Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-07
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INTERESTING SERVICES HELD YESTERDAY
AND LAST EVENING.
The Attendance Larger Than Upon Tuesday-Rs
ports Received and Discussed, and
Addresses Made.

The second day of the annual meeting
of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union saw the attendance decidedly in
creased, and there also appeared to De
al augmented interest in the proceed
ings at each OF the sessions.
After the usual preliminary devo-
tional exercises, the morning session
was opened by the reading of the report
OF the State Treasurer, Mrs. NJ. c. Par
sons OF Grafton. The statement sub
mitted showed there was practically no
debt. The report was esteemed most
satisfactory one. and the discussion re-
Elected this sentiment. 1t was ordered
that the appropriations be left in the
hands Of q committee made up from the
several districts, which will report 10
due season.
Mrs. Jennie Picksns. superintendent
of Sabbath school work, then made her
report and was followed by Mrs. w. j.
Hamilton. OF this city, upon the Juye-
nile department. There was quite q
discussion upon these reports. The re-
port upon scientific instruction was
succeeded by Mrs. Mamie Hall with
report upon Press work, in which the
State press was given due credit for
favors shown.
A short address was then made by Mr..
Nottingham, who was introduced 10 the
meeting by President Sisson. His re-
marks were Of very encouraging ma
tn re.
Other reports were made, discussed
and acted uoon, and the morning seTv-
ice, as q whole, was an interesting one
to all present.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened with
the usual devotional exercises followed
| by memorial services which took up the
| time Of the convention until after three
| o'clock. The afternoon attendance was
notably larger than the sessions OF
! Tuesday and the Proceedings throughout
! were characterized by great earnest
/ ness and decided interest. During the
| services addresses were made by Miss
| Jennie Eugle upon the work and char.
acter OF the late Mrs. Battelle and Mrs.
! Galloway, by Mrs. NJ. NJ. Love upon
Mrs. Galloway, by Mrs. Rodgers upon
/ Ella Gardner, and by Mrs. Jane Suit
upon Maggie Johnson. There euloRistic
I addresses upon the departed member OF
| the Union we're all feeling tributes TO
| their lives and memories.
Following the memorial exercises
| came a report upon Literature, by
Mrs. S. J. Orr, of Roney's Point. This
report appeared upon the programme
for Wednesday evening, but was I'M
avoidably carried over. Mrs. Orr gave
a resume of the literature distributed,
| and the financial details OF the work.
The total number Of papers, ETC., dis
trbuted was $3.50. Mrs. Orr made q
number OF valuable suggestions for the
more thorough prosecution OF the work,
and discussion aud explanation fol-
lowed, participated in by quite num-
Der of delegates.
Sabbath observance was not reported
| upon, owing to the death Of Mrs. Bat
telle. OF this city. In announcing this
! fact, the President said the work was
; one Of the greatest Importance, espe-
cially here in Wheeling.
Mrs. A. Fl. Merrick, OF Parkersburg,
in charge of the work on Social Purity,
was not present, and had sent no re-
port. Mrs. Trimbe, OF this city, ad-
| dressed the session in a very interesting
manner upon the topic, giving some To-
| cal experiences of her own in work
about the city police headquarters and
at the jail, where she is doing great
work under adverse circumstances. She
said one of the greatest needs for earn
est Christian work was among the fall
len, depraved ana wretched women In
this city. She urged that some action
should be taken by the Union.
Mrs. G. Z. Jackson, OF Moundsville,
| followed with an account Of prison and
| Jail work, a topic on the morning pro-
gramme, but not then reached. She
said her work had been entirely con-
fined to the State penitentiary, and in
recounting her labor she spoke In the
highest terms OF Supt. Van Pelt OF the
| State prison. Some blame had been at
tached to him, in the newspapers, but
| she was convinced there was nothing In
: this charge. he was a gentleman, but at
| the same time enforced necessary regu-
lations and laws. The report that the
| speaker had been denied admission to
the prison, to prosecute her work, was
untrue. She spoke OF the difficulties OF
the prison work, and In declining to
again fill the place, she said that while
some woman must fill the place, she
begged that some women" be not
given charge of the labor. 1t took a
certain knowledge OF certain things TO
enable one to fill the Office properly,
and 1t would not be right to appoint
some to the place. In giving
| the number OF convlcts OF the
prison she said there were but twelve or
fifteen women in the prison. mot all
are there who should be there, by any
means, Tor believe in sending women
| there Just as well as men," She said
| the number OF men In the prison was
very rapidly increasing, especially from
the lower portion of the State, and she
made an eloquent plea for such Chris
tlan work as would tend to check the
growing number. and at the same time
do greater good among those already
wearing the stripes. She asked espe-
cially for contributions Of new liters-
| ture-not old publications"
Miss Belle Brown, President Of the
Ninth district Of Ohio, Of Mt. Pleasant,
was introduced to the session. and made
q brief address. during which she said
she desired to emphasize and endorse
the words of Mrs. Trimble. There
| should. she thought, be a Rescue Home
| in West Virginia; no city as large as
Wheeling should be without such an
Institution. Miss Brown made an eK-
cellent address.
Pursuing the same line, the Chair