The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-04
WILL FIGHT EVILS.
w. c. II. U. Appoints Special Super
intendents for That Purpose.

w. C. r.. U. Appoints Special super
intcndents for That Purpose.
An interesting session was held yesterday
afternoon by the Willard w. c. T. U. at
the residence of Mrs. Robert Hare, on East
Congress street. Although only ten out of
some thirty odd members were present these
attending made UP in enthusiasm what they
lacked numerically.
Mrs d. C. Reed. the president, took charge
of the meeting. After the devotional exer
cises were over one OF the members stated
that she had been approached by repre-
sentative of the Pioneer Press, who requested
that some member of the union be appointed
to send in a report of all the meetings OF the
union to that paper. thus doing away with
the necessity of sending reporter. Mrs.
Reed said that this seemed somewhat pre-
sumptious request, since all the members
of the union had their hands full already.
Mrs. Bessie Laythe Scoville, the state presi-
dent, seized this opportunity to make neat
little speech, admitting the obligations OF
the union to the st. Paul press. She said she
Thought 1t would be good idea IL each
union appointed press superintendent VINO
would report the different meetings to the
papers. Other ladies present concurred In
this. principally because, as one lady stated.
only those things that were of interest to
| the public generally would them appear IN
| the papers, Hereafter Mrs. w R. Dennis
will be superintendent for the Willard w. y.
| T. U. for the year 1899.
Mrs. Simpkin and Mrs. Dennis had visited
| the Hendricks and Garfield schools,
and reported that the teachers in both these
| schools were very faithful in giving scientific
| obstruction in temperance to the pupils. They
stated that twenty minutes week and some
| times thirty was given to this study The
| kindergarten teacher In the Garfield school
| said that she instructed the little ones In
| this branch, but the teacher of the Hem
| bricks kindergarten insisted that the children
| were too young to understand anything ABOUT
| it,
/ Mrs. Bessie Laythe Scoville addressed the
| meeting the subject OF the work for the
| coming year. She said that She had received
| a letter from the president of the National
union, Mrs. Emily Martin, requesting her to
| call the attention of the different unions
| in the state to the laws of Minnesota govern
+. ing social purity. Our laws. Mrs. Martin said
were excellent but they were not enforced:
| Mrs. Scoville recommended the appointment OF
one member of every union whose duty 1t
would be to look after the news stands, bill
| boards and street cars in the different dis
tricts TO see that no forbidden literature or
obscene posters were sold or displayed. she
also urged the union to work for the adoption
of the curfew ordinance, claiming that the
results were excellent in the places where the
ordinance had already gone in effect.
The society took the matter of the appoint
ment of a superintendent of purity in litera-
ture and art under advisement, and the su,
perintendent will be appointed at the mex
meeting.
Mrs. c. S. Soule moved that superin
tendent of woodmen be appointed to see tna1
the men in the lumber camps were supplied Tsa
| with good literature The chair selecteo MIS-
| Walrath for the work.
The union decided to have the meeting
| hereafter in charge of the superlntenoents
of the different departments in order that I
| clear idea may be gained of the work doing
| by the several departments.
| 1t was also decided to hold 'thdmb
bee tea a week from next Tuesday at tn
home Of Mrs. Robert Hare, each mernbe
bringing her sewing and 10 cents. The arti
| cles sewed will be sent out to the men II
the lumber camps. Mrs. Hare, Mrs. Soul
and Mrs. Bonsfeld have charge Of the ar
| rangements
Mrs. Scoville stated that she would hav
| charge of the legislative work for the W. G
T. u during the coming session, and all pc
titions should be sent to her