Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-07
v. c. t. U.
|,.,ual Convention of this
Christian Temperance
Union Of Texas.
!. # the Three Days Proceed
-fas Officers Elected for
,bs Ensuing Year


annual tbhNthNiNh
Christian Temperance
B,T,xas convened at Corsicans
s,r glst inst, and continued in
three days,
Inuy Bland Beauchamp, pres
inc state uuien, TO which office
unanimously reelected, and
u aued most ably, presided |
usual grace and dignity. The
M church, which our thoughtful |
the Woman's Christian Tenn
Il. Union of Corsicana decorated !
Il ,uti,uIly with flowers, was
i.odered. and the pastors of
~. denominations Of the city
rs with their pres
conducting, by request,
,tiriual exercises, and also
valuable suggestions, which
eneptly interspersed with com
& "a the ladies' for their thor
Wedge of parliamentary
doency IN discussion and able
The exercises were all con-
I'm true womauly modesty
I'M in the following order:
night of the 2lst inst. AN app
address of welcome from the
rorsicaua was read by Mrs.
Gpkler, who was invited to act
lepresentative. This was fol-
N a welcome from
inches, delivered 10y DR..
pastor Of the Cumber-
syteriau church, which was
louching and poetlcal. Mrs
Johnson of Paris then read "a
,Wfhng and instructive article
,n v0rE
Ra evening Of the nd Miss
March Of Whitesboro read
keMicle on "Soientlfc instruc-
i Children IN the Schools, nshow-
Necessity OF teaching them the
Il Effects OF alcoholic drinks
easiem.
ml poems were delivered by
4 Buchanan aud Mrs. T. o..
BIZ OF WaXahachie. The for
.wtbetic and beautiful, evinc-
poetic genius; the latter was
by request, at the children'a
setting
aast Impressive and interesting
\ q the occasion was the presen-
o. am elegant silver Water
to Mrs Lizzie Johnson
4 .ters of the Woman's Chris
appearance Union, as a testl-
n Of their appreciation Of her
\ nd uutring services, without
y ation. during the past year,
slie Hobbs, d daughter Of our
j; Resideut, was selected TO per
NJ pleasing task, which was
Il gracefully IN a few beauti'
pUching remarks Mrs. John
Owas overwhelmed with sur
this unexpected m9niiesta
Rgard, arose ana expressed hel
Z i1B0w appropriate words, th'
yOf which was Rttestel by the
gratitude which came unbld
De eye. showing that her gen
art was touched by this loving
Esteem
mdsy afternoon there was
citing of the children, which
Vjly attended by young an'
Alright Mrs BeHuChamp IL
Z b request, her annuS! addres
Z as had previously rend before
nltion 1t was able and en-
q b She was followed by Mr.
2 lgRs.auga in an address OF
gd churches in couneetlO
snperance, which containe
god suggestions and aTgJ
lbe Methodist church, bein
~ In the city, WIS selected n
and most important meeting
filed to its utmost capacity
annouuced the day preyiou
b Mr. Scott that the di
bed divine, Rev. DIR. Burleso
@ would fill the pulpit of q
church. He said that he dt
iyocate opposition, but simpl
q iounuounce that there woul
overflow meeting AZ NJ
aade mis- appearance at On
I, az, church soon after the e.
begth, 1t was taken for granite
n W0man's Christian Tempe
Mon had attracted the crow
= the distinguished visitor VIII
ieN This little incident IS r
y show the great change ia puI
ument concerning the women
3 iaAee movement in Corsican
the convention many vi
& efltieise left commenting u
Women, who, actuated by u
Z ei Christ and sympatl
Herring humanity, have
Z ~ public opinion and
POOLE moral heroism, have {
20 70 Use their combined inf
3 conquer the monster evil OF {
successfully accomplish th
Y mans Christian Temperan
/ thoroughly systematized a
I'm INTO separate department
"a owing slate officers havi
(. q Ted az the recent cOnventiC
q nc, Mrs. Jenny Bland Be-
p Denton.
'ponding secretary, Miss An
) Denton,
y. ging secretary, Mrs. Heth
u'er' Mis-. Lucy Knowl
,lnlendent scientific instr
~. Lizzie March, Whitesbo
lhtendent unfermented Wi
yia White, WhitesborO.
q lntendent legislative VOL
= vary Carter, Watauga.
n,etendent Snndsy-sehool wo
" M n Buchanan, Wsxah ACHE,
1pin!endent flower mission, n
erlin, Denton.