The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-08
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.
: ITS NINTH BIRTHDAY.
The women's Christian Temperance

The Women's Christian Temperance
Union Celebrates Its Anniversary.
The lecture room Of Christ Church was
comfortably filed last night II was the
occasion of the ninth anniversary meeting
OF the Women's Christian Temperance
Union. The services were conducted by
Mrs Rachel Webb. president of the union
IA savannah. Among those present were
Rev; DIR. Drip, Rev. W. 5. Royal, Rev. j.
w, Hogan, X. B. Reppard and others.
A ii. Mcdonnell, Esq.,, who was to have
1ehyered the anniversary address, was in
disposed, and was not present, ana g. B.
Hnatley, Esq, addressed the meeting
inc exercises were opened by a scriptural
reading by Rev. j. w. Rogan. This was
followed by the presidents report Mrs
webb reviewed the work of the union from
its foundation until the present. It was the
outgrowths of the great Temperance cru
sade OF 1854. 1t has membership of
I3O.OOO In the United States aud following
| OF zlU,OOO people. The Savannah union was
founded by Miss Frances f. Willard, through
the fundamentally of Mrs. Charles Green in
Aprll, 1881. 1t began at an early day the
evangelical work which it has always car
rled on. The visits TO the hospitals were
Its first work, and five years ago the Jail
was added. The mission and Sunday school
work has Teen continued during the last
year with much success. The total mem
bership is now thirty scholars and eight
teac1ers. The members have visited the
ire department and held services with the
nremen. To the convicts in the chain-gangs
Iestaments and hymn-books have been sent.
Inc membership of the union is 65 active
members and Is honorary members. Ia
the educational feature the Sunday school
| mission has been carried on with 90 schol-
| Z N L in
dergarten has AZ scholars, the industrial
school AZ, the kitchen garden class 80, the
night school S. The Loyal Temperance
Legion was recently organized with fifty
members. The president announced in her
| report that free kindergarten school
and Industrial school is now assured, and for
lnree months they have taken pupils
from three years old up and the school is
source of much good.
| Inc industrial school has met two days in
| every week since the middle of January.
The president complimented Miss Louise
| Harmon, the financial secretary and collec-
tor, upon her untiring efforts to promote
the intere Is of the educational department.
lt Is highly important, she said, that the
union should have q home in order to carry
on the work more successfully
Following the report of the president
came the report of the treasurer Within
the last year and halfs$2, 900 has been re-
celved by the uoion, and small balance is
| Oh hand now
Miss W. Swoll, president of the young
| womenS bureau of work, a branch of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union, read
her report 1.-The Two facts, remarked the
president, (which the public recognizes
daily, viz: The increasing number of young
women seeking employment, and the ever
widening resources offered to them, have
brought forward the need for some
sys'ematized organization i'll which
these fore IS NAV meet and be utilized
each for the others good. Looking to this
end the Young Women'S Christian Temper
ance Union organized bureau of work.
The organization was perfected March i
with eleven active and one associate men,
Der and president and secretary. During
the last three weeks fifteen apple atoms have
| been received from young WON IN seeking
| employment. Three of the applicants have
been given permanent employment. The
cash donations t. the bureau 81 far are 81 45.
The report of Miss Hattie Carson, secre-
tary of tae Young Women's Christian
| Temperance Union, was read This union
was organized Feb. %, 1887. Eff y-five
names are enrolled on it's books, thirty of
which are those of active members. The
officers of the union are: President, Mrs.
ID. G. Carson; corresponding and rec Jrding
secretary, Miss Carson; treasurer, Miss
| Booz The vice presidents are chosen from
the various churche; in the city. The
meetings are held, weekly III the lecture
| rooms of Wesley Monumental church
| Nineteen dollars has been sent to the state
treasurer. The union has fifteen subscrip-
lions to temperance papers.
After the reports were read Mr.. Royal
made a short address. He spoke of the
power of woman's influence.
g. B. Whatley, Esq. then delivered the
anniversary address. He was deeply inter-
ested in the work, he said. The educational
| department is the most interesting to him.
The evangelistic work is not so new, but it
is great work. He called to mind an Incl
dent in the Jail, where he was visiting a
prisoner, which called forth his hearty
appreciation of the union. Some of the
members were visiting tie prisoners, ard
he overheard the remarks which some OF
the prisoners made.
The thought naturally arose from seeing
| the good work of these women, can6 they
have an established home for its better
prosecutions Every sect, every denomina-
ton has its home. The Young Mems
Christian Association has its home. The
| Women's Christian Temperance Union il
just as important He pointed to the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
building in Chicago, costing 81, 500,0 900.
r. B. Reppard made a short address,
which was very pleasing. He said that the
most eloquent words he ever heard spoken
were by woman a. Mo lteagle. 1t was
the president Of Women's Christian Tenn
perancs Union. He spoke of the de-
vastating effects upon humanity of
rum he influences OF the good can
only check the woud-be drunkards. He
hoped the new home for the union he q
would be established. He believed that
Savannah win help largely to build it,
Mrs. Outen and Mr.. Ellington and others
sang Sc ections during the exercises. TIE
benediction was pronounced by Rev. Mr..
Rogan.