Evening journal., 1888-10-03
TEMPERANCE WOMEN.

Anhuh MeShinB OF the W. =. n. t.-En-
couraging Reports Received and the
Old Officers Notwithstanding Petit
tions.
The annual meeting Of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union Of this city
was held at the temperance reading
room, No. 800 Market street, yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. Anne Semple presided.
There was fair attendance.
The old officers were reelected for the
ensuing year as follows: President Miss
Anne Semple; vice-president at large.
Mrs. Il. A. Mather; recording secretary,
Mrs. George = Capelle; corre-
spending secretary, Miss Margaret
Hilles; treasurer, Mrs. NJ A. Taggert.
The vice presidents. Of which there is one
from each church in the city. and the
superintendents of the different depart.
ments Of work, will be appointed by the
executive committee, which is composed
Of the general officers Two additional
delegates to the State convention Mt Mid
dletown next week, were elected Mrs NJ.
A. Taggert and Mrs. J. Gheen alternates,
Mrs. Yerger and Mrs. John Wood
AT the meeting Of the executive com
mittee last fall the eleven lines of state
work were adopted and superint endents
appointed for the same. The lines OF
work are rs follows Sunday School Work,
Work among Colored People, Literature.
Press, Scientific Temperance instruction,
Sabbath Observance Social Purity, Hy-
giena. Legislation, Unfermented Wine
and Prison and Almshouse The agency
for the Union Signal, the organ Of the
National Union was also taken up.
The annual report of the treasurer
showed that S576.20 had been collected
during the year from dues, donations,
collections and other sources The ex-
penditures had been $4S59 95 leaving q
balance in the treasury of 800 35
The committee in charge Of the reading
room reported that it had been continued
as usuaF under the care of joint com
mittee from the WIS and Ys, each union
contributing equally. The report of the
annual meetings of the Ys in last Satur
days EVENING JOURNAL gave other par
ticulars in regard to this room. Gospel
prayer meeting were held every Thurs
day night in the room. The librarian,
Frank Willing, reported that the meet
ings had been well attended and several
persons had been converted
The superintendent of the Social
Purity department reported that thirteen
mothers meetings had been held under
the auspices Of the union. Personal
letters had been written and sent, with
literature on the White Cross work en-.
closed, to all the clergymen in the city.
The superintendent of Sabbath Obser-
vance reported that several hundred
pages of literature on the subject had
been distributed In April written re-
quests had been sent to twelve ministers,
asking them to preach on the subject
The superintendent thought that public
sentiment was growing in favor of n
better observance of the day. and thought
that there had been marked improve
ment during the past summer.
The press department reported. that
twenty articles had been published in the
daily papers since March on temperance
work Three original articles were pub
lished also The committee appreciated
the kindness Of the papers ia publishing
the articles as requested. In Sunday
school work there had been an
increase of interest in temperance
work in the Sunday schools of the city
The quarterly Sabbaths were generally
observed by teaching temperance lessons
in many schools AT St Pauls Sunday
School essays and readings on temperance
questions were part Of the exercises Of
the day.
The committee on literature had dis
tributed 2504 tracts Twelve copies Of the
Union Signal, containing the reports Of
the national convention had been mailed
to different ministers.
The special committee on the Gospel
temperance meetings reported that the
young men had taken entire charge Of
the meetings. The average attendance
was about eighteen. The expenses of the
room for the year amounted to $60S. &C.
The secretary's report stated that five
mass meetings had been held during the
year under the auspices of the society.
Two of them were Sunday afternoon
meetings in the Opera House, one in the
Second Baptist Church, one in Grace NJ
e. Church and one in West Church. One
parlor meeting had been held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. J. T. Cause, which had been
addressed by Mrs j. K Barney of Phila-
delphia. During the week of prayer three
meetings had been held at headquarters,
at which Mrs. NJ g. Farlan aud Mrs.
Martin of Philadelphia were present The
week of prayer in April called for by the
national president, had been observed by
meetings each day, which were led by
ladies of the union.
Two petitions had been circulated One
for the passage of the Blair Educational
bill and one sent out by the Worlds w
c. T. IT, for the adjustment Of the liquor
traffic on the Congo river in Africa The
membership of the union is 3l7, an in
crease of 67 in the past year The circu-
lation Of the Union Signal has been in
creased by ten subscribers, making thirty
three i'll the city.