Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29

W. GU. NOlES.

Va " - W. W. IL
THESE notes are printed as furnished by the
nIcss representative of the State W c. r. u. and
ihis paper Is IN no manner responsible for the
tiaiemcnts.l
"Our Magma Charta is the Crusade
Psalm Our purpose is the incarnation of
Chnsts spirit in custom and in law
Frances Il. Willard.
Some weeks ago the Cheswold Union
held It's annual parlor meeting at the home
of Mrs Mollio Hardcastle There were 90
present, each member of the union having
invited a guest. A literary and musical
programme arranged BY the superin-
iendent Of parlor meetings Mrs. Brady
Cooper. was much appreciated by the COM
pany. Refreshments we're served and
pleasant time was spent socially.
The members of the Kent County Union
were glad TO share with the Delaware City
Union in their Christmas treat to the
soldiers who frequent the Rest Room, at
Delaware City Members of the " and Y
of Delaware City were at the rooms at the
time and entertained the soldiers with
music and games, and they appreciated all
the pleasure afforded them. The Rest
Rooms are being papered and painted
inside
The unions Of Sussex county sent boxes
Of candy to the inmates of the county
almshouse as a Christmas remembrance.
A short time ago the New Castle County
Union subscribed for the School Physi-
ology Journal for each school IN the
county.
Il Is hoped that all the State officers
and superintendent will attend the
methods of work to be held in Wesley
NJ. T.. Church, Dover, Thursday, February
LIST.
The Donnell Union Of McClellands-
vile. which was organized last May, is
doing excellent work. The president,
Mrs Martha Scott, is a strict parliament
tartan. and the business meetings are
always conducted according to parlia-
mentary usage. The union has nine
superintendonts Of departments of work
among the number Mrs. Halle s. johnson
of the press department, TO whom we are
indebted for this item.
The massmoeting Of the Smyrna Union,
held in the Opera House Of the town Mon
day evening January 10Th, was the sug-
| gestion of an honorary and honored mem
Der of the union The holding of a social
! followed by short addresses was under
consideration by the union when the sug-
! gestion was made, and its adoption re-
suited in a successful and well-attended
meeting. Temperance meetings in
churches are desirable social functions
have their mission in our work, and care
fully arranged meetings in public halls will
command an audience and may awaken an
interest in our righteous cause in the
minds of those we could not otherwise
reach.
We quote the following from the Signal
/ concerning the recently-inaugurated W.
G. Il. u. course of study;
"The lessons for the first year will in
clude an accurate historical account of the
beginning and the development of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
which will be Of especial value in It's rela-
tion to the coming worlds convention. A
large part of the required readings will be
furnished in The Union Signal and the
references given will form desirable add.
ton tot any w. n. u. library
1--WE urge the immediate enrolment ol
those who desire 20 take the valuabl,
course of study.
Examination questions will be ap
pended 20 each lesson and the answers
should be addressed to the study cours,
department, The Union Signal, Evanston
Ill.
"The W. C. T. u. course Of study is in
tended to cover five years. and graduate
diploma will be awarded to all those VIII,
successfully complete the course. Tn,
names win be published in The Unioi
Signal, and special recognition will b,
accorded these graduates by the nationa
convention"
Says The Signal of recent date:
1--WE notice the sentence in a newspape
report. Nearly every church is repre-
scented in the W. C. 4. u. meaning in thu
local union under discussion. That is as i
should be. This also should be: The w
: G. T. u. represented in every church.
church in which no white ribbon is eve
seen is place for w. G. II. u. missionar,
work. We would suggest that loca
unions make lists Of Churches within thei
, vicinity and find out how close or how rC
, mote is the tie between the churches an
the W. G. T. u. Having ascertained thes
4, relationships clearly, IL viii not be Difficult
TO find ways and means TO establis
, stronger ties or strengthen those tha
already exist"
b The same issue Of The Signal states tina
: "Alrs. Stevens and Miss Anna Gordon an
still at the home of Mrs. Stevens, in Port
land, Me-, filling as many engagements /
that State ms their numerous other dutie
- will permit. Plans for the worlds cor
I vention are well under way"
A special correspondent Of the Assc
i ciated Prohibition Press is responsible ia
the following encouraging statements:
I Owe don't hear much about the healt
. of the army this year. The reason, there
fore, is found in the fact that the figure
!, show . 1858 admissions to sick list pc
n 600 strength in 1898 decreasing annuall
- TO 35i in 1904 There had been a stead
increase in the rate of admissions TO sic
report under the beer saloon regime. Sine
the saloon was abolished the rate has bee
!, rapidly falling of The nate for the perio
y lS92-l90l the last decade Of the arm
q saloon period, was 1892. The rate 70
4 the current year, l,354.S9, is % per cen
less than the canteen record. In 1903 m
p rate per thousand constantly ineffectiv
, on account of sickness was $3.50. Thi
l, year the rate has dropped 70 SAYS. M
u death rate has dropped from SEA 10 6.7
~ in the same period. The rate of alec
holism shows a small falling off. tn
n figures of the rate of admissions for alec
\, holism since 1855 show the rate to be IA
~ below that Of the beer saloon period. l
4 1855 the figures were $500 per 900; /
- 1904 they were 25.42. Soldiers still :
crazy in the army, but the insanity rate