The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-17

The morning session of the Women's
Christian Temperance union convention
opened with devotional exercises, con-
Quoted by Mrs. Reynolds, of Waverly.
Mrs. Rhodes, the secretary, read the
minutes Of the previous day. Mrs.
Stearns, acting secretary, reported
$135.56 received, s79.S2 paid out, $51.28
in treasury, with 293 paid members.
Reports of departments were con-
tinued. Among the interesting ones
read was that of the flower mission, by
Miss Frances Raub. The Green Ridge
mission made thirty-five visits to the
poor and sick; provisions were given
to twelve families. The Scranton mis-
sion paid visits to the hospitals, Home
for the Friendless and sixty-nine visits
to the poor and sick, with contribu-
tions; forty-two Bibles were given
away, together with much literature
and quantities of flowers.
Nay Aug mission paid twenty-five
visits and distributed many flowers
and much literature. Madisonville, $40
visits; 755 bouquets, besides other gifts.
Peckville reported active assistance to
| the G. A. r. on Memorial day. Dalton
materially assisted a poor family and
Report for county-Vlsited sick, 110;
poor, 355; conversions. 8; Bibles dis
tributed, Az bouquets, 1858. Miss Raub
strongly urged that more flower mis-
| sions should be established.
DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
Mrs. Smith gave the report of the
Dalton union; Mrs. Williams reported
for superintendent of literature; Mrs.
| Tewksbury for Railroad department;
Mrs. Harvey spoke about unfermented
wine; Mrs. Simpson told about women's
clubs; Mrs. Vaughn reported scientific
| instructions; Mrs. Depue, franchise; Miss
| Raub, evangelistic work. Miss Num-
| ford, among foreigners; Miss Turner,
Sunday school, Messrs. Gates and
Niebell, young evangelists, were then
heard from the platform.
Parlor meetings were reported on by
Mrs. Vaughn, and the session closed
with noontide prayer.
The convention opened with a Bible
reading and prayer by Mrs. Furey and
superintendents' reports were then
continued. Mrs. Howell told of Jail and
prison work, Mrs. Pease Of Loyal Tenn
| perance Legion.
The election of officers took place and
resulted as follows: President, Mrs. c.
D. Simpson; vice president, Mrs. ID. =.
| Hand; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
| ]. M. Howell; recording secretary,
Mrs. DePue; treasurer, Mrs. Arnold.
| Music followed by Messrs. Gates and
Niehell.
Superintendents were elected as fol-
lows: Literature. Mrs. Emma Williams;
railroad, Mrs. Field; prison and Jail,
| Mrs. Howell; sacramental wine, Mrs.
Harvey; junior work, Mrs. Swartz;
Flower mission, Miss Raub; Loyal
| Temperance Legion, Mrs. Vaughn;
mothers meetings, Mrs. Santee; fran
chise, Mrs. Frank Depue; evangelistic,
Mrs. Horns; press, Miss Mumford;
work among foreigners, Miss Turner;
Sunday school, Mrs. Gardner; parlor
meetings, Mrs. Siegel; purity, Mrs.
Rhodes; Sabbath observance, Mrs. Fu-
rey.
DELEGATES PRESENT.
The following delegates We're present:
Nay Aug, Miss Tillie Turner; Peckville,
Mrs. George Stearns, Mrs. Kay; Scran-
ton, Miss Fannie Raub, Mrs. T. NJ.
Furey; Green Ridge, Mrs. Nolan, Mrs.
Thomas; Carbondale, Mrs. Pierce But
|
Knight, Mrs. Palmer; Dunmore, c. NJ
Siegel; Madisonville, Mrs. Hornbaker,
Mrs. Walters; Moscow, Mrs. Millard
Mrs. Sayre; Waverly, Mrs. Sumner,
Mrs. Keys, Mrs. Depue, Mrs. Turey.
Greetings were sent to the Wayne
county convention. The following res
olutions were adopted:
We, the Lackawanna CoLnty Woman's
Christian Temperance union, assembled
in convention, return thanks to our Faith
| er for the many blessings granted us dur
ing the past year.
We humbly recognized the Divine hand
in the fulfllment of the promise to keep
those who put their trust in him.
We recognize the fact that the founda.
ton of our work lies in the acceptance OF
the precepts of Christ, and that renewed
effort should be enlisted to promote the
evangelistic work.
We notice with thankfulness the gen.
eral acceptance of the endorsed text books
for scientific instruction, and believe that
there are greater possibilities of enlight
ment to the rising generation on the Ii,
quor problem.
LOWER SALARIES ADVOCATED.
Whereas we believe that the state ex,
penses should not exceed its income. We
therefor instruct our delegates to advo
cate and vote a reduction of salaries.
Resolved, AS temperance workers We
endorse the resolutions adopted by the
late convention of the Prohibition party
Resolved, That we extend our sympathy
to those OF our number prevented from
meeting with us, sadly missing their ia,
miliar faces and words of encourage
ment.
Resolved, That we greatly appreciate
the kindness and hospitality shown us by
the pastor OF this church, the local unior
and the people of Dalton, and hope thai
our meeting together has been of mutua
beneht
| Mrs. William Budd.
Mrs. Frank De Pue
Mrs. II, M. Tewkesbury.
Mrs. ]. A. Case.
Mrs. Anna Swarts.
The motion was carried that the loca
| corresnondlnR secretarY and transnrn,