Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-25
AGED TWENTY-0NE
The Local W. @. 7. o. to Have a
Birthday Party.
ANNUAL CONVENTION At FOUNDRY
A Two Days Program Of Interest
ing Events.
SKETCH OF THE BIG ORDER

SKETCH OF THE BIG ORDER
The local Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has attained its majority, and will
celebrate the event by convention at
Foundry NJ E. Church, beginning tomor-
row, and lasting all day Friday. A pro-
gram Of exceptional interest has been ar
ranged, and the officers of the District
union feel confident that the net results OF
this big birthday party will be greatly bene-
fetal to the good of the organization.
The District of Columbia Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union ranks as state
organization with the national and worlds
W. C. T. u, of which Miss Frances E. Will
lard Is the president, and Is entitled by Its
paid-up membership to four officers and
two delegates at the next annual national
convention, which meets in Baltimore, Oc-
tober IS to %. This convention will be OF
great interest to Washington, since the
cities are so adjacent, and already grand
planned for October "a. when the national
will be the guests of the District w. c. 7.
U. for one day at least.
The National w. C. T. U.
This great white ribbon society was born
in a little Presbyterian church in Ohio De-
cember %, 1878. Mrs. Eliza ]. Thompson.
the daughter of Ex-Governor Trimble OF
Ohio, was leader Of the first crusade band,
from which this vast organization has
sprung. On the 18th Of November, 1874. In
Cleveland. resolutions were adopted and q
constitution framed, and Mrs. Annie E.
Wittenmyer of Pennsylvania was elected
president, Miss Frances e. Willard of
Illinois secretary, and Mrs. w. A. Ingram
Of Ohio treasurer Twelve states were then
m cd hv Wiz
society belts the globe, has membership
of nearly 100000. Including the Us" and
has a great publishing house In Chicago,
which sends cut millions Of pages Of tenn
perance literature every year, besides pub
fishing an official organ, 1.-THE Union Sig
nal" The Oak and Ivy Leaf" which is
the Us" official organ. and The Young
Crusader" for the children. It has its
headquarters in the temple. built by wo-
mans thought and a woman's prayer" and
which Is one of the handsomest and most
commodious structures In that great city Of
fine buildings.
In 1876 Miss Frances E. Willard was pro-
NOTED to the presidency on the platform of
woman suffrage, and she has been the al
most unanimous choice of the union ever
since as its leader.
The work of the union is embraced under
the following heads: Evangelistic, preven-
tive. educational, social. legal and organiza-
ton. These are divided into departments,
each Of which has an efficient superintend-
ent. The department of young women's
work has recently been changed into the
branch, and the presiding officer is the gen.
eral secretary, and Is a member of the ex-
ecutive committee by virtue of her office.
This differs from tie other department
work in that the local and state unions
are under her official direction.
The sum of $65, 96S. 80 was raised and ex-
pended by the young women's branch in the
United States in '93 and '94. Mrs. Frances
]. Barnes Of New York is national secre-
| tary.
Missionaries Around the World.
Mrs. May Clement Leavitt, the first round
the-world missionary. was eight years on
her first missionary journey, during which
| time she crossed ninety-seven streams, or
| ganized eighty societies for women, estab-
lished twenty-three mems organizations.
Out of total Of 1874 societies which she or
ganized a very large majority are now doing
| most excellent work Mrs. Leavitt secured
many Of the foreign signatures to the great
| polyglot petition, now representing 700, Co., =
| 600 names and forty different languages.
| Mrs. Jessie Alderman of California follow
| ed Mrs. Leavltt, emphasizing her work and
| adding thousands of names to the petition.
| She Travelled 10000 miles in the interest
| of the white-ribbon work and organized
| many countries into direct official relation
| with the national and worlds societies.
Besides the ordinary methods of travel
cars, steamboats,, &c.-shs was transported
| by camel, elephant, canoe, junk, ekka, tinga,
| jinrikisha, buffalo, bullock, camel cart, Sc
dan chair ard wheelbarrow. She formed
2GO local unions, pledged p $40 men and Sc
cured 10000 members to the w. C. T. U.
| Her health having broken, she is now rest
ing as the worlds missionary in Iceland.
| The third biennial meeting Of the World g
| w. c. T. U. was held in London June 10 to
p and was thoroughly representative, able
| delegates from twenty-eight of the leading
countries Of the globe participating in the
| proceedings.
The local w. C. T. U. has taken up many
| departments of work, and it's influence is
broadening.
The Local Program.
A most interesting program will be carried
| out at Foundry Church the next two days,
as follows:
Thursdny-MorningS Session.
$50. devotions. conducted by Mrs. Jennie
| Bartlett; 10, convention called to order by
Mrs. NJ. E. Griffith, president; appointment
of committees on credentials, courtesies,
finance and resolutions; 1870, greeting by
pastor Of Foundry Church, Rev. DR.. Oliver
A. Brown; response, by Mrs. R. R. West;
| 1850, reports of superintendent: Hygiene
and heredity; Mrs. c: p. Ritter; purity. Mrs.
e. A. Chambers; evangelistic, Mrs. NJ. E.
| Hartsocki corresponding secretary, Miss l..
s. Weightman; 11:SO. solo, Mrs. D. DIN
| Leech; reception to pastors; noontide pray
er; 1890, adjournment.
Afternoon Session.
100, devotions, Mrs. H. H. Hendrickson;
1:5O. presidents annual address. Mrs M. E.
Griffith: 2:3O. treasurer's report, Mrs 8. NJ
Wescott; auditors report, Miss Lizzie Kess-
Ter; 2:4b. question box. conducted by Mrs
NJ. E. Cohen; $40, reports of superintend-
ents: Messenger boys. Mrs. Nellie H. Brad
| ley; press and literature, Mrs. Margaret B.
Plat; unfermented wine. Mrs. Emma E.
Falconer; mothers meetings, Miss Sallie
Nicholson. Mrs. Sophie Smith; Sabbath OBJ
servance, Mrs. NJ. Z. Catlin; firemen, Mrs
Maria Merrtck: mercy, DR.. Alice Burritt
railroad, Mrs. j. H. Mitchell; 4:3O, adjourn.
ment.
Friday-MOrning Session.
$50, devotions, Miss Belle Luckett; re
port of credentials committee, Mrs. T. A
Williams. chairman; 1890, election of off
GERS AMI delegates to national convention
noontide prayer; 1890, adjournment
Afternoon Session.
1:3O. devotions. Mrs. NJ. E. Hartsock; AS
solo. Miss Valley; 1:5O, reports of superin
tendents: Temple, peace and arbitration
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