The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-02-26
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Report of Kenosha County w. c. 7. U.

Report of Kenosha County w. I. !. U.
AS w. G. t. U. convention is about
ID be held in this county, it is fitting that
short review be given Of the work Of the
organization since the last convention.
We had for several years only the Keno
sha Union, although many efforts We're
made to establish Unions in the smaller
towns Of the county. Presidents pro tenn.
were appointed for each town, and Mrs.
A. l.. Simmons was elected County Pres
ident, position to which she was reap
pointed by the State and District officers.
These ladies tried to second the efforts Of
Mrs. Eva G. Griffith to establish unions,
bnt unsuccessfully until during the past
year, when change in political ideas,
combined with a better knowledge of the
work and principles Of the organization
greatly aided the very able efforts Of Mrs.
Campbell, the present District President,
who came to the county as organizing Of
ffcer, and FIVE new unions were estab
lished The position Of second in the
county ,-Kenosha first as first organized
and little larger,-must be given to
Somers, as second to be organized, and
numbering % members, and with Loyal
Temperance Legion already established.
The officers of the six unions are all that
could be desired to insure successful and
united action, and are such women as
Wisconsin has reason to be proud of.
After the county convention list of off
GERS names will be published, as there
will not be room for them in this column,
even if complete lists had been sent in.
AS for the Kenosha Union, it humbly
bows to that of Somers and accords it
first rank, in that it has cared for the
children and established Loyal Temper
ance Legion, while we have none. AT
the time opportunity was given to organ
ize one, many Of our union were i'll, or in
deep affection. and nothing could be done.
We hope during the present year that the
young ladies will come forward and or
ganize Young Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, and that the children will
form l.. T. L.
This Union has accomplished more in
the line of charity work,-most Of it of a
description not easily reported, than in
any other. Among its reportable work, it
has sent two large packages and trunk
full of excellent clothing and bed linen to
the W. G. 7, U. Home at Eau Claire, be-
sides making d money contribution to-
ward it's support during each May. En-
tertaining and instructive reading matter
has been sent into the lumber camps, and
a system organized for still further aiding
the lumbermen Our social purity work,
with our local president, Mrs. Harvey
Durkee, as city superintendent. cannot be
reported, but inquiries directed to some
of the clergy and physicians Of the city
and county will receive replies which
will surprise many people, who have no
idea of the amount Of good accomplished
in quiet way by the W. G. T. U.
Money has been sent to Nebraska in aid
of temperance work, and prizes have
been given in this city for temperance es-
says. Arrangements are being made for
series of Demarest medal contests, and
our young orators, girls and boys, be-
tween the ages of ten and sixteen, are in
vited to send in their names, that they
may receive the selections to study. We
trust there will soon be several silver and
gold medals owned in this city, and that
in the near future some of our young
people may win the diamond belt which
is given to one of the seven who win gold
medals.
The ladies met one afternoon and open
ed their Temperance Temple Mite boxes,
with the result that $26 have been sent on
the pledge of 800 toward building the
Temperance Temple in Chicago which
entities Kenosha County to a tablet on
which it's name will be carved in Willard
Hall. The mite boxes contained more
money than their owners expected; the
pennies dropped in had been so little
missed At each opening of the boxes
the names of the three containing the
largest amounts are to be published. AT
this first opening, that Of Mrs Holt, the
dear sister now in Dakota, contained
So, 43; Mrs. Simmons box S.; and Mrs.
L. Theirs, 1910 This is work to
which all our friends may contribute by
dropping stray coin IN one of the boxes
which may be found on table or chimney
piece, but is not often passed about fol-
contributions.
There is one item we should like to re-
port as accomplished, and that is plac-
ing seats in Lake or Central Park, but
for some reason our petition to be per:
mitted to purchase and place seats in one
or the other was not YOuchSafed an an