NBWTA Report 1903-039
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72 Legion Loyal Temperance Temperance Scientific ... oe Carts... to Miss E. Wilson ae appoint Miss Atkinson of the B.W.T.A. earnest! Yy hopes that the W.C.T.U. and others interested in Temperance and morali ty will use their best en- deavours to prevent this employment from obtaining an entrance into the United States,” 51 members.. ... In- struction in schools bas Literature ; Press Food Reform es eee Purit mare hiding fairs, &c. | Work at Brewster Sessions ... Work among Women Voters, . ae ees SEC be tical... Ge of Inebriate Women Police Court Mission Work... as aad i Opium paenenie of Sale of Drink a to Native Races to of Cruelty Prevention tS be \ Animals “A ace and Arbitratior Wank among Young Women Employed in Bars, &c. _ Prevention of Sale of Intoxi- ! cants to Children White Ribbon Bands among Biiilaes Working Girls World's Temperance Mission Drawing Room Meetings es . Public Morality Temperance Work in Sunday pe Schools Choirs Social Institutes rer Una. IKESGILCR ales Women’s Suffrage... Dept. for Coffee Houses and Resolved 73 Nominated by : Superintendent. Department. 30 34 47 at 463) 38 49 ‘ Managed by committee Miss Agnes Slack Miss May Yates ... Mrs. Atkey Miss Lambert Miss Phillips Miss R. Braithwaite 47 49 47 I 38 Mrs. Harford* 36 Miss E. Evans 40 25 Miss B. Mason Mrs. Tomkinson... Lady H. Somerset Miss Phillips Lady Carlisle conducted t he Memorial Service for promoted com- asked Mrs. Pearsall Smith to lead in prayer. (See list on page 121.) The followin g vote of thanks to the President was moved by Mrs. Price Hughes, and was warmly secon ded and carried by a rising rades, and vote :— “We, the members of this Coun cil of the N.B.W .T.A., desire to record our profound gratitude for t he inest imable privilege and blessing of having had Lady Henry So merse t as our President and leader for fourteen years. We appreci ate most warmly the unselfish devotion of her time and of her rare intellectual gifts to the promotion of those interests Miss Johnson Care Lady one H. Somerset Mrs. McDonald ... Paddon Miss ; Harris 35 J Smith as : Auditor to t ded, ‘That a new “Jha lack moved, and Mrs. Osborn seconded, ear te Se of Employment the eae caper d ; Super bhurtested and that Miss Perkins be appointed and gham) (Birmin Parrish Miss Associates as her to suggesting Council This was carried. Mrs. C. C. Reed (London). Mrs. Reed, The following Urgency resolution was moneee carried: sly unanimou seconded by Mrs. Emmett, and Tl li to be be mai de to introduce barmaids is is likely that an effort heard forthcoming St. Louis Exhibition, ont and ee knowing the great this Council evils involved in this employment in our o | — i * Since retired. strives advance; and whilst to retire officially from in heart. Our prayer and our love will ever The following resolution re Smokin & was moved by Miss Evans, seconded by Mrs. Craven, he Association. i mes ing Association ‘Whereas we believe the use of alcoholi ¢ wines in the Communion to be a source of danger to man y who drink habit, this Council urges upon have been led to give up the all members of the Association the duty of endeavouring to i niluen ce the Churches in favour of introducing the use of of non-a Icohol ic wine at the Communion.” Mrs. T. Mitchell ... Sister Margaret ... Miss A. M. Lile ... Mrs. this Many members followed with earnest expressions of thankfulness for all that our late Presiden t had been to themselves personally, and to the cause we advocate, The following resol ution ve non-alcoholic wine was moved by Mrs, Gleazer, seconded by Mrs. Dean, and carried :— of the Y’s Mrs. Boden which to sorrowfully regretting that she feels obliged our work, we know that we are still united will be for her complete restoration to health, go with her.” and carried : “That this Council heartily su pports the passing of a Bill through Parliament to prohibit th € sale of tobacco or cigarettes to anyone under sixteen.” Mrs. Pearsall Smith introduced Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, the Inter- national Superintendent of Scientific Temp erance Instruction, and asked her to read a resolution on the subject. She read the following resolution, which was moved by Mrs. Pearsall Smith, seconded by Miss Agnes Slack, and carried :__ “Whereas we believe that education for all pupils in and well-being, therefore judged expedient by the com pulsory Physiological Temp erance all s chools is the hope for nati onal health be i t resolved that as soon as it shall be Nat ional Executive Committee, we will |