West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-12-03

work that she try her powers oe
persuasion on them to induce tboua "
to come with US. ni
This question of how to ra;.o
money for our work, is one SO fro
quentIy asked of me, that at times
| feel as though | were a huge ;n
terrogation point, re-echoing. how
how?
Having been blessed by natnro
with the gift Of Pandora's boz
with large share of hope inclosed
l am not easily turned back in this
work for God, Home and Native
Land.
l will tell you something about
the efforts of W. c. T. U. not in
West Virginia. The meetings Of
the Union were being more and
more neglected till it was evident
to everybody that the efforts of two
or three good women was all that
was keeping the Society from death
itself.
The ladies decided to hold their
meetings around at the houses of
the members instead of in the
church. Once a month thev
would stay for their supper. In
order that no extra trouble would
be given to the person entertain
ing, the supper was confined to
sandwiches and coffee, or some
thing of that nature. In the after
noon, during the transaction Of
the business of the Union, the la.
dies were busy with their fancy
work of various kinds. The arti-
Giles thus made were sold for the
benefit of the w. G. 7. U. In the
evening, the young folks of the
neighborhood were invited to be
present and by readings, recitations
and music, contribute to the en-
joyment of the company. Any
amount of good, sensible temper
ance sentiment could be dissemin-
ated in this way. must say |
have great faith in the effect Of
these pleasant, social evenings.
Any woman has young friends,
not particularly interested in the
Temperate work, who to oblige
her, when the w. G. I. U, meet
at her house, would contribute
their share to making the eve
ning's entertainment a success.
You know someone says:
"When ground in yonder social mill
We rub each others angles down."
The most of Us need considerable
grinding. At these meetings you
might have a contribution box in
some conspicuous place, where
anyone who wished to contribute
to the work could do so, as the spir-
it moved him.
Another novel plan is to have
what you call nickel Entertain
ment." Arrange a program, litera-
ry and musical, charging one nick
ell admittance. If these entertain
ments become wonderfully good or
wonderfully popular, you might
be able to obtain two nickels adj
mittance fee. If you have a "Band
of Hope" and every town must
have one, you can always gain a
good-sized audience by having
the children of the Band give some
sort of entertainment.
Another way of doing good work
is for every gentleman to take
some interest in the young men in
his employ, and the wife of every
employer should feel that she has
some duty to fulfill towards her
husbands employees.
But I must not allow my pen to
tell you of the castles in the air.
, l build about what would do II
had castle"
But let me urge you to take an
interest in the young men OF your
towns and cities who have no other
homes than boarding houses. You
who have homes, remember the
, homeless ones and help them fol
, the sake of Him who had not
, where to lay His head.
) Wheeling, November 26, 1884.
The Beer ScOurge.