The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-06
w. c. It. U. WORK.
An Abstract of Department. Reports
for the QuRrter.

Following is an abstract of depart
ment reports for quarter of May Is
to August Is. 1885,
Jail-Fifty- three services have been
held In the Norfolk county and city
tails Portsmouth Union has secured
library of fifty-five volumes and placed
II In the county jail for the use of the
prisoners. Norfolk Union reports the
need of a matron in the city JAIL All
prisoners who wish are allowed to at
tend the services. Many hear who do
not leave their cells
Almshouse-The county almshouse
has been visited four times, pictures and
books taken to the inmates and services
held
Two churches were reported as having
ADOPTED unfermented wine for commu-
nion purposes during the quarter
Berkley Baptist and Methodist
Church in Brambleton.
During the quarter the unions have
distributed s2.4oe pages of temperance
literature $50 tracts. 1S3 leaflets,6l book
lets. n books. Bibles, 2 hymn books, "a
comics Union Signal. 81 of Virginia Call,
Is OF Young Woman. 1S temperance
poSterS.
The Superintendent of Sunday school
work reported that the Unions OF Bran
oieton. Newport News and Atlantic City
had been given permission to put a
pledge book in each Sunday school.
The hooks have each a keeper called
the pledge secretary, and are to be
omen every Sunday.
The Flower Mission report presented
the following totals of charities: Medi-
cine, prescriptions; visits to sick, 2S7;
delicacies to sick. 1865: bouquets, $50:
fruit. 2l packages; vegetables, pack
ages: baskets OF provisions. %; meals to
poor. 29I: garments distributed 1926;
cash. SCI so: ice. 300 pounds
The Press SuDerintap1ant raportaa
twentv-two articles supplied to news
paDerS and many notices of meetings.
-Four newspapers In the district are
regularly supplied with news. and three
others outside. one of which is q month
lv. having a circulation of $780,
Two unions hold mothers meetings
each month. to which non members are
invited.
The new department OF soldiers and
sailors' work reported large quantities
of literature distributed to the Soldiers
Home at Hampton, and to the Cape
Charles Lighthouse.
AT the Crittenton Home fourteen girls
have been received during the quarter:
two have been sent to their friends, and
work has been found for four. Two
children have been born at the home,
three children OF INDECENT mothers re-
ceived and one motherless babe taken
10 board. There are now eleven girls
and thirteen infants at the home. 1t is
cramped Tor FUNDS. but not In debt.
The Loyal Legion report for the past
heated term was very encouraging.
Hampton Legion has membership of
eighty. 1t has given an entertainment
and made sS. which was put in bank for
fountain fund; fifty copies of Young
Crusaders are given out each month:
meetings have been held weekly, but
tic attendance was small owing TO the
not weather. Huntersville Legion has a
membership of thirty four and an aver
age attendance of twenty-three. The
children are taught texts and promises
In addition to regular work. They have
been given one entertainment. James
street reports a membership of forty,
an average attendance of twenty five
The children are receiving instruction
preliminary to signing the pledge Its
greatest need is good meeting place
1t Christian Memorial Temple the
membership Is thirty-eight, average at
tendance twenty-five. An entertain
ment has been given the children. add
ing greatly to the interest Another
Legion. which did good work, was dis
banded for the summer. The last four
I-egions are in charge OF Norfolk Union.
Atlantic City Legion has q membership
or thirtV-four. disbanded August /, un-
I'll cooler weather. These children are
all learing to say. 'Tremble. King AL
cohol. we shall grow up" They are the
buds of good citizenship.