Evening star., 1897-04-07
TEMPERANCE WOMEN MEET
Quarterly Gathering ii the District ". O.
TiU.
Proposed Great Convention Here at
JOB
the End of the Century-TOPics
Discussed Today.

The quarterly meeting Of the Womans
Christian temperance Union of the Dis
trict of Columbia began this morning at 10
o'clock in McKendree M. E. Church, Mas
sachusetts avenue near 9th street north
west, Rev. DR.. H. R. Naylor. pastor. Mrs.
M. B. Platt, president Of the union, occu-
pied the chair. with Mrs. Emma F. Shelton
as secretary.
After devotional exercises. conducted by
Mrs. M. E. Catlin, chairman of the COM
mittee on Sabbath observance, an address
of welcome was delivered by DR.. Naylor.
To this Mrs. Platt replied.
Mrs. Shelton made a report of various
lines of work she had looked after since
the last meeting of the union, among which
was sending to Mr.. c. o. Walcott, acting
secretary in charge Of the National Mu-
scum, protest against the granting of
permission for the sale of beer in the
restaurant there.
Proposed Convention in 1900.
Mrs. Shelton also said that letter had
been received ty her from Mrs. Katharine
Lente Stevenson, national corresponding
secretary of the National w. c. +. u, in
which she saio she had conceived the idea
of having grand national and Information
al congress of all temperance organizations
held in this city during the winter of 1907
the special OBJECT DelnS 10 report the gains
Of the century, and see what are the next
steps to be taken She also offered to
come to Washington next October during
| the meeting Of the annual convention. The
executive committee, Mrs. Shelton Said
had heartily indorsed Mrs. Stevenson's
plans in regard to the national and inter
| national congress, and Mrs. Platt, the pres
| ident of the District union. had been em-
powered to invite Mrs. Stevenson to ad-
| dress the next annual convention of the
organization.
The report of Mrs. Hardwicke, district
superintendent, on "Non-Alcoholic Medica-
tion," stated that she had prepared let
| ter, copy of which would be sent to each
physician in the city, as the subject matter
ccrcerns them particularly.
The report of Mrs. T. A. Williams, treas
| urer. stated that the receipts for the quar-
| ter ending March 81 were 1892. -; disburse-
ments, $365.92, leaving balance on hand
| of $36.S5. The union. she said. during the
| same period had S75 active members and
| had accumulated $3.50. which it is propose ed
! to devote toward the long -wished-for head
quarters for the organization.
The report of Mrs. l.. S. Weightman, cor
responding secretary, stated that since the
| first of the present year the following
| unions have been organized: Capitol Hill
| ''Y;" Margaret D. Ellis; Gorsuch; Ham
Xersity ,u; ~ "Y;" Metropolitan p, Baptist; Nc
Kendree 'Y." and lexington. Besides
several District meetings, she said, there
have been reported twelve public meetings
|
four officers. twenty committee meetings
| and fifteen in churche
| The ioY''l Branch.
The report of Miss Opal H. johnson,
corresponding secretary of the branch
! stated that she had distributed maga-
| zines and literature to a reading room for
| the poor; visited Freedman's Hospital
three times; visited and prayed with a
| man who was seriously wounded while in
a drunken spree; he has professed re-
ligion and signed the temperance pledge
| and asks the prayers OF the w. c. 7. L.
| people for his family, who are addicted
| to drink; distributed food and fuel to an
old lady, who is much in need She cannot
| read a line but often at her humble home
she may be found looking at the pages
| with the most supreme delight, saying she
gets comfort and consolation by merely
| locking at the pages
| "Our has been hampered in Its work
| on account of its members being in school.
| We hope soon to take up departmental
work. Fifteen pledges have been signed.
| Some literature has been sent to the far
| southland"
Sabbath Observance.
The report of Mrs. M. E. Catln, chair
man of the committee on Sabbath obsery-
ance, stated in part: Il wrote letter to
The Star, addressed to Mr.. Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor, eX-
pressing the sympathy of the W. c. T. L.
| in his desire for a Sunday res. for work
| ing men.
II also saw an item, request from New
Orleans, to Mr. Mott, chairman of the
| L. A. w. racing board, to sanction Sunday
racing. The item stated that Mr.. Mot,
had not yet given his decision, but tina,
, 1t seemed pretty certain that he would moi
grant the request. 1 wrote Mr. Mott Ell
couraging him to stand firm and not sane
| tion Sunday racing.
| Il have also had banner made for The
; Union with Remember the Sabbath day
; to keep 1t holy upon 1t, and having 2,Us
copies of Tie Child's Sabbath Song print
. ed which l hope can be placed III ever!
. Junior Endeavor and Junior League in tn.
. CITY,"
Mrs. Catlin stated that at the meeting
of the Northwest Union the subject wa:
debated of the opening of the Corcorai
Art Gallery on Sunday. The majorit,
against 1t, but to use their best efforts
against the grosser desecration of the Sab
bath day. She further stated that sh,
had written two letters to as many pas
! tors, asking for sermons and prayers IL
S behalf of the Sabbath and Sabbath break
!, | ers,
AT noon President Platt called Mrs N
e | E. Hartsock to the chair-she having bee
| Mrs. N. c. Alger, wife of Rev. Mr. AIgel
u former pastor of the M. E. Church of Co,
tage City, Mass, who has been officiall
| connected with the work of the W. c. T.
in New England for twenty years. gave a
/ impressive Bible reading, and Mrs. Amand
u u Smith, who recently returned from It
T. | years of missionary work in Africa an
y three in India, sang solo and led in pray
s | er. At 1 clock the union took a reces
t for lunch, " hich was supplied by the Youn
Women's Christian Temperance Union {
McKendree Church, which was organize
about six weeks ago. These young ladie
had also decorated the church very bea,
tifully in honor Of the meeting of the "
c. T. U.
The Afternoon.
This afternoons session will be devote
to the consideration of reports submitte
as above, after which Mrs. Alger will Civ
a Bible reading and Mrs. Amanda Smit
will make an address.
:, An91Anniver.ary.
= A mass meeting for the celebration of tn
!. forty-ninth anniversary of Modern Spirit