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1874-1894.
Two Decades:
A History
of the
First Twenty years' work
of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
of the State of New York.
BY
FRANCES W. GRAHAM, LOCKPORT.
GEORGEANNA M. GARDENIER, OSWEGO.
WRITTEN BY REQUEST OF THE TWENTIETH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE STATE WOMAN'S
CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION, HELD AT SYRACUSE IN OCTOBER, 1893
PREFACE BY MARY TOWNE BURT.
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.
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.
MR