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in the country. Following are brief sketch

in the country. Following are brief sketch
es OF come Of these organizations:
The National Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union is the organized result of
the women'S crusade against intep1perance
The first organization was formed at Cha
tauqua lake by well-known women. Mrs.
Annie Wittenmyer, who was noted in the
civil war as a leader in the work of the
CHRISTIAN commission, was made president
and the youthful dean of "oman'S College
of Northwestern University was made sec
rotary. From this time the wO-l of or
Sanizing progressed rapidly. Local Crgani-
cations exist in nearly all the towns and all
the counties of all of the states and terri
tories of our Union. The Worlds W. G. Il.
L. is now organized and is composed OF
national unions betting tie round world.
The "Woman's Temperance Union was
organized in February, 1874. OIt OF il grew.
the ''Woman's Christian Temp eraace Union
of the District of Columbia, which was
organized February IL, 1879 with the fol-
lowing officers: President, Mrs. Anna Lin
Vile; corresponding secretary, Mrs Anna
Davidson; recording secretary, Mrs. Rosa
Hartwen; treasurer, Mrs. ). ID. La Fetra
The presidents holding Office sine, then
have been Mrs. Clara Reach, MRS Sarah
ID. La Fetra and Mrs. Mary =. Griffith the
present incumbent. The work has con-
stantly grown in members and influence
Public sentiment has been greatly changed
in regard to persons signing petitions for
liquor licenses, especially the mempcrs Of
Ia IL.
large number OF mass meetings held adj
dressed by National ". c. +. l.. lecturers
and other earnest temperance advocates,
press work and individual effort on the
part of the members.
Over Eight Hundred Members.
The membership now numbers eight hum
dred and fifty active and one hundred ana
twelve honorary members. The work of
educating the masses along prohibition lines
has been advanced by the various depart-
mentS OF works.
In May, 1887. protest was presented to
the President of the United States AGAINST
saloon Oe.ng opened ON the national drill
grounds, ana the effort to prevent II was
successful. During the national encamp-
ment the same work was done 10 prevent
beer being sold on a government reserya-
ton, and the law against il WAS enforced.
On an average there mas Deau one tLou-
sand nine hundred dollars annually expend-
ed In the work since the organ I'D ton of the
union.
There are now twenty-five departments of
work and nineteen unions in the city and
suburbs. the headquarters Of the union is
located in the Central Union Mission ldild-
ing, 622 Louisiana avenue. A new deallt-
ment has just been organized for work
among the messenger boys" of the city, a
neglected class hitherto. The work may be
summarized under the hve gener ii heads of
evansellsuc, preventive, educational, legal
and social.
The following are the District officers:
President, Mrs. VI. L. Griffith: correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. S. NJ HartsocN; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Emma =. Shelton;
treasurer. Mrs. s. NJ. Wescott; auditor, Miss
Lizzie Kessler; organizer, Mrs. NJ. Z. Grit
fifth.
Vice presidents-Chapin, Mrs. II. Z, CO.
hen; West End, Mrs. S. NJ. WescJtt; North
west, Mrs T. A. Williams; Capitol Hili, AIRS.
Jennie s. Bartlett; Anacostia, Mrs. Eunice
Rider; North Capitol. Mrs. Margaret b.
SnnthwnSt Il MifHhpn.
Frances f. Willard Mrs. r. y. Jarvis;
Southeast. Mrs. NJ A. Mahonsy; Nineteenth
Street Baptist, Mrs. r. E. LAVISH; Second
Baptist, Mrs. G. II. Griffith: Lincoln Me-
mortal, Mrs. Sarah G. Johnson; Brooi>land.
Mrs r. r. West; LIE Droit Park. Mrs. Nary
E. Foxwell.
Y. vice presidents-vermont Avenue Mrs.
Mamie Croswell; Calvary Baptist, Mrs.
Louise A Cowman; Crusader, Mrs. E. NJ.
Wharton; First Baptist. Miss Lille Hazel
ton; Ryland, Mrs. j. II. Broush.
Superintendents of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and Sunday school, Mrs Alfred Wood; tenn
perance literature. Mrs. Margaret B. Plat;
legislative and petition, Mrs. Alice Smith;
prison and Jail, Mrs. II. II Hendrickson;
unfermented wine. Mrs Emma f. Falcon
err; young woman's work, Miss Louisa ;.
weightman: flower mission, Mrs c. T.
Gray; work among foreigners, Mrs. Han
nah Crosby; scientific temperance instruc-
ton, Mrs. S. NJ: Hartsook; Sabbath OBJ
servance. Mrs. NJ. E. Catlin; evangelistic.
Mrs. Maria Merrick: press. Mrs. NJ. f.
Griffith: purity in literature and art, Mrs.
A. f. Chambers; narcotics, Mrs. H. A. GIL
lenwater: alley missions, Mrs. r. r. Brown;
chalk talker. Miss Sadie buckingham; rail-
road. Mrs. NJ. f. Griffith; social purity, Mrs.
Clara Holbrook Smith; mothers meetings,
Mrs. Sophia Smith: heredity and hygiene.
Mrs. Annie Bovee; parliamentary. Mrs.
Mary Ikirt.
Trustees-Mrs. AIva V Davis. Mrs. f.
Moffatt. Mrs. Anna c. Mcdowell, Mrs. z.
X Knowles, Mrs. J. H. Robinson.
The Anti-SaIooh League.
The Anti-Saloon League of the District
Of Columbia was organized in Fletcher
Chapel. June %, 1893. pursuant to a call
issued by some of the temperance socie-
ties Of the District. 1t is representative
body and is composed of delegates from
temperance and religious societies. The
following named societies are now repre-
scented in it: Independent Order of Good
Templars. Independent Order of Recha-
bites. Sons of Temperance. Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union, Epworth League,
Society Of Christian Endeavor, Sons of
Jonadab. Metropolitan Crusaders, Loyal
Temperance Legion, Womans Home Mis-
sionary Society, Coiored Y. NJ. e. A, Faith
er Mathew T. A. :. Nearly every church
in the District is represented.