The herald., 1897-01-29
THE TEMPERANCE WORKERS
Monthly Meeting OF the Eleven Unions
OF the W c. T. u.
Reports From the Secretaries-Interest
ing Paper on Household Hygiene
by Mrs. Molloy of Riverside.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
ly meeting yesterday at the Irvine Mem
orlal chapel, Lacey street, East Los An
geles.
The morning session opened at 10
o'clock with devotional exercises lea by
the president Mrs. Laura T. Carter.
The report of unions followed, in which
Mrs. Burge gave a short report from
East Los Angeles, supplemented by
Mrs. Rice, who paid high tribute to
the work done by Mrs. Burge in the
Ransom home. Mrs. Apsley reported
for Angeleno Heights, confining her re-
marks chiefly to the Loyal Temperance
legion, which has forty members and
senior organization of the same, known
as the Friday Evening club, which
meets in the parlors of the members ev
cry alternate Friday night.
Mrs. Adams in her report for the Ar
royo union said it has earned in the two
years of its existence s209.67, the greater
portion of which was donated to the Ir-
vine Memorial chapel. They have also
organized a temperance club with 4
membership of fifty, which meets in the
chapel every Friday night. Mrs.
Backus gave an encouraging account Of
the Pico Heights union.
Memorial services were held for the
late Mrs. Nancy Finley, vice president
of the Arroyo union, led by Mrs. Rice.
Several members spoke of the high
character Of the deceased as a Christian
and a woman and of her usefulness in
the temperance work. These exercises
concluded with a poem written by Miss
Lola Gitt, read by Mrs Adams. Mrs.
Carter and Mrs. Haywood sang Carried
by the Angels.
After the usual devotions the after
noon session opened with recitation by
Miss Adams. Mrs. Lucy Blanchard
read a paper written by Mrs. Molloy Of
Riverside, entitled Household Hygiene,
and read before the Womans Parlia-
ment which met in Santa Ana last sum-
mer. She dealt with the everyday mat
terS of sanitation in the home, which
are too often overlooked and neglected.
The home should be located where there
is pure air, on good soil for drainage,
which should be sand and lime, as it
holds least water AS each adult re-
quires 5000 cubic feet of air an hour, it is
important that the ventilation should
be ample both night and day. No closet
of any kind should ventilate into an
inhabited room. The writer emphasized
the Importance of pure air at night, as
we are bound to breathe air as we find it
on penalty of death. There is one dread
with an abundance of dry, pure air
consumption Unless the lungs are sup
piled with pure air the blood can not be
healthy. There is no medicine so eff
fective for weak nerves as exercise in
the open air. Those who labor for their
daily bread in the open air are healthiest
and happiest. The necessity of rest for
the overworked mother and house
keeper was considered, and the rest
should be taken as often as possible in
the open air. The best medicine. said
DIR. Hall, is pure air, warmth and sleep.
The paper called out quite an ami
mated discussion, the speakers endors-
ing the views expressed by the writer of
the paper.
After duet, Mrs. Murdoch read a
brief paper on Women in the Arts and
Professions. The speaker recounted the
difficulties overcome by women in OBJ
tanning entrance to colleges and secur-
ing the privileges of higher education.
She noted the women who have be-
come prominent in the professions and
the arts.
1t was announced that Mrs Clara C.
Hoffman, the noted temperance lectur-
er, will visit California early in March
Mrs. Hand of the Central Mrs. Holmes
of the Keyes Memorial, Mrs. Gothard of
the University unions were appointed a
committee to arrange for lectures hy
Mrs. Hoffman.
The last number of the program was
a recitation, Who Cares for Temper
ance, by Mrs. s. Pfeifer.
Mrs. Cash announced an all day coun-
ty meeting to be held in Downey, Sat
urday, the 30th instant. An attractive
dial invitation is extended to the pub
lie Interested