Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-11-03
LADIES MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

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b TX IL "'r!rck. hu' - rcu!y al TIL
! | .di,s CAM from d.slancr--nn," Il VIM
several miles to wulk-lt WIS l2 o'clock
, 'ctorc the president calico the meeting
To CT Ter.
| The usual routine of prayer and singing
was followed by the reading OF EXTRACTS
from religious papers, contrasting the
htrdship1 of early Christian lie with the
mr.e enlightened sentiments of our own
times.
Mrs. Hagsdnrn, the secretary, regretted
that there should have been mistake
made in reporting the amount OF money
sent last year from Auecoites to the main
I society. They should have been credited
with 8ls, whereas only 80 Was placed 10
then name. One new member WIS added
10 the roll call.
After the nrj 'urnmcnt of The meeting
,hrre was an eager inspection Ut lunch
, baskets, Il table Was quickly spread, ami
things del ghtlul to the eyes at hungrI
miss onary alder, b,il thereon. The cod,
. keen all had given good nnpejItcs and
! Uca utiiu hnv had also added III, ret
The view from the windows of Mr..
| Whites house is enough, or on, Int to re.
40 nsp ire one with heavehward thoughts.
Mount Baker points silently, grandly up
ward, It's pure ice>crowncd head among
tile CLOUDS and stars. One recalls to mind
one OF Mir Halt's notices, "Lon& mp, anI
not down forward. and not hnck." The
water, hills and trees all iolm II charming
p,c,urr, that is indeed "a joy forever"
I In the a'tlnoon the l.. G. +. L. held
: their meeting. The president, Miss Carrie
| White, conducred the business OF the
meeting with much grace and dignity.
! Miss Emily HnSadurn assisted, ana wlta
clcsi. ringing vote, led tue singing.
After the u,incss of the meeting had
been disposed oi-varloas committees
having r,ported progr Sd in the work
! Dr. V,rnon, oi L,conner, was IntraduC'd
ny Miss White, and proceeded to speak
On the Temperance question, IN regard ("
us poliri:ai braing>. Dr.. Vernon, W.
! hear. is a s,rt OF TRINITY Ia hims II. unit
! ny the professions Of doctor, lawyer,
minis or, and lastly. temperance lecturer.
The doctor is ceitan ly eloquent, and re
! minded us of John Il. Cough he has
! some what the saune style, the earnest, rap
| ut delivery, and although it is many year.
since we heard Mr. Cough. We Thought OF
him Immediately. The speaker told OF
the difficulties N the why of prohibition
ia Territory, which, hcing amcnn'le To
! he general government. cannot pass Ws
| ia conf ct wi II the constitution OF The
! United Sat,s. And as the n ajotl,y at
the senator's were addicted to ,iruk, it
would lie a stuppnd"us dcrtaking To
Ity 10 get their infu nee in iavJr of
the Temperance cause. Benevolent ladies'
| 10 WMshinIton had formed a society to
take ere ut drunken senators, To save
them fr. IN dis. race. Dr.. Vernon spoke
OF the disintegratinn of the Republican
party in cons quence of the temperance
qlestion having invaded politics and
having Income "a national issue. lie
thought that it it should dsntrrrale be-
cause at this question, and could not stand
the pressure oil it, Why, let il. IL spoke
| with much sat sfaction al the Passage by
the lrgisl .urc at the Woman Suffrage
lade.. bidiing them prepare themselves
for their privilege.
himself as. II champion, appointed by a
Union Temperance meeting nj Olympia
Vt the rights of the Temperance people,
who will try to bring to justice those who
infringe the laws aid licences provided as
n protection against the "denon alcohol
He solicited names and subscriptions of
one dollar each, to carry on the work
! The first one thousi nj names are to be
| litbographe,l; also pictures of all of the
one thousand who should send them, maxi
ing large engraving to he hung in the
capitol at Olympia, with the hope that
The sl,aky senator who loves bis Triple too
well, may, seeing the dread one thousand
guzng at him with stern disapprobaiien,
br induced through fear of those dreadful
eyes TO change his mind, sign The pledge
and vote for prohibition, local option,
high lcencc or ANYTHING that the Que
! Thousand may desire. Dr. Vernon did
not say exactly this, hu, probably would
it be had thought Of il
H. expressed himself MS both surprised
and pleased II, the large number gathered
about thirty, we bellevc--and after u
cup of tea, THAT cheers. but not inebri-
ntes." departed with friends for Laconner.
We also left. frelin. refreshed and lnvig>
orga,ed, and wishing That social reonipns
un the island might he more ir quent to
cheer our somewhat isolated existence
and lit from both mind and heart the
household Cares that too often he heavily