The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-10
PORTSMOUTHNEWS
THE US.
Notes Concerning tho Temperance
Workern Among Young lRdien.

Workers Among Young Ladies'.
Portsmouth Y will celebrate Frances
Barnes birthday, April 14th. by giving
a reception at their headquarters, 3O5h
London street The District Y Superin-
tendent has kindly offered the young la
dies her parlor as headquarters for the
summer.
Hampton Y. new one also, gives an
entertainment next week.
On Sunday. April 18th. Frances Barnes
Y. OF Norfolk. will visit the L. T. L..
of West Norfolk. and present them an
gion Is we'll enough grown to go into
the Y work.
The US or Y. w. c. II. Unions, are
composed of young women between the
ages of fifteen and thirty. The organiza-
ton is managed by the women. the young
men being 'honorarles," admitted to the
social meetings only. Socials usually
occur once a month, part of the pro-
gramme of entertainment being pre-
pared by the young men and part by the
young women.
The business of the US is the routine
worK common Ito all organizations, the
distribution of literature, visiting the
sick, the performance of acts of charity,
visits to jails and almshouses, work
among sailors, soldiers. Sc. In their
evangelistic work :he young women
are assisted by the honoraries. One Of
the Us in Norfolk district now conducts
Sunday afternoon service at the navy
yard They cooperate with a commit
tee OF Christian EndeaVorers, and have
Bible readings on board ship or else
at the marine barracks. Thy are kindly
received by both officers and men.
AMONG THE COLORED PEOPLE.
Mrs. Lucy Thurman, of Michigan, has
spent the present week in Norfolk doing
temperance work among the colored
people. She had large and enthusiastic
audience at the colored Y. NJ. c. a. on
Sunday afternoon. Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday she addressed good audi
ences at the various colored churches.
tuesday evening union of twenty
three members was organized. Wednes-
day evening was the big meeting of the
week, and twenty more membrs were
added to the Union. Thursday morning
she addressed the children Of one Sof
the colored schools. and in the after
noon and evening held too large meet
| ings In Portsmouth, whre she hoped to
| organize union. Mrs Thurman Is the
former organizer of the associa ton, hav-
Ing organized fifty unions in the past
six months. Tomorrow she goes to Pc
| tersburg for one day, then to Richmond
and Lynchburg. for a few days, and to
Washington for a month
Much Is hoped from the work of the
W. c. T. u. among colored people in the
way OF educational progress.
NOTES.
Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens and Mrs. w.
| III. Jones have just closed series Of sue
| cessful meetings in Petersburg They
| succeeded in organizing q w. c. r. U.
OF fifteen members and q Loyal Legion
of forty-one.
Rev. Francis Townsley. of Michigan,
Will be in Norfolk during the week of
April 12-1s. She will give daily noon
day Bible readings at the Y. NJ c. A,
| and hold evening services also. which
will be announced in due time.
On Friday evening, April 10th, DIR. w.
j. Young. of Epworth Church, will de-
! liver sermon on the saloon in politics
at Atlantic City w. c. T. U. headquar-
ters.
The w. c. Il. U. of Norfolk. regrets
| that 1t has been unable to secure Miss
Willard for meeting. She is in Alexan-
| dria to-day. probably her last meeting
before sailing for England to assist the
British Temperance Women
MALINDA CLEANER FAVILLE.