Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-07-22
W. c. ]. U. NOTES.


to plan. Frances L. Willard.
Over IS. 600 has been sent In to the
National W. O. 4. U. for the Armenian
relief fund and contributions are still
coming in, s2G. "a having recently been
received from Tasmania. The India
fund has also been increased by w. O.
4. u. subscriptions. Through the in.
fiuence of the National officers, the
National India Relief fund committee
has voted and sent $500 TO Punditco
Ramabai. to he used at her discretion
for the relief of the women In her
school, and those women under her
personal direction.
Ono evening Of the British Woman's
temperance Association convention
comprised a demonstration in aid of
the Duxhurst Industrial Farm Colony.
The meeting was held in Queens Hall
and numbered fully 5000. Lady Bat
tersea presided, and among those on
the platform were Lady Henry Somer-
set, Canon Barker, Dr. W. j. Collins.
chairman Of the T.. @. G., Mr.. Nc
Laren, NJ. p, and Canon wilberforoe.
Lady Battersea said that the work of
Duxhurst was of an unique character.
and u it was the only outcome of the
association to which she was proud to
belong, that body had justified it's
existence over and over again. Canon
Wilberforce warmly congratulated the
association on attaining it's 2lst year
and was cheered when he said that
there was no language which, could
exsggerate the awful evil of intern
perance Lady Henry Somerset. in an
eloquent speech, urged that something
more rational and scientific should be
done for habitual inebriates. The Farm
Colony was meant to be an object les
son Of what could be done on totally
different lines. The Farm Colony con
sists OF number OF cottage homes ION !.
oue Of Lady Somerset's estates), in
which inebriate women are received
and by good food, healthful outdoor,
work and religious Influences learn to
live sober, upright liyes. There is also
OF the pitiable mothers.
The first diamond medal contest OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Chicago was lately held In
Willard Hall. OF course each of the
five contestants had already won throe
medals. silver, a gold and a grand
gold. The diamond was won by Edwin
S. Hutchius. Miss Cook fell but ak
tenths below Mr.. Hutchins. and was
presented with a years subscription
to magazine. All did we'll. Mre. .
Rounds. president OF Illinois, presided.
Fred McVay Burch of Fairbury con-
tributed much to the enjoyment of the
occasion by his admirably rendered
violin selectione. Mr.. Bureh is a
young lad who will make his mark In
the musical world. One of the con-
tsstants was the daughter of saloon
keeper. The son Of saloon keeper re-
Gently won the gold medal in musical
contest in st. Louis. A participant in
still another contest has persuaded her
father to quit the saloon business. We
believe the light will penetrate ss far,
ard be received as kindly from such an
entertainment as from any other plant
in the temperance outfit. Let there be
contests and contests, that the light
may shine. Union Signal.
Tho greatest gain OF the temperance
reform during the century, both in
England and America. has been in
the improved moral standard which
measures the drink habit and which
has succeeded in separating the
drinkers into distinct class by them
selves. They are to-day in Che best
thought OF Christendom HequeHtered
class, recognized to large degree by
the business as we'll as the moral world
as detectives, and handicapped in tho
race for commercial preferment by that
fact. In the conflict with evil, the
victory is more than half won when vice
receives it's proper classification and
the vicious pass in the estimation of
the best public opinion, as the unfit.
''It has long been proved that health
has nothing TO gain by the use of even
minimum quantity of alcohol. and
that, on the contrary it can only be in.
jured by it. 1t is, then, indispensable
that parents. under whatever pretext it
may BIO urged (excopt in case of sick
mesa ana under medical prescription
should never give their children wine.
nor beer, nor liquors of any kind. In
fact, one has often seen children whom
their parents had taught to taste alco-
holic liquors, take advantage of
favorable opportunity to drink rapidly
quantity of liquor which quickly
makes them intoxicated. and often ends
in commissions or state of infiamma-
tion OF the brain, very serious for
health, sometimes even faral. DIR. Lue
SEVERN OF Leige, in LIE Bien Social.