The record-union., 1897-01-20
MEN'STEMPERANCE union
Proceedings Of the County ". c. 7. U.
Yesterday.
How the ChiIGren's Day Home is
Managed Interest
ng Topics.

ramento County Women's Christian
temperance Union convened yesterday
morning at the First Baptist Church,
Mrs. M. E jerks, President, being In
the chair. The six unions of the county
We're all well represented, both by ofti-
GERS and members.
The principal business before the
union was to make preparations for
the reception of Mrs. Clara Hoffman,
who will visit California next month,
and to make arrangements for the an
nual County Convention to be held here
in April
Mrs. Hoffman is the Recording Sec
retary of the national organization and
President of the State organization of
Missouri. She is one of the most fore
ible speakers among the members of
the union, and the Sacramento County
Union has taken the initiative in Sc
curing her services for two evening
lectures and a parlor meeting. The
following committees were appointed
to make the arrangements for the an
nual meeting:
Concert-Mesdames Brand, Stoddard,
Willis, Kimball and Lightfoot
Place of 01eeting-Mesdames Huntoon
and Mayhem.
Entertainment Of Visiting Members
Mesdames Schadt, Hunter, Kimball and
Baker.
Refreshments - Mesdames Stalker,
Willis, Woods, Storch, Osborn and
Dunn.
Reception - Mesdames Hutchinson,
Carley, Elworthy and Buckminster
1t was decided to devote one evening
m +la hoo 0f :,
the State President, and another to a
concert by members of the organization
and their friends. The morning ses-
sion was closed with prayer by Rev. DIR.
Banks.
An ample and toothsome lunch had
been prepared by the members of the
Sacramento Union to which all present
did ample justice.
The afternoon session was devoted
to the reading Of papers by some of
the members, among which were one
by Mrs. Jennie Dixon on 'Degeneracy,
Its Cause and Prevention;" another by
Mrs. Clara S. Woods, Secretary of the
County Union, on the
"CHILDREN'S DAY HOME"
The Children's Day Home, said Mrs.
Woods is situated at the rooms of the
Sacramento W. c. T. U. on Third
street. between K and L streets. It is
under the management of the Sacra-
mento W. c. T. T., Mrs. c. Schadt
President. It's present .ers are a
Superintendent, Mrs. Merrill; Treasur-
er, Mrs. Henry Stern, and Secretary,
Mrs. Clara S. Wood. The home is open
daily Sundays excepted) from a. m.
until 4 p. m, for the care of children
and infants whose mothers are from
necessity compelled to go out working
by the day. Here the little ones are
well fed and cared for by the Matron,
Mrs. White. The funds to run this
home are raised by monthly subscrip-
tions Of 10 cents from eight persons, %
cents from four persons, 30 cents from
six persons and 81 from three persons,
50 a year from two ladies, and last
summer Mr.. Bentley, during the can
ming season, donated $40 a month for
two months.
We had two benefits rendered us last
year One was AN Hour in Child
hoods Realm" by J. W Erwin Of San
Francisco, which was a grand success,
and the other a concert by Master
Dannie Wood. 1t was good, but not
a success financially. The two netted
US S153. Our expenses are a Matron
a. SO a month, food and fuel.
The people of Sacramento are very
generous 20 US. If we advertise for a
crib or a baby buggy it is always sent
to the home in a very few days. In
fact, one Of our ladies said: We nearly
always get just what we need by ask
ing for it." There are from five to
twenty-five children daily cared for,
and many times four babies under a
year old at one time. We have a Won
derfully good Matron in Mrs. White.
for she finds no work too hard If the
children are only benefited by it. Some
OF the mothers are a little jealous of
Mrs. White, as the children cry to stay
at the home with her and never wish
10 leave during the daytime.
In the last four months we have CIV
en- the mothers a genuine feast for
soul and body the last day of every
month. When they call for their chill
dren a hot dinner awaits them, and
often a Bible meeting follows, led by
Mrs. Carley or Mrs. Barrett, at which
Bible verses, songs and prayers are fol-
lowed by heart-to-heart talks. They
all need our sympathy and help. Some
have drunken husbands, others none,
or sick ones. Others husbands have
abandoned them and left them the care
of two or three children. At the Christ
mas meeting several Of the women
promised. God helping them, to try and
lead better lives.
Contributing largely to help the home
this last year was the Needlework Guild
of America. which gave seventy-six ar
4fcles of wearing apparel, which were dis
1ributed just before Thanksgiving. The
Sixth-street NJ. E. Church Epworth
League gave twenty-four articles of
clothing, forty packages of groceries,
and the White Rose Circle, Sixth-street
M p Church, gave a Christmas tree, al
which every child was remembered,
yrha Eleventh street VI. Z. and Four
taanth-street Presbyterian Churches
1o..a also sent liberal donations, and
Christmas boxes were sent to each
home from the Episcopal Church. The
"Record-Unfon" did all our concert ad-
ver.tisinf- free, and many others donated
mart of their bills The church even
threw off 81 30 from its bill, and al
seemed willing TO help US in our good
work
The ladies' of the Catholic Aid Soci-
etv have helped US, and some are
monthly contributors 10 our hoi-e'
one and all who IN any way nave leh'
us a helping hand we return our SIN
cere thanks. Rev. Mr. Hoyl ASKED me
a few days ago how we manage 70
keep the home moving. toio MN VI
our monthly subscriptions anu aoueu
that we work as well as pray ne Saiu