The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-04-20
REPORT
Ofthe Organizations Pro@ressaH ana W orh
flhe w. C T.. q. of woOdsto@n Dur.
ing the Past Fiye Years.

this evening to celebrate our filth anniser-
sary Five years ago, Thursday alter
noon, April 18th, 1889, a meeting was
called. for those interested in temperance,
to be addressed by Mrs Major Scott. After
a few remarks OH this important subject,
it was suggested that the omen OF Woods.
town should organize themselves into
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
After the election of officers for this pur-
pose, Mrs. Scott addressed the meeting
aud spoke of the work that might be done
in this place through the children and The
press by this society. La the light OF to-
day these words seem prophetic, as these
are the two departments Of work in which
most has been done. At 3 meeting held
May nth the constitution was read and
signed by seven women, as follows: Cor
nelia S. Ware, Annabella ". Crate, Jen-
ME w. Humphreys, Mary 5. Borden, An
ME E. Maealtioner. Lydia b. Smith and
Mary Hunt After several meetings, and
the addition of several more members, the
officers elected for the year We're: Pres,
Mrs. Cornelia Ware; Vice Presidents, Mrs
Wilson and Crate; Cor. Sec, Miss Annie
L. Macaltioner; Rec. Sec, Mrs. j. w.
Humphreys; Treas, Mary Borden. Meet
inqs were held once in two weeks until
July 12th, when no more were held until
September 9th Union Temperance meet
ings were held once in six weeks III the
churches and collections given to the
Union. and notices of all meetings We're
read from the pulpits. November 18th a
department of temperance was established
in the Woodstown Register; this was con-
tinued until January Sth, 81, when the
editor refused to publish any more articles.
January 9th resolutions were adopted to
publish a paper Of our own, as need was
| felt for means of communicating with
the public The services of the Temper
| anee Gazette were secured to publish the
paper, which was called The MosIToG,
with E. J. Trimble Lippincott as editor-in-
chief. The first issue appeared February
| list. 1884. In May following arrangements
were made to have the MoSIToR printed
' y
this has been done successfully and that
| the paper has an ever increasing list of
subscribers. In January Major Scott gave
a series of eight lectures; Mrs. Scott form
ed Band of Hope with Mrs. ii. a. Cav
lev SUPERINTENDENT; at the end Of the year
the Band numbered ninety-four members.
January 18th We took possession OF room
kindly given us by Mr.. Humphreys, which
we occupied nearly three years. by the
| liberality Of the people it was furnished
and we opened it as reading room Feb
ruary 23d. In February, through the III
strumentality of some Of the members,
| Major and Mrs. Scott were procured to
lecture at Pennsgroge and Salem and
Unions were formed in both places, which
at present are in a flourshnG condition.
At this time Mrs. Scott became member
Of orr Union and has since continued with
US. At the close of this year we numbered
thirty two members; had given two liter
ary entertainments, one of which was OH
the anniversary Of the birthday Of Burns,
and Esther Trimble Lippincott read her es-
say on Burns; had fourteen public lectures
and distributed 5000 tracts.
The officers elected for the second year,
1894, we're: Pres. Mrs. Cornelia Ware;
Vice Presidents, Mrs. N. ]. Wright, Mrs.
A. f. Souder, Mrs. Carrie Andrews and
Miss Beulah Morgan; Rec See, Mrs. J. w.
Humphreys; Cor. See Miss 4. E. Maeal-
TONER; Treas, Mary Borden. A petition
against granting license was prepared and
signed by sixteen freeholders and the three
pastors. Daring this year We purchased
a $40 Mason & Hamlin organ. Two enter
| tainmeuts were given with good success,
but owing to the high state of political feel
ing, and our inability 10 procure churches,
no public meetings were held. Efforts
were made to give temperance instruction
in the public school; the trustees kindly
gave their consent, but the principal not
being willing tile project was abandoned.
The Band of Hope re-opened 18th Miss A.
+. Maealtioner superintendent. February
18th sent Il petition To the Mayor and
Council Of our Borough against the sale OF
impure literature. Petition from the Union
was again sent to court against granting
license in the Borough, and We have con
tinued to do this each succeeding year but
have failed as yet to accomplish our object.
Our working force was slim this year, but
our membership did not decrease.
The officers for the year 1886 were: Pres,
Mrs. Cornelia Ware; Rec. Sec, Mrs. II. A.
Cawley; Cor. Sec, Miss A. l.. Macaltioner:
Treas, Mrs. Mary Borden. Flower Mis-
sion Day, June 9th, we visited the County
Almshouse for the first time and gave
bouquets, with scripture texts attached, to
the inmates. The sick and aged in the
town were also visited and bouquets and
cards given them. We have continued
each year since to do this and have had
some interesting and profitable meetings
at the County iIonse. In September we
Joined with ladies from Salem and Fenns.
grove and procured space in the main
building on the fair grounds for the dis
tribution of literature during the fair.
Many temperance tracts, cards and papers,
also farmers and household magazines and
papers were given away and gladly re-
ceived Band Of Hope was successfully