The Washington times., 1894-10-05
IT HONORS THE NATION
Mrs. Griffith, of the ". c. 7. L.,
Glad That immortality Is Rebuked.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE UNION
Gratifying Growth of the Organization Shown
by the Presidents Report-Addresses By a
Number of Local Pastors Condition Of the
Treasury-The Programme for To-day.

'sBe it told to the honor OF our nation that
when the life of a moral leper was uncovered
in our Congress he sought in vain for re-
nomination py the franchise Of the people,
though he bore an honored name and sought
with silvered eloquence TO cover sin with a
robe of pretentious piety."
So said Mrs. II. r. Griffith, president Of
the Women's Christian Temperance Union Of
Washington. in her annual address at the
twentieth annual convention of that organi-
zati on held in the Calvary Baptist Sunday
school house yesterday Mrs. GrIffith's ad-
dress was the feature of yesterdays session,
and her reference to Col. W. C. P. Breckin-
ridges recent defeat in the Ashland district
evoked considerable applause.
In further speaking of the work Of the
social purity department she said:
Because OF lack of proper information re-
garding this work many Of Us grew up in
utter ignorance of the prevalence OF impurity
about US in positions high or low. From false
modesty we shrank from hearing the truth.
| Meanwhile the insidiOus enemy OF souls has
| been sowing seeds OF sin with impure htera-
ture and obscene pictures. educating the
| young people downward. Now behold the
| harvest! Men high in the councils OF nations
| here and over seas, sometimes sitting on their
| thrones and wearing kingly cOronets, are
| publicly declared to be living double lives OF
| sin and unchastity."
Referring to the tokens of progress in the
| temperance crusade Mrs. Griffith said:
The past year, with all it, strikes and
| financial depression and generally trOublous
| times, has vet brought US various earnests Of
| coming good. The action of the International
order OF Knights Of Pythias and Of the Pope,
| through his apostolic delegate, in excluding
| saoonists and bartenders from their societies.
is an omen of great significance 10 those who
watch the signs of the times"
GROWTH OF THE NATIONAL UNION.
Mrs Griffith also spoke of the past and
present condition of women and prophesied
that in the near future women Of the world
will be the peer OF men in every branch OF
learning.
''Our national union. she continued. "had.
| when the last statistics were collected, a
membership of 159.s sos women and 1913
men as honorary members. In the young
women's branch there were II, ,53S active and
| 1884 honorary members, and an army of 123,-
SO children in our Loyal Temperance
LegIons. Thus we have grand total men,
bership of 314. .637."
Mrs. Griffith referred to the work of the
several departments OF the local union during
the past year, and in conclusion said:
Let US take up the new years work with
renewed zeal. Let US never be discouraged
i'll the work, but go on until we shall have
| accomplished the great object for which we
have been struggling for so many years
'''Where the vanguard rests to-day
The rear shall rest tomorrow.
The first session opened al $50 O'Clock,
representatives of the following church
unions being present: Chapin. West End
| Northwest. Capitol Hill. AnacOStla, North
Capitol, Southwest. Frances E. Willard
Southeast, Nineteenth Street Baptist. Second
Baptist. Lincoln Memorial, BrOokland, LIZ
Droit Park, Vermont Avenue Christian, Cal
vary Baptist, Crusader. First Babtist. and
Ryland. President Griffith called the meet
ing to order. and devotional exercises were
conducted by Mrs. NJ E. Catlin. superin
tendent of Sabbath observance work. Fifty
one officers and delegates answered the roi
call, after which the following committees
were appointed:
Credentials T. A. Williams and Mis-
Lizzie kessler; courtesees, Mrs Anna Nc
Dowell and Mrs. Jennie Bartlett; finance
Mrs. S. W. Wescott and Miss Louise Weight
man; resolutions, Mrs. Hartsoek, Mrs. s. ID
LIE Fetra. Mrs. H. n. Glllenwater, Mrs. Clin
ton Smith, Mrs. NJ B. Platt, and Miss Weight
man.
In his address of welcome Rev. s. II
Greene took occasion to compliment the loc a
union on their success in the cause of ten
perance reform. Mrs. NJ. B. Platt respOnde
ON behalf of the union.
REPORTS OF sUPERISTESDESTs-
Reports of superintendents were next i
order, and were received from Mrs. T
Crosby, of the work among foreigners; Mr.:
NJ. E. Catlin, Sabbath observance; Mr.
Sonhia Smith motbers+ rneetinc. Mrs Alfre
Wood, juvenile work, and Mrs. H. \. Gillen
water. narcotics.
President Griffith called ior addresses b
presidents of subordinate unions, and Mrs.
E. Cohen, of ChaDin Union; Mrs. z. M. Wes
, colt, of West End, and Mrs. T. A. Williams
of Northwest Union, responded. Rev. Nj
Foulk. of the Church of the United Brethren
delivered a brief address. and Mrs. Jenn
bartlett, president of Capitol Hill Unlol
spoke on temperance. The morning sessio