The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-07

Attention Paid the Two Visiting Ma
fiona1 Ofacers.

fiona1 Oficers.
Yesterday Mrs. Caroline B. Buell., the national
secretary of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, and Miss Esther Pugh, the national
treasurer, arrived at the Rainier hotel, They
came to the Coast from their homes at Evanston,
H., to attend the Coast conference of the
Womans Christian Temperance Union at Port
land. The business there having come TO an
end, Mrs. Buell. and Miss Pugh are making a
trip through the Northwest, partly for business
and partly for pleasure. At the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday afternoon the local organ
ization gave reception to the visitors, which
was very largely attended. Among those present
were: Mrs. ". B. Reese, the national organizer:
Mrs. Z. 4. Lewis, Mrs. Estella Chamberlen, Mrs.
C. r. Strong, Mrs. 8. s. Mcconnell, Mrs. Z. s.
Wood, Mrs. NJ. A. Benedict, Mrs. A. c.
Moore, Mrs. J. +. Nichols. Mrs. J. J.
Hopper, Mrs. A. NJ. Jaycox, Mrs. J. L.
Johnson, Mrs. w. Haskell, Mrs. II. A. Raser,
Miss May Allen, Miss Heathe Wood, Miss Jen-
ME Johnson, Miss Annie Johnson, Miss g. 2.
Honey. Miss Katie ". Reese, Miss ". VI. Coch-
rane, Miss VI. b. Cochrane, Miss J. W. Cochrane,
Miss f. z. Giles, Miss Eugene Moore, Miss May
Smith, Miss Hough, Miss Julia E. Kennedy,
Mrs. Frank P. Lee, Mrs. d. II. Hawley, Mrs. VI.
n. Mcknight, Mrs ". ". Scott, Mrs. z. r. Nc
Collough, Mrs. III. 8. Rockwell, Mrs. z. G. John
son, Mrs. T. L. Roberts, Mrs. A. L Todd, Mrs. d.
A. Mitchell, Mrs. J. 7. Ronald, Mrs. T. II. Coe,
Mrs. II. A. Dubois. Mrs. Hattie Parkhurst, Mrs.
C. E. Smith. Mrs. C. Pierson, Mrs. Mccullough,
Mrs. A. H. Hanson and Mrs. Lila Moore, OF Ken
lucky.
During the latter part OF the afternoon the
visitors gave q number of valuable suggestions
on temperance work
Mrs. Caroline A. Buell. made q long and IN
teresting speech in a familiar strain, urging
the Women's Christian Temperance Union 70
begin its work with the children in the school
and the family. Get them interested in the
work and keep them interested from childhood
up. Teach the children the effect OF alcohol on
the human system, and at the same time put
them through course OF calfsthenics 20 give
them healthy bodies. Let the girls and boys
join the Good Templars If they enjoy being in
that organization In short, use every means
and try every effort to hold the young.
In getting up petition, she continued, re-
member that the names of voters are the only
ones that count with state and municipal au-
thorities.
mentary law in order that business may be dis
patched.
Miss Esther Rugh opened her speech by say
ing that the great power which the w. c. T. T.
should aim to influence was the public press
She believed that the Lord intended the power
Of the public press to be turned toward good.
TO put into the papers column headed saTem-
per2nce Column" was as foolish as 20 head
column "Mad Dog" because 10 one would read
such q column, except the women who are al
ready converted. The day OF hiding light under
q bushel has gone by. You mus. keep your
work before the eyes of the people. Then get
inserted in the papers little items about the
scientific or economic side OF the temperance
question Have little scraps 70 I'll oct bottoms
of columns. Items from the moral aspect will
not receive so much attention from the papers
Do not get discouraged when the items you
send to the papers ara not used. These few
lines may be only the seasoning, only the salt
and pepper sprinkled in the reading, but the
effect Is gained in the long run. You must also
remember that nice long papers read az the
W. Z. 7. 1. meetings-and very interesting
the-e-are not interesting, in many cases, to the
general public, snd newspapers which cater 70
the general public are wise in refusing to print
such articles. Another point is to get the
news of your meetings in such shape that the
pleased on getting Seattle paper this morning
&C Tacoma TO see In 1t . good account OF the
W. C. T. U. proceedings-what you have done
and what you are going 10 do. You also have
no right 70 try 70 get Republican or Demo-
cratic paper TO print Prohibition party politics.
for that Is not their business. Ifa Democra.
went 20 q Republican paper 90 get IT 20 a6vo-
cate Democratic principles YOU would think he
lad no sense az all. You must do work that
amounts 70 something or the newspapers cannot
afford to give you space.
Turning to the financial side-one Of the first
requisites is g woman who is accurate and care
full and viii keep them in good shape. The
woman need not be trained bookkeeper but
she must be accurate.
Tonight, at the First Methodist Episcopal
church, q meeting of the union win be held, at
which Mrs. Buell. and Miss Pugh VIII speak