Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-22
WORKERS FOR TEMPERANCE.
Annual Meeting Of Montgomery
County Branches of w. c. It. U.
Special CorresI ondence Of The Evening Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE, Md,

Annual Meeting Of Montgomery
County Branches of w. c. II. L..
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE. Md,
July Il, 1897.
This has beer day of especial import
aEce to members of the w. c. T. u. who
are residents of Montgomery county. as
the annual meeting of their local unions
was held and reports as to the years work
were rendered. Mrs. Sarah r. Miller.
county president, and Miss Mary jackson
acted as secretary in the absence Of that
official.
Eleven unions of the county were repre-
scented by delegates, or by proxy, and many
friends Of the temperance cause were pres
ent as interested spectators. Cut flowers
in abundance were upon the Speakers ia
BILE, and prominently displayed was the
banner won by the county society, prize
offered by the state society to the county
showing the largest increase in member
ship for the year last past. The banner Is
of blue silk, handsomely embroidered, and
bears the motto. BE 1t unto thee as thou
wilt
The Loyal Temperance Legion, an Or
ganization for children, was discussed Ly
the delegates. and in connection with such
work Miss Carey of Chestertown. Kent
county, gave an interesting and instructive
account of the tempe rance work in the pub
lie schools. Blackboard work as a means
of instruction was described by Mrs. Shell
ton, and this was followed by Mrs. Z. l..
Tatum, who gave most excellent report
of evangelistic work
Parior meetings and literature and press
work, respectively, were responded to in
succession.
Reports from the many unions of the
county were made by their respective pres
dents, Mrs. Brewer for Rockville, Mrs.
Duval for SpencervIle, Mrs. Montgomery
for Travilah. Mrs. Rayfield for Gathers
b,,~<
Hartshorn for Brighton, Mrs. Garrett for
Hunting Hill and Mrs. Miller for Sandy
Spring. Letters were read also from presi-
dents of the unions at Laytonsville Coles
present.
All reports having been made and the
secretary's desk cleared, the election of
officers was held, with the following result:
President, Mrs. Sarah T. Miller; correspond
Ing secretary, Miss Rebocca T. Miller;
recording secretary, Miss Mary Windsor;
treasurer, Mrs. s. B. Wetherald; superin-
tendents of the branches of work: Mrs. f.
l.. Ttatum, evangelstic: Miss Virginia
Stabler, juvenile; Miss Sally Brooke SCI
entific temperance; Mrs. Sarah Z. Sabler
Kindergarten; Miss Mary Fowler. flower
mission: Miss Mary Magruder temperance
literature and union: Mrs. s. b. Wether-
aid, parlor meetings; Mrs. John Wilson
county fair; Mrs. S. p. Higgins prison and
Jail: Mrs. Rayfield. unfermented wine; Mrs
Haviland. peace and arbitration; Miss Nell
lie Farquar, narcotics; Mrs. z. L. Tatum.
systematic giving: Mrs. Mary z. Moore.
colored people; Mrs. F. d. jackson, purity:
Miss Nellie Hartshorn, Sunday school:
Miss Mary Magruder. press; Mrs. Caroline
H. Miller, franchise.
Instead Of formal address by the state
president, Mrs. Haslup, a short talk only
was given, owing to the lateness of the
hour.
The corresponding secretary of the North
west Union. Mrs. d. c. Perham and Mrs.
8. H. Martin of Washington were present
at today's meeting.
Mr.. B. H. Miller of Ashton is in attend
ance at the meetings, as were also a num-
Der Of people from Rockville.