Evening star., 1898-07-23
FOES OF THE LIQUOR HABIT
Meeting of the ". O. T. q. at Washington
'' Grove.
Proceedings Yesterday I'm Charge OF
the Y's-Reports Made by Heads
of Departments.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

WASHINGTON GROVE, July %. 1895.
The Young Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union Of Washington had charge OF
the exercises which were held in the Taber-
nacle today and the first meeting was for
devotional service. under the leadership
of Mrs. Clinton Smith. Miss Florence Ham
mend read selection of Scripture from
I'd Timothy and 14th st. John. and com
nented upon the presence of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
The Baltimore secretary OF the W. c. 7.
L. was the presiding officer at the morn
ing sci vice: Miss Austin sang a solo. and
was followed by Mrs. Smith. who made an
address upon the especial field OF work of
the ''Y's"
Mrs. Boole was the next speaker, and in
a teu-miuute talk said records showed
that mothers who wore the white ribbon
during the youthful days of their children
were exempt from the curse Of intemper-
arce among their children.
The convention was asked to indorse
petition to the commanding officer at Sheri-
dan Point, near Fort Washington, that the
pest canteen at that place be abolished,
and by rising vote resolution TO that
effect was unanimously adopted.
The W. c. T. L. of Maryland report
eighteen white unions in the city Of Bal
timore and eight colored- The ~ re-
port nineteen organizations of their branch,
state, nineteen report active unions, with
an aggregate membership of $500 in ad-
dition to which there are 2,20S members of
the Loyal Legion. In Montgomery county
four Loyal Legion unions are fully organ
lied, with total membership of lJ0, and OF
the parent union this county stands hfth
in point of membership.
The afternoon meeting for presentation
of papers upon various branches of the
work was presided over by Mrs. Clinton
Smith. Mrs. NJ. b. Plat made the opening
prayer and Mrs. Eta Austin served as
organist. After the singing of America
papers were read by representative ~ s
as follows: Miss Margaret A. Plat, Sol
diers and Sailors Work." Miss Minnie
Rynex, Am | My Brothers Keeper"
which was read by Miss Mabel Callahan:
Miss Mary Drown. The Two Armies
Miss Mary Beckham, do Everything:
Miss Lizzie Williams, Literature" Mrs.
Laula Nevins. White Life for Two Miss
Anna Hughes, "Heredity;" Miss Grace Ross
read a paper; Miss Mabel Callahan, an orr
ginal poem, and Miss Mabel Clafiin sang a
solo.
Miss Emily Tullward of Baltimore spoke
of the work of the ''Y's" In Baltimore
and Mrs. Boole told of the general work
of that important branch.
The Washington ''Y's" report twelve
unions in that city, and the free lunches
for the soldier boys which have been so
generously donated by the citizens number
nearly 2048-
Letters from Clara Parrish, the around
the-World secretary, were passed through
the audience, and donations of money for
the continuance Of her work in Japan are
requested. These letters are about a yard
in length and made of almost transparent
rice paper. The program for Saturday
evening includes a joint meeting of the
Anti-Saloon League and the Independent
Order of Good Templars.
Mrs. William X. Cohen and son Robcr.
and Mrs Stephen Ryder and son Robert
iSte red at the Albany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Beckett of Phil
adelphia ale the guests Of their son, Thos
A. Beckett jr., on Grove avenue.
Mrs. Charles Fuller, Miss Carrie NJ. Full
Ter, Lula Fuller Nevins and Miss Lizzie F.
Williams We're guests in camp today.
Mrs. Thomas Penn;cks has leased Rest
Cottage" and returned to the city with
her family.
Mrs. Thomas Bowling and daughter
Grace are at their cottage on Sd avenue
Miss Nellie Potbury and her brothers
Walter and Edwin, jr., Will spend the re-
mainder of the summer at their cottage
on 4th avenue.
Among the visitors from Washington
were noted Mrs. c. Z. Emig. Misses Gus
sic Nichols, Mary Beckham, Anna s.
Hughes. Eta Callahan, Mrs T 3. Mich
OILS, Mrs. Grace Mackinson Miss Mary
Drown and Miss Anna Haslup of BaIti-
more.