The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-21

ering of the Kind-Business Meet
ing of the Executive Committee
Was Held in the Morning Before
the nvention-Roports on the
Various Branches of Work Heard
During the Day-old Board of Off
GERS Was Reelected.
At Pcckvillc yesterday was held the
Fifteenth annual convention OF the
Lackawanna County Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union. The Mctho-
dist Episcopal church where the scs-
sions of the convention were held was
most tastefully decorated with au-
tumn flowers and pottcd plants, a fine
portrait of Miss Willard having a prom
incnt place on the platform.
At o'clock Il business meeting OF
the executive committee was called In
the Sunday school rooms and at 945
the county officers, Mrs. NJ. w. Vaughn
of Moscow, Mrs. J. Il. Sicklcr of Peck
villc, Mrs. Elizabeth Howell of Green
Ridge, Miss Frances Raub of Scranton
and Mrs. Ella T.. Rhodes of Providence
took the platform, and the meeting
opened with n praise service led by
Mrs. 6. \. cure Of Providence, in
which many took part.
At 10 o'clock Miss Frances Raub, the
corresponding secretary called the
roll to which all members and officers
present responded by scripture quota
tions. She then gave her report for
the year, which was accepted. The
report of the treasurer, Mrs. Ella Il.
| Rhodes, followed, and was accepted,
with some discussion Of finances,
which was no sign of difficulty, how
ever, as Sl92.0S was raised during tho
year, with a balance of SS593 In the
treasury as compared to $37 last year.
The recording secretary Mrs Eliza
| beth Howell, gave her report, consist
| ing of facts rather than figures, very
| instructive in its general trend.
MRS. NAuGHN'S ADDRESS.
The address of the president, Airs
| Vaughn, was a thorough account of her
years labors, speaking, lctter-writting,
and journeying to and fro in the inter-
cSts of the cause of temperance.
The report of the committee on cred
entails having been read and accepted,
| Mrs. ID. Il. Hand of Scranton led in
! prayer previous to the election of Off
| GERS. This is usual was ono of the
most stirring events of the day, but
| after much discussion, resulted in the
reinstatement of all the old officers, as
before enumerated. The morning ses-
sion closed with brief prayer by Rev.
Judson n. Bailey. The assembly, num-
boring over a hundred, adjourned to
| the Sunday school rooms with their
| basket lunches, excellent coffee being
| served by the resident union
| The afternoon session opened with
| devotional services, led by Rev. Jud-
son n. Bailey, editor of the Arrow, a
temperance paper published in Moosic.
| A resume of the years work was Civ
on by each of the following local presi-
| dents; Mrs. f.. Downing of Scranton,
| Mrs. l.. w. Stone of Waverly, Mrs.
| q. II. stephens of Pcckville, Mrs. l.. NJ.
SwartS of DunmOre, Mrs Elizabeth
| Howell of Green Ridge, Mrs. Belle Van
Storch of Providence, Miss Turner Of
| Nay Aug. Mrs. n. II. Bowen of Tay-
lor, and Mrs. Pierce Butler of Carbon
dale, Mrs. Stor of Dalton and Mrs.
Sotoan of South Abingdon reported for
their unions in the absence of the pres
idents.
| MRS. BEANS REPORT.
4 solo by Mrs. Blackman at this
iuncture proved q very pleasing num-
Der. The superintendent of Loyal Le-
gion work in the county, Mrs. Bean of
Dunmore, then gave an interesting re-
port of the years proceedings. Mrs.
Hand, superintendent of railroad work,
spoke on achievements in this line.
The evening session was largely at
tended, and a climax to well-spent
day, special music by the Methodist
Episcopal choir and fine addresses by
Mrs. \. NJ Holvey of West Pittston
and w. w. Lathrope, of Scrantin, and
G. ID. Nichols, of Wilkes Barre, being
noticeable features of this last ses-
sion. The resolutions adopted by the
convention follow:
| We, the members Of Iachawluna County No'
| mans Christian Temperance union, in fifteenth
| annual convention assembled, gratefully a,k'
| nowlcdgc the gracious lcadingS OF our Heavenly
| Father in the progress of the work OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance union in every
| nation during the past year: We also rejoice
| in the increase which IL is ours to record IN
membership and activity IN our own county.
We believe as an organization We have been
called to carry on a great moral reform when
| demands from Us much personal work ana sac'
rhcc of case, and that looking towards the
hndl victory which must eventually come. We
again pledge ourselves TO renewed effort in
| the cause Uf total abstinence and prohibition
| and renew our covenant to stand firmly by
| these principles and take no backward sicr
| in the wear before US, but to 20 steadily for
ward in loving dependence upon our Heavenly
| FdthCr,
na,muuh a, total abstinence for the indiHd
| ua and legal prohibition tor the state are
| fundamental principles OF our work, We recon-
mend our union to emphasize both of these
phases OF THIS great question in the coming
| years work.
The strongest hope OF tho temperance re
form lie, in the education of the young. The
scientific Temperance instruction laws teaching
| tlc evil and seductive effects OF alcohol anC
| narcotics will give MS in the future a genera
| tion of total ahstainCrs. Tho Loyal Temper
| auco Legion, with It's carefully prepared man
u,l. along the same lines, its enthusiasm, ia
| mottoc,, IT'S lIilliug cries viii swell this hope
| tul company toward which We look with con
ddcncc and hope. We rejoice that tho false
| m,ciputhc teachings of Prof, AtWdtcr o
Wesleyan college, have been so abund
| autIv disproyrd by competent medical au
thortics and the accuracy OF the teachings Q
| tho enclosed text bohs fully established,
We dcplore the attitude Of our national gov
| crnmcnt in regard TO the army Cantceu, anC
urge our unions 10 renewed activity to dcfcl
the evident intention to repeal the anti-cantccI
law.
We rcaHim our wcl considered resolution
|, | pls,cd at our uidycar convention, in regar'
to the state finances aud instruct our prcsden
and delegates to labor Tor reform in this matter
At this time Of national sorrow and disaster
we record our horror and dcnunCiation of tn
| cowardlv assassination Of our president, vii