The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-08-11
The w. C. I. u.

BENSON, Aug S.-The wilma w. c.. r. u
held its last regular monthly meeting, Thur
day, Aug. Sd, at Dunkale, the pleasant HON,
of Mrs. Joseph Hoskins. The meeting wa,
opened by Scripture reading, led by the Pres
ident, Miss Bessie Amoss After singing ant
prayer the regular business of the month wa
transacted.
Mrs. L. 2. Holllnsworth and Miss Bessi,
Amos were elected delegates to State Con
vention, to be held at Annapolis Md, Sept
26th, 27th and 2Sth Also Mrs. Anna Hos
kins and Mrs. Elva Amoss were chosen dele
gates to County Convention, at Bush Chapel
Sept 49, Seven new names were added t.
the list of membership, five being young men
May Gods richest blessing rest upon thes,
young men and make them live, earnest work
ers for this great cause. very interestin.
and encouraging feature of the meeting wa
the following letter, read by the President:
To the Wilma w. G. 4. T.:
Dear Friends: Having learned that SOM
of you at times feel discouraged on accom-
of small attendance at your meetings an,
apparently not SO much interest taken a
there might be, leads me to address you thes,
few lines. | am fully aware that it has beei
said lone that cannot write or talk on TEN
perance is indeed poor writer or talker."
Having acknowledged that | am no exper
in handling the quill, | beg of you to cXcus,
all mistakes and take this for what it is in
homes.
In the first place we should remember it l.
now the busiest time in all the year for tn,
housewife, and the weather added almus
makes it impossible for our women to los,
any time from their household duties at thi
season. The first thought that entered m,
mind when | learned you were discouraged
was. IL you have cause for encouragement
what did the pale-cheeked, suffering mothc
have when her husband. her only support
filled a drunkard's grave, and her only chlt
being enticed into the same road its fathe
walked, by foe that if allowed to surviv
will eventually destroy, yes, ruin our mativ.
land. But | need not dwell on these sorrow
full facts, for all of you who have travele,
could not but help seeing and knowing ther,
is an immense amount of suffering and miser,
caused by this accursed traffic; and, indeed
one does not have to travel far to learn this.
for as write there lies one but few PAGES
off, cold in death, and poverty is word that
is mild to make known their circumstances,
when, in days gone by, the same one carried
home to his wife each and every month, IL tri-
file over one-third of one hundred dollars
And where has it all gone? Ask the cause
you are fighting this alone can answer.
have heard it said, THE w. g. T. L. is of
no use. Ii is doing no good - remarks, !
am proud to say, that show the ignorance of
the ones who uttered them. Look at our
women in Kentucky when only few VEGAS
ago the vote was included for local option.
How they held prayer meetings. now they
pleaded with father, brother, workman aud
lover to save the home, and when the votes
were counted a majority of p in favor of local
option, and then tell me the women are doing
no good in this cause If it were left for me
to advise a way to settle this great question
/ would say let the women vote, and feel
sure that | would be of 10 use fer one week
after the election, for when prohibition comes
| expect to take ono week holiday for rejoic-
ing.
DIR. Talmage says ''Just to think of all this
great nation and not a saloon" Oh, can you
grasp the idea Then no poor houses, no
penitentiaries, fewer broken hearts and fewer
disconsolate homes.
1t has only been short time since learned
what you women were doing. 1t requires