The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-04-20
w. T.u. DEPARTMENT.


given and the beautiful marching Of the
children will leng be remembered. The
funds raised at this time placed the Band
on self-supporting basis, which it still
holds Gave away coffee. sandwiches and
temperance tracts on election day. Dis
tributed 500 temperance Snnday-school
lesson leaves among the Sunday schools OF
The place. January 14tb, 1887, a meeting
tue Baptist church Of this place and the
county organized. Mrs. Downs presided
and spoke at a public meeting in the even
ing. At this time our Union took up de-
parfment work We had some very good
lectures this year by Mrs. Downs, Scott,
Mclaughlin, Barnes aud Ellis. January
2Sth Mrs. Patterson met with us and or
ganized Y. w. c. T. U. with eight mem
bers We felt the loss OF the young mcm
bers but knew they could do lager work
By themselves DIR. Sarah Taylor gave
series of lectures on nursing for the bene-
I'll of the Union April 18th we met with
the Good Templars and held a memorial
service for John B. Cough. A personal
letter was sent to the last years slgners to
application for license, appealing to their
better feelings and begging them not to
sign again. Five Gospel temperance meet
ings were held which were led by Miss
Amanda Abbott. superintendent.
The officers elected for 1887 were: Pres,
Mrs. Annie F. Souder; FIRST Vice Pres,
Mrs. Henrietta Davis; Rec. Sec. Mrs. Amy
Davis: Cor Sec, Mrs Fl. A. Cawley;
Treas, Mrs. Annie FIitcraft. Superin-
tendent for the Band OF Hope this year
was Annie e. Macaltoner, and very sue
cessfnl entertainment was given. entitled
can Hour with Mother Goose During
the summer OF this year sociable, to
which the members invited their friends,
was held at Mrs. A. F. Sonder's with a
| good attendance In August large mass
meeting was held on the fair ground by
| the Prohibition Association, assisted by
| the members of the Union. In September
| we again distributed literature on the fair
| grounds and were assisted by Unions from
Mullica Hill. ITarrisonville. Salem, Ped
| ricktown and Pennsgrove. Permission
was given us to erect temporary building
and seats were provided which Were much
| appreciated by tired women January
| eth, left the room given ms by Mr.. Hum
phreys and rented one of George Crothers,
where we remained six months, then
moved to the room we now occupy. Jan-
uary 25th, 1887, held another Burns enter
| tainment which was not so successful,
financially, as the first. During February
two lectures were given: Mrs. T.. J. Trim
| bic Lippineott delivered a lecture in the
Opera House and Mrs. A. Davis spoke in the
Baptist church. April 9th held another
were elected until September. Fourth OF
July we held a mass meeting in James
| Pancoast's orchard; had stirring speeches
from Narcissa f. White, Hon. w. II.
propriate remarks were made by Frank
Smith, Reys. Gardiner, Lippincott, Sem
bower and some ministers from this place.
| The following changes were made i'll the
officers: Mrs. J. W. Humphreys, Cor.
Sec; Mrs. Ruth Stowe, Treas. October
9th Rev. T. L. Gardiner spoke very accept
ably at the Gospel temperance meeting.
Mrs. Harper, colored, spoke in the Opera
| House in Woodstown and in the church at
Baileytown in January. We have had no
other lectures this year, but continue to
hold Gospel temperance meetings in ON
loom once 4 month, on Sunday evenings,
conducted by Amanda Abbott. Much in
terest is manifested in these meetings and
we hope some good seed sown. Our treas
urers books will show that about seven
hundred dollars have been received and ex-
pended. During the five years since we or
ganized we have never lost member by
death, nor decreased in numbers. We have
been many times discouraged as the way
has looked dark before us, but feeling that
| our work is God : work We have looked tC
him for guidance and help, and we have
been enabled to surmount many difficulties
and we hope accomplished some good.
Aud now we ask all assembled here, who
are not members, to enroll themselves TO
night, or in the near future, az member.
of the Wonan's Christian Temperance
| Union