The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28
THE DEAD.
IN SESSION.
State ". C. 7. U, Holds Semi :
Annual Meeting at Nj. Pleasant

The seml-annual meeting OF the Rhode
Island Womans Christian Temperance
union was held in the Mount Pleasant
Baptist church today with sessions at
1890 amsand 2:9o pm. and audiences at
| both sessions that filled the church. The
morning session was presided over by the
| state president Mrs. Mary A. Babcock
/ and opened with the hymn Coronation"
followed by devotional exercises conduct-
! ed by Mrs Whitford Of Westerly.
Following, Miss Mary r. olney, corre-
| spending secretary of the r. I. w. c. 7.
T.. presented her sem-annual report OF
the work OF the various state unions.
Miss Olney reported that during the
past six months reports had been received
from "a unions, showing activity along
various lines of work best adopted 10 the
different localities. The departments that
had been pushed with greatest vigor, she
said were those Of scientific temperance
instruction and work among soldiers ana
sa-Srrs. 81 different unions of the state
had made comfort bags to send to the
boys on the u. S. naval training ship. AT
Newport Other important lines OF work
referred to- included non-alcoholic medi-
cation by three dnions press work by
five, the l.. r. l.. by five; the circulation
OF literature and the flower mission de-
partment.
Following Miss Olney's report came the
| report of the treasurer, Mrs. A. A. Sher-
man, for the past six months.
This report showed: Receipts, SUf3j,
expenses, s772S1; balance, N.5O.
These reports were accepted and placed
on file. after which the annual h ,thank MrS o.
Nj. Paine, wife of Or, Paine or Wo9n-
! socket. Mrs. Paine. opened this service
~ fSans Teso'n She snH then " dwelt FOR time on
the Importance and Significance of the
thank Offering boxes. In this connection
which she believed the state union and
the Various unions included in the state
union should be thankful for: Among
these causes for thankfulness Mrs. Paine
dwelt. i'm a most interesting manner, upon
the following:
i. The anti-canteen law.
2. The new Hebrides bill
8. The safe release OF Miss Stone from
1. The living influence of departed men,
bers.
s. The good times that have come to
members, individually.
s. The saving from sickness and death
of dear ones.
T. The fact that Georgia has recently
passed a law for scientific temperance
instruction in the schools OF that state,
S The love OF God, as manifested In
the gift OF his son--JeslIs Christ
AT the close OF Mrs Paines address
the various Hank offerings were present
ed by the different unions of the state,
accompanied by a verse of Scripture. The
| amount thuA raised for the treasury of
the Rhode Island w. G. T. U. was consid-
erable and will be used I'm the further
ance OF the temperance cause.
During the thank Offering service Mrs
j. n. HatneN arrived upon the scene and
was greeted with applause and the Chau-
tauaua salute. as she advanced to the
platform.
Mrs. Rarney. by the way. has just re-
turned from six months of arduous work
In England, Ireland and Scotland i'm the
ittcrcst OF her work i'm Prison Hail and
Almshouse Work" for the national w.
Al IT, close of the thank Offering SER
Vice Mrs Barney gave an inspiring ad-
dress concerning her experiences during
ner 1ourneyngs In the British isles. Pre-
facing her remarks with a humorous allu-
sion TO The tGCt that she had not been
homf long enough 90 unuack tcr trunk
Mrs. Barney said that while her journey
and its work had been I'm some respects
more interesting than any previous trip
YET her work had been among a lower
cLsss oI humanity than any she had hith-
II never saw such low life among wo-
men as I'm Glasgow" she said. II saw
there hundreds OF drunken women I'm one
night and ! realized then that we have
much TO be thankful for here"
Continuing Mrs. Barney gave pathetic
incidents OF her work among these wo-
men and the general character OF it.
She described. also, the vast extent of
the brewery business IN England and
noted the fact OF the indignation felt
In many parts Of the British Empire be-
cause Of the new kings financial interest
IN the great Burton brewery
1T Is the only Industry he has ever
touched she said. "and people and the
press everywhere have said WHY could
he not pick out some other industry? %
Continuing Mrs. Barney dwelt on tho
growing interest In scientific temperance
throughout the British Isles. and closed
with vivid word picture Of the terrible
poverty conditions there in contrast 10
the splendid entertainments and chow of
the upper classes
80 the close of her address Mrs Barney
was presented with boquct OF flowers by
Mrs. charles Bobcock In graceful little
speech.
Mis- Elizabeth Nichols then offered
prayer after which the morning session
adjourned
The afternoon session opened AT 2:3o
o'clock and was devoted mainly 10 a
gold metal contest and an address bs
Mrs Deborah II Knox IiVlnqgfopo