The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-17
THE w. C. II. u.
An Interesting Account of the Pro-
ceedings of the Union.


Brunswick, Ca, May 16.-The annual
convention Of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union. now being held in Bruins
wick, is the fourteenth in the history of
the organization. Its opening meeting on
yesterday morning was well attended, both
by delegates and local citizens, and from
the beginning bore evidences of doing
much good. The convention was called to
order in the main room of the First Bap-
fist church building The convention was
opened with prayer by Mrs. Harvey of
Rome, after which devotional exercises
were held for one hour, conducted by Mrs.
Mary Allen Webb of Savannah. The roll
call of officers was responded to as fol-
President-Mrs. W. c. sibley, Augusta;
vice president, Mrs. Walter Hill, Macon;
secretary, Mrs. J. A. Thomas, Macon;
treasurer Mrs. Harvey, Rome.
Miss Belle kearney, national organizer
and lecturer of the union, was admitted
to membership in the convention.
The convention discussed the advisable
" of preparing for a memorial in honor of
Mrs. S. F. Chaplin Of South Carolina, late
ly deceased. The memorial was decided
upon and the matter placed in the hands
of Mrs. Jennie Sibley, who viii invite
preparing it in the way of building a school
of methods for the training of young girls
in the white ribbon cause.
At - o'clock a Bible meeting was held
participated in by all the ministers of the
city. and attended by a number of citizens
from the ranks of the business men.
Instead of adjourning for dinner the del
egates and others were invited into the
Sunday school room where a substantial
lunch was served. The afternoon session
was consumed in reading reports from va
rious districts and heads of departments
The night session opened at o'clock and
the church was we'll filled. The platform
was made very pretty by a bank of plants
and flowers. Rev. George Mcdonnell OPEN
ed the exercises with prayer followed by
an address of welcome on behalf of the
citizens of Brunswick and her executive
officers, by Mayor Harry F. DunWodY His
address was chaste and delivered with fine
oratorical effect. His tribute to good wo-
men and the work the members of the I'M
ion were doing, met with the heartiest re-
Spouse in the hearts of his hearers and his
address was one of the best he ever deliv-
cred. On behalf of the ministry, Rev Ed
+. Cook welcomed the delegates in a beau
tifully worded tribute TO their worth and
behalf of the local Seaside Union Re
sponses were made by Mrs. w c. Sibley
and Mrs. J. A. Thomas on behalf of the
union. The annual address of Mrs Sib-
ley, the president, was an earnest appeal
for encouragement and aid In the further
ance of the work now so well under way
with resume of the past years dongs In
the temperance field.
In response to an Invitation Miss Belle
Kearney, the national lecturer addressed
the audience. Her remarks were confined
to a brief description of a visit to foreign
day mornings session was occupied in
reading the report of the corresponding
secretary and various superintendents of
departments. The Bush bill was endorsed
and the ladies were appealed to organize
in each county and work for the bill. II