana adopted:
Believing that the use Of Intoxicating
liquors as "A beverage destroys health
and promotes vice and crime | hereby
pledge myself by Gods assistance,
will abstain from all spirituous and
malt liquors, wine, beer and cider, and
that viii not traffic in them to be thus
used, ana tina. | will dimouu,enance
such Manufacture, traffic and use by
others.
Reports were made by delegates of
| the doipgs OF Auxiliary Unions.
An election tor officers was held and
the following were chosen:
President Mrs. $. B,inghurst.
NIrc.pre>!tents-Mrs. A. Chandler,
New Castle county; Mrs. A h. Martin
daie, Kent Mrs DR.. Houston, SUSSEX
Recording Sccrelary-Mrs. Mary l..
Cox,
Corresponding Sec!etary--Miss NJ. S.
IhIles
Trsasurer-Mrs. j. B. Qnigy.
AT the afternoon session. ntlu al the
Presbyterian church, alter half hour
spent in religious services, business was
resumed. Resolutions were adopted as
follows:
WHEREAS, We, the W. G. T. L., of
the State Of Delaware, assembled in
our first annual meeting, desire to en-
press our loyalty and devotion to the
cause which eullsIs our attention and
efforts, therefore, be it,
Resoved--l. We are fully perSuad-
ed that total abstinence from all intoxi
eating beverages, is the only groaud
for successful stand against the in
sidious foe, which lies in wait in every
village and town of our Sia,e To entrap
the unwary.
.. While We ha ieve moral suason
and must be dlligeut IN its use, yet il 1t
not suiiiccn. 10 stay tbis great evil and
we, there ore, announce ourselves. The
Legal floTe Protection Party, of Deii-
ware, ana derlaIt our hostility to tie
legalZei liquor traffic. and to every
enemy of the home and family.
;. We desire 10 congregate tn" friends
OF temperance on the progress o, righ'
iment in the South and West, and
Hereby pledge ourselves To ali the TEN
perance organizations of this State to
labor diligently to the end that all our
friends may be united sentiment and
measures to extripate the inquitious
traffic.
/ We believe the time has come
when uutermented juice OF the grape |
ought 10 b" used ou the Sacramental
table in preference 10 alcoholic wine. |
3 We hereby solicit the iuteres. and |
attention of thu W. \. &. T. L., which |
meets IN Washington on the 18th inst, |
and express our earnest desire TO have |
their organized effort To conduct Il cam
paign for the overthrow OF the legal |
Traffic III ardent spirits in this State, |
as we sincerely believe such effort
~on'd add another State TO the number
where the home and family lind legal
protection against the aOOIninatiou
with which wecOntend.
The mass meeting AT night in the
Methodist church was addressed by
Revs. Craig and Eldrdge, of the Bap
tist church, and the Rev. NJ. A Rich
ards, otst PAul's church. Wilmington