West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1884-11-26
W. c. T. Q. NOTES.
By our Corresponding Secretary,
Miss Emma A. Fowler.
Including some Notes from the Ma
tiondL Convention.


From the Report on Young Wo-
mems Work, presented at the Con-
vention at St. Louis, by the Ma
tional Superintendent, Mrs: f. j..
Barnes, we quote the following;
"We would like to republish the
entire report of the young Super
intendent of West Virginia, for
the good advice it contains, but
that wonld hardly be fair, so we
hope it will fall into the hands OF
the editor of the Union Signal, to
appear in it's columns"
AS soon as the National Reports
are ready, we hope every W. G. 4.
U. woman in this State will secure
a copy and study it, as it is brlm-
full Of suggestions, as we'll as de-
tails of the work accomplished In
the last year.
The report of Prison Work, at
the Convention says:
"The work is new but prom1s-
ing beginning for future work has
been laid out. Hopeful CONVEX
sions reported among prisoners and
interesting letters have been re-
cetved from discharged convicts."
In report on Influencing Press
is the following:
"West Virginia finds a champi-
on for the w. c. T. U in the FREE
MAN, which is all real solid W. G..
T. U. doctrine, and brims over with
earnestness."
The report on State and county
Fairs tells us West Virginia has
just appointed a Superintendent
for this line of work, but as the
work is barely started, no report of
results has yet arrived. Take no
tice, Mrs. Superintendent. we will
be calling for report of this work
next June at the Convention at
Grafton.
Likewise from the Superintend-
ent of Scientific Instruction, the
record for West Virginia reads
thus:
mo report, but letters show the
w. G. I. U. of the State are hoping
for and working for compulsory
Temperance education"
Our year ends in June, and re-
ports sent to National Superin-
tendents are to end their record
with the month of June.
Blank reports have been sent
out to all w. G. T. US. We hope
they will be filled up and returned
to the Corresponding Secretary
Immediately. Return them even if
you can answer but a few Of the
questions. You can all fill out
names of officers and that will be
better than nothing.
OUR LOCAL UNIONS.
At CHARLESTON the interest in
w. C. T. U. work is not as deep as
we wish it were. This is partly
due to the fact that some of the
most earnest workers have been
kept at the bedside of sick friends.
They are arranging to hold their
meetings in the evenings at the
homes of the different members
and have the gentleman come and
do their part as honorary mem
bers. We hope the meetings will
be both pleasant and profitable
MALDEN.-W. G. T. U. NEE is
with many discouragements on &C
count of the open violations of law.
We trust our sisters will hold
fast to the right with faith that
laughs at impossibilities and cries
ait shall be donew The great Law
Giver will not always permit His
laws to be trampled under foot.
WELLsBURG.-W. c. T. U. ex.
pect to organize their young la
dies Union some time this winter,
and we think it will be a power in
that community.
Richie G. H.-The Union at
Richie c. H. is alive and vigorous
but not half as earnest as it's wide
awake Secretary would like it to
be.
THE MoUNDsvILLE w. G. T. U