The morning times., 1896-11-02

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". c. T. U. NOTES.

The following is the report of the secre.
I tary of the branch, given mt the Model
Union, in Foundry Church, october 6:
Madam President: Since the last meet
ing have visited the Y's aJ two OF their
regular meetings and added five new
members. l presented the claim of our
w. {. T. u. building. also the Sunday
school work, literature department., and
Union Signal. They voted TO raise $500
Tor our building fund and to use their
influence in Placing the dynamite chart
and temperance lessons in the Sunday
schools which they represent.
Il would like to ask il it is wise to
Try To organize the young women into
I. w. {. T. Unions while SO many of
them 2Te So absorbed in church work
ana other young peoples societies. viii
IHC me chnrch absorb all their energies
ana is not the church work enough?
I'VE deem 1t eminently wise To Organize.
the young people for Y. w. c. T. u. work,
The Young peoples societies in the churches
do not furnish the education for Young
women along Special lines SO greatly need
ed asdocst the Y. Distinctively church work
Is not enough, nor should il absorb all the
time ana energy OF our young people so
long as there remains one open saloon or
house of shan nor so long as the cigarette
and tobacco habits remain to curse our
young men, and vile literature and vicious
pict!iresar sent bro adcast through our land
To poison the youthful mind. The Y. w T.
L. u Is needed society"
Two of the local Us have taken up the
Work OF the mercy department, ard one
ttGe Vermont Avenue V has secured the
signatures of nearly one hundred children
to the mercy pledge.
Miss Mary Campbell, formerly correspond
ing secretary Of the Branch OF the New
Jersey W. c. T, L., is now resident in this
Rit ..,,I p+il
Capitol Hill Jniun, which is to lie congrat-
nlatcd TN securing valuable an addition
to its mem bcrship.
A large and appreciative audience as
sembicd iii Fifteenth Street NJ. L. Church
on october 70, the occasion being a no
Incense meeting under the auspices OF the
Northwest ". c. T. L. Prayer was Of
fered hy Mrs. NJ. +. Cohen, District vice
president, and Scripture lesson was
gwen 10y Mrs. j. II. Robinson, president
oi Nurthwcst Union. Spirited and CON
vincinG addresses We're made by Rev. W. w.
Van Arsdale, pastor of the Fifteenth Street
Church: Mrs. II. A. CLEARWATER and Hon.
K. ii. Andrews. \ special feature of the
meeting was the excellent and appro-
pirate music furnished by the choir. mo
lccnse ana Total abstinence literature was
freely distributed
special feature of the coming National
~ - l. = ->DNttilDcT IS 10 >
10 be made of Children's work Monday
evening the entire program Will be given
up TO the departments of Loyal Tcnlcr-
ance Legion and scientific temperance.
instruction under the direction OF the able
superintendentS, Mrs. Helen q. Rice and
Mrs. Mary II. Hunt.
lie president of each State having a
state Loyal Temperance Legion is to mai
Il iiNe minutes address, ana there Will bc
music and recitations by the children The
pregrilin Tor the department of scientific
temperance instruction has not vet been
received ut headquarters, but those who
know Mrs. Hunts generalship and ability
nave 10 fears as 10 its nature. Ii can not
fan to be such as to arouse and inspire.
The convention VIII be held IN Mu &c Hall.
Exposition Building. located in tie block
bounded by Olive, Locust. Thirtcc,,h, and
Fourteenth streets. Music Hall IS 200
feet long, l2u feet wide, and 50 feet high.
ind seats 1000 people, while the stage
seats soc. The stage Will be closed
leaving only necessary rooEl until the
last night. when ii Will lie opened for the
grand demonstration. Bes ide the large
hall, there is IL small han. SEATING | 500.
and many small rooms for committee pur-
poses.
Tie program, Tuesday night. Will bc in
the hands of pres dents OF the Statcs, which
have made an increase of 500 or More
mernberSdur.ng the past year Five States
are thus far upon the honor roll, namely:
Michigan, Massachusetts, Maryland, Louis
ianii, ard New jersey. 1t is expected that
others Will be added.