Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-09-07


WoRK.-ITs SOCIAL FEATURES.
I'm. EDrron.-We will cndeavor 10
| fill The space which ron win kindly al,
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was organized during the visit Of Mrs.
Haslup and Stewart 20 this county In
june CT this ycar. A public meeting
was held By these ladies at Hotel Mil
burn. at which place fifteen persons took
E fhefolowing day. . basitofI iulssesiug
vas held At the Rectory, fourteen beiag
present. and ID was there our Union was
formesi' Mrs J. b Tippsat, bf valley
ItLee, alwoman Of irdefatikabIes c6uraSe.
especially in good cause, and jnss She
right one 10 advocate the cause Of tenn
| perance and make our Union success,
vas chosen president. Mrs. Clarence
1IilbuFn was elected recording SECRETARY !;
Miss Fiorenes AID. correspdhdius seere-
taEy. and Axs, George Thomas. OF. s..
Georges Island TREASURER s.... .al
Our Union has been given the name Of
Somerset w. g. T. e. after Lady Henry
son,dset. df England. Il was Ieeldeil
lhat this Unioa should meet taiee dur
! inc each month with the following per-
sons a members Mrs., Tippast, Ars.
Thomas, Mrs. Milbnrn, Misses Ollie Guy
fiier, Florence Aud, Lucy Milburn, Nag
HeaPnreelE, Bessie and Rosa Tfafhss
and Messrs. Clarence 1filbufn ard Rob-
ert Costona He'd zaara ton Led
The next messiAg vas held at tAes Efs-
idence Of Mrs. George w. Thomas, only
! small humber being present.
Two weeks later. another meeting was
held ~ the RectarT, 'twehtybezhg pres
ent. including several from Hashingt0B
Music, was rendered, by AIisa Sarah
Vaughan, after which Rey. Mr., Vaughan
read an address from the Union Signal
made ByiMiss Frances WIZARD, w6o 3D.
fore her death was the worlds national
president of the W. c. T. U.s Afterwards
our president, Mrs. J. 3. Tippetts gsyaa
brief account % Miss Willard's life, i
was decided that the next meeting should
be held two" weeks after this 1T Mrs
waiter Hebb's, wheFethe members vert
most pleasantly entertaiaed.l During
Eths evening, Mrs Tipnett talked Iand
cndeavored to impress on the, minds Of
those present the evil OF intemperance
and the blessings Of temperance. :"
Following this themceting' was held
at MrssJ. B. Tippeits4 ,Anisdaress wal
read by, Miss. Roma Thomas and Mrs
Tippett spoke Of several departments
\ OF the Temperance Union. After the
meeting adjourned we were Invited L
partake Of refreshments which we al
did quite readilyiand without relactanee
Our next meeting wasat the residencs
of Mrs. Morris Milhurn. Mrs. Clarene.
l Miiburn read sketch OF the life of La
Idy Henry Somerset, and Mrs. Tippetr
spokeief Miss Frances willard as pres
ident of the worlds, VIC. Tue Al
essay on iptemperance wasiEead hY Mis-
iiIIRCna Thomas. After everything was II
readiness for the next meeting, which i
Ito be held at Mr.. George w. Thomas OF
LIST. Georges Island, Thursday, Septeidl
her, i4sh at $3.50. p.ims--tLd shospitabl,
hostess invited rs, in thei diniagl room
iwhere we found the table laden will
refreshments, consisting Of watermelons
/ Igrapes, 1emonades and cake ION ~ :"
On wednesday evening, khgdst. th'
Sethg associaD WIS giyeniby the Somor
set W., CIT II. and proyedsto.be an en-
pljoyable affair as well as ? brilliant sue
J cess. An address was delivered BY Rev
) Mr. Vaughan, after which the audienc,
b sang AnAefica Miss Annie vaughai
sang a,sOlo entitled sT'he anebriate's La
mept." The hymn,. Stand UpforJesus.
Twas, sung next Following thisa Mrs
1 Tippett made Q speech and rs on pthel
D occasions she spoke beautifully, inter
u esting the enfiser audience which was b,
no means . small one, The, concludin,
hymn was. Nearer my God 10, Thee
and while this was being sung fardswsT'
carried around by Mrs, Clarence Nil
d burn and Miss Roma Thomas, four II per i
sons taking ahe pledge After the meet
ing adjourned, refreshments in aban
dance swere served, consisting off, ice
cream, bananas and many of the deliea
cies of the season. Everything went OF
\ nicely, and everybody enjoyed them
selves ala ROMA TH0MAS,,'s'
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