Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-03
TEMPERANCE WORKERS.
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Apti.Ram fetitioss.
The Lancaster county conference OF
Prohibitionist met In st. Paul's Reformed
church this city, this morning.
THE LADIES MEETING.
The ladies' met In the audience room q,
Do. III. The meeting WAS not large one,
not moro than forty ladies being present, !,
including delegates from several unions 10
different parts Of the county.
After devotional exercises, under direo.
tion Of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Of Lancaster, Mrs. II. w. Smith. OF
Philadelphia, was called upon to preside
over the conference.
Without further preliminary work the
organization Of . Lancaster County
Woman's Christian Temperance union was
effected by tho election Of the following
named officers:
/. President-Mrs. Turner, Little Britain.
Cor. secrctary-Mrs. Collins, of Little
Britain.
REQ. sesretsry-Miss sallie Edwards, Of
Strasburg.
Treasurer-Mrs. Spencer, OF Strasburg
Supt. of Scientific Temperance Work
Miss Harriet Curtis, Lancaster.
Supt. OF Department of Temperance
Literaturs-Miss l.. Ellen Wright, Lancas
ter.
Mrs. VIM. Patten, of Philadelphia supt.
of young women's work In Pennsylvania
read an interesting report in which was
detailed statistics Of the organization and
growth Of the Woman'B Temperance
Of vrhiah tbara nra In
Philadelphia 4, and in the state 43. The
report presents In earnest language the
Importance of the work contided to the
young women, and urges thorough organ
ization as the means Of accomplishing
1t.
THE GENTLEMEN's CONFERENCE.
At 10 O'Clock, q. m, about twenty five
gentlemen, including several ministers, met
in the lecture room Of the First Reformed
church.
Rev. ID. G. Babcock, secretary OF the
state Temperance committee, was called
to the chair, aud Rev. j. B. Turner, of
Little Britain, was chosen secretary.
Rev. Bsbcock stated the object Of the
conference. which was 10 plan canvass
for petitions to the Legislature in favor of
submitting . prohibitory constitutional
amendment to the electors of the common
Nc6lLn. k16 buUIuIttou buo IOuOWbuk
of petition, which had been adopted by the
Temperance union of Philadelphia
To ne Honorable ne Senate and House Of
Representatives
Your petitioners, electors Of Peunsylva
MIA, residents of -, do respectfully
pray yonr honorable bodies to submit to
the electors Of the common wealth, in 40.
cordance with article XVIII. section 1, of
the constitution an amendment prohibit
the manufacture and sale Of alcoholic
liquors for use as beverage within this
commonwealth.
Capt. s. II. Hartman asked whether 1t
was to be understood that the proposed
amendment would prohibit the use Of beer
and other malt liquors.
Rev. Babcock reported that the form Of
tho amendment had not been considered !;
personally he would rather have the manu-
fAoture and sale OF whisky tolerated than
to tolerate the sale OF beer. Young men
were much more likely to be lead astray in
the beer saloon than In the tavern. He
favored an amendment that would prohibit
the use of all iutoxioauts az q beverage.
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THE JOINT CONVENTION.
At IL O'Clock o. m, the Union service
was held in the audience room. A hymn
was sung, and prayer offered by Rev. J. b
Turner.