The morning times., 1896-12-14
w. c. I. L. NOTES.

Twenty-Five ladies assembled at the
regular meeting of LIE Droit u Union, Decem-
ber 3, in Gurley Church. The Bible read
ing by the president, Mrs. L. ID. Merrck,
was strain of thanksgiving for the bless
ings of the closing year, and prayer for
more earnest cOnsecratio on during the
coming. year. Mrs. Brown, the superin-
tendcnt OF the department OF health and
heredity, read a carefully prepared paper
which was followed by a spirited discus
sion as TO whether heredity or environ
ment is most responsible in the formation
OF character. The discussion proved that
considerable thought had been given the
subject, and also that some of the ladies
differed widely in their views.
The Howard University Y. Miss Daisy
Jackson, president, is doing active work
in securing signatures TO the pledge and
creating strong total abstinence senti-
ment among the students. The recently
held very successful social meeting.
A new member OF Headquarters ""
recently secured nine Signatures to the
pledge in five days, four of which We're
membership pledges headquarters ~"
VIII surely keep the prize banner If they
Continue gaining members at this rate.
The fund for the building Of the District
w G. T Z. grows slowly. Some of the
members have started an apron fund, :"
the proceeds or aprons of various styles and
prices made are sold by the individual
member This fund as it accumulates is
turned over to the building fund Others
have 'tself-dcnial fund.- others put away
n dime a day for the same pun OSe, and
SO, slowly but surely, the sum tot al is grow
ing The question of how fast it shall
grow depends uEon the interest which
the individual member takes in the matter.
White -ribboners, the building is needed.
how soon shall we have il?
The annual report of the District Union
is now ready for distribution and is a
creditable document both in appearance
and matter. Every member should have
a copy of it and become familiar with
its contents. each member should also
possess q copy OF the national annual re-
port and equip herself for work by study
ling these Two valuable documents.
The Frances Willard Settlement House
at Louisville, KY, was opened last April
and already has proven TO be an inCis-
pensabe addition To LouiSyilleS charities.
three acres of land, Oh which is raised veg
etables and fruiDS sufficient for all needs
a grape arbor, yielding plentifully, is also
on the ground. The affairs of the institu-
tion have been wisely administered being
supported by pledges made by the business
| men. Twenty-Five girls have been received
ard all but three have gone out TO a better
life, being influenced by the noble Christian
women under whose influence they have
come The Settlement is under the direc-
ton OF the Mills w. c. T. q. Union Signal
The local union at Waterbury, Conn
! conducts ". C. T. U. mission Sunday
school A missionary is kept busiiy al
work visiting the scholars ia their homes
hunting up children who attend no other
| Sunday-school and serving the sick and
suffering poor. Since December the mis-
| sionary has made ,04S Visits distributed
| $50 garments and found employment fo
a large number.-union Signal.
| The quarterly meeting OF the District