The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-12
ERNEST WOMEN MEET.
Annual Convention Of the W. c. 7. U.
Held 10 the M0osiC Presbyterian
Church-..ThOse Who Attended.

The I.ackawanna County Women's
Christian Temperance Union conven-
ton was held yesterday in Moosic in
the Presbyterian church. Over fifty
delegates were present and in addi-
ton there were large audiences at the
morning. afternoon and evening ses-
sions. Mrs. C. ID. Simpson. Of this city,
the county president, presided.
Devotional exercises led by Mrs.
Richard Horns opened the morning
session at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Alice Drake.
of Moosic. welcomed the delegates and
Rev l.. A. Lindermuth, pastor Of the
church. spoke briefly. Mrs. A. T.. Pease
made a very fitting response to the
welcome. Mrs. Simpson named the
following committees:
ON Resolutions-Mrs. A. +. Yost,
Scranton; Mrs. r. l.. Pease. Green
Ridge; Mrs. u. l.. G. Squires, Carbon
dale; Mrs. Elizabeth Sayer. Moscow;
Mrs. Minnie Van Dyke. Madisonville;
Mrs. f. II. Barber, Peckville: Miss Fila
| Mumord Waverly; Miss Tillie Turner.
Nay Aug: Mrs. Hart. Scranton.
Credentials-Mrs. Depue, Scranton;
Mrs. Tewksbury, Scranton.
COuTlpSy-MTS. Vaughan, Nh'StpN'
| and Mrs. Drake.
Brief addresses. congratulating the
| women upon their work for temperance
| and against the liquor traffic were
made by Rev. j. l.. Race. of the Cedar
Avenue Methodist church; Rev. Il. l.
| Santee of Duryea; Rev. Mr.. Lewis, of
Moosic, and Rev. NJ. Turey, of Rerd-
| ham.
Reports were made as follows:
Scientific Temperance instruction, Mrs
| NJ. Vaughan: press work, Miss Ella
Mumford; temperance literature, Mrs
| Emma Williams: railroad work, Mrs
q. L. Field; work among foreigners,
Miss Tillie Turner; prison and jail
work. Mrs. j. NJ. Howell; flower mis-
sion, Miss Frances Raub: franchise
Mrs. Frank Depue: Sunday Schools
| Mrs Mary Gardner; parlor meetings
Mrs. Lizzie Wagner; juvenile work
Mrs. l.. NJ. Swatz. The reports were
without exception. of Il gratifying ma
| ture.
| The evening programme included ad.
dresses by Rev. l.. A. Lindermuth and
Rev. w. l.. Hitler.
Among those who attended the con-
vention We're: Mrs. L. &. G.. SQuier
Mrs. f.. f. Gardner. W. f. Roberts
| Taylor: Mrs. Ella T.. Rhodes. Elmhurst
| Mrs. Elizabeth Sayer, Moscow: Mrs
Kerr, Mrs. Wisby. Mrs. Smith, Mrs. 7
| NJ. Furey, Mrs. Amelia Smith, Scran
ton: Mrs. j. NJ. Howell. Mrs. e. ID
| Simpson. Scranton: Mrs. Emily Horns
Scranton: Mrs. \. f. Arnold, Peckville
Mrs. Frank DePue. Scranton; Mrs
| Voght. Scranton; Mrs. p. T.. Chandler
Scranton; Mrs. $. G. Dorsey, Scranton
Mrs X. f.. Pease, Scranton: Mrs. a
| Trip, Mrs. +. l.. Hadsall. Scranton
Mrs. J. c. Craig. Peckviile; Mrs. T.. II
| Barber. Peckville: Mrs. w. Budd
| Peckville; Misses j. s. Walker. Mos
COW: Laura Watts. MOSCOW: Mrs. a
T.. Yost. Mrs. f.. w. Kuch. Scranton
| Mrs. John Brown. Green Ridge: Mrs
Lizzie Wagner. Peckville; Miss Ella
| Mumford, Waverly; Mrs. G.. r.. Ma
honey, Waverly; Mrs A. II. Treverton
Green Ridge: Mrs. Nolan. Greer
Ridge: Mrs. T.. l.. Walters, Madison
Vile; Mrs. W. Fl. Kerr. West Pittston
Mrs. T.. L. Santee. puryea: Mrs. Fan
ME Hart, Mrs. Fannie Morton. Jennie
A. Howard. Mrs. A. w. Sherwip. :ireer
| Ridge: Mrs. II. l.. Mallery, Greer
Ridge: Mrs. l.. Y. Beane. Green Ridge
Mrs. F. =. Doty. Scranton: Edith Doty
X. Blackman. Mrs. G. i. Field, Scran
ton; e. A. Flanagan. Taylor