oung 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.