The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-29
ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE W. c. 7. U.
Central City Organization In Session
Yesterday Afternoon.
OFFICERS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR
Reports Were Received from 1897
officers and the superintendents of
Departments--Form ofa Wo-
mans Club Proposed, but No Ac-
tion Taken-.Oficers Chosen We're
Almost without Exception the Same
as Served Last Year.

The annual meeting of the central
Woman's Christian Temperance union
was held yesterday afternoon in its
rooms in the Williams building, corner
of Washington avenue and Linden
street. Reports of officers and depart
ment superintendents were received
and the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
c. D. Simpson; first vice-president,M Mrs.
T. M. Furey; second vice-president
Mrs. George Field; corresponding Sec
retary, Mrs. Amelia Smith; recording
secretary, Miss Frances Raub; treas
urer, Mrs. E. NJ. Tewksbury; assistant
treasurer, Mrs. Frances Bostwick
Mrs. Simpson presided and made a
brief and informal address after the
conclusion of the devotional exercises,
which opened the meeting. 1t was de-
cided to hereafter hold but two meet
ings month. The formation of a
womans club was discussed, but not
to any definite conclusion.
The report of Miss Frances Raub as
recording secretary was as follows:
We have held our meetings regularly
once week, with the exception of ten,
or l should say, with the exception of
two, beside the summer vacation, maxi
ing AZ meetings held with an average
attendance of twelve. We have fifty
members. The first meeting of the month
Is devoted to business principally; the
second to readings from the Responsive
Readings, Bulletin and Union Signal;
the third, miscellaneous, and the fourth
| evangelistlc. Every meeting is opened
| with devotional exercises, and usually
| closed with our temperance doXology and
| w. c. T. U. benedction. A small collec-
tion is taken, which is used for litera-
| ture, $S.H this year
TWO EXECUTIVE MEETINGS.
Two executive meetings have been held
| one a very pleasant one at Mrs. Simp-
| sons home, after q luncheon. Have
| held three public meetings in Elm Park
| lecture room. One was addressed by
Miss Anna Langworthy, superintendent
| and lecturer on Health and Heredity,' -
| for New York state. She told us in a
very interesting and instructive way OF
| the necessity of women dressing health
| fully, of plentiful exercise, and of the
great Importance of right teaching tc
children.
Dec. 8, Mrs. r. D. C. Mair, superin.
| tendent of railroad work in Pennsyl
| vania, gave us a very sweet tender anC
loving talk on her department, which
lies very near her heart, having beer
| superintendent fourteen years. She plead
| ed for work for the brave, self-sacri
| ficing men, who serve us so continually
| She also spoke of the influence the w
| G. T. u. has upon ourselves. Those whC
attend the conventions realize the uplif
| mentally, morally and spiritually they
receive there. There Is also a feeling o
unity ingendered throughout our mem
bership all over the world.
| April 27 Mrs e. s. Stephens, state sup
| erintendent of mothers meetings, ad
dressed a city union meeting on tn
subject of "Child Training" She saiC
not only the elder children in the hom
| but the relatives, friends and teacher
are engaged in the child's training. !
baby of two weeks of age is not to-
young to be trained. Mothers also neet
training. They should learn to govern
themselves, and should always tell thei
children the absolute truth. April 20 w
had the presence at our meeting of MI
Wells, of Chicago, Revs. Hogan, Bird
Guy, Weaver and Williams. They wer
present in the city, attending a confer
ence of Christian workers. and favore
us with addresses and prohibition songs
May II Miss Decker, of the Nationa
Florence Crttenden mission, gave u
an interesting address on that subject.
AN INNOVATION.
At the meeting of June % there wa
quite an innovation. DR.. Ware, our land
lord, had those present served with ic
cream in honor of his new baby.
We have fourteen departments of work
as follows Scientific temperance instruc
ton, Sabbath observance and Sunda
school, evangelistic, mothers meetings
juvenile, literature railroad, flower mis-
sion, parlor meetings, press, sacramento
wine, health and heredity and franchis
and civil government. Quite a larg
number of letters have been written b
different members at different times, (
our congressman and senators, urgin
the passage of various reform bills be
fore those bodies. Wilbur F. Crofts sal
that only by a very blizzard of letter
could there be hopes of these bills cal
rying. Other items of interest will b
heard in the treasurer's and correspond
ing secretarys reports.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. !
NJ. Tewksbury, showed receipts an
disbursements of $272.90 and $1S7.7O, n
spectively during the year. A repoI
was made by Mrs. Amelia Smith, II
corresponding secretary.
Reports of department superintenc
ents were made as follows: Literatur
Mrs. Amelia Smith; scientific tempe