Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-12
PR0HIBIT0RY TALK.
As Prohibition is Not the Issue in the
License Court,
THEWC.LU. WILLRESTONITsOARs
Individually, However, 1t is Liable to Pro-
test NumerOusIy.
THEL 10. SOCIETY MAKES NO AVOWAL

The gathering of the w. c. 7. q. at the
Third q. P. Church was large considering
that it was only monthly meeting; larger.
probably, than would have been the case if
the License Court were not billed to COM
mence an engagement on ST. Patrick's Day.
Madam President Spencer, of Bellevue, was
on hand, and proceedings were character
ized by vim, though much of the session
was spent in devotional exercises. Some
people suggested that the late secession was
instrumental in stirring the ladies and con-
ducive to large attendance. Mrs. DR.. W.
81. Page, superintendent of one of the
State departments of the work, stated she
had information showing that secession
hadn't succeeded to any great extent; that
at the recent quarterly convention of the
Chester county w. c. 7. q. (loyaD the at
tendance was the largest in the history of
the organization 81 that county.
"This," remarked member, cit will be
remembered was the county the monies
thought they had captured soul and body,
over 200 accredited, delegates representing IS
loyal unions
Mrs. Z. S. Devore was elected Superin-
tendent of the Juvenile Department, Mrs.
M. A. Acheson, Superintendent of the
Evangelistic Department; Mrs. J. M. Por-
ter, Superintendent of the Social Purity De-
partment, and Mrs. G. W. Gibson Superin-
tendent of Legal Work. These elections
were to fill vacancies.
THE WEAKENING BEMoANED.
Mrs. Andrew Bryce read letter from
State President Mary 81. Jones in which she
bemoans the weakening of some since the de-
feat of June Is. Many unions had dropped all
department work, and concentrated their ener-
gies and hopes on the success of the amend
ment; others worked unintelligently; others
plunged into debt, and are now mourning the
want of ammunition, and still others depended
TOO much on the exertiOns OF one or two women,
and when these props are taken away by illness
or removal, their sisters settle down into a
condition akin to mental paralysis. The remedy
Mrs. Jones prescribes IS 1.-THE thought of indi-
vidual responsibility
Miss Mcconnell read an extended account Of
the financial status of the union which shows
it to be in fair condition in that respect
Mrs. Jones read letter from the State Pres1-
dent, or rather extracts from it. as it was pri-
vate one. Some people were referred to as
trio OF seceders who may endeaVor to spread
treason in the camps of the union" Mrs.
Jones said the union was neither partisan nor
political. and that the secessionists had for
W. Il
Mrs. Foster, of Johnstown, spoke at consid-
cradle length. She held that the union was
founded on Christian principles, and she did
not wish to see repudiated any political party
whose aim was the same as that Of the union,
and the Cambria County Union was of her
opinion. Mrs. Foster hoped that dissenting
sisters would be treated gently.
The new organ of the union, called the
Pennsylvania W. c. T. U. Bulletin was pre-
sented and Endorsed. 1t takes the place of the
White Ribbon.
BRYCE FORCED THE ISSUE.
About this time Mr.. Andrew Bryce took the
sisters by the back hair (they did not as rule,
wear bangs), and flung them into discussion
of the license question and the action they pro-
posed to take this season. The answer so far
as heard was practically uniyocaL Mrs. Presi-
dent Spencer stated that she had asked for
giveness of God for assisting to disseminate
some literature, before reading it. eulogistic
of the Brooks law, AS she read in the Bible.
no drunkard can enter the kingdom of GOD,
and she hoped every lady present would do all
they could toward the suppression of places
where drunkards are made. A gen. |
eral expression was that as pro-
hibition was not a factor in the |
license contests the union should take no part |
that the ladies should work individually to pre-
vent, if possible, the extension of the liquor |
traffic, and the following, offered by Miss Nc |
Connell was adopted without dissent:
Resolved, That we, as a county organization, |
take action with reference to the granting of |
licenses this year. |
Mrs. Tassy of McKeesport said they would |
have no lawyer for the union there. She stated, |
however. that as individuals they had gathered |
data bearing on the value of repression of the |
traffic in McKeesport and some Information |
respecting some licensed saloons and speak |
easies, and would submit it for the considera- |
tion of the Judges.
Mrs Sands, President of the Wallace Union, |
apd Miss Leech. President of the Fourth U. P. |
Us of Allegheny formally presented the Off |
cial designations of their respective bodies, |
which occurred some weeks ago, and a motion |
to accept them with regrets" prevailed.
The exercises concluded with prayer by Mrs. |
Graham, of Mcdonald station. She prayed for |
the abolition of the accursed liquor trade and |
for mercy for those who license the damnable |
traffic"
THEY MUST TACKLE A HEFTY JOB.
The effect Of the Supreme Court decision on |
the question of wholesale license is that 499 |
more applicants to sell by quart measure and |
upward have presented themselves this year |
than did last year, while the applicants for re-
tail license have only increased l0l Clerk of |
Courts McGunnegle has tabulated the figures |
for three years, and they show as follows:
1888 1880 1890 |
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