The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-11
SOMERSET ". c. T. U. ANNUAL
BRANCHES OF WORK APPOINT
ED AND OFFICERS ELECTED
Reports Covering the Work of the
Year Are Read-An Increase of
Nine Members Gained Was Con-
sidered Grounds for Rejoicing.

sidered Grounds for Rejoicing.
II just vowed I would never go into
another Jail. They're awful" A brief
and presumably unpleasant experience
In jail visiting caused Mrs. w. E. Rog
ers to make this vehement statement at
yesterdays annual meeting of Somerset
w. G. T. u. She had been appointed
superintendent of prisons, jails and aim
houses, and with the parliamentary. dis
patch which nowadays characterizes
women's gatherings the appointment was
effected before the appointee realized
what was happening. Her protest, how
ever came too late, and she will be SUI
perintendent of this department for the
coming year.
MRS. ii. w. Phillips will represent the
union in the Sunday schools. Her duty
will be to see that the quarterly temper
ancc lesson is taught. Mrs. Phillips mod
estly disclaimed any special fitness for
the task, but the other W. C. T. U. wom-
| en- thought otherwise
Small boys toying with the deadly cigar
cite and doctors with fondness for
! prescribing narcotics will be subjects for
| Mrs. S. c. Grier's reformatory methods.
| MRS Grier did not object to her appoint
ment, but plaintively asked that her
name be speit) correctly in the newspa-
pers.
To Mrs. w ]. Woodbury. was assigned
! the task of looking after county and
| state fair temperance work. Mrs Wood
| bury will also be superintendent of litera-
| ture and press
| Mrs. A. L. Lamphear was appointed
| superintendent of health and physical
culture, but Immediately after her ap-
| po1ntmcnt asked to be excused from the
| work. Her resignation was taken under
| consideration. She willingly accepted the
task however, of seeing that soldiers,
sailors and railway employees are sup
! piled with temperance and religious
tracts.
| Mrs. Addie Bixby Upham will make
study of the ethics of politics. with a
view to raising the moral tone of mu-
nicipal government.
Mrs. w p. Murray will see to 1t that
unfermented wine is used in communion
services at the churches and Miss Selb
will take flowers to the sick
Public meetings will be looked after by
Mrs. Ellen Ward Soule, and she will
also have charge of the social purity de-
| partment.
Mrs. Matthew Taylor will super,ntend
Loyal Temperance league work and try
| to- have the Sabbath Observed +.,
BESIDES the appointment of superintend-
| ents there was an election of officers at
yesterdays meeting resulting as follows,
PRESIDENT, Mrs. Addie Bixby Upham, re.
elected; recording secretary, Mrs S. C.
| Grler corresponding secretary. Mrs
Woodbury.; treasurer, Mrs. Rogers. A
resolution was passed giving the presi-
dent the privilege of appointing her own
! vice president. ts =.
call for the reports of the various
| superintendent was viewed by most of
the ladies as Sudden" though it was an
annual meeting, and only two of the re-
| ports were forthcoming Mrs. Rogers as
treasurer, reported that 1922. had been
received during the year and $21. rs paid
| out, leaving balance in the treasury
! of $2l52
Mrs Taylor, in her report of Loyal Tenn
perancee league work, showed that her
knowledge of geography was only equaled
| by the success Of her work, for she fluent
| ly told off the boundaries of her domain.
| Manchester, and announced that thirty
children within these boundaries belonged
| to the Loyal Temperance league These
| children are of all denominations though
Presbyterians hold the numerical fort.
| The secretary's report, read by Mrs
| Upham, showed that the society had gain
| ed nine members, which was cause for
| rejoicing, and had lost nine members.
which, naturally, was cause for regret.
| Nine meetings had been held during the
| year, the average attendance being eight.
Mrs. Upham, the president, addressed
the union briefly, referring enthusiasticaI-
! ly to the good work that has been ac-
complished by Mrs. Taylor in her Loyal
| Temperance league department. She rec
! commended that each superintendent take
hold of her particular department ener-
| getically and asked that all subscribe
for the White Ribboner the monthly or
acle of the w. c. T. U.
A vote of thanks was extended Mrs.
w. M. Wigham, past recording secretary,
| and the members expressed their regret
that she was to leave st. Paul. The union
adjourned to meet the first Monday in
August.