Evening journal., 1888-09-29
s'Yss ANNUAL MEETING.
New Onicers Elected Nesterday-G Good
Reports of Last Years Work De-
bates on Temperance Proposed.

New omcers Elected Yesterday
Reports of Last Years Work-De-
bates on Temperance Proposed.
The Young Womens' Christian Tenn
perance Union held its regular monthly
meeting. and also its annual meeting, at
the Temperance Reading Room, 800 Mar
ket street Yesterday afternoon. There
was large attendance and the meeting
was enthusiastic II was the first
monthly meeting held since June Miss
Margaret Hilles, president, presided The
regular monthly reports were received.
and routine business transacted Dele
gates to the state convention, TO be held
at Middletown on October 10, II and H.
were elected as follows Miss Alice Burr
Miss Elsie Heebner. Miss Louise Hard
castle and Miss A. +. Thomas
The monthly meeting was then ad-
iourned and the annual meeting called to
order.
The annual report of the recording
secretary was read and reports from COM
mittees and superintendents OF depart
ments were received. After receiving
the reports the union proceeded to the
election Of officers for the ensuing year.
Miss Hilles resigned her position as pres
ident, owing TO numerous duties which
would not allow her TO devote her time TO
the work The following officers were
elected: President. Miss Mary II. Mather
recording secretary, Miss Eva t. Taylor;
corresponding secretary Miss Julia Barr;
treasurer, Miss Mary Cloud. These four
officers form the executive committee,
which will meet shortly and appoint a
vice president from each church in the
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appoint the standing committees for
work.
The report Of the recording secretary
was very encouraging large amount OF
work has been done during the past year
The Y. M T. u which was or
ganized year ago, now has member
ship Of l50 The free reading room at
500 Market street, which is under the
auspices Of the Y. w. G. T. IT,, has a
library of 62S volumes During the past
year 2373 have been taken out, an
average of 237 a month. During the
evenings that it has been open 7707 visits
have been made to it by young men, an
average of 647 month. There are twelve
newspapers on file in the ROOM and five
magazines, besides numerous papers
sent by friends of the organization
The Fruit and Flower Mission last
Christmas visited the almshouse with
packages Of candy and books, which were
distributed to the inmates. June 8, the
birthday Of Miss Jennie Cassidy, the
national superintendent Of fruit and
flower mission work, was celebrated in
the same manner At Easter, potted
plants were distributed among the poor
at the rooms Of the Associated Charities
The Cheerful Homes Societies have
meetings every week day afternoon
through the year, at the reading room.
Different ladies have taken charge Of the
meetings and tho children who have
attended have been taught sewing, table
setting etc The literary committee
has distributed 2546 temperance tracts
during the year Baskets in the Della
ware avenue railroad depot, the Middle
street car depot and the Eighth, Third
and Second street market houses have
been kept filled with tracts. from which
the public help themselves. The men on
the b q o. through freight trains have
expressed their appreciation Of the kind
ness of the union in furnishing these in
teresting tracts
The Girls Circulating Library, which
was established year ago in the eastern
part Of the city, for working girls, as an
experiment has proved a success. The
room is on kennebec street There are
eighty-fve books in the library, about
forty of which are taken out each week
This line Of work is Of great Importance
it gives TO the working girls of this part
Of the city pure reading, which they fail
70 obtain from other sources Ii the
union had the means other libraries Of
this kind would be established in other
districts of the city.
The treasurer's report showed that
during the year there had been $l003 II
received, $500 of which were the pro
ceeds Of the Prismette. The balance on
hand is S2s7.s5.
One Of the features Of the coming
years work will be debates on temper
anee subjects by members of the union
Three of these viii be held during the
winter at the reading room, on dates to
be appointed The union has now 104
active members