The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-04-18
THE. KENOSHA BRANCH
24-sE. fsIk5
Of the Womau's Christian Temperance
[By Miss Perkins. ]

gained oct. ), 1851, by MISS amy
kellogg, then president of the Wiscon-
sin w. C. T. q. Thirty EIGHT ladies
gave their names as members, the first
on the list being its present president,
Mrs. Louisa Davy. I
The first president was Mrs. c. Fl.
Theirs; Vice-presidents, Mrs. +. ..
Taylor, Mrs. Sarah O. Brewer, Mrs.
Whitaker, Mrs. E. L Stanbridge; Re-
cording secretary, Miss M. French;
Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Edith
Stevens; Treasurer, Mrs. Caroline Crate.
The first lines of work taken up were
scientific, temperance instruction, Jail
and almhouse work, temperance liter
AZURE and press work. To these have
since been added lumbermen's work,
social purity work, and within the last
year there has been added to these the
tissue cure for alcoholism and mothers
meeting work.
The scientific temperance instruction
work was carried on several years with
fairly good results. Three prize essay
contests were. held in the high school; a
five dollar gold piece being awarded by
the VIC. I. U. to the pupil writing the
best essay ON the subject assigned them
by the Union. Al the first contest
there were three contestants and the
prize was awarded to Miss Marie Keat-
ing. At the second there we're four
contestants and the award was made
to Miss Lulu Meyers; and at the third
contest there we're five contestants and
the award Of first prize was made to
Miss Bessie Robinson and the second to
Andrew O'Donnell. The essays showed
that there had been much reading and
thought on the subjects Of alcohol and
tobacco, and were creditable to all. 1
The Jail and almshouse work was kept
up two years, but there being Difficult
ties in the way Of doing good work
there and other work pressing, the
work was discontinued. The temper
ance literature work, lumbermen's work
and social purity work have been
prosecuted year by year. Every Win
ter for the last five years pure, whole
some literature has been sent to some
lumber camps several times during the
winter and letters have been received
from some Of these camps telling of the
good this literature has done.
Of the Work~of the social purity de-
partment very little can be said, as
nearly all it's work is of character that
cannot be publicly reported, but since
it was first taken up there has been al
large work done and we nave had a
purer town for it.. In several instances;
through it's work, city officials have
been induced TO suppress degrading
places of amusement, and to cause the
removal from advertising boards of inn
and in two instances
.groeerymen removed Objectionable adj
yertising. plaques and pictures from eX-
hibition mgtheiE stores at the, request.of
the, W. .C,a Tp,Q. Social Purity commit
tee, !, The helping hand has been quiet
y extended, to many tempted ana eFr-lI
ing ones, and every year substantial aid
has been sent to the Wisconsin VIC
r. q. Home for Erring' Women at Eau
Claire: Here the drring one is cared
for and placed under new and favorable
surroundings, watched over and en-
corraged. to live-a new life, and in 90ri
per cent. of'the' cases rescded from ruin.3I
Except in'two instances, the Keno
sha w. G. "T..#U: has never drawnj
largely ON the public purse. In the.
fall of 1892, feeling the need of money |
to prosecute the various'lines of work
open to- it; it got upaan entertainment |
known as the "3World's Fair, +" inwhich |
kindly assisted by, Kenosha's I
young people and generously patron
lied by the public, andNrealized a sum
of money:which has enabled them to
take UP many lines of work they,could |
not otherwise have1done:1 44ar -Jf
Their work has always beena con-
done, but, there have been |
times when they have had to meet mis-.
judgment and denunciation for their |
best efforts and they have tried tomeet
these with patience and kindness. 5jHd
Three times since our organization |
has death entered our midst, taking !
first our much loved president, =. Mrs.
Martha Durkee. The next time one
who had moved from our midst, but
stilllheld her membership with US, our
equally loved sister and ex=president;
Mrs. Margaret Sager; and recently one
who had moved away from us, but told |
US she meant to hold her membership
with us as long as she lived, a promise I
which she loyalty kept, our loyal, true
sister, Mrs, E. B.. Manning. emourn |
the loss of these sisters, but realize that I
our loss is their gain. .a....-.
We appeal to our friends for sym
patny and cooperation in our work.
Much as we need new members to help /
us carry on the work before US, much
more do we need the sympathy and /
kindly cooperation of our friends and