The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-01
ITS ANNUAL
MEETING
ElmwOOd Unions Inter-
esting Session.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Mrs. j. K. Barncy's Address on Her
Trip Around the World.
OTHER BRIEF ADDRESSES MADE

At the residence Of Mrs. Lewis Vaughan.
2l2 Chestnut stree. the annual meeting
OF the Elmwood Union was held at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. After the
opening devotional exsrcisss Mrs. A. j..
Winship, the president OF the Union,
presented her annual report, which re-
viewed the work of the past year. Mrs.
j. Il. Wardrup, showed the total receipts
OF the year to have bean $l16.S2; total
expenses, S94 90. leaving balancs in the
treasur y OF Ss236 Reports from the va
rious departments of ths organization
were presented by Mrs. Cyrus Olnev for
Miss Il. Olney; BY Miss Minnie b. Mason
for Mrs. j. B. Wardrup, and by Miss Elm
ma l.. williams. for Mrs. Y. 4. Williams.
Officers for tho ensuing year were then
elected as follows: PRESIDENT, Mrs. A..
j. Winship; vice presidents, Mrs. M. Ia.
Bradley, Mrs. q. nj. Iinkham and MIR ..
q. Olney; corresponding secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. j. B. Wnrdrup; recording
secretary, Mrs. y. Olney; collector, Miss
Minnie b. Mason; chairman Of depart
ment committees: EvanRelistic-Nrs. ~.
Il. williams; literature, Mrs. q. Olney ;
parlor meeting, Mrs. j. B. Wardrup;
prison, Jail and almsn onse, Mrs. A. j..
And oene; railroad and firemen, Mrs. A.
j. Winsbip: musical and literary, Mrs.
Grace johnson; social, Mrs. a. M. Gagar
Loyal Temperance Legion, Miss Emma
Il. Williams; work among foreigners,
Mrs. Nj. II. Belden; scientific mperance
instruction, Mrs. Al. Winship; infiue nc
ing the press, Mrs. Psttis.
After the Union had concluded Its
business an address was made by Mrs.
~ H.. GI-nt bar
from Around the World Trip" Mrs.
Barney, after explaining the meaning
of the motto Of the w. q. L. o., "FoI
q ID, For Home, For Native Land. spoke
OF the way her trip began, and how wei
come was the sight OF the white ribbon
as she reached the Hawaiian Islands after
leaving san Francisco. The Trip through
Samoa, New Zealand. and thence to 1as-
mania, was described In an interesting
manner. The passage 20 Melbourne gave
Mrs. Barney n charitable feeling for all
seg-sick travellers. Six months were spent
in Australia. Queensland and It's capita l,
Brisbane, were visited, and every here
the white EN- bleln Of the W. q. I. U. wal
found.
From Australia a DELIGHTFUL sal
through the Indian Ocean brought Mrs
Barney TO Colombo, Ceylon, aud here
again the work was found to be In active
progress. Port Said with all Its wicked
ness, wnere 80, ,000, 0)0 engaged In the com
merce OF tho Lations. pass yearly: Cairo,
where the news OF Miss Wizards deatt
was received ;JeIusalem and its surround
ing territory Of Palestine ana Syria were
hastily seen, and notes taken on the work
In each place. Notwithstanding the diff
culites in starting temperance work IN
many places, much was accomplished.
Mrs Barney closed with plea for the aiC
of Elmwood Union In making the worl
sill grander success.
A musioal and literary program will
brief remarks by Mrs. NJ. A. Baboock ol
Phenlx, president OF the Rhode Islant
w. q. Il. u. who urged increased activ
ity In the work. and by Miss T.. II. Mich
OILS, secretary OF the State Union, VIII,
asked for increased msm bersnip. closet
one OF the most successful meetings IL
the history OF the Elmuood Union. Re
freshments aud a social time followed.