National Republican., 1883-09-26

its orga nzation in April, 1883, a membership
Of tw enty, tho election Of Emma Brown as
presid ent and Miss Miller as secretary, the
holdin of public meetings, &C.
Auxiliary No. z, Of Ryland, reports ITS or
ganization on May 90, 1883 a membership of
thirtythrce and the election of Marion X.
Hendloy as president and Toco Cogswell as
secretary.
In an interesting resume of the work ac-
complishod during the year, tho report con-
tinues to show that two new unions were
formed, making seven in all, and increasing
the total membership to 100 The meetings
in various churches, the press and printers
reception, the meetings at the Protestant Or
phan asylum &C., are described.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was devoted principally
to speoch-making rocitations, and music.
Mis-. Anna M. Linvllle presided, and after
scriptural readings and prayer introduced
Rev. L. ID. Huntley, ID. D., who delivered an
address of welcome to the delegates and their
friends He referred in glowing terms TO the
work being done by the ladies all over the
land, and said they had inspired temperance
tidal wave, which would sweep from tho
Pacific to the Atlantic.
Mrs G. b. Buell., secretary Of the National
w. g. II. u, was tho next speaker Her
delivery was pathetic and eloquent and kept
the audience spellbound. She said that there
are 10000 women enlisted in the w. G. T. u,
who are at work battling "for God and home
and native land, away up in the frigid
north, down in the sunny south, on the
rolling prairies of tho west, and away down
east at tho Jumping off place." 1t has
been said that tho temperance women
have gone into politics. "Yos," she
remarked with vehemence, "but the liquor
traffic went in first and we followed them.
The temperance women of America orc on
their trail" Several touching incidents of
the crusade we're then related, and referring
to the Bands of Hope scattered over the
country, the speaker said "They comprise a
vast army of children. There are hundreds
of thousands of them marshaled under the
temperance banner. There is another
army. The young ladies of the land
ore organizing and doing great good,
because when the young ladies take the lead
the young men will not be found far behind.
| They have organized kitchengartens in nearly
all the northern and eastern cities, and are
instructing children how to make home
pleasant. In the same cities tho women have
| gone into police station work, and each station
is furnished with police matron to minister
to female prisoners. The railway men are
organizing, too, under female influence. So
are the boys in blue. Numerous unions have
been organized among the soldiers and sailors
The colored people have become infected with
the great work. and are forming organizations
in all of the southern states, and we have
| even penetrated the stolid ranks of the Ger
mans and Scandanavians,.an .and they are join
ing our army"
Mrs. w. II. Pope then sang with splendid
effect the solo, mo Drunkard is There" and
the Ryland chapel choir rendered several SC.
lectons. Miss Ida Rodgers recited in q
thrilling manner "The Drunkard's Death
Mrs. La Fetra read the following letter from
Mrs. Clara l.. Roach:
Dearly beloved, grace be unto you and peace
| from God our Father and from the Lord Jesu:
| Christ. thank my God upon every remembrance
| of you. Through the allwiSe providence of a loV
| ing Heavenly am absent from your midst
| watching by the bedside of my precious boy Your
| tested by loving messages left at my home and
coming to me through the mail, have cheered and
| strengthened me. The God of all grace is with
| us. While the cup is bitter, yet If our
| child is needed for heavenly service We
give him back to God without murmuring
| upon you, dear women, of God during the con
vention. a. Let all things he done decently and in
| order" and let us give unto Him who has re
deemed us and led us, blessing and glory and
| wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power
| and might forever and ever. Yours, in His COM
forting love, CLARA L. ROACH.
Mr. Saxton, vice president of st. Patrick'i
Total Abstinence society of this city, was ther
introduced and made an earnest and interest
ing address, He said the Catholics of thi
country are not indifferent to temperance
They have hundreds of organizations all owe
the United States and new ones are rapid!
springing up Many notable divines of tn
chuch are entering upon the work, and sue
cess is almost assured. The meeting was thel
closed with the benediction. ~