The record-union., 1891-04-05
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1t was arranged that the flower garden
and playground should both be on the
roof, just over the platform or pulpit
space below. The wall surrounding the
roof at this point will be raised several
| feet and Will be grooved so that pots OF
plants can be placed there. Water from a
| hydrant can be run into the groove, then,
! and the plants will be kept moist all the
way round. This space on the roof will
| be canopied and will afford an excellent
! place for the kindergarten children to
romp and breathe the fresh air.
''We are all thoroughly confident that
our plans will be great success" said
Mrs. Barrett, after the reporter had fin
ished his inspection of them. I'm fact, -
she continued, 'we have shown them to
an architect, and he pronounced them eX-
cellent. Through the income that will
have been derived from the coffee-house
and the rental of the seven remaining
rooms upstairs, we have calculated that
our institution Will be self-sustaining
! You see, the only expense we will be un-
| der will be for the salaries of the matron
| and kindergarten teacher, and taxeS and
| lighting. So you will observe that when
our building is once paid for we will not
have to bother the citizens of Sacramento
again."
| RAISING FUNDS.
Then you propose to depart from your
|
public" askeS the reporter.
| Why, certainly, we will be COM
| PEELED to. i had forgotten TO mention our
| plan of raising funds in the course of our
conversation. We have already opened a
subscription list, but as yet have not
asked anybody to contribute to our
| building fund. Notwithstanding this
fact, however, number of our
| friends, and other charitably in
clined persons, who have heard
/ of our intentions. have sent in sub
scrptions so that already we have quite a
| sung sumto start in with, to say nothing
of the fact that we have the lot besides.
| But we do not propose to wait this time,
and on Monday or very soon after we
shall start out and make a vigorous can
Yass for funds. Inasmuch as we have
| never asked for anythinga before,
do not anticipate that we will
experience much difficulty in get
ting, the funds necessary. Our
work and the value of our services
are well known to the citizens of Sacra-
mento and | think they viii be liberal
IN fact know they will"
| BY the way, what do you estimate the
cost of the new building at2''
Between ,000 and Sl5,0OO," replied
Mrs. Barrett. 1T is not intended that ii
shall be anything. elaborate. All we want
/ is plain, solid structure, with plain
| y
! SOMETHING AROUT THE UNION,
Mrs. Barrett then branched off from the
| subject Of the new building and gave the
| reporter an insight to the workings of the
! Women's Christian Temperance Union.
4 The first union organized in the United
| States was established in 1874, and the
! strength OF the order in the country now
Is estimated at 100000. The Sacramento
union, as before mentioned, was organ
/ lied ten years ago. The present officers
| OF the local union are as follows: Presi-
! dent: Mrs. Lizzie jerks; Treasurer, Mrs.
/ 5. B. Smith; Secretary, Mrs William
| Shearer; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
| Maggie Willis, and Press Correspondents,
! Mrs. Helen Mandeville
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union is, as its name suggests, an organ
/ lZatlon whose principal object is the
! cause af temperance. The union belongs
to no particular church, and it numbers
among It's members persons OF all re-
! ligious beliefs and creeds. The union
nights the saloons i'll a simple yet effective
way. The singing. of the ladies, the
lectures and the preaching at their hall
attracts the passer-by, and he steps in to
| see what is going on. He hears the good
! advice and he becomes interested. An
effort is then made, should he be one of
those who are addicted to the use of in
toxicating liquors, to have him see the
| terrible fate that awaits him; and a help
ing hand is offered him. He signs the
! pledge, and, if he lives up to it, is num-
/ bered among the saved. Conversions
and pledge-Signing are of nightly occur
renee at the hail OF the local branch union.
and OF the number who have been con-
Verted there Mrs. Barrett asserts that
! only three have forgotten their pledges
and gone back to drink.