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


4 Union. held at Colfax August 8. 4, g.
1885. show that North Yakima Wo.
mans Christian Temperance Union
was organized by Mrs. Lucy A. Swift.
ger, state president, May "a, 1886.
The officers elected were, Mrs. Lucy
A. Flint, president, who held this Of.
nee almost continuously for IL years,
Mrs. Eugene Hamilton, corresponding
secretary, soon succeeded by Martha
j. Beck, who held this Office for three
years; Miss Matilda Guilland. record
ing secretary; Mrs. Mary L. Morrison
first vice president.
For the few months intervening
. from May, time of organizing, an6
August, time of annual territorial
convention, "a members were report
ed, $500 per capita dues paid, sever
Union Signals taken, $12 raised fol
the work Mrs. Hamilton conducted
w. G. T. U. column in local paper
and NO doubt much other work was
accomplished which was not reported
as would be indicated from the ap.
pointment Of the following territorial
officers and superintendent of de-
4 partments at their first attendance a.
an annual convention held at Cola,
in August, 1886. Mrs. Mary L. Nor
rison, territorial superintendent o.
work among railroad employees; Mrs
4, Lucy B. Thomas, superintendent O.
4 franchise ~ Mrs. Eugene Hamilton
vice president Of eastern Washington
+ for Yakima county.
/ superintendent Of Departments APP
pointed at the 1857 Territorial Con
vention.
Mrs. Martha Beck, suppression o
impure literature, holding this fol
three years; Mrs. Fannie Griffith
worlds petition, holding this 1--WE
years; Mrs. Lucy A. Flint, territorial
vice president for Yakima, holding
this for three years.
Superintendents appointed at
special convention held at Spokane
Falls April rs, az, 2S, 1888: Mrs. A
|. v. Gano, non-alcoholic medication
two years superintendent; Mrs. Loi
Monroe, franchise, two years; Mrs
sallie Al, Strong, bible reading, three
years with ,,ayapgelistic department
added last two, years; Mrs, Lon Mon
! roe. railroad rates. j.,lstf
Superintendents appointed at tn
annual convention held in Nortl
4 Yakima. 1889, Lucy B. Thomas. as
p sistant Regarding secretary; MIS- M
/ A. Goodwin, worlds petition.
I Annual C6nvention Held ut ColfaS
April "a, rs, 20, 1890
Mrs. Lucy A. Flint was made su
perintendent Of work among Indian
| and Mrs. Lou Monroe Vice presiden
for Yakima county in additions t
those who were already superintend
ents. grand officers of state depart
! ment work, and were reappointed.
Oficers Of the Young Woman
Christian Temperance Union organ
lied by Mrs. Minnie M. Palmer, Jul,
-. 1888, were: Miss Louisa Monroe
president; Miss Annie Monroe, cor
responding secretary; Miss Edn'
Haines, recording secretary; Nils
: Rosa Thomas, treasurer; first vic
| president, Rosa Cary. Christian
I church; second vice president, Maud
Thomas, M. e. church; superintend
} ent of !. literature. Leola Morgan; Il
I brarian, French Tancrary. Member
| rs, paid in .ss.25 territorial dues; tel
{ COPIES of Oak and Ivy Leaf taken
{ This Young woman's branch was onl
,. kept up; a couple Of years, though
I they had quite a large mempersnil
f, and did lot OF good work In TN
: short time of existence.
In addition to those reported apov
3 al local officers for 1897 were Mrs
FRANKIE, Leaning, recording secre
, tary: Mrs. Annie Ross, treasurer
holding this two years. In 1889 MRS
a. e. Rodman, corresponding score
tarv. Mrs. Lou Cary, recording secre
tary. holding this two years; Mrs
Rena Beck, treasurer. In 1880, Mrs
! Ion Monroe, corresponding secretary
In the campaign of 1855 for sclen
tific temperance instruction unoer 10
cal option, Mrs. Sailie A. strong
/ Brice now, was private secretary u
Mrs. Lucy A. Switzer, state presiden
/ and superintendent OF legislative de
! partment.
Charter members "a. but the follow
ing are all the names we have now
Mrs. Lucy A. Flint, Mrs. Martha
Reck. Mrs. M. A. Goodwin. Mrs. Loi
/ Cary. Mrs. FEMME Taft, Mrs. Frank
Leaning, Mrs, Annie Ross. Mrs Su
san Rosser, Mrs. Purdy Eshelman
Mrs. Mary l.. Morrison, Mrs. Eugen
Hamilton. Mrs Rena Beck, Mrs. Luc,
. B. Thomas, Mrs. Harriet p. Leaning
Mrs. Hugo Sigmond. Mrs. Lon Mon
\ roe, Mrs. J. H. Kinney. Mrs. Emma
Eshelman, Mrs. A. v. Gano, Miss Ma
5 tilda Guilland and Martha Vaughn.
Most of the above names appear II
the territorial and state annual re
ports as local officers or superintend
! ents of some department work and a
state officers and superintendent TO
several years in succession, beinl
! elected or appointed from time t.
/ time. These were the loyal and tru
Z in the early pioneer days.
The late Mrs Martha Beck, whel
called upon in 1907 to furnish some
thing for this history, after writing
something of the work, said. .
walked the rock streets with then
long enough to know they we're un
selfish; they worked without though
of money or fame: there Is but on
motive that moves them, .philan
thropy," this the one thing that hold
them together
Rev. Isaac Flint of the Christian
L church and Rev. S. H. Creadle Of tn
! Congregational church were two o
I the staunch supporters of that tim
I for prohibition and the work in gen