The Panola weekly star., 1883-10-13
ePI1OME or THE WEEK


strife and s.aIwf Investigation.
rfsslphIs Nev taff fHf ~ the IinlgelI etstst
ffhtls Fuht"mm'tshe On f~i'"f fnd hdu
iseiofa ihe committee On the n The Naima
~ Nthsns shfistlsH Temperance f'HlvH
wtte siten hearing Mlss Frances y viii
a'd. ~ thleHHs. President Of she ihlon. sate
aeoudensfd sistemcnt uf the orsaelkailun
4. sfuvth Hna mfthu Hf rafk she said The
,nwn huIt.h rellrd thf snhpt seuuna th'sushf
slosms NJ lslo.."s a"a 'aa,,g ..ns fs,,,,ra y
ihlitt.rbuf Fssses and shfrn faffiofies. and
ORGANIZATIONS with neef ann local sueliiss
Eas E : .,s m'llvslss X sse, iag,, .hsrofl.spess
I've wofh Vt shr forlaiy Into. drpsil,iienli,
sn1 IN rfrfy esen whefr A. special department
~ work had srrmri VI hu called for ssne
wpinan hpa been FaIsed ~ stand at The head
s,elss ss sa. N, e.,e, !" y. q G.a.r s,. q
NY" Witch aims ~ teach woInrn whu uu,nu
fvHrihnf IN companies tho relation OF pafrnt.
~ lnfinenccs and natal inheritance ~ Tho
dtinh hablt. Nc.ldrs thlr hrpaFtmeni Il that
defstandInT Of the methods ~ daily living, cs.
p"riHlly regarding fUpd, rlrnnlurs4 pstftilsr.
ycut iatlpn and tho whole hysicnl conduct oi
lifr.. Vndcr tho rdurailunai division of lhr
WI ~ rfl'utfNt ilNIIttfIWH NtHUnH NtHf4 Tvs
subdvisions being funday.schuolA Nlvthile
unions, temperance literature, influencing
the prnss conference with ecclesiastical, sun.
nny.schonl, educational And medical asspcia'
Tons and relative statistics. The. selcn.
THE Instruction embraces the introduction
OF test.boosr into the public schools. settling
fofth tho nature and effect OF a'cohol on Tho
system. sunday school work aims 10 glvc thu
'hus saith the Lord regarding the use Of In
toxicn'lnF liquors "a q bcvcrnpc. Tho depart
al A. N.ar
children the duty Of total abstinence by 4
regular course of Etudy--sclentlnc, ethical
aud governmental. A military feature IA In.
iroduccd for boys, and prizes offered for tho
best essays. Efforts arc made 10 rnln the co
operation of ecclesiastical hodles, aud when
ever synod or conference II held some rep
Icrcntatlve OF the society IL usually present
The department OF re'atlye statistics cndeav
ors 20 collect the best and latest statistics 70
HnrdinH pauncrism and crine, and present the
same 20 the people until such tim. is the Gov
ernment shall appoint committee 10 take
the matter In hand,
Mrs W. 2. Buell. spoke Of the department Of
influencing the pIo.s," aud said that. rccog
during the last -four years endeavored to en-
list tho press hy securing columns 10 To etiltcs
w women appointed by the union of the local
Wy, or 20 secure the insertion Of extracts fron
standard authors OF scientific tcmpcranc,
works and from the writings and speeches o
prominent mon aud women,
Mrs. Mary II. Hunt gave an account of IN,
efforts of her department 70 Introduce text
books Into tho public schools OF the country
giving short account nf legislation In Mich
gan, Vermont and New Hampshire. which CAV
TO their States law for compulsory temper
ance education. Other ladies' present and II
| charge Of departments explained the WORK
ing OF each department and its pun
pose. The ladies present worei Mis
Frances Y. willard, oil Chicago, President
Mrs. Caroline u. buell. Ensthampton. Conn
| Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Mary l.. Buri
| brooklyn, President OF the New York stat
| Union; Mrs, Mary II. Hunt HYDE Pnrl
Mass. superintendent OF the Department .
| Scientific Instruction, Mrs. &. g. Alfor
brooklyn. Secretary of the Scientific Dcpar
ment; Mrs. Frances ]. Iiarncs. New Yorl
superintendent ofthe Department OF Youn
woman's Work. and Miss Annic A. Gordon
Avondale. Mass. Private Secretary OF Nj.
| Willard.
Alfred A. Cohen. OF San Francisco. gave h
| views on tho labor question. and spoke of III
scarcity or rabeencc Of laDorcrr since shuttin
| on Chinese immigration. lie thought III
fare from China should be reduced.
The committee adjourned sine dc, and wi
probably meet IN few days at some point
New England.