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Temperance Organizations

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Day
18
Month
March
Year
1881
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Public Domain
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Iho last issue of the monthiy Bulle. in, tl-ad by Üie studeut's ('liiistian association of the uiiirersity, contains a notico of the different teniperanee societics in tlie city of' Ann Albor and thrir work. l'iom data tlius Mnained, together witli additional facts wc Lave boen inabled to gather, wc give the following pketchet of the different iranae todtÖtê workinginour midst: w. e. t. i . The Womto'a ('liristian Tcuipcransc 1 'nion, of Aon Arbor, i the oldest in the city, haf Dg beep f'ounded in March, 1ST4. lts tncmbers are ijuict but indefatigablc laborera in thil grMt fi li, and maintain a weckly prayer meeting besides eonducting otie serrioe eacb month on Sunday afternoon, at the opera house. The fullowing aru the officer-, wfcoM tena expire April, Ut, 1882: l'r;.li-nl Mis. .1 . !' l!ishc.i. l'rcsidpnl- Miss M. s. ifiKwu. PCrOlTJ Mrs. l'ht'lx' Sli-flr. tiaai Secretary Mrs. K. N. QUbert. i'orns. Sr.ic[;uv Miss Sarfth ITletcl] Treasunr Mrs. M. J. Dygert. ANN ARBOR REFORM CLUB, Tbis t'amous organization catne into existenee March 26th, 1S77, and has been odc of the hardest working socielies of any kind everorganized in the city. lts power for good han been feit near and far, and its Lime spread to the attermoat confines of tlie ttate, Soine i.t the most eloijucnt temporáneo. peakeis aml wolkers ia the nation have been brouht to our city and county tlircugh its ixertions, and trong tempérame BeoüoMOts pUnted, which are growing vigorously. The club ha.s furnished speakers and maintained meetings for four years in nearly every township in the county where the people have taken any interest in the work, and, much good has been accomplished throuirli their offcirts. The officers and work en are largcly oomposed of me who have turned froni an intemperate life, and consequcntly can appeal to intemperate. people with reat sympathy and feeling. Tho club M officered as follows : l'iosident- John Bctiamaeher. lüt VlO l'ri'sl.lclll- ('has. M. Juuch; atl , t'ivct. Ewllnger; .W.t'liaM. iiuylau. Reoordlng Becrelary .lax. B. Sannden. Klnauclal St-cretary - B. .1. OMrad Treasurcr- David J. Klsher. sii'ward - Wm. (.'opiland. ]t Marshal- Chris. Bohumaober; IA, Win. CopelaiML Win. Matlhcws. .lanitor- Win. Kislior. ST. nOH U society. In the spring of 1877, ehortly aftcr the red ribbon Itoys organized, Father Van Krp - whose incmory is green with good deedstook hold of the tempcrance work in his church, and organized the St. Thomas' Temperance Henevolent Society. While its foundr lived the society tlourishcd, liaving at otie time a nunibersbip of' 100. Mcmbcrs who have maiotained good standing for sil monihs are entitled in case of sickness to $3 per week for a period of thirtcen weeks. The following are the officeri", whose terms expiro Jan. lat, 1882: rivslliit--Anlr-w Norton. 'loc Tii'sldent- John Klynii. TtKUNI -Dan. .1. BOM Klnancial S-crctary- Poter Dicnan. UorreRpoiidlnt: Becretary- Frank nllparn. Counsciiiis juiin O'Urady, 8r., and WUllam i lancy.Sr. Marshal-John O'Mara, IMVEUSITV TEMl'KltAMK 188OCIATÍO1. TUis society was organized in the fall of 1878, with Prof. E. Olney as president. The main object is to obtain signaturas to the total abstinence plcdge aniong the ntulcnts, and it has been cinincntly sueivssfnl, 6(X) nanics being obtained the ñrst year. ('onimittees are appointcd by tin; society for the various departnients, and from the iaw alone this year ISO nanics are reported. Durinc the recent visit of Mr. Bain to the city, 170 student (-K'ned the jilcdgo. It is thought 800 of tlie stmlents have givon their naiiies to tbc tempera ñau tbi year. The fullowing is tlie list of officers : l'ii'sldcnl Prof. I', i ln'.v. ielry- Trol. T. I'. Wllson. Treasurèr- l'rof. W. J. Herdman. Chatnnan Ks. Prof. J. lï. Sliie. llh Iwo memben (rom eacb departmail I. OF M. W. t'. ï. I". Tlie lady otudeut's of the university, almut two years since, organized a branch society known as tlie ( 'uiversity of Michigan Woman's (.'hri.-tian Temperance Union, haring in view the same objeets as the unions all over the oountrv. Bevaral prominent lady speakers have delivered addimses under i tl auspices in university hall. This' organization ha. a membersbip of 35, and is uffiecred U follows : 1Vph1.107H Miss Mary Clark. Vlm President- Anna l'nderlilll. s, 'iTKlary-Fanny 1'. Andrews. 1 1 Maiy Harding. A. A. H. S. T. A. Which translated rueans tle Ann Arbor High School Temperance Assooiationhioh iota BXtaèMfie o November 1878. It has a membership of 250 student, and has held public meetings at various time, but its principal object is to keep the high school studonts enrolled under the temperaoce banner. lts officers are: President- K. A. Jenklnu. rotary- Miss Carrie W. Fraïer. JUVENILE TEMPERANCE UNION. This organiiation is the bottouj round of the taddor. lts objccl is (o tako the little ones as soon ihcy ire ahlo to uii'lcr-iarnl. and curull thrm in this' teaiperanoa army. It is trui ni rui school s it were, forthe oext round alovc, the hinli school Booiety, u til o on up the ladder. It meets every Tuu.f day in the club roomt, :it -1 o'clock p. m., and is undcr the niiuediato supervisión of tlie Christian l'niüD. The following are the officci : Presldenl -Mh. i; i:. Krazcr. VU Prealdenbi i:rnet I'erry, Nellie Aim-s. liv h M. Tyler. AHlstiii s. riiarv- Hatlle Baroett. TrM-iuii Mis. W. Tbomaa. -- uuil Treacaret WIHIeTboi ROTAL ÏEMI'I.ARS. Tliis is a ncw orgMMMtMM in tliis city, s branch ot' the noeicty known as the Hoyal Templan of Temperanee, whose object is lile in-uran.v, aml kllowinf none but PtrnHly tcuiporaiK'f poople in its memberskip. KKMAUKS. Thus it will bc Mm tint I t.mporanw si ficties are of such nutuber utd varioty as toe-overall okadtaad iortoof people IVotn the eradle to the grave. No one need have as an excuse that ttiere is no society lu.d tu his or her peculiar Miel or st indina: in the world. The work of thee organizatiotis will ehow more effectually upon tba generation now growing up than it don upon the present geaeraüoa, ihooah llioy havi1 already done much good.

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