The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-05-01


R-pprt Of Sat-. Bsni / Il .i,- The
~o'k !. prngr'.ssiag 6os'y. ) nee the
Of the s,boul in Fob, !
ll3 names have besn snrnlicd. Tire
= -r.E- Att~udsuc. NJ thu meetings has
h~-u 66. The school il divided into |
10 clss-s-, A..d saeL class under the
direction 4 ia tsscher 10 pursuing the
eovrre e l,,s"rA given in the "fsmpei-
aneo Manual" These l-xsops give
thorough instruction upon The Effects Of
ale hol in all irs f,ru~, snd tue object
lesson on cash topic ia we'll calculated
- impress th- minds Of the children
ri,h 'hr truth taught. The exercises
of e-cb mreting are va,i led by soLgs and
teeitations by the scholars.
Tie supt. If Y l. C /. U. r. -nrt-
ell having oreanizrd Union Oct. IL,
1884, ~i'h l2 charter memberr, to
~h;ch ha. be-n added Al. 90 of these
being honorary members The Union
holds regular meetings once Ia two
weeks on Tuesday evening. A COM.
mittee appointed for the purpose ar
rsnse q program fer each evening, con-
sistipg of devotional temPerance aud
literary exercises. After the program
il rendered, an hour is spent in social
| intercourse. A reception Was held in
tho Hall on New Years Day, which
was decided snccess and highly COM
sssnded by oar citizens as step 10 the
right direction. Three open meetings
OF socials have been Liven, producing .
good effect upon our young people and
giving an evening Of enjoy een. and
pleasure to ell IN attendsncs. We be-
Iisve this Society 10 doing good service
~ This piece. Its members having On
eArue., desire for The uplifting Of weak
hamsnity, work together hsrmonously
and enthusiastically, and with these s'e-
ments combined, are sure Of success.
Sapt. Of literature reports Sc spen,
for purchasing Union leaflets, l0C
copies tracts, 1000; Band Of Hope
Manual and tsxt books. lst grade, lC
copirs God grade, 40. National an
them. l5 copies
Sup'. prison work reported having
visited The Jail and distributed tenn
pefance literature to prisoners, and thai
Que prisoner signed the ple ige.
R-port Of lecture comn'ttse: Nun
Der OF lectures given during the year, 1
proceeds OF lectures. 1926 95; amosn
paid to lecturers, sl95.2o incidents
expenses, ell 50 amount on hand
1890.
Several Supts. of departments hav'
failed to send in their reports. How
ever. work has been done by Supts
Esangelistic, S,sbath School and com
mon school, sspeais'ly in ~" latter dc
nattment, a. the niil known As "Sclsn
ti6,, Iastr,loIina In Com'noa School,
pas.ed by our legislature at it's rocen
session. testi6es and loudly IL speak
for the w. G. I. U. everywhere, "
c,.;mino a sm,l share of the vel
meri.td pcAisa. w hsve circulate
several petitions and united Our ttior'
/. with other workers in aronsing IN
temperance element which pasSed
successfully, the prohibition clause
our city charter. We entertained Il
fircmes d..ring their Tournament an
spared no effort to assist them to wal
in the right way. Many other dut''
oerfo, med we might meution. but OF
space is too limited. We do not gi'
these items to the public to boast
our work, but .imply 10 answer q que
i tion frequently asked, "Whst is q
. w. @. 7. U, doiogi' Dear friends =
are working as well As praying,stris'r