The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-10-09
FRIDAY. OCTOBER o. 1885.
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CONTINUED from last week.

woman's Christian Temperance
Union OF Minnesota.
CONTINUED from last week
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mrs. J. w. Whittier, of Minneapolis,
led the devotional exercises. Mrs. Nor |
rison then reported the good work done
10y the st. Paul union, especially that
among the suffering poor and helpless
victims of the rum curse.
DIR. Mary s. MILESTONE, of Minneap-
oils, State Superintendent of Hygiene
and Heredity, gave her report together
with u very able and and valuable paper
on lleredity, showing the injurious eff
fects of alcohol in the human system,
and that these are transmitted from par
ent 10 child for many generations, and
manifest themselves in various ways
some are made rough, coarse, gross,
abusive and sensul in greater or less de-
gree, while those who refrain from the
use of stimulants, become more moder-
ate intellectual and spiritual.
Mrs. G. S. Winchell reported progress
i'm the line of scientific temperance in
the public schools. In Minnesota tenn
perance is given either orally or i'm con-
nection with physiology, i'm twenty-four
public schools and two Normal schools.
The secretary read report sent i'm by
Miss Norton of Winona, on parlor meet
ings.
Miss Furber, of Cottage Grove, report.
ed unfermented wine used i'm most of
the churches in the State.
Mrs. II. +. Challenger reported the
estimated Scandinavian population of
the State, including the native and for
eign born at 250,000. Seventy lectures
have been given and many pastors are
coming into the work which is progress
ing rapidly. Upwards of $4,000 have
been expended by the state and local
unions for the work.
Dr. Martha q. Ripley, of minneapolis,
was introduced and invited the ladies oi
the convention TO attend the meetings
of the American Suffrage Association
and the State w. S. A., which are to he
held in Minneapolis on Oct. l5-l7.
The report of Dexter Thurber on
Kitchen Garden was read by Mrs. Robe
deau. Four Kitchen Garden schools
had been sustained in Minneapolis dur.
ing the past year and Y. w. CT. L. are
arranging for eight the coming year
Two schools had been conducted by the
y. w. {. i. U. of st. Paul, one i'm Relic
and the other in Drake Hall.
Miss Mcintyre reported 500 pounds o
literature sent To the lumbermen of Min
nesota, in the English, German, Swedish
and Norwegian languages.
Mrs. Neal reported constitution fol
county organizations, which, after sever
al changes was adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Hart, sec. of the state board
Of Charities and corrections, addressed
the meeting, urging the great need o
the cooperation of the w. G. II. Y. in
their work, and made statements re-
garding the jals and lockups of st. Pau
and Minneapolis in support of his ap
peal.
EVENING sEssI$N.
This delightful session or rather enter
tainment was wholly in charge of the Y
w. G. II. L., presided over by Carrie
, HolbrOok, of st. Paul, State Supt. O
Young Womens Unions. Reports wer,
read from the unions of Red Wing, st
Paul, st. Cloud, Winona and Minneap
oils. Alice Brown, of Winona, and Ere,
9 Wright, of st. Paul, sang solos. AID,
8 Hawkins, of st. Paul, and Minnie Pills
. bury, of Minneapolis, recited, greatly t.
the delight of the audience.
The prettiest and most novel featur,
of the evening was the practical exhibi
ton of Kitchen Garden work i'm charg,
III NtIlit ITloG, Vi MlIllcipOllS. n llLLl(
F. kitchen garden maid dressed i'm nil blue
satin and white cap and apron and {
huge feather buster i'm her hand, recite(
"kitchen Garden in High Art" Their
followed the setting of dinner table b,
two little maids, when four little girl
were served by them with bonafidt
dinner, consisting of soup, meats, fruits
etc. Between the various courses tn,
dishes were changed and the cruml
brush skillfully but quietly used. Thes,
little girls were all from one of the Min
neapolis charity classes. The exercises
closed with Duet by two little waiter.
and the audience acknowledged its ap
probation of this "Iiigh Art" entertain
ment by II hearty round of applause.
Last IN order hut not least was tn,
presentation to Mrs. Hobart of beauti.
full set of china of 81 pieces from the
young ladies and women of the conven
ton.
The third days session was given to
reports from Supts. on work among sol
diers and sailors, Sunday schools, youns
wOmens unions, evangelistic work, the
press, franchise, prison work, and the
lecture bureau, and the reports of the
committees on finance and resolutions
followed by the election of officers fo
the ensuing year, and the delegates q
L
the National convention.
The officers elected were as follows:
Pres.-H. A. Hobart, Red Wing.
SEED. =. HAYWARD, st. Cloud.
Cor. Sec.-E. :. Wright Red Wing.
Treas.-A. VI. Henderson. Minneapolis.
cePresidenfs of the Congressional
districts were as follows:
LIST Dist-Mrs. VanSant. Winona
2d Dist.-Emma REYNOLDS, WinnebagO.
81 lbSt.-R. 4. T.. Gale, Faribault.
9TH Dist.-P. Is. Groat, st. Paul.
9th Dist NJ. Wylic, Alexandria.
Delegates Ia the National convention
Mary $. MILESTONE, NJ. D., Minneapolis,
A. Y. Anderson. Minneapolis,
X. G. G. Gale, Faribault,
Mary Norton, Winona.
Alternates:
C. =. Winchell, Minneapolis,
Mrs. Frank Farwell. st. Paul,
Mrs Hailowell, WinOna,
Nellie Prior, Minneapolis.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions were adopted thankin,
the union and women of st. Paul. the
trustees of Plymouth church for the ust
of the church; DR.. Dana for his kline
words, and the newspapers; that the
convention commends the personal eff
forts of all members of the Sunda,
% schools to introduce the teaching o
quaTtcIly temperance icssois ihto tils
Sunday schools; that the convention
urges our women to improve every OPP
portunity TO circulate the pledge of tota
. abstinence; that all women should us,
the ballot prayerfully and carefully il
choosing county superintendent o
schools; that proper efforts be made Il
have dyappointed on the state boarC
of education, board of regents, stat,
board of charities and corrections; tina
the next legislature be memorialized Il
enact law to make scientific temper
ance instruction in our public school,
compulsory; that we take up as ou
special line of work for the coming yea
''The Voters Pledge" ODligating men u
vote for no man to go to the next legs
lature who is not publicly pledged Il
submit to the voters of the state con
stitutiopal amendment for the prohibi