The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-28
W. c. T. j. ANNUAL MEETING
HELD YESTERD1Y 1FT'ERNOON IN
WELCOME HAIL.
Officers Were Elected and Reports from
the Different Branches Were Heard
Union In u Prosperous Condt don.

yesterday afternoon in Welcome hall on
! Oak street, and the meeting was very
| largely attended A review of the work
in the different branches was given in
reports and showed that the union IL
in a very flourishing condition. Officers
| for the ensuing year were elected as
| follows:
| President-Mrs r. M. Morrell.
| Vice president-Mrs. Laura N. Steele.
Recording secretary-Miss Eliza b.
Evans,
| Treasurer-Miss Alice Evans
| Corresponding secretary-Miss Ida M.
Adams.
Miss Eliza B. Evans and Miss Berp-
won were elected delegates to the ma
tional convention to be held in Meriden
on October 16, II and IS, and Mrs. Wood
and Miss Adams We're chosen as alter
mates.
An invitation extended to the union
by the w. c. T. U. No. to attend their
annual meeting to-day was accepted,
and the union will send delegates to the
meeting.
Miss Adams, who Is a very earnest
worker for the union, will deliver an adj
dress in Deep River, Conn, on her re-
cent trip to Europe, next Tuesday night
and on the following Thursday night
Miss Adams will give a lecture in the
Howard avenue Congregational church
on the same subject Next Friday Miss
Adams will go to Meriden to attend the
annual convention of the Christian En-
deavorers.
Ii Al yir1rr tr 1,n
tary Miss Eliza B. Evans. which was
read at the meeting In Welcome nan
yesterday:
Once more we stand on the threshold
of a new year. Let us, after briefly re-
viewing the past with renewed courage
go forward"
During the past year we have held
our regular weekly meetings with but
few exceptions
On October Is, in response to an In
vitation from Mrs. Daniels, we attend
ed a. temperance rally at English Hall.
Our union was represented by MRS L..
N. Steele and Mrs. Susan Pepoon, the
latter giving an account of the begin
ming of the crusade.
On October % we gave our annual tea
roi 'iie ihei'ioe'e y. y. 80, ,.os,oot
~ ""' " 81 49, ...,4 h,,4 ,,lon+,, fo,.
all. very interesting and helpful
prayer and praise service preceded the
tea. Through the kindness of Mr.. Pratt
we were able to present roses to all the
hiotiieio Gu ~ wy. -. ,tonoa ~, a
number Of the mothers, and badges of
piue ana White iiopoi' WIS.,
the signers.
ON November lleiiiorlal SCI VIZ
was neiu ~ .iie'no,s W - ,eoa ae
ter VINO uleu Oh NoVenioJi - 20"
fectlonate tributes were given Wy -.
pers OF our ,'iiioh, W. sI ~.
great interest WITS " VI nav 800 ~
en- IN the teihpeiai'e sau7e go ,,..,'
earnestHess sae shoMeu ~
tan work a larse oeieta'io,' 49,. -
union ATTENDED, tie iuiiel al ~ .
ter ana held the W. ~ l. " SCI W az
the grave
On fepruary ~ the W. VI ."i
was presented eati irliiies Hi' ~ e"u'eh
by several OF our meilpers'
our free VIII olerihs was heiu
welcome nan on March a. Ai'ei wv
opening OF the envelopes anu ieou'hs
of the selections, the amount reeeiVeu'
twelve dollars ana t"enty-tnree cents
was announced, toiioWeo ny 'he DUN
ology. one particularly pleasaht lea'-
ure OF the meeting was the receipt VI
number OF envelopes from our irlenos
a the hospital
An excellent article by Or. Dormah
on Professor Atwaters views on the
food value OF alcohol was read ny MIS-
L. N. Steele, vote OF THANKS oelhs
sent to DR.. Dorman for his very able
and instructive paper
On April our work was presented at
the Church Of the Messiah. Much IN
terest was shown.
On April "a very ih'ele'p's h'ee
ing was neio Win 'ne o'o9 "a
Dwight race cnurch, Apie lepoi' 20
were given by our presluellt anu S1Veia a.
or our superintenaen.s' we are iiiool,
pleased to find that tne new pastor VI
Dwight Place church IS thotoushiS III
sympathy with our WORK. AN e'oaien'
sermon on temperance was preacnea NY
him IN April we can OILY nope 'i'a'
his example VIII be rolloWea ny hiahy
other ministers III our clly
On June ~ our annual tloiiey rue
was given to the Mothers ieasue'
pleasant afternoon was spent at MANS
1elGs Grove. very interesting meet
ing was held. Rev. ME- steele gave
very helpful address; other rrlehos as
sisted, among them MISS HlNl1lar' VINO