The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-17

no doubt left that some good had
been done poor unfortunate humanity
The thought that they had been re-
membered left at least one brigh,
spot in their gloomy lives. The off,
GERS claimed that after these visits
the prisoners seemed to have some
thing to think about and were easier
! to control. Upon one occasion a
young woman who had been put in
| Jail for vagrancy was released and
sent home through the efforts of the
| W. c. T. U visitors. Upon her prom
Use that she would return home two
of the ladies' solicited enough money
for car-fare: secured her release and
took her to the train. This is sam.
pie Of the character of work that was
done by this department.
Thanks Offering
In these earlier days of the Union
life it never failed to send its share o
money to the state convention for III,
above Offering.
White Shield Home Work
When the solicitor for the White
Shield Home at Tacoma came in the
fall Of each year the w. c. T. U. wa.
expected to assist her, as this as 6
state institution under the manage.
ment Of the state w. c. r. U. Hay
potatoes. fruit. -four and large varie.
ties of vegetables were donated b,
merchants and farmers. to the amount
of carload each year. The work o.
loading and shipping was donated BY
commission men. The principal one
Of these being Mr.. Morgan. Al
classes donated money in small
amounts which reached the sum of a
least fifty or sixty dollars each year
This work was done as a privilege
and q duty to help weak humanity
as several hayward girls we're sent t.
the institution from this vicinity eacf
year.
Reading Room Department
A reading room was established al
two different times and kept up each
time for q year or more, Mrs. c. M
Hauser and others having charge OF
the room. There was a quantity oil
good reading material kept ON hand
The newspapers, magazines and many
of the books were donated. Games
were furnished for the children, who
spent many pleasant hours with them
Many Ice cream and other socials
were held in these rooms and tenn.
perance programs were given in con.
nection with the socials. This was
largely the source Of revenue at thi.
time.
Union Gospel Temperance Meetings
Under the auspices of the w 6. T
| u. gospel temperance meetings were
held in Mason's Opera House each
month for a year. The Ministerial
Alliance furnished the speakers. The
meetings grew to be very interesting
and popular and crowded houses wa.
i the result. The collections for The
year amounted to sixty-seven dollars
and forty cents. This amount just
about paid the expenses Later or
other meetings Of this kind were helt
regularly and irregularly in churches
and halls. Usually with local talen
for speakers.
| These gospel temperance meetings
always seemed to be enjoyed by the
general public and many no-church
goers attended. especially when the!
were held in the halls. From the in
terest and attendance these meetings
no doubt had lasting effect, though
some of the most enthusiastic workers
do not live to see the larger outcome
of such undertakings.
Medal Contests
The Demerest medal contests were
considered the best of any Of the ed
ucational efforts. They were well re
| ceived by the public ind at the same
time the young people who took par
in them were trained and developed
for future work. The contests were
the most far-reaching of any thing
we could offer in the way of entertain
ing and educating the public along
the lines Of temperance and sobriety
and higher plane of living.
Furthermore, these contests were
very remunerative. The same year the
union gospel temperance meetings
were held regularly once a month
| FIVE contests were held. One of these
was free, and yet the money raised
| from them, with the collections from
the gospel temperance meetings
amounted to $3.50.
Railroad Department Work
| Through a w. c. r. U. box at the
depot many thousands of temperance
leaflets of all kinds, with many pa
| pers, such as the Union Signal, Chris
tan Herald, Independent, Advance
the North Western Advocate and 9TH
er temperance and Sunday school pa.
pers, with special railroad leaflets
were distributed.
Fair Work
For five or six years the local unior
distributed literature at the state fair
When the fair was first established
here Mrs. Lou Cary was elected state
superintendent of fair work, space
was secured for a booth In which t.
carry on the work. The booth was
decorated with the state banner ano
many local union banners from diff
ferent parts of the state, also Mis-.
| Wizards picture with that of Nea
Dow and other great temperance
I workers were hung in the booth. The
/ motto For God and Home and Ma.
tive Land was placed across the
front of the booth and other notices
on the inside. These were silent edu.
Gators. The distribution of many
thousands of pages of department lit,
erature was the object of this effort
Leaflets on equal suffrage, humane
| work. total abstinence, anti-narcotics