Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-06
w. c. T. u. CONVENTION.
Prcceeding- Of the Sessions of the Second
ANIL DaN.

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VI IN" VI '"'
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The second and last days session OF the con-
vention of tho WoruAE's Christian Temperance
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cHe% were condact'd % NY D. W. h0"'Hsoh-
The election Il officers vas The principal
event 81 the morning session. Before the roll
a, as,.,,,.... . ,.II.d NJ. Ia Fe,ra retired
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l. Neiis OF 'hHt'Ah'"ga' Ienll-' ne
NATIONAL organizer. 90 preside. Mrs. Wells Is
the movif : spirit in the enterprise which has
been started ~ Naynss'i!Ie. \. 6. and known
a. the southern -'rnbiy and school OF Meth
od-. The assembly has been started under IA
',.I,,v =, NJ. Wsns sbs
rrov., =. he an admirable pre-i,Iinc officer and
tn ba,loting for officers proceeded rapidly and
'm"othiy
ms. IA FErRk REFLECTED PRESIDENT.
In. result Of the fr,t ballo, was the re-elec-
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~ Na- ptneue"tE unai-i'i'"S' IN
Petra wa- escorted TO the PLATFORM by
Mr-. Cohen and Mrs VI. H. flatt
aud received the thantaulua salute. The
delegEte- ro-e and Fang "Blest Ec The lie
and Mrs- chaplin spoke 81 the Work OF mrs.
Ia Petra IA the past and expressed
the hope that the members would continue 10
give her their support and ~Nmpathy- MIS-.
Wells also made an apprcciailye speech and
thsn Mr-.lA Fetra responded III her usual happy
style.
PRAYER was offered. and then the convention
p-Oceeded with the election ~ the other ON
GER, as follows. Corresponding secretary, Miss
Louie ;. Weightmau. recording secretary,
Mrs. Emma D. Shelton treasurer, MIS- hinton
smith.
A rteaauuf furrieuf occurred when Mrs
La Fetra. The president, was presented
bv the lRtI"~ 1t the union with
lamp In that way the ladies convened
Their good si-he- 70 Mr. Ia fetrn. who has
ren he'd the twenty-fi hnniyer-arv 81 her
wedding Mrs. ". l.. Cohen made the speech OF
Presentation
THT TrrNsuRER's REPORT.
The ,e,.or, % a.. .r.,-,,rsr Nv. r A WILL
e. -, - -, -, III s,,,,r.o. IN
in-' -N'N'u 'Ao ie''iP'S ''o'ii az 80. ~
cindii < The departns nts, amounted !" oo'
advancement @J.5&J. leaving balance on
N-,s 500 .,oo, . ..--;...,
D, C,,',,-ss. 20 a;d IN IN. Hone and
Help Mission. which j. conducted under the
auspices # the social purity department. The
local unions have diSbursed the sum OF
sGIs.2s. which j. not included in the above.
Provisions. clothing. &c. valued AT 800 have
been donated to the Hope and Help Mission.
From the juvenile department the superin-
tsudeut. Mrs Alfred Wood. reported that there
were seventeen legions organized, four Of
which we're formed this year.
The amount 81 literature distributed was
l-.4lI pages. Money reported as collected and
expended. Sll1.l9-
Resolutions OF regret IN regard TO the re-
moval from the civ Of Rev. and Mrs. Geo. ".
Moore we're offered ami elected a number OF
aYpTcciatiVe remarks from the delegates rela-
i've 70 'he Naine "t 'heir SERVICES Inc resoiu-
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VA. m.ds NV I'M. sn,.srirt,,''iert M. S,IIie a
Denhan. Who gave an interesting account of
the work OF visiting the sick and the hospitals
and charity homes and supplying the patients
with noNer-. fruit and other luXUrle'-
Mrs Wilkins called attention to the import
ant work done by the ''N of Rylnnd ". f.
Church. which has a large number OF hon
orary meinher-. and through ITS social
features reaches a great MANY people In adj
dlnon they distributed literature and did
other important work.
YESTERDAYS PRocEFDINGs.
Some rep,r,s % dep.r.,,e,,- ,,er, made ofter
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FROM me department OF puri'! III literature
and art Nrs- julia Pratt. the superintendent.
reported a comparative rarity Of indecent liter
ature and pictures. AZ least exposed for public
sale. and found trouble only with the Poi,ce
CAN'T By motion an appeal 20 the aHthori-
tes was recommended for the suppression OF
TN. paper
", ID latl, the upe il.i.e =. .ns
that something over 500 Geo pages OF terppr-
ance literature had been distributed during the
past year. and n. this work had been done per-
sonally by herself and her auxiliary assistants,
the expense only little over $50. They
had = small deficiency To make up. and then
they hoped 10 increase the work.
As TO uxFTRNyxrEp VIM.
In 49,, 40 ,,,,.-,,.,,., ,,;r,, ,bo s,,-.-ir-
."'en'' ms hi',i"A lti~onei' iePoieu 'ii'''
she experienced dlfhcu!;v IN persuadlng
churches 10 adopt this because the fermented
article was 50 much cheaper. Immediately
some one proposed tina; the W. c. T. L. under
take TO prepare a quantity of the pure juice Of
same o. churches NJ cost. and even giving 1t TO
the poorer ones his proposition was referred