New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-05
THE DOINGS OF THE ". c. T. l.

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president Of the Texas division, attended the re-
oo,. assembly OF the Evangelical Societies OF
MEXICO which me-. In the City OF Mexico January
o-q Mrs Stoddard went as fraternal delega'e
from tbe Worlds W. G. T. T.. and was warmly re-
caived bv the missionaries OF all denominations,
and the results OF her lectures in the City OF Mex
leo and al several other points were most gratiiy-
ing She organized W. c. 7. L., with MIS- lhe
-eeo Evans as president and Miss f. King as Sec
ratorv including a full list OF department superin.
.a,dents A Loyal Temperance Legion VIII De az
once organized with MISS hai''7' !"
superintendent
DR. Evans presiding elder OF Mexico District
has translated DR. Hargraves's book. Aicohoi aho
the Human Body" and It Will soon be printed
I The Rev T. NJ. westrup. Of Linares' mas ohereu
N translate and verify the White Ribbon Songs Tor
the older people. as well as for the chhdreh'
At c;uana,uato Mrs stoddard gave lantern lec'-
IRE TO A large audience OF Spanish students anu
eleven signed the pledge. During Mrs. Stoddafu
rier visit she gave FIVE stereoptcon lectures WIN
,rternreters and three lectures In Enghsh' pre-
sen.ed the fraternal greetings OF the Worlds So
ciety to the Assembly. besides organi7ing me w,
] G r L. OF Mexico City. ana pertia'S e"e0''"e
! the organization in Guanajuato
r, thought that Miss Tatiana Tolstoi' daughter
Of the great novelist may attend the British "oin-
ems Temperance Association IN May t anu ra wy
Miss Tolsoi has been invited to attend ana mas
expressed her desire to do So
Miss Johannsdottir sister OF the Premier OF Ice
land. and the leading White Ribboner OF that couh-
try. who has organized all through the island mas
also been invited TO attend the OctoOer iiee'''s
and her coming is quite probaoe'
Mrs + K Barney OF Providence p. L. for many
years State president Of the w. c. I. L.. VINO mas
thrice made temperance trips to England sails
ri, IN Arril
the world, going under the auspices OF the "ord
" e T. Mrs Barney is dr m th 81 n ,Ie
national and national societies
Mrs I. NJ " Stevens -president-at-largc OF
.he National W. c. T L. is going South on tour
OF observation and work in building up local unions
in that section.
Miss Anna Gordon has revised her Questions
Answered" the handbook used In the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion Miss Gordon is superintendent OF
that department Of the Worlds W. {. I. l.
In response to the plea Of Miss Willard. the Ma
.,onal W C. T. T. has sent since November last
5000 10 help the sufferers In Armenia.
Mrs Margaret D. Ellis National superintendent
Of the department OF legislation and petitions Is In
Washington 10 help Forward the IeGal Work OF the
society In Congress.
Sir wlfrid Lawson the English temperance lead
OF intoxicating liquors beverages In the House
Of Commons is contrary 10 law.
Three thousand women were last year turned
away from the Industrial Farm Home for Women
Inebriates founded By the British Woman's Tenn
perance Association. Of which Lady Henry Sonier-
set il president-nO room.
Petitions have gone TO Congress from every State
and Territorial W c. T. /. division urging the
adoption OF the arbitration treaty.
Mrs. Mitchell, president OF the ". G. T. L. OF
Idaho and Of fine appearance and
cellent mind, has been made chaplain Of the Iegs-
lature Idaho Mrs Mitchell had much 10 do
with the securing OF the ballot for women In the
young mountain State to which she pioneer.
Miss Frances F.. willard president Of the Worlds
and the National Woman's Christian Temperance
unions says that Mrs. Emile d Martin superin-
tendent OF the department Of work for the Promo
ton Of Purity In Literature and Art is kept
tremely busy.
Mrs. Martin born and bred in Gotham, and
still lives here. Her father a New-York ply
scian forty-two years ago. She Is member OF DR..
John Halls church. and has always had that gen
teman's sympathy and assistance in her work.
Her husband Is active business man, who owns
mines in Pennsylvania and ships Goa from New
York. Mrs Martin has her husbands support IN
all her undertakings They travel much and en-
deavor TO make Mrs. Martins work known among
editors and leaders OF public opinion on both sides
LAS New-York is. In point Of Influence the chief
city OF the Nation" says Miss Willard ANY bills
against unClean literature that adoDted in The
New-York Legislature OF double Significance
because they help dam up the tide of corruption
that flows ont over the land from this huge reser-