The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-25
W. c. 7. U. ELECTS

ONlesFs for the Year and Rseslvsa the An-
nHal Reports Busy Work OF the Organ.
iEAtiOn.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union held an important meeting
Thursday evening at It's hall, 1910 Mar
ket street, eleeting officers for the year
and receiving reports from the secEe-
tary and treasurer After devotional
services, led by Mrs C. H. Watkins.
Mrs NJ. Anna Hall made her report. 1t
was as follows; Balance in treasury
July l, 1896 $40 So; receipts since, in
Guiding October, S5i7 o.; total 1885 %.
The disbursements since July amounted
to 1881 II, leaving a balance now in the
treasury of IS 80
The report Of Mrs Alice McChesney:
December "a, 1886, Miss Anna Downey,
the celebrated English evangelist, was
present, and gave beautiful Bible
reading. Neal Dow's birthday was cell
ehrated. The anniversary OF Crusade
Day wSs September 20. lS96The Union
attended Rev. Anna Shaw's lecture at
the Y. NJ. c. A., and presented her with
beautiful flowers. The Union secured
Mrs. Nj. L. Wells, of Chattanooga, who
lectured in the different churches In this
city. Rev. Hampton was secured to
lead the Rescue Mission, 1910 Market
street. Fifty-eight meetings held dur
ing the sixteen months Number or
names on roll, l47; paid up membership
100; new members, 22; honorary mem
hers, 1, The treasurer was absent three
times and the president was absent TWO
times,
Miss s. Il. List, corresponding secre-
tary made verbal report, going over
the past sixteen months, which was
very encouraging. The report OF Evan
gellstic Superintendent Mrs, Il. Scho-
field showed the number OF visits made
TO the distressed sick shut-lns, aged and
! Infrn1. "a; led DEVOTIONAL meetings, 81.
Gospel meetings, seven weeks In Hes
cue Mission, 81 meetings at Rescue
Home. 10 Bible readinss and cottage
prayer meetlngsS go meetings held IN
prison and jail work; 80 meetings, l'OOO
pages of literature distributed.
Mrs. G. II. Watkins, superintendent
Gospel wagon work, Ind Mira s. A.Allen,
superintendent, reported good work
done and great interest manifested;
smoke from the wagon eight times;
lltlu AlGtllHbo fS~N'N - 49,
city.
Miss A. L. List, superintendent and
president OF the Rescue Home, reported
good work done: more than 1870 girls
rescued and converted and returned to
their homes, and are leading pure lives;
the GIRLS in thu hone 40 not lead lives
of idieness, but are taught to be indus
trlous. Good work has been done In this
branch OF the work. The deaths during
the past sixteenth months and mem
| oriai services were held by the State
Union for Mrs. Maria Bayliss. Mrs. DR..
Cunningham and Mrs. T. 7. Hutchinson.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
| lows:
Mrs. Jennie p. Sisson, president.
Mrs. C. II. Watkins, vice president.
Mrs. Alice McChesney, secretary.
Miss A. L. List, corresponding secre-
tary.
Mrs. NJ. Anna Hall, treasurer.
Mrs. r. Schofeld, superintendent
evangelistic work.
Mrs. W. j. Hamilton, superintendent
OF Literature.
After which a reception was rendered
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union by TIE president, Mrs, W. b.
Hicks, OF the Young Woman's Christian
| Temperance Union, and Its members.