The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-07-13
Executive rleeting of Cecil County
w. G. T. U.
Communicated.

Communicated.
The Cecil County w. c. T. U. held its
first Executive meeting for 1894 in Zion
M. E. Church on Wednesday, July nth.
The President, Mrs. c. D. Abrahams,
called the meeting to order at 1o:45 a. M,
and conducted the devotional exercises.
Singing, He Leadeth Me-" and "Stand
up for Jesus )" prayer by the President
the I46th Psalm, Familiarity known as the
Crusade Psalm was read by the Secy.
Roll call was responded to by the Pres
ident, Treasurer and Rec Secretary for
the County officers, eight Presidents of
local Unions and nine Superintendent of
Departments.
Reports were called for and received as
follows: Rec. Sec. made verbal report
that the Directories had been published
at cost of ten dollars, and urged all
Unions to pay their proportion of the
Indebtedness, amounting to about one
dollar each. The Sec. also suggested that
each Local Supt. be explicit in her annual
report to the County Supt. as to figures,
giving the exact number of pages of liter
atnre distributed, the number of dollars
and cents expended, ETC., not giving it as
last year, "a great deal done )" no items
accompanying the report, the tabulated
statement made poor showing for the
Unions, yet much valuable work had
been done.
The Treasurer reported
Received since Annual Convention SIG &c
Apehoea ll3 u
Balance in Treasury =. 8 90
Reports were given by the Superinten-
dents of the following Departments /: Ju-
venile, Temperance Lit. and U. S. Evan
gelistic, Mills and Manufactures, Infer
mented Wine, Young Woman's Work
Demorest Contests, Social Purity, Legis-
lative and Petition, White Ribbon Herald,
and Memorial Building.
The name of the last department was
changed to Work at Headquarters, as the
building is now free of debt. The White
Ribbon Herald having changed hands
and being our own official organ each
Union was urged to do all in its power to
secure subscribers. The editor is our
State Cor. Sec, Mrs. Margaret A. Lake.
Unions were also urged to send commu-
nications to the paper through our Press
Supt. or directly, if by the latter means do
not fail to report to the Press Supt., Mrs. A
c. Shippers.
The Unions were glad to hear of new
Y being organized at Liberty Grove, as
much regret had been felt over the dis
banding of the fourishing Colora Y.
The business next before the Conven-
ton was the discussion of the Harvest
Home. Mrs. Scarborough took the floor
and stated that Rock, St. John and
Moore's Chapel had decided to hold a
Harvest Home on July 2oth in the grove
adjoining the Friends Meeting House,
Calvert Mrs. Martin of Washington, D.
c., and Mrs. Katharine Lente Stevenson,
contributing editor of Union Signal, are
engaged to address the meeting with ten
minute speechs from local talent. A band
of music has been engaged aud the sing
ing is under the leadership of Wesley
Ewing. The ladies of the above men,
toned Unions will have the ice cream
privilege, and no suffers will be allowed
on the grounds. All Unions are urged to
give the meeting their support.
A rising vote of thanks was extended
to the trustees of Friends Meeting for
their offer of the grove, and also to the
trustees of M. E. Church of Zion for the
use of the church for our meeting this
day.
The Annual Convention Of Cecil coun.
ty will be held at Woodlawn near the
middle of September.
The meeting adjourned by singing
God be With Yon Till We Meet Again"
and reciting the Lord Prayer in concert.
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