Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-20

session in New York City Of the United States ate
cation.l
The National Women's Christian Temper
ance Union were given u hearing before the
committee on the I'd. Miss Frances E. Will
ard, of Chicago, President of the Union, gave
a condensed statement of the organization,
its growth md methods of work. She said tho
Union is often allied the sober second thought
of the crusade in the winter of 1874, and which.
t tl9sinT g g5ay sa,o ana p The soeiety re eomprise 1a
thirty-four States and three Territories. and
organizations with over 5000 local societies
b had ,d fel1oxi5s tS Sf e eysr i5;GS9; o a1P SiTidins
the work of the society into departments,
and in every case where a special department
of work has seemed to be called q FOR or. some some
of such department.. First in the order of
evolution stands the department of "Hered-
ity." which aims to t aSn women W who !, come come
Influences and natal inheritance to the. drink
habit Besides this department is that. of
standing Of the methods Of daily living, es-
pecially regarding food, cleanliness, exercise.
ventilation and the whole physical conduct of
life. Under the educational division of the
work. scientific instruction stands first, its
subdivisions being Sunday-schools, juvenile
unions, temperance literature, influencing
day-school, educational and medical associa-
tions, and relative statistics. The scien-
titic instruction embraces the Introduction
forth the nature re- and effect of alcoho;l on the
system. Sunday-schOOl work aims to give the
thus saith the Lord" regarding the use of in
ment of juvenile unions endeavors to teach
children the duty of total abstinence by u
regular course of study--scientitic, ethical
and governmental. A military feature is in
troduced for boys, and prizes offered for the
best essays. Efforts are made to gain the CO.
operation of ecclesiastical bodies. and when
01-nr n vn0 ~ 0NVf ~ 10 hold cNvNo ~nyp
resentative of the society is usually. present.
The department of relative statistics en-
deavors to collect the best and latest statis-
tics regarding pauperism and crime, and pre-
sent the same to the people until such time
as the Government shall appointa committee
to take the matter in hand;
influencing the Press" and said that, recog-
nizing the power of the press, the union has
during the last four years endeavored to en-
list the press by securing columns to be edited
by women appointed by the union of the To-
cality, or to secure the Insertion Of extracts
ance works and from the writings and
speeches of prominent men and women.
Mrs. Mary H. Hunt gave an account of the
efforts of her department to introduce text
books into the public schools of the country,
giving a short account OF legislation i'll Michi-
gan, Vermont and New Hampshire, which
gave to their states a law for compulsory tenn
and IN charge of departments explained
the working. of each department and it's
purpose. The ladies present We're: Miss
FRANCES p: Willard. of Chicago, President;
Mrs. Caroline B. Buell., Easthanpton. Conn,
Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Mary j.. Burt,
Brooklyn, President of the New York State
Superintendent of the Department of Scien-
ti1ic Instruction; Mrs. c. c. Afford, Brooklyn,
Secretary Of the Scientific Department: Mrs.
ent of the Department of Young Woman's
Work, and Miss Annie A. Gordon. Avondale,
Mass, Private Secretary of Miss Willard.
Alfred A CObnr of San FranniSon Ca>-a bic
views on the labor question, and spoke of the
scarcity Or. absence of lahorers since shut
ting off Chinese immigration. He thought
The committee adjourned sin die, and will
probably meet in Il few days at some point in
New England.