GREETING.

This little volume now starts upon its way to visit the homes of those who, with us, desire above all things the overthrow of the liquor traffic. When it knocks at your door, kindly admit it and treat it as a welcome guest—a loved friend; remain blind to its faults, and see only the good intended.

We send it forth, not for its literary merit, not for any honor to ourselves, but as a faithful record of the work accomplished by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the State of New York during the two decades just closed. It was written at your request, and it is yours, not ours. That it may be of benefit to the work and a pleasure to the workers is all we ask. We commend it to you with earnest prayers and best wishes.

FRANCES W. GRAHAM.

GEORGEANNA M. GARDENIER.

Mrs. Mary Towne Burt

TO OUR

CONSECRATED LEADER,

MARY TOWNE BURT,

AND TO THE

TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND WHITE RIBBONERS

OF THE
EMPIRE STATE,
THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED
BY
THE AUTHORS

OFFICERS, 1894.

PRESIDENT:

MRS. MARY TOWNE BURT,

217 W. 134th St., New York City.

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT:

MRS. ELLA A. BOOLE, A.M.,

West New Brighton, S. I.

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY:

MRS. FRANCES W. GRAHAM,

274 Church St., Lockport.

RECORDING SECRETARY:

MRS. GEORGEANNA M. GARDENIER,

64 E. Cayuga St., Oswego.

TREASURER:

MRS. ELLEN L. TENNEY,

484 Madison Ave., Albany.

STATE HEADQUARTERS:

No. 30 WEST 230 STREET,

NEW YORK CITY.

COUNTY STANDARD BEARERS,

1894

Albany—Mrs. C. J. A. JUMP, Albany. Onondaga—Mrs. M. D. FERGUSON, Syracuse.
Allegany—Mrs. V. A. WILLARD, Belmont Ontario—Mrs. A. H. WOOD, Farmington.
Broome—- Mrs. W. H. BRISTOL, Binghamton. Orange—Mrs. L. H. WASHINGTON, Port Jervis.
Cattaraugus—Mrs. M. G. PECKHAM, Leon. Orleans—Mrs. G. A. HEWITT, Gaines.
Cayuga—Mrs. P. J. ADAMS, Moravia. Oswego—Mrs. S. M. BARKER, New Haven.
Chautauqua—Mrs. M. S. MEAD, Jamestown. Otsego—Mrs. ELLEN TALLMADGE, Otego.
Chemung—Mrs. S. W. STODDARD, Horseheads. Putnam—Mrs. LYMAN F. BROWN, Carmel.
Chenango—'Mrs. C. A. MOORE, Mt. Upton. Queens—Mrs. C. H. HARRIS, Jamaica.
Clinton—Mrs. FRANCES D. HALL, Plattsburg.Rensselaer—Mrs. S. A. KENNEY, Troy.
Columbia—Mrs. MARCIA C. POWELL, Ghent. Richmond—Mrs. SARAH R. MORRIS, West New Brighton.
Cortland—Mrs. FANNIE KEESE, Cortland. Rockland—Mrs. J. A. DINGMAN, Spring Valley
Delaware—Mrs. CLARA HILSINGER, Sidney. Saratoga—Mrs. GRACE ANDRESS, Gansevoort.
Dutchess—Mrs. H. A. NELSON, Poughkeepsie.Schenectady—Mrs. M. CLOWE, Schenectady.
Erie—Mrs. CLARA T. SISSON, Collins. Schoharie—Mrs. L. A. WILCOX, Jefferson.
Essex—Mrs. ADA J. R. BEERS, Port Henry. Schuyler—Mrs. L. L. CLAWSON, Havana.
Franklin—Mrs. W. F. WINKLEY, Malone. Seneca—Mrs. J. STORY, Cayuga.
Fulton—Mrs. GEORGE CLARK, Amsterdam. Steuben—Mrs. A. M. HART, Hornellsville.
Genesee—Mrs. ANNA E. RICE, Batavia. St. Lawrence—Mrs. M. D. SILL, Massena.
Greene—Miss E. BRANDOW, Coxsackie. Suffolk—Mrs. EVA HORTON, Greenport.
Herkimer—Mrs. L. P. DAVIES, Herkimer. Sullivan—Mrs. M. M. McKoon, Long Eddy.
Jefferson—Mrs. E. GURNEY, Clayton. Tioga—Mrs. N. H. HUTCHINSON, Oswego.
Kings—Mrs. L. VANDERHOEF, Brooklyn. Tompkins—Mrs. D. C. BOUTON, Ithaca.
Lewis—Mrs. M. B. O'DONNELL, Lowville. Ulster—Mrs. E. U. BURGESS, Highland.
Livingston—Mrs. H. M. FREEMAN, Lima. Warren—Mrs. T. TRITTON, Glens Falls.
Madison—Mrs. E. C. BUSHNELL, Lakeport. Washington—Mrs. J. H. MASON, Greenwich.
Monroe—Mrs. F. N. PARISH, Churchville. Wayne—Miss H. ELLEN ORTON, Sodus.
Montgomery—Mrs. J.G.DEGRAFF, Amsterdam. Westchester—Miss H. A. ROLLINS, Yonkers.
New York—Mrs. E. FRANCES LORD, New York. Wyoming—Miss KATE MANNING, Attica.
Niagara—Mrs. RUTH A. FROST, Barker's. Yates—Miss CELIA S. HUTTON, Penn Yan.
Oneida—Mrs. THEODOSIA M. FOSTER, Verona.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

[LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS]
[PREFACE]
[Sketch of Mrs. Esther McNeil, Veteran Crusader]
[PROLOGUE]
[CHAPTER I.—"The Sober Second Thought of the Crusade"]
[Sketch of Mrs. Allen Butler, first President]
[CHAPTER II.—Constitution and By-Laws, with changes]
[Sketch of Mrs. Maria Hyde Hibbard, second President]
[CHAPTER III.—Organization]
[Sketch of Mrs. Mary Towne Burt, our President]
[CHAPTER IV.—Educational]
[Sketch of Mrs. Ella A. Boole, First Vice-President]
[CHAPTER V.—Evangelistic]
[Sketch of Mrs. Frances W. Graham, Corresponding Secretary]
[CHAPTER VI.—Legislation and Petition]
[Sketch of Mrs. Georgianna M. Gardenier, Recording Secretary]
[CHAPTER VII.—Social and Political]
[Sketch of Mrs. Ellen L. Tenney, Treasurer]
[CHAPTER VIII.—Miscellaneous]
[Financial Statement, 1874-1894]
[Officers, 1874-1894]
[Annual Meetings]
[World's Fair Banner]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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[Crusade Church]
[Mrs. Mary Towne Burt]
[Mrs. Esther McNeil]
[Mrs. Allen Butler]
[Mrs. Maria Hyde Hibbard]
[Mrs. Mary Towne Burt]
[Mrs. Ella A. Boole]
[Mrs. Frances W. Graham]
[Mrs. Georgeanna M. Gardenier]
[Mrs. Ellen L. Tenney]