The times., 1898-10-21
CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE
The District Union Holds Its
Annual Meeting.
ADDRESS OF MRS. PLATT
Church of Our Father Elaborntely
PIatt's Address-Her Admirers Are
Moved to Tears by the Announce
meEt She Wouid Move to the West

The twenty-fourth annual convention
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of the District of Columbia began
yesterday morning in the Church of Our
Father Thirteen and l. Streets north
west.
There was a large attendance, includ-
ing all of the officers of the local asso-
citation and the various branches scat
tered throughout the District.
The church was prettily decorated with
the national colors. temperance banners
and plants and flowers. Over the altar
platform and Immediately under the or
gan loft was the inscription, Loyal Unto
Death" the motto of the association that
wages unceasing war against the liquor
traffic. Suspended from the balconies in
pretty festoons the Stars and Stripes
were revealed while here and there a
handsome silk banner of temperance in
red, white and blue. The general pretty
and artistic effect was enhanced by tail
waving palms and potted plants, massed
upon the platform, where were seated the
president of the District Union. Mrs. NJ.
b. Plat, and the other officers.
The meeting began with brief devotion
al exercises at 10 o'clock, conducted by
Mrs. S. NJ. Hartsock
Following was the roll call of officers
vice presidents, superintendents and ex
officio members.
The minutes of the executive meeting
were then read, and committees on Gre
dentials, finance, resolutions. courtesies
and telegrams Were appointed, after which
Rev. Leslie Moore, pastor of the church.
delivered the address of welcome. The
response on the part of the Union was by
Mrs. Grace l.. Chaplin.
Mrs. Plat read her address, which NOV
ed many of the audience TO tears She
spoke of the earnest work of all and the
great assistance her sisters had been to
her during the three years that she has
been president
Mrs. P!att said in part: 1.-THE Woman's
Christian Temperance Union is the larg-
est organization OF women in the world
Its powerful good has been amply dem
onstrated. The enemy it fights is
mighty foe, because, though the world is
fun of bloody crimes all of them COM
bined do not destroy as many homes and
as much property as intemperance"
Mrs Platt made an appeal for the es-
tablishment of a permanent headquarters
for the District association in a build
ing to be owned by the association
By unanimous and rising vote the
thanks of the union We're extended to
Mrs. Platt for her earnest and faithful
work in the cause of temperance and her
devotion to the District of Columbia Tn
ion. The resolution also wished her God
speed in the new life in her far away
Western home TO which she will soon
journey
The report of the corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. l.. S. Weightman, showed a
membership of SSl, and that ten unions
have increased their membership in the
past year 106. and new union with
eighteen members was established
The secretary stated that she had made
during the year, fifty-one visits and at
tended sixty-two meetings. She gave the
status of the unions as follows:
Chaplin, Mrs. VI. Z. Cohen, president. l45
active and five honorary members: West
End, Mrs. Clinton Smith; for
~ active and two honorary:
Northwest, Mrs. Jennie H. Robinson.
10 active and 2 honorary: Capitol Hill.
Mrs Grace l.. Chaplin, 50 active and .
honorary: Anacostia, Mrs E l.. Sher-
wood. is active and 3 honrary; North
Capitol, Mrs. A. j. Edison. 40 active and