The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-12
She Reports Progress and Gives some
advice For Sweet CEnrity-ya.
rfons Committee Reports Tho
loSai Temperance EcSiOn-Thc
hr'nnrext Medal Contest.

but happily
Mrs: \. G. MiIcy. president Of the Dis
trict W. G 7. u, presided, with Mrs.
NJ. G. l'nv!lc rs secretary. After
the reading of the minutes, the Delegates
were seated in order. and tile regular
committees were appontcd
cdcntiuls-McSdames CGckr. Fin
| cher AMI Shepherd
urtcsics-Mcstiam mes Stone and
White
Resolutions-M esdamcs Reese. Hos
| tctter. ana Jones.
observation-disclosures Shepherd and
Mrs. Jones
The corresponding sccretary'a report
showed the following totals: ~ letters.
| 80 puStals, ii press notices ana II pages
OF copying done.
Inc treasurcr's report showed ,hut
$G6.55 had been received and $5A.09 cx-
pended leaving 4 balance on hand OF
| Sl2.dG. The report WAS accepted ana
| turned over 10 the auditing committee
| Mesdames Charles nni ltarncs.
TIIE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
The Presidents address or report. =,
| as she was pleased 10 cAll il, WAS az
follows:
Friends and Members Of the ". c
| II. u:
| Again | greet you in annual convcn-
ton assembled. Another year has roll
|
us has become II thing Of the past
with all Of its disHppoinlmrnts, aSpiru-
lions and victories. Six years have
come and gone since You first called mo
70 lead the work i'll this district. Who
can tell the good thai might have been
done had we proved more faithful on
| the good which has been accomplished
through these years gone by; God alone
Knows. What Of the year just closed !?
Have we pressed forward to greater
achievement or have we fallen behind
former records? Nay verify IL is with
sincere ihankfulncss and much JOY that
can proclaim progress
Let us take IL glance over the ye;,r's
work. three new unions have been Or
Eanized and one l.. II. L., with Sunday
school combined. We have entertained
within our borders orr grand State Com
Ncnlion, with all Of its educational in
1luenccS; we have had the benefit Of The
presence ana several OF her magnificent
lectures OF Miss Il. l.. Yates one of our
national organizers. We have secured
he services Of our State Organizer
MIS-. D. w. Newton, ana sent her on the
eastern shore. where she did a grand
work. organizing mo new unions ana
strengthening two others Your presi-
dent Followed up her work in person ana
visited each place STRENGTHENING the
unions and andins. new members also
before leaving calling them all together
and organizing the Eastern Shore in to
Il district itself, with Mrs. y. "A. Rue.
that magnificent Christian woman of
lirilc ilaven SIS president, thus sevsrin-
them from our district.
The three quarterly conventions have
been successfully held with Portsmouth.
Hampton and Atlantic City ana Norfolk
unions is now entertaining tht. fourth
and last. The year has brought to our
sides many staunch and truc-hcarted
brothers. who are willing to work With
us ana help on the cause whenever on
nortunity affords. notably among them
the Rev. j. w. Lee has greatly assisted
us. making appointments for Us; 10 come.
and organize; also Air. w. T. Eundick.
OF On:LncOck, has offered his services TO
us, being willing To assist the work
anyway he can. | am glad to note thar
he has been made State chairman OF The
Prohibition party.
The public gospel meetings held by
the different unions have shown Il great
inclea:ic III public sentiment against
he arch enemy Of God anu all mankind
VIZ: Liquor Trailic.'
From my observation 7 see Two i'm
portant departments, in all Of our grand
catalogue OF "A departments. can
scarcely decide which is the most i'm
porlant, one is the stream. the children
the other is the fountain, the mott and
rather; the stream can not rise higher
nor De purci than its source therefore. I
consider The mothers meeting one OF the
grandcst departments Of work adopted
by the w. c. T. T.
n WORD TO MOTHERS.
| plead 10 YOU. my beloved comrad cs
ana sisters 10 hold mothers meetings if
you 90 nothing more; make your bright
est. your best, your most ConSe Grated
faithful woman the superintendent; Sc
cure for her all the help possible so tina,
she may be prepared to give the instruc-
ton necessary to make the meeting in
terestinE and helpful. invite all moth
ers to attend especially young mothers.
do not believe we would have near 50
many sad broken hearted mothers. if
they had only known how to raise their
children. ! have heard so many say:
If had only had all these helps when
was 4 young mother, my darling boy
would not be whore he is today" Let
each union subscribe for the New Cru
SADIE, which is the mothers friend.
thank God for the few mothers who
made it possible to hold that great
Congress of Mothers in Washington
so lately. y few mothers and fathers OF
the classes" giving their wisdom and
knowledge To those Of the masses
May many more such like be held
some Of our beloved comrades have
becn during the year promoted, they
n !. iul,n a