, 1890-08-07

NEWS OF THE w C.T.U
An Interesting Article on Heredity
Read at the Regular Week.
ly Meeting.

~ Meeting.
What Is Being Done by the Wo-
men Who Are Working for
Temperance.
lReported for the REVIEW by Mrs Minnie
Beard ONeill.l
The Thursday weekly meeting of
Leavitt Woman's Christian Temper
ancc Union was of unusual interest.
The meeting was calico to order by
the President promptly $3.50 p. M.
After singing "Let the Lower
Lighs be Burning" the union lis
tened to scripture lesson read by
Mrs. White and this was followed
with prayer by Mrs. King and Mrs.
Grove.
Another song, ~ am so glad that
Jesus lpves me" was then sung and
the union proceeded to business.
There were no reports of commit
tees but the union listened atten-
lively b Mrs. Wycham's report of
the gospel meeting held the previous
Tuesday evening. AS the president
of the union was unable to arrange
the detsils Of the meeting, being
kept at home on account of sickness
in the family, much Of the sue
cess of the meeting must be
attributed to Mrs. Wycham's un-
tiring efforts that day. She secured
the organ, the organist, and
arranged for a leader for the singing.
LeavittIunion has no more faithful
worker than good, earnest Mrs
Wycham.
Mrs. White reported lett.r from
Mrs II. l.. Emmons, one Of
Chicagos best known temperance
workers. 1t recommends Mrs. &.
r.. Penn, late of that city, to the
kindly attention of Spokane tenn
perance workers, stating that she
was worthy warm welcome from
our union. We are glad to report
the welcome as already given, and
to-day count Mrs. Penn among our
new but efficient workers.
The rent matter was turned over
to the unions attention at the next
meeting.
AT the con clnsion of the business
meeting the union turned it's atten-
tion to hygiene, and listened to an
excellent paper on heredity from
the pen Of Mrs. Rsnsdell. She
commenced her paper by saying
that heredhy was subject in which
few people seemed interested,
though even those who had given it
u limited amount of study could not
fail to recognize its importance.
Froebel and his disciples, so we'll
known to kindergartners, and In
fact most educators have laid great
stress upon the first few years of "a
child's training, but comparatively
1t is only of recent years that the
mothers influence upon her unborn
child has been understood. In a
brief and clear manner she sketched
the effects of unpleasant sights and
sounds, seen and heard by the
mother, upon the child, resulting in
monstrosities, weak, helpless chill
dren. She told of kleptomaniac, a
beautiful young girl, whose mother
told w. c. I. U. worker that not
until she heard paper on heredity
did she understand her child's fault,
or misfortune rather. And then she
told the lady that before
this little daughter came heI
husband had been very mig.
gardly with her, and in order to get
money she had been I'm the habit OF
slipping small sums from her hus
bands pocket little dreaming til al
she was educating the unborn child
to be n thief. The bright side of the
picture was then given and in.
stances cited Of musicians, artists
and mathematician who had been
made so by the mothers devotion
to subjects In the list above men,
toned. If mothers wish to real
children of pure, high moral char.
acter, they must first In their own
hearts have those high principles
that govern such characters. The
paper was quite lengthy and full oi
good thoughts, but space forbids bu,
u brief outline. In closing she
nsked the question whether We
should preserve the oldtime aver
sion TO discussing these subjects OF
adopt the wiser plan of studying
carefully into the matter, that the
world be the better for our having
lived.
Mrs Donaldson followed Mrs
Ransdelps paper with a short talk
on the effect of outdoor exercise
upon the human system, saving
that the fresh air was good for tn,
lungs and strengthening to the
nerves.
An informal discussion followed
and then Mrs. Switzer, state presi
dent, addressed the union, congrat
uiating II upon the progress mad,
and bidding every member God
speed
Next Thursday, August z, Is tn,
date for the monthly mothers meet
ing, at the rooms, 2l5 West Seconc
street Next Tuesday evening til,
room will be open for gospel tenn
perance mission meeting. Friday
evening the w. G. T. U. will give :,
social The public is cordially in
vited to be preeent at all the meet
ings. The cause advances slowly
but is surely making progress.
SPIRITED AWAY.