Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-20
THE TEMPERANCE WORKERS.
Meeting of District w. C. r. U.-COm-
ing Convention.


The Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion of the District was in session in their
parlors yesterday from 10 o'clock until 1.
There were twenty local unions represented
by their respective presidents and other Of
ficers, as we'll as the superintendent OF
twenty departments. The reports of the
secretary and the treasurer. respectively,
were received, and letters were read from
other organizations. Mrs. Helen NJ.
Barker, the national treasurer, wrote to
congratulate the organization on their
prompt measures to forestall the sale of
wine and beer in the restaurant of the new
national library.
Mrs. Ellis, the national superintendent of
the legislative department., was introduced.
She read the Gallinger-E Ellis BILL pending
in Congress, and asked the society to petit
ton for its passage.
Mrs L. NJ. Wells made a brief address,
and letter was read from Mrs. NJ. E.
Hartsock, the evangelistic superintendent.
giving plans for a meeting to be held at
headquarters Wednesday of next week at
2 pm.
The quarterly meeting of the union will
be held at the Fifteenth Street NJ. E.
Church. corner 18th and r streets. Friday
next from 10 am. to 430 pm The con-
vention will be called to order by Mrs.
Margaret B. Plat, and devotions will be
conducted by Mrs. NJ. E. Cohen. The re-
mainder of the program will be as follows:
Minutes Of the executive meeting. Mrs. En-
ma F. Shelton, secretary; appointment of
committees on credentials and courtesies;
reports of superintendent; Loyal Temper
ance Legion. report by Mrs. ALA Foster;
H. Bradley: report of corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Louisa s. Weightman; report Of
treasurer, Mrs. T. A. Williams; report of
auditor, Miss Lizzie c. Kessler.
At II o'clock there will be an address of
welcome by the pastor of the church. Rev.
DR.. s. Reese Murray, followed by reports
of superintendents, as follows:
Work among colored people. Mrs: Rosetta
Frances: literature, Mrs Grace L. Chaplin;
prison and Jail, Mrs. c. Cowsil; purity.
Mrs. Elizabeth Catching. Miss Margaret
A. Platt will sing a solo. and report on
young womenS work will be read by Mrs.
Clinton Smith.
Reports of superintendent will then be
resumed follows: Anti-Narcotics. Miss
Mary v. Beckham; peace and arbitration,
Mrs. G. d. Warder; parliamentary, Mrs.
Arthur Gray. There will be Bible read
ing at II o'clock by Mrs. Margaret D. Ellis
of New Jersey. followed by reports on sys-
tematic giving by Mrs. Martha B. Ham
lin, chalk talk by Mrs Mabel WEIGH mercy,
DR.. Alice Burritt; state reporters sug-
gestions, Mrs. Clinton Smith. Lunch will
be served at 1890 o'clock.
The afternoon session, beginning at 1:30
o'clock, will be opened with organ volun-
tary by MIR. Sheriff, followed by devotional
services ard a solo by Mrs. Lula Clark.
Reports OF superintendent will then be
taken up in the following order: Sabbath
observance Mrs. M. E. Catlin; evangelistic
Mrs. NJ. Z. Hartsock; temperance and la
Dor, Mrs. r. E. Hardmeke; non-alcoholic
medication. Mrs. Grace c. Morris. The
question box will be opened by Mrs. M. L.
Welles of Tennessee.
Other reports to be submitted are: Press.
Mrs. NJ. b. Platt; heredity and hygiene.
Mrs. c. E. Ritter; work among firemen,
Mrs. Sophie Smith; work among railroad
men, Mrs. S. H Martin: Christian citizen
shir, Mrs. A. S. Taylor; legislation and pc
tition, Mrs. H. A. Clearwater; unfermented
wine Mrs. E. E. Falconer; work among
foreigners Mrs. H. H. Crosby; scientific
temperance instruction. Mrs. G. L. Spineer