New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-20
| MISS WIZARDS EXAMPLE
MISS SWANKIE CAMERON TELLS OF
HER LONDON WORK
LIFE WITHOUT PURPOSE is OBLIVION"
ARE WORDS WRITTEN By LADY
HENRY SOMERSET

LIFE WITHOUT PURPOSE is OBLIVION"
ARE WORDS WRITTEN BY LADY
HENRY SOMERSET
The New-York City "Y" Loyal Legion Temperance
Society held its first drawing groom meeting yester-
day afternoon In the home OF Miss Marietta San
ford. No. 20 West Ffty-sixth-st. 1t was exceed
ingly interesting occasion. Such well-known work.
ers as Mrs Frances J. Barnes National and Worlds
Superintendent Of the IN" w. c. T o. and Miss
Charlotte c. Hall. president OF the New-York City
"Y," prominent workers Miss Hall opened
the meeting with prayer and short reading from
the Scriptures. after which there the singing
OF a hymn by all present. Miss Quackenbos, secre-
tary OF the New-York "Y." then read the minutes
Of the last meeting in April Miss Hall introduced
Miss Swankie Cameron. OF London England, Who
in response to a request from Mrs. Barnes. gave a
short account OF her own in the temperance
work and OF the ~" progress in England. She
said;
Life without a purpose is oblivion Lady Henry
Somerset once wrote that In book winch greatly
value. and have thought 1t an excellent motto
for girls. was always In a household where peo-
pie were occupied with good works OF various kinds,
but never In the least interested. After l
left school l occupied most girls arc with
studies and various affairs which thought impor-
tant, and when any one tried TO Interest me In
wider things used 10 say. Oh no. My fathers
and mothers whole lives given up to the public;
and 1t seems to me that Is enough ior Iahilv Oh
Miss Cameron then went on to say that sne never
became interested I'm any public movement Tor g0od
until Miss Willard made visit to the town In which
She was living in the North OF England and she
went 10 hear her make address. The moment
she saw Miss Willard Miss Cameron SAID. she felt
that an especial influence had claimed her, and she
was conscious Of feeling like another person That
influence has never left her She Immediately went
into active temperance work. was soon ming seVeral
offices in the ''Y' and other organizations and has
been busy ever since. l., .., 49,,
The "Y' movement Is growing In strength ana
breadth throughout England. 1t mas instituted
various homes for young girls In the poorest
walks OF life and the young women ana glrl ten-
perance workers are always planning Tor something
that Will advance their influence ana interests -,
Miss Hall then introduced her father tho rev
DR.. John Hall. pastor OF the Fifth Avenue frex-
byterian Church. who made an Interesting talk
commendatory OF the temperance work. He wished
its power to extend throughout tho world. ana gave
important statistics In regard 70 the money eX-
pended for intoxicating drink. and for missions ne
closed by wishing the temperance women godspeed
In their work. a., -,,,
Mrs Barnes then gave account OF tho worlds
convention, held In Toronto In October, ana IN
speaking especially OF Miss willard said she was
the most remarkable person she had ever known.
large audience was present yesterday anu tnr LIZ
interest was shown In the entire proGrainHe inc
meeting for December will he announced IN due uHe
The same officers OF last year were re-eIectei ana
notified tho Nominating COMMITTEES or their "illg-
ness 10 continue IN the work. MIS- n, BrooKinS
Prentice OF Chicago, was present. ana gave an m
terestlng account OF Good Habit Society she IN
stItuted in Chicago among tho children. ana IS now
introducing In New-York.