West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-01-28
The New Orleans Exposition.
NM dear Friends and Coadjutors of
The Wonsan's Christian TEMPERANCE

The Wonaa1s's Christian TEMPERANCE
Union:
Letters have just reached me
from New Orleans, revealing a
state of desperation in respect to
our National W. G. T. U. Booth, at
the great Exposition. Space twen-
ty feet square has been assig ned US,
eligib.y situated in the Woman's
Department, just opposite the
Smithsonian Institute exhibit.
People come every day asking for
the Nv. c. T. y. Dept" and all
they find is those letters in chalk
on bare floor. Mrs. J. r. Mich
ols,, our national superintendent
of this department, is in New Or
leans, and Mrs. Judge Merrick,
president. of Louisiana w. c. T. u,
and member of Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe's committee, is doing all in
her power, but our aoonaen all over
the country do not seem to under
stand their part. Now let me beg
you, dear sisters, before you lay
aside this letter which | send to
you from Anna Gordon's sick room,
where for one month | have been
occupied,) determine to help those
noble women who, at New Orleans
are anxiously awaiting supplies.
Our honor is at stake, for we form
ally agreed, at St. Louis, to be rep
resented at New Orleans, at an ex-
position were strong drink abounds,
to open a fountain of temperance
heating. What can you do? First:
Let each local union send a few
dollars (from one dollar upwards)
to help get ice coolers SO that water
can be had to drink; also to buy
temperance literature and other
suitable furnishings for w. C. T.
u. booth. Second Forward by ex-
press a0ithout delay, any notices,
flags, or other adornments, that you
have used in exhibitions, at fairs
or conventions. If we can get
enough of these, they will furnish
and render unique and significant
our booth. Let Ohio send her "bat-
tie flag" Iowa her Amendment
notices, Maine and Kansas theirs.
We will have the national banner
forwarded, etc, Third: Let each
state union send a design symbolic
of its motto and work. A State
shield is desired from each
State and Territory, but only taoeIre
have responded to Mrs. Nichols,
and not one has arrived. The ex-
position will last six months from
Jan. 1, 1885, and we must teach
Through the eye to the heart" our
gospel OF temperance to the mil
lions who will be there. The
SIGNAL must be represented by it's
own shield and advertisement, and
| wish each national superintend
ent would feel that her department
must speak by motto and emblem
from the walls. Women excel in
this work. We can make ours the
most interesting booth at the Elk
position, and without great expense
either. State and local officers, |
appeal to you with all my heart,
stand by u.s. The brotherhood OF
Commerce shines forth a. New Or
leans. Be it ours to show forth,
side by side with other women, the
sisterhood of Philanthropy.
Money for literature and fitting
up the booth is vitality needed.
Forward by postal order to Mrs
Josephine R. Nichols, care Mrs
Judge Merrick, Napoleon Ave,
New Orleans, La. Send all pack
ages to Mrs. Judge Merrick, Wo-
mans Department, Exposition,
New Orleans, La,
Let US send individual contribu.
tions as well as from our local, state
and national treasurers.
Yours for God and home and native
land,
FRANCES E. WILLARD.
Evanston, Ill.,, Jan. 9th 1885.