The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-30
Providence W. c. I. U.
in Session Yesterday.
AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME
Reports Presented by the Officers
and Committees.
BOARD OF OFFICERS ELECTED.

The Gath annual meeting Of the Provi-
dence Womans Christian Temperance
Union was held yests rdsy aft ,rnoon and
evening at the Uni,n Baptist church.
Mrs. +. IA. jackson presided over the
meeting and conducted tl opening devo-
tional exercises. consisting OF singing.
reading hLm the Scriptures and prayer.
The organization was welcomed tn the
church by the pa tor, Rev. MIR. Ever.
who said that Ills church beiieyed in
tempsrancs anu that it was taught in the
sunday school, ana ulso maae r.ferencc
To the question OF license or no license.
which Is to be voted uIon by the leople
ut the coming election. Miss II. u.
Welcb, secretary, said tb0t tie union was
not discouraged, though IL had not yet
conquered, and read the minutes OF the
last IN, eting& Mrs. q. H. Iillsy, ctrre-
slonding secretary, stated that the meet
inRs had been weil att, ndei and that "a
special feature of the work of tie year
had been the organizing t.e Loyal Lee
eion. Many excellent addresses Dad beec
delivered before the meetings during the
yasr.
lars. w. A. Walton, treasurer, reported
for the Elisha Dyer Virtou Bome re-
ceirts 5000. 0i and expenditures s29Si.U5.
The receipts az the Union ~eie ,67s.si,
expenditures $i06.9l balarce s21l.O.
Mrs T.. j. Smith, for the finance COIL
mittee, reported that the saie of fai cy
goods had brought Sl75, and entertain
ment t34 and iife membership s2l, ana.
as superintende dent Of the Sunday sclooi
work, she reported that tho stsrsopticon
lectures and quarterly ssons, tho Hone
Guard and the suggestions about tie
work In the schools that Lad been made
had all mad their bsr eticial rflueLce.
Mrs. j. III. kowarth, chairman Of the
scientific iDstruotion COMMITTEES, sAid tnt
she had received but i've letters from
grammar masters during the year. but
rnat q LARGE nun ter of boys bad jc ined
the Anti Cigarette League. che adyocat-
ed NJ mem mbership for tfc girls. Mrs n. ii.
White. for the cfmmittss on temps ranus
literature, reported magazines distributed
s34 papers POS and slso many circulars
on narcotics. Mrs. u. y. Cooper reported
for the jail and Hlmshouse visitation
committee. ste tcld how sad IL was to
go into these institutions and see thcss.
suffering from tre effeets of intempsr-
ance which was fos.er~d by the city for
lne sake of rsvenns. MIRA. 4. j. Smith,
OF the public meetings committee. said
that four large public meetings and
Frances willard memorial s.rvice had
been held. Afer the reports OF the ward
committee and the tommittsc on teir-
~. rance work In the churcl o., Miss Hodge
spoke about the wurk CT the loya'-s,s-
gion. The msmtcre are wcrthy children
OF foreigners and our works RS havo been
working vita than, fopirg thersby TO
be able to reach the parents Mrs. IA. j.
tor Home was out Of dsbt and that 6S90
lunches had been served to the worKmen
Of that vicinity.
Ths nominating committee reported:
President, Mrs. II. III, jackson; honorary
PRESIDENT. Mrs. q. X. Martin; vice pres.-
centr, Mrs. Y. W. Field, Mrs. +. j.
Smitr, Mrs. Jossph Tare Mra j. Ellie
vice .presiderta Mrs. Free born johnson
and Mis- y. y. Ham, recording sscre
tary. Miss E. g. welcb, pro tenn. corre-
spor ding secretary. Mrs. q. h. Tilley;
treasurer, Mrs w. A. Walton: starding
committees, finance. Mrs. q. III. 1illsy.
So Hammond street; MRS. W. A Walton,
Mrs. Il j. smith, Mrs. g. ID. Lansing
Mrs. Il. j. smith. $50 Butler Exchange:
Mrs. q. II. Iilley ana Mrs. z. Holien;
scientific TEN, erance instruction, Mrs.
III. j. kaworth, iO9 towen street and
Miss K. q. welch; distrii ution of tenn
perance literature, MrA Il. h. whita.
MRS. y. r. Richards, Mrs. 3. g. Woodbury.
and Mrs. ;. A. Davis; prison, jail and
ulinrnbntC Ni@ttttiSA, h&ies -. ~ StVHtis-t
Benefit street; Mrs. K. T.. stevens, Mrs.
$. Il. Gates, Mrs George H.. Allen and
Mrs. y. +. Richards; legislation, Mrs.
Il. I'll. Jackson. 100 lr,srGct street;
frar chise, Mrs. Il. M. HOLLIS. 100 Pine
street; Loyal Temperance Legion, NJ LIS
II. Z. Dodge ana NJ ISIS Il. q. Welch; gos-
pei ten ptrancs meetioas, superintendent,
Mrs. h. Z. Cooper; public meetings,
First ward. Mrs y. y. Stevens; Second
ward, Mrs. s, r. Smith; Third ward,
Mrs. Maria Davis; Fourth ward. Miss
Ssrrh Cnrpentsr; Fifth ward Mrs. w.
II. q GlsddinH; Sixth vard, mrs Z. +.
Richards: seventh ward, Mrs 5. q
Bucklin; Eighth ward, Mrs. sarah
Henry; Ninth ward, Mrs Earle @. Pot
ter; Tenth ward, MIS-. j. Elleman; aux.
ilisries In churches, Mrs. Earle y. Pot
ter.
AZ the evening session Rev Mr.. Ever
delivered MI address on "Ihe Needs Of the
Hour" and Mrs. Fesssnden, president of
the Masaach' setfs Wonan's Christian
Temperance Union. spoke eloquentIy on
the work of the oraau liz ,tio on.