The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-10-11
WOMEN WITNESSES.
Miss Willard and Others Given a Hear
ing by the Senate Committee.
National Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union---Its Methods OF Work.

The National Women's Christian Temper
ance Union were given n hearing before the
Senate Committee on Education and Labor
at New York. Miss Frances T. Willard. Of
Chicago, President of the union gave a
condensed statement of the organization,
its growth and methods of work She
said the union is often called the sober sec
ond thought of the crusade in the winter
of 1874, and which, through prayer and
persuasion, resulted in closing 20 saloons
The society comprises thirty-four States
and three Territories, and organizations
with over 5000 local societies and fol-
lowing of over 10 900 Experience had sug-
gested the advsaDhity of dividing the
work OF the society into departments, and
in every case where a special department.
OF work has seemed to lie called for some
woman has been raised to stand at the head
of such department First in the order OF
evolution stands the department of "Hered-
ity," which aims TO teach women who come
together in companies the relation Of
parental influences and natal inheritance to
the drink habib Besides this department is
that of 'Hygenic," which aims TO give a
better understanding OF the methods of
daily living, especially regarding food,
cleanliness, exercise, ventilation, and the
whole physical conduct of life. Under the
instruction stands first, it's subdivisions
being Sunday-schools, juvenile unions,
temperance literature influencing the press
conference with ecclesiastical, Sunday
school, educational, and medical associa-
tions, and relative statistics The scien-
tihc instruction embraces the Introduction
OF text books INTO the public SC. ools, set
ting forth the nature and effect OF alcohol
on the system. Sunday-school work aims
to give the thus saith the Lord regarding
the use OF Intoxicating liquors MS a bever
age The department OF juvenile unions
endeavorS TO teach children the duty OF
total abstinence by a regular course Of
study-scientitic, ethical and governmental.
A military feature is introduced for boys,
and prizes offered for the best essays. Eff
forts are made to gain the co operation OF
ecclesiastical bodies and whenever synod
or conference is held some representative
of the society is usually present. The De-
partment of Relative Statistics endeavors to
collect the best and latest statistics regard
ing pauperism and crime and present the
saIse TO the people until such time as the
Government shall appoint committee to
take The matter in hand.
Mrs. w. G. Buell. spoke of the department
OF influencing the Press" and said that
recognizing the power of the press, the
union has during the last four years endeav-
ored to enlist the press by securing columns
to be edited by women appointed by the
VI ioOehiiOg, VI w oSSA1iO VIC iiiSCA :
ton OF extracts from standard authors of
scientific temperance works and from the
writings and speeches OF prominent men
and women.
Mrs. Mary II. Hunt gave an account of the
efforts of her department to introduce text
books into the public schools OF the coun-
try, giving a short account OF legislation
in Michigan, Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, which gave TO their States law
for compulsory temperance. Other ladies
present and in charge Of departments ex-
planned the working of each department
and its purpose. The ladies present Were:
Miss Frances T.. Willard, OF Chicago, Presi-
dent; Mrs. Caroline T.. Buell., Easthampton,
CT, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Mary l.
Burt, BROOKLYN President of the New York
State Union Mrs Mary IL Hunt, Hyde
Park, Mass, Superintendent of the Depart
ment' o Scientific Instruction; Mrs. c. c.
Afford, Brooklyn, Secretary of the Scientific
Department. Mrs Frances ]. Barnes, New
York. Superintendent of the Department Of
Young Women's Work; and Miss Annie A.
Gordon, Avondale, Mass, private secretary
of Miss Willard