Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1898-04-01 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

IMPINDMO DINATII/13. On Tuesday the annual MS and public meeting of the above association was held in the Carr-read Baptist Schoolroom. About 130 members and friends ml down to • good tea, the tables being presided over by Mesdames Robinson, Riley, Buckle, Bowker, Pomfret, Varley, Thomlinson, Batley, Whittaker, !Mansfield, Jackson, and Waller. At the public meeting which followed there was a good attendance. Mr.. Rattenbury (the president), presided, and was supported by Mesdames Ainsworth (Walkden), Gray, Edmondson, Whitehead, and Butterfield. The secretary (Mrs. Butterfield) lead the annual report showing the year's work done by the association in Nelson. The number of members on the books was 125, and she thought that the report showed that they had not been Idle—(hear, hear). She urged the members to assist them in their cottage meetings among the poor during the coming year. to do more than it had been in their power to do before—(aWanne). Mrs. Rattenbury said that when she thought of the 70,0001piti5h women who were in England to-day, it brought to her mind tho power of good there was in the country. Most of those women were mothers and bad families to train, and in the generation which was to mete must see a great I reform from their efforts. They belonged also I to the World's Women's Temperanes Union, and she thought they ought that night to pay • tribute to the memory of their late president, miss Frances Willard. The efforts of that lady ought to stimulate them, and though It would be difficult to find another to till her place so efficiently, yet twenty of them might do it. They must put their shoulders to tho wheel. She referred to the terrible teased, of Saturday week in Nelson lathe outcome of drink. The young man who now stood charged with murder, upon his own confession, admitted that he went to bed SIM night, and on awakening next morning had no conseiousnem of why he was iu prison. It was only one more of those crimes due to drink. Last year there were 300 million pounds more spent on the liquor traffic. They sliould tali,: their work as Christ's week, and go on to suceeed in putting down the drink. She wou!i r-it he with them another year, but she hoped to see them, when she read of their next messing, with double the number of members —(applattsa). A duet was then rendered by Mrs. Dusbury and Mrs. Foster, evritleci Ye brinks and bear." which was followed by a recitation by Miss Clark. Mrs. Ashworth ',lieu addressed the meeting at length upon the work of the ameciation, which had grown from the obits of six or seven Immo" lii Newcastle to au organisation of 70,000 members during the 21 years of its existence. She advocated the proper training of the young people and the providing of proper amusements for them. Cycling, for instance, was • most healthy palitifin, and boys and girls by getting out into the country, amongst • change of scenery and bracing Mr, were often taken away from the temptations of the towns. Referring to the women's franchise, she wished the time would come, as when it did the women would use their vote and they would have • a sober England—(Applanes).