This society was succeeded, in 1860, by the Ladies National Association for the Promotion of Temperance, which was carried on for several years in direct connection with the League, by Mrs. William Fison (Fanny Whitaker Fison; 1815–1892), who attended numerous drawing-room meetings in different parts of the country, and awakened an interest in the temperance cause in influential circles that had not previously been reached by any other agency.
This conference brought on great interest, and the papers were published in a volume, Woman's Work in the Temperance Reformation, with an Introduction by Mrs. S. C.
[1] The Convention was opened on Monday, 22 May 1876, at the Memorial Hall, by Lady Jane Harriet Ellice, who delivered an address, and read letters on "Alcohol in relation to Health," from Sir Henry Thompson and Dr. Benjamin Ward Richardson.
[1] The second sitting of the Convention, on Tuesday morning, 23 May, was devoted to the consideration of "The Drinking Customs, Domestic and Social," under the presidency of Mrs. Whiting, of Leeds.
The concluding session of the Conference, on Wednesday morning, 24 May, was presided over by Mrs. Balfour, and devoted to the consideration of "Ladies' Temperance Associations, Local and National."