The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-25
WORK OFTHEW.C T.U.
Convention of the Unions of
King County.
REPORTS FROM THE MISSIONS.
Equal Suffrage Defended and Supported
By . vOte-The White Shield
Home-Today's Session.


Women's Christian Temperance Union was held
yesterday IN the Congregational church a. FIRE.
mont The object OF the convention was 10 hear
reports from committees and TO discuss plans OF
work for the future There were quite . num-
Der of lady visitors present during the session
The convention was called TO order oy the
president, Mrs. Eta Jones, and Miss Agnes God
dsrd and Mrs. +. X. simison were made secre-
taries. After religious exercises the following
committees were appointed:
Credentials-Mrx Eleanor Wilmott
Courtesies-Mrs Katie Bartlett
Resolutons-Mrs. J. n. Wallingford, OF Green
Lake, Mrs. Carrie Bewe,t. OF seattle Central
Union, and Mrs. Rhoda Miller, OF Kent.
Pubiication-M,a J. E. Nichols, Mrs. Ion
Place OF meeting-Mra Rhoda Miller, Mrs
Franc Leo. OF seattle.
The report Of the corresponding secretary,
Mrs. N. Wade. OF Kent, was read, submitting
quarterly reports from the local unions OF the
Work done the past year as follows:
Enumclaw-Nine active members; two regular
meetings and one social meeting.
Des Moines-Twenty-three active members;
four regular meetings; one mothers' meeting;
one Gospel temperance meeting: three lectures;
Band OF Hope with twenty-three members;
distribution OF literature and flower mission
work.
siaughter-Ten active members: monthly
meetings: two Gospel temperance meetings:
two lectures: Loyal Temperance Legion with
seyenty-seven members.
Vashon-Twen -six active members; monthly
meetings: one special mesting; work for the
White Shield home; care OF orphans and fruit
donations.
Kent-Twenty-one active members: weekly
meetings; seven special meetings; two Gospel
temperance meetings; two special prayer meet.
ings; three lectures; work for the White Shield
home; distribution OF literature and furnishing
Q reading room.
Fremont-Twelve active members. three hon
orary; Twenty-Five regular meetings: three
special meetings: four temperance sermons;
committees on special work, petitions work for
White Shield home, and an increase OF mem
bership.
Mary B. Reese Union--Ten active members;
seventeen regular; one special and three social
meetings; Ladies' Temperance League with
ten members; work for White Shield home and
Working Girls home; distribution OF clothing;
supplied books for reading-room.
Seattle Central-stxty-nine members, six hon.
orary; weekly meetings; three special. five So
cial and twelve gospel temperance meetings;
seven lectures; four papers read: care OF two
readiDg-roOms; finding homes for the homeless;
furnishing dinners for newsboys and 6O OF Be-
attle's poor.
The credentials committee reported the fol-
lowing delegates present:
Ex-ofiicio president, Mrs. Eta X. Jones, OF
Kent; vice president, Mrs. NJ. C. Ewing, Of Kent;
recording secretary, Mrs. J. L. Nichols, of Free
Of Kent; treasurer, Mrs Eleanor Wilmott, OF
Fremont, and the following superintendents OF
departments: soldiers and sailors, Mrs. NJ A.
euonr.
istic. Mrs Wright; legislation. Mrs: J. 1. Ronald;
parliamentary usage, Mrs. Franc Lee aud Mrs.
Bartlett president OF Fremont union
Commissioned delegates-Central Seattle
Mrs. Z. s. Wood. Mrs. Carrie Bewett, Mrs. G. A.
Van Alstine, Mrs. A. l.. smith, MrA +. K. SINH
son. kent-Mrs. Miller;
Bennett
Frsmont-Mrs J. N. wailingscrd, Mrs E. NJ.
Goddard and Mrs. r. $. Densmore.
several Others arc expected to arrive and at
tend today's session.
After reading the report OF the committee On
credentials recess was taken until ? p. m.
At the afternoon session reports from the
various unions were given. The superintendent
of the flower missions told of the work done in
the city distributing flowers to The hospitals
The superintendent of slmshouss work said
that visits are made every sunday to the county
poor farm and religious services held. Fruit
and flowers are always taken along. mothers
meeting Is held once q wesk in the Central
union. Fremont 10 preparing to furnish room
in the White Shield home for fallen women at
Tacoma and has bought share in the Harvey
Worlds Fair and Entertainment Company. The
Kent reading-room is kept up with some diff.
Guilty. In the Madison street union the Loyal
Legion of fortyfve distributes at the jails every
Sunday bouquets with scriptural texts at
tached. There 10 . mothers meeting once Z
month and they are planning to have a parla-
mentary drill once . month. In North Seattle
there 10 . Loyal Legion with thirty-ons MEM
bsrs.
Mrs Edward Blewett read a paper on equal
Suffrage" defending womau's fight to the bal
lot. She also invited all the ladies present to a
parlor meeting at her residence. 9l4 Ninth
street, on Saturday next at 2:30 p. m.
There was general discussion on the subject
OF scientific instruction on the physiological
effects of alcohol In the public schools, and COM
paint was made that not enough attention was
given to this matter by those in charge Of the
schools. 1t was also suggested that the practice
be revived of Offering prizes to pupils for essays
on the evils OF alcohol.
Mrs Franc Lee reported that $24 30 had been
expended for furniture for the White Shield
home at Tacoma.
Mrs.Wynuie Thomas complained that the local
unions were negligent of their duty In not send
ing in s. each for the purpose of erecting in the
W. C. T. U. temple in Chicago . memorial to
Mrs. c. K. Jenner.
In order TO raise 800 for the Chicago temple it
was decided to circulate 100 mite boxes.
Mrs. Thomas made a few earnest and pointed
remarks on the suffrage qlfesiion. and in order
10 obtain an expression OF opinion on tho mat.
ter she called for vote Of those in favor OF
equal suffrage. OF the fifty ladies present ali
but half dozen stood up.
In the evening an informal reception was
held at the church and the delegates and
visitors were entertained with a supper. a
speech by Mrs. Thomas and a guitar trio by
Misses Kellogg. Mcuinnis aud Thull. The con-
vention will continue its session today. In the
forenoon Mrs. Blewett will give IA shor, talk
and in the afternoon the ladies will give pic.
Mo at Green Lake
NEW METHODIST MINISTER'S.
Able Preacher for Gilman Church-Dr.
Bright Goes to Olympia.