Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-02-27
ORGANIZATION AND WORK
OF THE w. G.. I. U. IN
BUTLER.
Report of its President, Read at
the End Anniversary Meeting
Held in Butler, Feb. I3, ,'S4.

! the IND Anniversary MeellHS
Held in Butler, Feb. I3, 'S4.
Alta meeting of some of the temper
anee women of Butler on Monday, Feb.
13, 1882, in the United Presby terlan
Church, Womans' Christian Temper
ance Union was organized. After
several meetings for consultation the
Union decided on renting a house,
opening reading and lunch room, and
having q family in the house to take
charge of the same. Also to have
Sabbath afternoon prayer meeting tor
ladies, a Union prayer meeting the flrst
Sabbath of each month, and a prayer
meeting and business meeting once
during each week. This was the plan
of work decided on for the first year,
and was carried out as near as possible.
At our first meeting fourteen ladies sign
ed the Constitution and pledge, thus be-
coming members of the W. G. L. I. OF
Butler, At the close of the year 30
members were reported The expen-
ses for tie first year were, for rent and
repairing, $3.50; water tax and coal,
$27, light and other expenses, about
$40. Before renting the house it bad
been decided to raise a sufficient
amount by subscription to cover the
rent. This was partially done. The
following are the amounts Of money
contributed to the Union the first year:
for rent of house, S55 was contributed
by the following persons, Rev. r G.
Ferguson, Mrs. W. T. Wylie, Mrs. j.
D. McJunkin, Mrs. Anna f. Russell,
Mary E. Sullivan, Mr.. Wilson Gra-
ham, Rev. w E Oller, Mr.. VIM. Bart
ley, Mrs Judge Bredin, Mrs VIM.
Campbell. Also $33 was contributed
for carpets and window shades by the
following persons: Mrs. j. D. McJun-
kin, Mrs. w. 7. Wylie, Mrs. VIM.
Campbell, Mrs. N. D. Black. Mrs. e.
NJ Ferguson, Mrs John Bickel, Mrs.
r. P. Scott, Aggie Shaw, Mrs. Dale,
Mrs Anna E. Russell, L. S. McJunkin,
Mrs. L. Z. Mitchell, Mrs S. Kipp, Mrs.
Mary Sullivan, Mrs. Donaghy, Mrs.
w. P Roessing, Mrs Aggie Crafty, Mrs.
Meyer, Mrs. Alf Wick and Mrs. kel-
ly. Books, magazines and papers were
contributed by the following persors:
Mrs Rev. Ferguson, Mrs Reed Bry-
son, MIS-. J. D. McJ unkin, Mrs. W. T.
Wylie, Mrs. w D. Brandon, Mrs. T.
G. Campbell, Mrs VIM. Campbell,
Miss M. E. Sullivan, Mrs Emma Ney-
man, Rev. n E. Brown, pastor of the
Harlansburg U P church, sent one
half dozen bibles, and also subscription
for Weekly Witness tor one year; j. ID.
Negley, the Butler CITIZEN, for one
year; Mrs Wylie, Presbyterian Jour
nal and the New York Tribune daily
for one year; Mrs. VIM. Campbell,
Temperance Advocate, one year. The
following persons contributed furniture
suitable for both reading and lunch
rooms: Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Emma
Burtner, Mrs VIM Campbell, Mrs. W..
7. Mechling, Mrs. 7 J. Lowman, Mrs.
n. D. Black Mrs. n A. Bryson, Mrs.
Alex. Russell, Mrs j. D. McJunkin,
Mrs. w P Roessing, Mrs. W. d.
Brandon, Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Jas.
Kearns, Mrs Kipp, Mrs. John NJ.
Thompson, Mrs. Chas. Duffy, Mrs. W..
T. Wylie, Mrs Gouc her, Mrs. l. j.
Mcbride, Mrs Dr. Redick, Mrs. M.
Kearns, Mrs K. Marshall, Mrs. John
H. Negley, H. c. Heineman, AL Rel
ber, Ritter & Ralston. Printing do
mated by Eagle and CITIZEN Offices, S6;
by Herald Office, part of the bills for
festival Finding that the contributions
would not meet the years expenses,
the ladies of the Union concluded to
have festival, asking the people to
give cakes, cream, &c. Their request
met with a liberal response, and S95
was realized The report thus far has
been principally a statement OF the
business for the year The first year
IF our organization was more burden
some than anticipated, and less real
work done than we could have desired.
We will now endeavor to give brief
statement of the temperance work done.
Beside the reading matter already
named, which was contributed with
the hope that in the near future we
could greatly aid our citizens in secur-
ing public reading room, we, as a
Temperance Union, made the follow
ing contributions, as beginning OF u
temperance library: Fifty-three vol
umes of the "Fireside Temperance Lii
brary," the Cough Library" also
temperance tracts, "Union Leaflets, y
"Union Hand-bills," whole series Of
Reading on Beer and Cider" twenty
five copies of Organization and Work
of W. G. T. U. Miss Frances Will
lard's Book on Temperance Wor *, and
Constitutional Amendment Manual,
by Mrs. Judith Ellen Foster These,
with other tracts and PAPER were plac
ed in the room. A ladies' prayer
meeting was held regularly on Sabbath
and Tuesday afternoon. Just here we
will refer to the first attempt to organ
ize womans' temperance work in oul
county A call was made in 1881 to
the ladies of the county, to meet witt
Mrs. Swift and Mrs Watson President
and Secretary of State Union, in tht
Presbyterian Church, of Butler, for the
purpose of organizing county Union
The women failed to respond to the
call, and nothing was done in that di
rection until after our organization as {
: Local Union in Batter, when another
; call was issued by the State officers fol
the same purpose. Owing to the fac
of our having local Union we were
> in position to aid in the work. Th,
call was responded to, and county or
ganization affected Dec. 6, 1882. Mrs
Swift, Mrs Mair and Mrs. Spencer, 0
Allegheny, were present to take charg'
:, of the convention. Miss Narcissa Z
White, of Grove City, Mercer county
lectured in the Court House the even
ing before the convention All expen
ses of lecture and convention were me
by our Union. At the close of tn,