The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-06

discouraged still. - in all Christian
work. there must Be perseverance,
mrs Mary Reese. stale organism. re-
ported that owing 70 III health she hAs not
been ahie % accomplish IS much Is she
desired She held meetings q Duneen-
ness, Fort Angeles. 1.opex island. Friday
and Roche harbors, East sound. Ballard.
buckleys Fremont. Seattle, Houghtcn. and
south Seattle. and organized unions ~ Fri
day harhor. Ruckley. Ballard. Fremont
and South Seattle. she concluded hy say
ing that she has been unable 10 give more
than tro months TO the work, and that the
coiiecuous were less than the expenses
By $6A
Mrs. II. 6. Paykhurst read an interest,"
ing paper ON the progress of Jail work Of
the w. c. T. e. She reported that the past
year has been marked with success in this
field The work Of Central Union. Seattle.
which Is under the care Of Mrs. n.
Z. Handsaker, has done much good in the
city and county jaiis and hospitals. and
she reports many encouraging incidents
OF her work. The latter part Of the year
the work has been under the care of Mrs
VIM. Butler. Every sabbath services are
held in the iails.
fkEAsFkERs RKrokf-
1e'sl receipts s..--.-s..s-. -+-..-....s Noei
asDuzsemrnss.-. ............,s.s-.-s.-.s vi IS
Balance on hand, <lo9 -
Mrs ]. N. Dennison reported that I'M
fermented wine was used in ell Of the
churches throughout the state.
In the afternoon another meeting was
held led by Mrs. G. II. St John. OF Beloit
Kan. The discussion was entered into by
many OF the ladies present. the principal
topics being. Eat What Age Should .
Mother Begin to Train and Form the Char
acter of Her Child" The general opinion
was that she should begin before the child
was born by pure. noble thoughts and tenn
perate and Christian lives.
The following subjects we're taken up
and limited to five minutes each: Social
Purity" Mrs. NJ. b. Reese: white
Shield Home Mrs .. w. kenny; Tenn
perancc Day in the Week Of Prayer Mrs.
d. b Ward Work Among Hop Pickers. y
Mrs. Ida Guiberson: Lecture Bureau, !. Mrs.
n. l. T. Hidden: Narcotics" address by
Mrs. E. ]. Fifield. NJ. d.; young
Women,s Work.. Mrs. +. ]. Handsadkcr;
"Juv~nile Work." Mrs. NJ. L. r. Hidden;
Soldiers and Sailors Mrs NJ. e. Stubs;
Shafier ssWork Among the Lumbermen."
Mrs. L. n. Goss; Question Box" Mrs.
f. S. Moffatt.
The convention votes resolution of
thanks to the press for their reports Of the
proceedings.
At the evening session Mrs. III. s. Park
hurst. delegate to the last national conven-
ton in Chicago, gave an outline OF the work
done by that body.
Miss Henrietta G. Moore. OF Ohio, ma
tional lecturer. addressed the convention at
length upon the duties OF the
association and temperance workers
upon the cause OF prohibition. She
held that the amendment idea
had been practically failure, so far Is had
been shown by the elections in Rhode
Island. Pennsyivania. TEXAS. Tennessee,
Michigan and other states. that the only
way to cope with the question Las for Pro-
hibitionists snd especially the women. to
60 into politics. The saloon element was
in politics and marched in solid phalanx
ct every election, disregarding party lines
TO carry their point. She said the main
remedy WAS for the ballot 70 be placed in
the hands Of the mother. sistsr and dsuah-
6oR nd tha evjf Wok1d soon bo-r0rscdied.