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قراءة كتاب Two Decades A History of the First Twenty Years' Work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the State of New York
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Two Decades A History of the First Twenty Years' Work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the State of New York
organizations, to be held at Syracuse in October, preparatory to the great national convention which was to be held in November. A central committee of five was appointed to make all necessary arrangements, and on September 19th was issued the following:
The Syracuse Woman's Temperance Union respectfully invite the working temperance women throughout the state to meet in convention in this city on the 14th day of October, at nine o'clock A. M., at the First Methodist Church, for the purpose of organizing a state temperance league, and to appoint delegates to the national convention to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, November next.
It is hoped that every town and city in the state will be represented. All newspapers are requested to give the above an insertion and a local notice, and all ministers are desired to read it from their desks.
Delegates are requested to notify the secretary of their intention to be present by the both of October, and places of entertainment will be provided. A committee of reception will be in waiting at the rooms of the Young Men's Christian Association, 16 South Salina street, on Tuesday evening, and at the church on Wednesday morning.
MRS. ALLEN BUTLER.
MRS. R.A. ESMOND.
MRS. E.B. STEVENS.
MRS. T.S. TRUAIR.
MRS. SAMUEL THURBER,
Secretary Central Committee.
Pursuant to the above call, at nine o'clock A.M. of October 14, 1874, a large gathering of earnest women from various parts of the state assembled at the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Syracuse, for the purpose of discussing the great interests of the temperance cause and plan for its future advancement.
The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Allen Butler, of Syracuse, who was made temporary chairman, with Mrs. S. Thurber and Miss A.L. Didama as secretaries.
The permanent organization was perfected by the election of the following officers:
President—Mrs. Helen E. Brown, New York City.
Vice-Presidents—Mrs. Allen Butler, Syracuse; Mrs. George Case, Sodus; Mrs. L.B. Ayers, Penn Yan.
Secretary—Mrs. N.B. Foot, Rome.
Assistant Secretaries—Mrs. S. Thurber, Syracuse; Miss A.L. Didama, Syracuse.
The following reported and were registered as delegates, although many others were present and participated in the deliberations:
FIRST CONVENTION.
DELEGATES TO FIRST MEETING.
| Allegany County. | Mrs. T.B. Stowell, Cortland. |
| Mrs. B.C. Rude, Wellsville. | Mrs. Day, Cortland. |
| Mrs. Dr. Green, Cortland. | |
| Broome County. | Mrs. E.L. Knight, Homer. |
| Mrs. H.R. Clark, Binghamton. | Mrs. P. Barber, Homer. |
| Mrs. J.H. Parsons, Binghamton. | |
| Mrs. L.C. Phillips, Binghamton. | Erie County. |
| Mrs. L.M. Kenyon, Buffalo. | |
| Cayuga County. | |
| Mrs. Mary T. Burt, Auburn. | Herkimer County. |
| Mrs. George Letchworth, Auburn. | Mrs. L. Colton, Ilion. |
| Mrs. James Seymour, Auburn. | Mrs. M.J. Buck, Ilion. |
| Mrs. C.W. Boyce, Auburn. | Mrs. M.E. Perkins, Ilion. |
| Mrs. B.F. Hall, Auburn. | Mrs. Albert Baker, Ilion. |
| Mrs. Dr. Wilkie, Auburn. | Mrs. M.S. Angel, Ilion. |
| Mrs. Jennie M. Pierson, Auburn. | |
| Mrs. William Donovan, Weedsport. | Kings County. |
| Mrs. T.B. Foote, Weedsport. | Mrs. Mary C. Johnson, Brooklyn. |
| Mrs. J. Gould, Weedsport. | Mrs. Mary Richardson, Brooklyn. |
| Mrs. Susan Fox, Weedsport. | Mrs. Geo. W. Thomas, Brooklyn. |
| Chautauqua County. | Lewis County. |
| Mrs. Esther McNeil, Fredonia. | Mrs. M.B. O'Donnell, Lowville. |
| Mrs. H. C. Lake, Fredonia. | Mrs. H.F. Lanfear, Lowville. |
| Chemung County. | Livingston County. |
| Mrs. Ransom Pratt, Elmira. | Mrs. McMahon, Lima. |
| Mrs. Cleevis, Elmira. | |
| Madison County. | |
| Clinton County. | Mrs. Dr. Jarvis, Canastota. |
| Mrs. George Bixby, Plattsburg. | |
| Monroe County. | |
| Cortland County. | Mrs. E.A. Nelson, Rochester. |
| Mrs. J.S. Squires, Cortland. | Miss S.J. Vosburg, Rochester. |
| New York County. | Mrs. C.W. Allis, Skaneateles. |
| Mrs. H.E. Brown, New York. | Mrs. J.P. Clark, Obisco. |
| Mrs. R.P. Penfield, New York. | |
| Orleans County. | |
| Oneida County. | Mrs. E.G. Gillett, Medina. |
| Mrs. M.M. Northrup, Utica. | |
| Mrs. George Westcott, Utica. | Oswego County. |
| Mrs. Peter Stryker, Rome. | Mrs. E.A. Cooper, Fulton. |
| Mrs. N.B. Foot, Rome. | Mrs. J. Miller, Fulton. |
| Mrs. O.C. Cole, Clinton. | Mrs. George Goodier, Oswego. |
| Mrs. Francis Brown, Oswego. | |
| Ontario County. | Mrs. C.T. Bishop, Oswego. |
| Mrs. A. Petit, Gorham. | Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, Oswego. |
| Mrs. E.G. Townsend, Geneva. | |
| Mrs. E.W. Herendeen, Geneva. | Seneca County. |
| Mrs. Adaline King, Geneva. | Mrs. S.M. Metcalf, Seneca Falls. |
| Mrs. J.G. Gracey, Clifton Springs. | Miss Emma Allen, Seneca Falls. |
| Mrs. T.J. Bissell, Phelps. | |
| Tioga County. | |
| Onondaga County. | Mrs. L. Curtis, |