The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-05-25
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DeVOLlOHS Conducted Dy MIS- LII,
Brown.
Minutes of last meeting.
Reception of new members.
Report of Cor. Sec. Mrs. Kate Finley
Song, Mrs. B Yate.
Report of Treasurer, Mrs. Hawkes.
Report of Sup't Flower Mission Work
J Mrs. S. B Kinds
Report of Social Meetings and Red Let
ter Days, Mrs, w o McLear
Report of Press Dept, Mrs. billiard.
Music, Miss Beth Lauderdale
Report of Literature Dept
Mrs. Eliza Robins.
Report of Udfermented Wine Dept.
Mrs. j. S. Bean.
Reports of Special Committees.
The reports as given were:
Cor. Sec Mrs. Finley being i'll no full
report was given.
Treasurer. On hand to date
Chapel Fund, $28S. rs
Drinking Fountain, $500
Dues, ETC., 2l.6C
Total, 1868. IS
Mrs. Claude Clayton, Treasurer.
Sup't Flower Mission Dept
Bouquets sent 1872; Texts sent so; visits
made 1856; garments given Id; frnits and
delicacies 81; casn SOC.
Mrs. Sim Kinds, Sup't.
Social Meetings and Red Letter Days
The next Red Letter Day, June 9Th,
which is the birthday of Jennie Cassi-
day, the founder of the Flower Mission
Work, will be observed by public re-
ception to be held at the home of Mrs.
C. P. Long on the evening of Friday,
June 0th, to which gentlemen as well as
ladies shall be invited. This committee
assisted by the Flower Mission commit
tee will have charge of the reception
A short literary and musical program
will be arranged and invitations issued
a week before and everything done that
is possible in order to make it a Red
Letter Day in deed and in truth. We
want to have flowers, everywhere, and
as that is the month of roses, we trust
there will be an abundance of flowers.
The Flower Mission committee willhave
charge of same and present each person
present, on their departure, with fra
grant posegay, as souvenir of the oc-
casion and reminder of this most beau
tiful department of our work.
| Mrs. w. 0. Mclean; Sup't; Mrs. w.
W. Trice, Mrs. Claude Clayton, Mrs. L..
d. Hines, Mrs. c P. Long.
Press Department-Sinc March 8th,
our last business meeting, minutes of
two regular meetings, one program and
one announcement have been published
in the Tupelo Journal. Associates of the
superintendent on the Press Depart
ment are Mesdames Blair and Nc
Gaughy, whose duty it is to assist in
reporting meetings, furnishing temper
ance articles for publication and doing
any other press work.
Mrs. B. M, billiard, Supt
Literature Dep't-Literature distrib
uted, March 8th, S. S. papers, Factory
Library 125; Text cards 85; March 25th,
Temperance Sunday, Leaflets 65; April
18th, Pledge Slips Is; Text cards 80;
Annual Leaflets ST. Total 46S On hand,
20 Text cards, 85 Pledge Slips. sample
literature received from State Sup't,
Sample Literature on S. S. Department,
II Flower Mission Report Cards.
Mrs. Robins, Supt.
Unfermented Wine DeD't--Every
unfermented wine at the Sacrament ex-
CSpI Olc ollu we IOPC IL Will w IL SOOli
Mrs. S. Bean, Supt.
Two new departments were added to
our work with Mesdames Bean and
Frazer supt's respectively.
Penal and Reformatory Dept The
work of this department is to carry
Gospel Temperance to the inmates OF
prisons and jais and to serve them, men
and women, in any way that will tend
to reform them and help them to bet
t.. life The Sunday school Dept aims
to teach the great principles of total
abstinance and prohibition.
The chairman of the Drinking Foun-
tain committee being absent no report
was given, but an interesting and en-
couraging letter was read from Mrs.
Lou Clark, of Vicksburg. She gave us
prices and much valuable information in
regard to purchasing a fountain for
which we feel indebted.
Mrs. Carrie Yates, chairman of COM
mittee on wall-pockets for literature to
be placed in public places, reported that
the pockets had been ordered and the
committee hope soon to have them in
place.
Report of Committee Of Chapel Fund.
Three of the committee, Mrs. Robins,
Mrs. Yates and Mrs. Clayton met with
the trustees on Friday, April 10Th, at
the court house and a plan for a building
was accepted. 1t was determined to
buy material and the house to be built
with day labor, having Mr.. Moreland to
superintend the work, the house to cost
S850.O0 The following Trustees, Col
Clayton, of the Presbyterian church;
Mr. D. S Ballard, of the Baptist church,
Mr. G. w. Long, of the Christian church;
Mr. ST. High, of the Methodist church;
Mr.. ]. H. Ledyard, of the Cotton Mills,
were present. Mr.. S. j. High was elect
ed treasurer and we were urged to col
lect all subscriptions at once and deposit
in the bank to be ready to meet bills for
materials as they come in
Mrs Clayton, Chairman; Mrs
Carrie Yates, Mrs Eliza Rob-
ms, Mrs Stone
Mesdames Yates, Clayton, Robins,
Marmon, Ballard and Francis reported
new subscriptions and money collected
New subscriptions reported were to the
amount of $500 Total amount of cash
on hand for chapel, $505,75; for drink
ins fountain $54 90; for dues $3.50;
making total Of cash in treasury $533,35
The following resolution was read
and UNANIMOUSLY adopted.
Resolved; That we, the members Of
the w C T. U: enter strong protest
against the women of our town calling
the iced grape juice or frappe tnat they
are in the habit of serving at their re-