Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-07
INTOxICANrs FOR CHILDREN.


Rock and Rye Drops Discussed 1t the Meet
ing Of the w. c. r. 4. Today.
The quarterly meeting of the woman's Chris
tian Temperance Onion was held at $50 o clock
this morning at the Church of Our Father. cor
ner 18th and L streets. There was a large at
tendance Of members and considerable bust
ness Of Importance was transacted. Mrs. Geo.
II. La Fetra, president of the union, presided.
On the platform beside the reading desk was
placed handsomely framed picture Of Miss
Frances E. Willard that attracted favorable
comment.
The devotional exercises were conducted BY
Mrs. Rev. Alex. Kent and Mrs. Anna c. Nc
Dowell read the minutes of the various meet
ings of the executive committee that have been
held since the last meeting of the union.
THE NEW HEADQUARTERS
One Of the most important matters reported
WAS the fact that room had been engaged in
the Wimodaughsis building, on @ street, as
headquarters for the local W. c. L. u. This
room and the parlors, which were engaged
for certain days Of the month, were rented on
condition that as long they were occupied
by the temperance women no wine Of any Kind
should be used in the Wimodaughsis building
II was also decided in the executive meetings
that it was advisable at present to organize a
department on the relation of labor to temper
ance.
ROCK AND RYE.
A letter was read from Washington mother
complaining that confectionery shops in this
city, especially in the neighborhood Of public
school buildings. make a practice of selling
whisky drops to young boys thus fostering and
encouraging pernicious taste among the boys
who must some day be the men Of this country.
The executive committee reported that
Joseph Cook of Boston would give a lecture I'M
der the auspices of the union at Metropolitan
NJ. L. Church, January %, and that Mrs. j. X.
Bainey, superintendent of prison work for the
National W.C.T.U.. would begin evangelistic
services in this city January IS. to hold one
week, this work to be done in connection
with the Central Union Mission and the
WC.TU.
TEMPERANCE WORK AMONG THE coLoRED PEOPLE.
Mrs. Moore, the wife of the pastor of Lincoln
Memorial Church, told of the progress Of tenn
perance work among the colored people of the
District and protested strongly against the
| statement made by one of the Commissioners
that no colored church in the city had ever
petitioned against the liquor traffic She said
that it was more than probable they were
known as churches and not as colored people.
Miss Lizzie c. kessler read her report as cor
responding secretary and Mrs. T. A. Williams
read the report of the committee on credentials
and called the roll of members of the union.
The report of the treasurer showed that the
receipts for the past quarter had amounted TO
S490.35 and the disbursements to S431.i2. The
report was received by standing vote and the
doxology was sung TO show the appreciation
of the union for its prosperous condition. Mrs.
Perley read the report Of Hope and Help Mis-
sion.
AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME
Mr.. Williams, one of the trustees OF the
Church of Our Father, made a pleasant adj
dress of welcome to the ladies on behalf OF the
church and this was responded to by Mrs
Bovee. Mrs. Deane, the superintendent of
press WORK, and Mrs. Alfred Wood, superintend-
ent of the department of juvenile work read their
reports. Mrs. Wood announced that she had
called at the confectionery store referred TO by
the Washington mother in her letter to the
union and asked the woman who kept the store
if she kept whisky drops for sale and found that
she did.
On inquiry the woman stated that she sold q
great many of these drops to the school chill
dren at the rate of four for a cent. This re-
cital aroused great indignation in the meeting
and was freely discussed.
At this point an adjournment was taken for
lunch. which was served in the adjoining Sum
day school room by the members of the Ladies'
Aid.
After luncheon the meeting was called to-
gether again and continued well on into the
afternoon.
The devotional exercises were conducted by
Mrs. Geo. l.. Clark, and the reports of the vari-
| Gus superintendents and q large amount of
miscellaneous business occupied the ladies' at
tention until the final adjournment.