New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-08
DOIyGS OF THE ". C. r. q.

Since January 81 Mrs Helen L. Bullock. OF r.
mira. ". Y. National organizer OF the W. G. T. L..
has been speaking in the different churches and
parors Of this city under the auspices Of the New
York County W. C. T. l.. She has already given
forty-fve addresses and will continue the
work for two weeks longer. As result OF her
abors about three hundred members have al
ready been secured for the county. and nine new
unions have been organized in various localities
where existed before. The old unions have
been strengthened and much good has been ac-
complished
Whenever Mrs. Bullock has spoken in Sunday.
schools or TO audiences where many small boys
present she has asked the following questions
and received the following answers:
How many cigarettes do you buy for a penny In
this city,?
How many matches do they give you with the
two cigareties7"
why do they give you the natchcs~
Because they do not want our mothers 70 know
have the cigarettes"
In one Sunday-schoo the superintendent said
that he had met number Of small boys on mis- way
10 the Sunday school who were smoking cigarettes
but could not find a policeman anywhere 70 look
after the enforcement Of our an,ciEsrette law
children Of good parents who are given pennies
ana sem bo .o nann op cgartpes and brandy
chocolates. She asks parents to cooperate with
announces conference on the subject for the con-
slderation Of methods and the Information or such
Any special Information desired can be secured BY
handing in a written question Tire conference will
convene on Tuesday. March 9, at 29o p. m. in he
Central Metropolitan Temple, Fourteenth-st ana
seventh-ave.
During the month OF February the Womans Chris
tan Temperance Union Of the District OF Columbia
organized three new "Y" unions. with aggregate
membership OF nearly fifty. The recent visit OF Mrs..
Frances J. Barnes the National secretary OF the
Branch 10 the Washington 'Ys" Inspired them
with zeal and courage. which are resulting AL
ready in larger accessions 20 their membership
The woman's Christian Temperance Union os the
District OF Columbia il contemplating the erection
purchase. In the future. OF building suta-
bic 10 all the needs OF woman's Christian Temper
ance Union headquarters FOR the National Capital,
and one TO which visiting white-r5boners from the
States point with justihabe pride as lasting
monument, not only 10 the principles Of the Womans
Christian Temperance Union. but 10 the courage and
business ability OF women. , .
The Flower Mission Department OF the District OF
Columbia Woman Christian Temperance Union has
established a library OF books and ma gaines in the
confined there ~ The books were procured by
book social and by private contributions.
Probably no one organization cent as many dlstin-
recently held in washington as I'D the National
Woman's Christian Temperance MON Inc years
Union women have had in Mothers Meeting Child
cietes and ali reform movements have peculiarly
fitted them TO take part IN Congress OF Aothers:
TO such a call Among the many who attended the
congress wers Mrs Mary = Burt president o. Hew-
which during the last year. held over 1000 Mothers
Meetings Or. Mary Wood Allen. Of Ann Arbor:
Mich. National superintendent Of the Department OF
Social Purity: Mrs Mabel Conkiin. OF New-York.
secretary OF the White Cross Department. who has
societies (and while in Washington added TWO more
70 the list: Mrs Jessie Brown Hilton q Evanston.
Ill. National secretary OF the Department OF Moth
ers' Meetings, and many others
Mrs J X. Barney. superint ndent in the Worlds
W. c. T. L. OF penal charitable and reformatory
work. including police station work, has been ap-
pointed eighth Round the World Missionary Of
that society. and sails for the Hawaiian Islands.
New-Zeaand and Australia the last OF this month.
Women Of FINLAND iady Henry somerset pres.-
denD. made three trips 10 Great Britain wher.
y ws 9aT w2TKf orD ws the Of TIM ~ boss
Island and her home is in Providence.
Mrs L. NJ. n. Stevens. vice-president at large Of
the National ". c. T L. and president OF the
State OF Maine Womens Christian Temperance
Union. and Mrs Mary Fl. Hunt. National
superintendent OF the department Of scientific tenn
perance instruction in the public schools have
been appointed fra ernal delegates 70 the British
Womens Temperance Association, meeting IN Lol-
next officer 10 Miss Willard in the W c. T. L. and
Mrs. Hunt has led the movement that has resulted
hands OF 100000 children In the public schools OF
this country.
1t is expected that Miss Tatiana Tols,oi. daugh-
ter OF Count Tostot the famous novelist. will at
tend the great White Ribbon convention 20 be held
in England America am Canada this year. II f.
also hoped that Miss Olapa Johannisdottir presi-
Premier Of that island. will also be IN attendance
Several years ago Miss Willard sent a full de-
scripton OF the work OF the White Rbboners 10
Count Tolstoi who. with his family signed the
pledge and formed n total abstinence society-so
far known the first one established in Russia.