The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-17
W. c. T. U.
The Annual Meeting Held Yesterday Az
terEoon.

The annual nesting of the W. C. II. u.
was held at their rooms No. SO Oak street
yesterday afternoon. There WAS a good
attendance. In the absence of the presi-
dent. Miss G. N. Dow, Mrs. A. B. Cole, i
secretary, presided.
The secretary's report FRs read and ac-
copied. 1t is as follows:
This annual meeting marks the close OF !
the twenty-fourth years work of this So
ciety. 1t has boon attended with good
results. There never has been SO large a
mem bership as at present. Iaken from
all the churches in tne city, the society
feels that it is entitleo to It's name OF
Chr1stlhn Union. Ineie arc aogu6
three hundred names on It's records. aus
weekly meetings have boon held WITH I'M
varying regularity and have teen well at
tended. They have differed in character.
The first aud third Fridays CT each
month have been given to the discussions
vi miscellaneous topics. Among whlcn
we're these: Suffrage, tie CONDITION u
the Armeniars, the new city charter.
prohibition, as compared with other
forms OF restrictive laws, Temperance
Instruction in sunday schools, ieforma-
tory Tor women, protection for tie nome.
The second ana fourth meetings OF the
month have been business ana devotional
meetings. III this connection, your sscle-
tary is happy to give more than passing |
notice to meeting held in September: |
birthday party meeting given In
honor of one whom the Union dearly |
loves. 1t was q delightful occasion. I
Many representatives OF the societies, to
which orr friend has given the best years
OF hor life, We're present to testify to her.
uniting devotion to the cause Of
righteousness.
Beside these meetings, there have bean
held four large mass meetings, in Con-
gress street methodist church, Second
Parish anu Chestnut street churches, and
IN the open air series of meetings on |
Quebec street. They were addressed by
Mrs. Bullock, national organizer. Miss
Agnes Slack, the Worlds w. Z. L. U.
secretary. Mrs. Katherine Ilents Steven
sou, national secretary and Miss Eelle |
Kenrney, lecturer, OF Mississippi.
Through the kind generosity OF our
former PRESIDENT, Mrs.. George 5 HUNT, |
the permanency OF our FREQ kindergarten
school seems to be al assured TACT.
Early in the year Mrs. Hunt wished to
assume it's support, as memorial of her
deceased husband. 1t has taken the name
of the Hunt kindergarten, and 1t is do
ing effective work. The number OF
scholars is about the same as III previous
Years. Among them is little Chinese
kinGergarteners report will present the
details of this work.
The faithful services of our cOnscien |
tious police matrOn have shown that the
Judgment of the Union in appointing her
to the Office of this exacting position was
not at fault. The Union IL to be con-
graduated that 1t mas such woman as
Mrs Mora in this dep artment of work.
You will listen to her report with In
terest.
With characteristic pTomptness this
society Lns espoused the cauEe Of the
suffering Armenian refugees who have
come to our city, helping them in various
ways. 1t is always matter Of rearet
when any work undertaken by the Union
has to De relinguished. That this has
been doue in several cases is due to the
fact that there have been insufficient
means to carry 1t on. and not because the
mead Of the work ceases to exist.
HsSuch has been the case in regard to our
Day Nursery. For eight years it has been
carrying out its beneticent design of help |
ing the mother in the care Of her little
ones while she has been earning their
bread. Ii has never been self-supDort- !
ing, nor was it supposed that 1T ever
would be. 1t was only hoped That the
eoudition uf ths treasury Ct the society |
could warrant it's continuance. Bnt the
| reverse has proved true. aud i'll the early |
fall it was discontinued. Another matter |
of deep regret has been necessary |
change in the executive board caused by |
the resignation of the recording secre-
tary. For long term of years Mrs |
.IohUston bns served this society most |
faithfully; and the society takes this op-
por tunity Of expressing its appreciation
Of her unselflsh devotion to it's interests.
We are panied to record the death Of
one of our most faithful mem hers, Mrs
Elizabeth Martin. She was always will
ing to serve in any capaci5y where She
'scoulu tit i'm rs she expressed it, md i
was most conscientious in all her work |
among u.s.
Thus has the work Of this society fer
the year been briefly outlined. Its com
eIete results cannot ba known. hey are |
widespread. Let each member give her
self TO patieut continuance in this |
work, quite regardless Ct what the re-
suits may. be- leaving those with the |
Judge, who never errs in His decisions.
"a ,peotfnlly submitted,
So, MARY Il. COLE,
Corresponding Secretary.
In addition reports were made by the |
superintendent Of the Soldiers aud |
Sailors department., Mr=. &c. Johnston,
Social Purity, Mrs. ~. L. w. Merrill, |
lumbermen, Mrs. james Hawley;
literature, Miss Woodward; foreign !
speaking people, Miss Annette Hogan:
flower mission, Mrs. "A. 3. Cole; kinder |
garten, Miss Louisa Woodman: police |
m. tron. Mrs. Thomas L. Moore; Sunday |
school, Mrs. Israel Luce.
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