The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-23
WOMEN s c. 7. j.
HOLDS ITS SD
ANNUAL MEETING

The 32d annual meeting OF the women's
Christian Temperance union was held to-
day in the Union Baptist church. corner
OF John aud East streets. President. Mrs.
F. II. Jackson. presided. The roll was
called and IS members responded. Tho
prayer service was conducted by Rev. b.
T. Livingston, pastor OF the church
The report OF the recording secretary.
Mrs. C. III. Tilley. was read. In part IL
was as follows: 'In his Christmas sermon,
Robert Louis Stevenson said, TO work pa
tiently with hope OF reward is virtue. To
work patiently without hope OF reward Is
heroism,' Women who work for temper
ance reform have little work OF reward.
They work on patiently from day to day,
from year 20 year, without haste and
without rest with faith in the ultimate.
content to trust God who holds In his
hands the unseen as we'll as the seen
forces OF the world
The report OF the treasurer, Mrs. Will
liam Barnes was read. II stated that the
union had received ss72.A during the past
year and had spent s52S.s leaving a bal
ance OF s34359.
The report OF the visiting COMMITTEES
showed that articles OF wearing apparel
had been generously distributed 10 the
poor, dainties and flowers TO the sick and
reading matter to children
The committee on meetings reported in
part as follows: Our regular semi
monthly meetings In the Caesar Misch
building have been addressed many times
during the year by pastors OF churches
and others. presenting various causes and
interests. Sunday afternoon services at
the Sophia Little home have been sup
piled with speakers from this union once
every month. with one or two exceptions
The committee on instruction In schools
reported that essays were written on the
evil effects OF alcohol and tobacco by
scholars In the grammar schools compet-
ing for prizes offered by the union Girls
have been winners more often than the
boys. but II Is hoped that the latter will
soon come TO the front. This year more
originality will be required than In for
mer years, calling for descriptions OF what [
the scholars have themselves witness4l
Of the evil effects of alcohol and tobac-
co. Reports were also read from the
committees on literature. parlor meet
ings. franchises state institutions and the
juvenile committee.
The election OF officers for the ensuing
year wae then held. resulted as follows
President. Mrs. F. II. sJackson; treas
urer, Mrs. William Barnes correspond
ing secretary. Mrs. w. A. alexander; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. G II. Tilley.
The noon memorial service was con-
Quoted 10y Mrs. Mary A. Babcock. after
which the morning session adjourned
with the singing OF the doxology and
Nearer My God to Thee"
The afternoon session was begun at 2
O'Clock. The election OF the vice presi-
dents and various committees was held
1t resulted az follows
Vice presidents Mrs. l. w Cooker
Mrs G. III. Tillcy. Mrs. ID. w, Hoyt X j.
Tingley: honorary vice presidents. Mrs.
c. w. Field Mrs. oJseph Tape. Miss T.
NJ. Carpenter standing committee, Mrs
ID. w. Hoyt. Mrs. w. A. Walton. Mrs
Willtm T. Bafnes; committee on Sunday
schools. Mrs. w. A. Alexander. Mrs.
Joseph Tape. Mrs. W. r. Prescott; scien-
tihc temperance committee. Mrs. H. J..
Bosworth. Mrs. d. w. Hoyt. Miss f. q.
Welch literature committee. Mrs Emily
r. Smith. Mrs s. T.. Holmes; state in
stitutions committee, Mrs. c. w. Cooper.
Mrs. w. a. Stevens. Mrs. w. = Rames,
Mrs. Walter Z. Alexander Mrs. Harry
browne; franchise committee, Mrs. f. H.
Jackson. Mrs. f. NJ Bolies. Mrs b. r.
Edwards. Mrs. X. y. Tingley; Juvenile
committee, Mrs. Il. c. Hodge; public and
social meetings, Mrs. Estes. Mrs Edward
Hartman; press committee. Mrs Jack
son. Mrs. w. y. Alexander, Mrs Hewitt:
neighborhood work. Mrs. Alexander, Mrs.
Barnes. Mrs. browne, Williams Mrs Will
liam A. Alexander. Mrs. Walter p. Alex
ander, Miss Mary Potter auditor, Mr.. D.
w. Hoyt.