The morning times., 1896-11-30
". L. T. u. NOTES.

Miss Agnes Slack, the corresponding sec
reiary of the Worlds Women's Christian
Temperance Union, VIII speak in this CITY
Sunday afternoon, December 13, under
the auspices OF the District W. e. L. U.
Miss Slack was an honcred guest at the
receut national convention in ST. Louis,
and is at present making tour of the
Southern States, speaking in Louisville,
Knoxville, Greensboro, Jacksonville, ST.
Augustine, Richmond and other places. She
is young woman of extremely winning
personality and makes many warm friends
both for herself and the great cause she
represents.
The state of Delaware has thirty-one
local unions within its orders with a
membership OF $50; also eighteen Loyal
Temperance Lcgions, with 145 htLorary
me,nters Illinois has 5S2 local unions
and a ms mt erShip Of 3.229. One hundred
and seventy-one medal contests have beef
held three among Co!oted children. during
the last year.
The corresponding secretary OF the New
York State Union, in Eer annual report,
writes as follows
Work in New York State has gone
gradually forward. and its women know no
discoura cement While the gain III mem
bership has not been SO great as last year,
yet it has been great gain after all. for
,, in spite OF loss by death t3O9) and by
rc:noy al t739) of over eleven hundred, yet
the membership of last year remains in
tact with an addition of 81 new members.
Young woInan's work and the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion are great sources of pride
| and joy to the workers of the Empire
State.
Through the faith and courage of our
| beloved leader Mrs. Mary I. Burt, VI
| have q beautiful building on our State
| Fair Grounds. where the banner of purity
| and prohibition Will float each year during
| the DAYS of the State fair. This builGiue
| cost $2.919, of which So, 400 was paid
| in cash when the building was completed
| and the rest raised by pledges and sub
4 criptions within ten minutes, at Diir
| recent State convention"
That the death rate in Scottish prisuns
4 Is only eight per coo is with good reason
ascribed by the Scottish Rc!orner to tn.
disuse of Intoxicating liquors and the health
| fui benefit Of the prison regime. There Is
| no doubt that were the liquor traffic ban
! ishe,i also from The country at-largc, many
| of these same people would be law abiding
| citiZeus and live ia comfort conforming Il
| good morals and customs as strictly n
| could be desired.
| The following. from the repsrt Of the
| Virginia state corresponding secretary, will
| be of interest:
More has been done with local option
| tnaD Wltu any DtltI sbTi VI Drtitiuu- II II
| not much trouble to petition saloons out of
| city residence ward; even their friends
| do not want them for immediate neiehbors
| 1.-The Florence Crittentun Home in Nor
| folk, which is the property pf the State, is
| paid for and receives contributions which
| support the inmates. Sometimes the meal
| gets low in the barrel, but there Is always
| enough for present needs There are now
| fourteen children in the home, of ages rang.
| ing from five days to five years. During
| the year forty-thrcc girls have been shell
| tered. All but -four have been sent to their
| friends. or provided, with employment, or
| are still in the home.
The prison workers have been active.
| One union has placed Il Moody library in
| the jail. Almost every union near to a
| prison, reported regular visits. The chair.
| man of our Norfolk prison committee is
| sevcnty-fivc years old, but she has visited
| the city Jail every Wednesday for seventeen
| years. The L. T. l.. and the Jail work
| Illustrate how much better is prevention
| than cure"