West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-09-19
w. G.. T. Z.
THE WORK OF THE YEAR.
Annual Report.
WOman's Christian Temperance
Union of West Virginia.

OhlOh II
(NoTE-MRs. THOMPSON BEING ABB,
SENT, THE REPORT WAS READ BY
MRS. NJ. NJ. LOVE, OF GRAFToN.)
To our President, and Members Of
w. Q. T. y. in ConUention assembled
One year ago there came to us,
daughters of West Virginia, a call,
a loving call. It's low, sweet
tones of love came to us in our
homes, as we were engrossed in our
daily cares. Its voice entered our
hearts, entwined itself with the in
terests of our lives, touched the
chords of love that ever v.brate
with intensest feeling, for it asked
us to join the sisterhood of States,
and lend our aid in shielding our
fathers, husbands, sons and broth
ers, from the fearful influences cast
as net about their feet by the
destroyer of our Nation-the in
toxicating cup.
Gladly we received the word, wei
come, from the organizer of South
ern Work, dear Mrs. Mcleod. JOY
ously we clasped hands and step
ped within the ranks. Earnestly
we pledged ourselves to work for
God and Home, and N alive Land.
You are assem- bled here to day,
to learn how we have kept that
pledge. With gratifed pride, l
submit The record of this year old
child,
THE woMEN's CHRISTIAN TEMPER
ANCE UNION OF WEST VIRGINIA.
The Temperance notes have
been sung WITH no uncertain tones
and to-day the echoes from Martins
burg meet and mingle with those
from the Ohio. Let us catch them
and interpret their mystic voices.
To Martinsburg, as eldest sister,
we must accord the first place.
This eldest sister will be Just Is
months old September 9th, but then
she seems to be a very precoclo1s
child, and to prove my opinion cor
rect, we will allow her to speak for
herself through her Secretary, Mrs.
Fannie Westall.
THE MARTINSBURG UNION AND BAND
OF HOPE.
eve number II: we hold cottage
meetings, Friday evenings and
conduct meetings in the county
and almshouses, Sundays. Bust
ness meetings once a month. The
little ones have not been forgotten
The Band Of Hope numbers $50
Nor have the wants of the young
men been overlooked. A pleasant
room at the B. & 0. hotel, furnish
ed with organ, comforts, conven-
fences, beauties and literature
with open doors, offers pleasant
retreat for leisure hours. a libra
ry of 200 volumes furnishes liter
airy recreation" This Is months
sister tells us, too of bank account
after an expenditure OF S195, Of
S131.27. | am quite sure, after list
ening to her record, you will fine
no fault if bid adieu to her work
by saying-"She hath done we'll
KEYsER UNION AND BAND.
To Keyser we will next turn oul
attentive ear, and while listening
we will learn that each union has {
work peculiar to its own surround
ings and while general laws apply tt
all, circumstances control the plar
of work, and furnish variety o
methods in fighting our common
enemy. Our sisterhood of Keysel
have presented a valiant front t.
this iniquity, and have undaunted
ly bearded the lion in his den, The
echo becomes stirring war cry
and with Temperance for thei
motto, they have come up to Con
vention with Victory upon thei
banner. The battle has not beer
one of the imagination. An ex
tract from letter received early
in the year says: "Woman's in
fuence seemed to be greatly fearec
by the whisky ring in this place
and we do not misstate facts, wher
we say that the Women had mucl
to do in placing this town in tn
hands of honest, upright Temperot