The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-02
Meeting OF
The W. T. u.
COUNTY WORKERS GATHER IN
NORTH SCRANTON.
Two Well Attended Sessions Held
Yesterday in the Providence Meth
odist Episcopal Church--Reports Of
Superintendents of the Various
Works Conducted by the Union
Presented--Mrs. H. w. Palmer
Pleads for Better Conditions for
the Child Workers of the State.

There was n special quarterly meet
ing Of the Wcmen's Christian Temper
| anct union of Lackawanna county
held yesterday, both morning and af-
ternoon. in the Providence Methodist
Episcopal church. for the purpose OF
arousing an interest and an cnthus-
iasm among the women of North
Scranton sufficient to cause the organ
ization of branch in that part OF
the city.
The sessions We're presided over by
Mrs. Maria Vaughn. the county presi-
dent. and were attended by upwards
of fifty delegates from all parts of the
county. The morning session was de-
voted almost entirely to the prcsenta-
tion of reports from the superintend
ents of the several departments of
work conducted under tho auspices of
the county.
Mrs. Foley. of Peckvilc. gave an in
teresting account OF the progress made
In that borough along tho line of junior
organization. She reported the for'na :
ton ot a Junior society. with the very
creditabla membership of IL. Conner
Reese, the county organizer of the
Prohibition party gave a. report Of his
labors in the formation of Prohibi-
ton leagues among the male citizens
and pleaded for n closer union between
these organizations and the w. 6. r..
l..
AGAINST FERMENTED WINE
Mrs. Alice Harvey reported upon the
work being done in securing the usc
of unfermentcd wine At the comnul-
ion services in the various churches
throughout the county. and said that
she hoped to be able to report within
u very short time the discontinuance
Of the use of ternlentcd wine in every
church in Lackawanna county.
Miss Turner. of Nay Aug. told Of
the work being done by herself and
her associates among the foreign min
ers. Visits are made to the homes of
these men while they are at work and
their wives are urged to dissuade
them from the use OF intoHicants.
Temperance literature is distributed,
she said. among the men who arc able
to read the English language.
Mrs. j. NJ. Howell reported upon the
work among The prisoners at the
county Jail. Visits are made once a
week, she said. and the prisoners
cheercd by the singing of Gospel
songs and by personal interviews. She
told of the large numbc. of men. who,
when they are relaa sed. seek out her
self and her co-workers. to obtain
clothes and assistance in securing
work. Mrs. Mason. of Dalton. read an
interesting paper on THE Training Of
Cnildren.'
The afternoon session was opened
with a recitation by Miss Nina Ohm
stead She was followed by Mrs. Fl.
W. Palmer. OF Wilkes Barre. who read
IA splendid paper pleading for the edli-
cation of the children who labor. Mrs.
Palmer is well known as the founder
of the Boys Industrial association of
Wilkes Barre membership in which
has had such a lasting effect upon the
lives of hundreds of street urchins and
mine boys living in that city
ENTENT OF CHILD LABOR.
She quoted statistics showing that
there are 76.1l1 children in this state
at work in the mines and factories oC
Pennsylvania. This. she said. was not
only radically wrong, but "barbarous,
uncivilized and heathenish." She said
that the people of PENNSYLVANIA. should
rise in their might and demand the
passage and enforcement of Il law oh
liging every child under sixteen years
of age to attend school at least one
session every day.
she also favored amending the law
which provides that no minor shall
work more than sixty hours a week,
so as to prevent any minor from work.
ing more than ten hours a. day.
The session was brought to a close
after model meeting had been con-
Quoted by Mrs. ]. NJ. Downing. presi-
dent of the central city association.