The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-09-19
woMAhs WORK.
Annual Meeting Of the Christian
Temperance Union.

Temperance Union.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was held
yesterday afternoon. The secretary's re-
port is as follows:
sEcRETARY's REPORT.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Un-
ion was never as strong as 1t Is today. We
are counted band Of two hundred and
seven women. members Of State. National
and and Worlds organizations, pledged TO total
time and ability, in the cause we honor and
love. This has been the most successful
year OF the Portland Union, as 1t has been
OF our cause throughout the world. Every
| where the thoughts Of the people are turned
to Its terrible curse OF the liquor traffic and
drink habit, and the women of the nations
are rising as mighty host, bound with the
i Gordon of the White Ribbon to the limiting
down of this curse, to the amelioration OF
| misery and wretchedness which it causes
The work has been carried forward during
Ine year In twelve different departments.
Prominent among these Is the service at the
jail on the fifth Sunday In the month. which
IS always conducted by our union. The fail
Is also visited every Sunday (saye the fourth
In the month"; by two members in charge OF
this department.
Personal conversation Is held with each
prisoner and reading matter distributed
The work OF the. department. of soldiers and
sailors has been successfully prosecuted.
Several new libraries have been sent out on
vessels leaving this port. and the Marine
Hospital supplied with books and papers.
The calls at headquarts for aid from vari-
GUS classes OF unfortunates have been as
numerous as usual, and none go away with
out at leasta kind word and the thought that
some one cares for me-" To enumerate
these cases would be impossible, but at
each monthly meeting they are reported In
detail. To these meetings we cordially in
NTftn all rk.ak AW.NA
more Of our home missionary work.
In october last lecture committee was
appointed to arrange for Sunday services
during the winter months. Fifteen meetings
were held In as many different churches. to
all OF which we were most cordially well
coined by the pastors. five Of whom preached
temperance sermons for US. In March, Miss
Greenwood, national superintendent Of the
evangelistic department, spent week In the
city, giving seven Bible expositions. The
impetus given to our work at that time has
not yet died out.
The Day Nursery, which was reported
last year as the new feature Of our work,
has been carried steadily on with a good at
tendance Of little ones, who are cared Tor
during the day while the mothers go out for
the days work.
The lodging rooms in this building have
filled want long felt by our Union and
opening Of the school year, September 14th,
there was opened In the second story Of this
building. sc Oak street, a free Kindergarten.
which 1t Is hoped will prove useful adjunct
70 the day nursery work and ill also larger
place in the community. The influence of
free kindergarten work as carried on for the
little ones In other cities Is very marked In
the lives OF the youths, and we hope much
from this work now begun in a small way;
to all those who have helped by their gener-
GUS contributions to this work, as we'll as to
the day nursery and general work, we are
very, grateful and desire to express our
thanks.
September 2Sth is the day set apart by the
w. q. L. U. all over our country as crusade
membership day, and to a vigorous obserg-
ance OF 1t this year this local union Is called.
Let us each go forth determined to invite
our friends. many Of whom simply walt the
request to be one with us In this great work
for God and home aud every land.
Respectfully submitted,
CoRNELIA M. Dow,
Corresponding Secretary.
TREASURES REPORT.
The following Is a summary Of the treas
urer's report:
Receipts.
General "; Y: q G !; Y; rscepts'.'s 57ssS
Received for kindergarten. ............. 3l.O0
Total................ ................Sl,08 ,08731
Expenditures.
General W. c. T. U. expense..s 561.0S
ror Day yNursery'.'''........ ze9'z6
Lecture Com. cash on hand... $40
MRS. +. @. JOHNSTON. Treasurer,
The following officers and directors were
elected:
President-Mrs. G.. S. Hunt.
Vice Presidents-Mrs. NJ. W. 7. Merrill Mrs
II. N: Humphrey, Mrs. j. L. Mcdowell, Mrs. NJ
| L. OBrien.
Corresponding Secretary-NIss G. NJ. Dow.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. 4. q. Johnston.
Treasurer-MIs kmma T. Thompson
Hlph. 2fraaf-Atas Eulma
Conant.
Second Parish-MIss 9. NJ. Patten, Mrs. 8. b.
state street-Mrs. Whitman Sawyer, Miss Julia
Griffin
WI lston-Mrs Gage, Mrs. oren Hooper.
81. Lawrence-Mrs j. J. Gerrish, Mrs. IL. II.
West End-Mlss Clara Carleton, Mrs S. B. KeI
sey.
First Baptist-Mrs. Harry White, Mrs. Hanna
| ford.
81. Paul-Mrs James Hawley.
st. Luke-Mrs. Emily Stevens.
Congress Square-Mrs. ID. A. Fuller, Mrs.
Granville ClOyes.
free street-Mrs. Alfred Webster, Mrs Loren
| ID. Austin.
Congress Street MethOdIst-Mrs. Mcdonald,
Friends-Sirs. u. G. Johnston.
Piymouth-Mrs. Anthoine, Mrs. /. Orr.
tiIs STeet-Mrs. T. Homsted. Mrs Fernald.
U1e5lnut street-Mrs Q. IL. Baker, Mrs. III. NJ
Humphrey.
FIRST Parish-Mrs. Noah r. Burgess.
church Of Messah-Mrs. Emma x. Thompson.
Swedenborglan-Mrs. nj. W. I. Merrill, Mrs. j.
w. StockweL
.vaughan-Mrs. Marshall Mcdonald, Mrs.
Charles S. Bickford.
st. Stephen-Mrs. j. u. Coyle.
,Presbyterian-Miss Jennie MontIeth, Mrs. W.
Abyssinian-Nrs. Spencer.