The Penn's Grove record., 1900-03-09
w. c. T. U. Anniversary

w. u. IL u. anniversary
There was a very pleassnttime in Tenn
perance Hall last Saturday evening
when the W. C. T. p. observed thei'
10th anniversary. The white-ribbon
anniversary hymn sung, also
number of other0 E%ctions. Prayer
was offered by the PreSident and a con.
densed report OF the II was read
by the secretary, Mrs& Belle K. ShOrds
Others gave readings.
The Union lovingly remembered the
two babies that are p&med for our de-
parted chieftain. and presented them
with a picture Of Miss Willard.
This Saturday th4 Ladies Of the Re.
lief Corps will join with the w. c. T.
u. in holding a memorial service for
Mrs. Annie Witthnmyre, who was
the first National President of the w.
G. I. Z. and was also very prominent
in the work of the Ladies Relief Corps.
The doors of Temperance Hall are..wide
open and a very warm welcome awaits
you, come. PRESS SUPT.
On February II, 1854, a meeting was
held in Odd Fellows Hall, for the
purpose of forming h Woman's Christ
ian Temperance U4ion. This meeting
was called to order By Mrs. Major Scott,
Mrs. Sallie Price .aofing as secretary.
The officers elected that day were
President, Mrs. Hannah M. Torton;
Vice Presidents, MIS-. Sallie Simpkins,
Mrs. Sallie Price, As.s. Matte Robbins;
Recording Secretarl tSMrs. Ollie J. Croft;
Corresponding .~Seftetary, Miss Reba
Thompson.
Twenty names were enrolled that
day. It Vas decided that they would
meet every Thursday afternoon in the
prayer meeting room, then Johnson's
old drug store building. Tie Union
soon grew from 20lt0 go active menu
bers aud IL honolary members. We
have MOI always had this pleasant
home In the 16 years We have been
in JOhns0n's old dlng store, the room
over J.. e. SmalieyPs butcher shop, in
in the hall over j. u. Smaliey's restaur-
ant. in the second story Of the Elkinton
building. from there to no home for 4
while but the homes OF the sisters.
Then in the class room of st. Paui's
Church, from theIe 10 the second floor
of Turner'S building, then 10 this home
where we have lad such pleasant times
the last 6 years.
Mrs. Torton was president the frst
two years, when sIAI resigned and Mrs.
VIM. Margerum Was elected for one
year. Then Mrs. Matte Robbins went
to the head and served for three years,
when she had to 5leaye us aud Mrs
TortOn was again elected and has led
us faithfully for d be last 10 years.
l wish | could give the exact report
OF all we have done in the Masters
name Tor Our fellow man; how we have
visited the sick with words of cheer
and flowers; how we have quietly re-
lieyed want and suffering how we have
written letters 70 those in trouble;
tried to strengthen the fallen, and in
every way kept tclOse to our motto,
"F0r God and Home and Native Land,
In the 16 yearsi14 of our sisters have
been called up higher. They have
been sadly missed for they were faith
fnl In their work.
The w. e. T.. y. have had SO lee
lures, paying some of them S25 u lee
ture. There has never been a time
when the treasury has been empty, but
there have been times when it has been
very, very low, hut we keep praying
and the Lord always opens the way.
We now number 81 active and II
honorary members, and our watch-
ward is Coward and Upward"
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