The herald., 1895-11-28
List of Officials of the Local
Organization
A. WORTHY INSTITUTION
The Immense Benefit of Its Work In
Society
lts Efforts Comprehend the Improvement OF
Political and Commercial Activities
in All Their Bearings

The Woman's Christian Temperance
union is one of the most marvellous organ
izations OF the day, whether considered
from q religious. philanthropic or simply
humanitarian point of view. The Ma
tional, which last month held its twenty
second annual convention In Baltimore,
Is the result OF the crusade in Hillsbo:o,
Ohio, led BY Mrs. Thompson. Then
small band Of women went out in fear and
trembling to pray in the salnons. This
year there were present o2S delegates,
representing nearly every state and terri
tor, in the union. The paid-up men,
bership is las, 900, ana the following esti-
mate by Miss Willard to be fully five
times as large, illness, removals and
other causes accounting for the disparity.
There stands In the city OF Chicago to-
day as a visible monument OF the work
of this society, a beautiful temple. thir-
teen stories high, said to be the most
artistic office building in the city, and
costing over 81, 900, 900. Within its walls
are the headquarters of the stats and ma
tional organizations, and Willard hall,
where each day meetings are held. From
the rental of this building large rev.
enue for the work Of the society is OK
The TEN perance hospital. also IN Chi
cago, treats patients successfully with
absolutely no alcohol in any form, IL
prophecy for the future ana an objec. les
son for the present.
In the same city is its publishing
house, which last year printed over 49,
600 900 pages OF literature relating to its
varied lines of work. 1t publishes the
worlds and national organ, the Union
Signal, and also the Young Crusader, for
and Young Women, for the young wo-
mems organizations.
II has about forty different depart
ments OF work, along widely divergent
lines. 1t meets the ignorant immis grant
Is he steps on our shores and endeavoFs
meet him. 1t teaches over l6, 100 600 Of
children the evil effects of alcohol and
narcotics by means OF scientific temper
an 20 instruction in the public schools. 1t
erects homes for erring women, and WIS.,
its the prisone: in his cell. 1t works
among the railroad men and to mines
and 10 lum bel camps, carrying the gos-
pei of temperance ana of Christ. 1t has
done noble work for purity, and is ever
striving to secure that powerful weapon
in all good work. the ballot for women.
Miss Willard 10 at the head of tie or
ganIzation, and also presi ent OF the
Worlds Women's Christian Temperance
union, a society no less wonderful than
the other. 1t was organized in 1885, with
Mrs. Margaret Bright Lucas sister Of
statesman, at its head. At her dsath
Lady Somerset was made PRESIDENT of the
British Women's Christian Temperance
Union, woman of much culture and pos
sessing wonderful tact and accomplish
daughter Of such an old historic family.
The two have since been working to-
gether in loving comradeship for the fur.
thering of the WORK.
Mrs. Mary Clement Leavitt. a Boston
woman, with all its bsst culture and edu-
cation, went out as its missionary. She
travelled over 200, 900 miles. speaking, by
the aid CT interpreters. in over fifty lang
uages, teaching temperance, purity and
morality to Buddhists. Brahmins and
Mohnm mi dAns. Miss Jessie Alderman
followed as second round.the world mis-.
land, Tasmania and other countries,
among them Alaska, and more recently
Iceland. Miss Mary Allen West went to
Japan and died in the midst of her work.
Miss Alice Palmer is. now in South
Africa. DR.. Kate Bushnell and Mrs.
Eliza beth Wheeler Andrews went to In
dia, where they visited the environments
in the interests of p lrity, and at the risk
of arrest and imprisonment unearthed q
terrible system OF vice among the army
men. They copied proofs from the rec
urds shown them BY tho native ply
sicians. These they wrote on fine, soft
paper, which they sewed into the hem
Of their drssse. to escape detection. The
English government took the matter IN
hand, and the testimony now forms one
of the famous blue books.
The society follows much the same line
of work as the national. 1t Is organized
in Alaska, Canada. Australia. France,
belgium. Burmah, Chill, Denmark. Hol-
land. China, Finland. Russia, Egypt,
Turkey; in fact, in nearly every country
on tho face of the globe.
EMMA HARTMAN.