The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-10-19
STATE convention ofihe ~. g.. Il. u.

STATE Convention offhe ~. q. i. L..
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Of New Jersey met at Passaic on
Wednesday OF last week in the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Mrs. ]. T. Ellis, Cor
responding Secretary, conducted a prayer
service which was largely attended and
was attended with unusual earnestness
taking "Praise to God" as the keynote
for the convention. Mrs. 5. j. G. Downs,
President, called the convention to order.
The expenses Of the delegates to the Ma
tional Convention viii be borne by the
State.
Mrs. c. 4. Church, President of the
Passaic Union, welcomed the workers in
words full OF cheers and pathos. The Rev.
j. Il. Brady, pastor of the church, well
coined them to the queen city Of New Jer-
sey as Christian women and as temperance
women, the advance legion who are striv-
ing to destroy the greatest enemy of the
human race.
Mrs. Rebecca Patterson, President of
Salem county, OF account ofpersonal Attic
ton being unable to be present to respond
to these addresses, Mrs. Ellis briefly re-
s%ponded. Il telegram OF sympathy was
sent to Mrs. Patterson.
The address OF Mrs. S. ]. G. Downs,
New Jerseys honored President, gave ring
ing utterauces in which she recognized
the necessity of Divine junction and power
in the work. T~wenty-eight new unions
were reported. State Headquarters had
been established nc Ocean Grove for some
months past and presided over by Mrs. j..
T. Ellis, as "White Ribbon Cottage" The
finances of the state are in good condition.
The address spoke lovingly of the Young
| Women's Uuions and urged a closer unity
between them and the other unions, and
urged the department work the use Of
literature and earnest study Of work and
methods advised the taking of the pledge;
mot to speak disparagingly Of the workers
nor disc~ouragingly of the work. The
address gave no uncertain sound on Pro-
hibition and woman's ballot as factors
much needed in our government.
The Corresponding Secretary reported
one hundred and ninety-eight unions.
TwcntY.eight of these have been added
during the past year. These nearly wv
hundred Unions represent over seven tLou-
sand members. Five counties, Barling-
ton. Cumberland, Salem and Union have
each over five hundred members, each send
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County is the banner county, reporting
twenty-six unions with nearly a thousand
members. Essex County has held twelve
hundred meetings and has raised over zine
thousand dollars. The Unions have raised
thirty-one thousand dollars for local work.
Sixteen hundred dollars have been contri-
buted for state work.
The reports from County Presidents
gave a cheerful view of the field. The
county Unions are becoming more thor
ough in the work Of the various depart
mentS.
The question box brought forth n new
envelope system and other things pertain
ing to the work.
In the evening the Young Woman's
Unions held their anniversary in the Pres
byterian Church. Mrs. Swan Brown, of
P~assaie, furnished . choice musical pro-
gram. Mrs. A. VI. Brnen, superintendent,
read the annual report Miss Mary Camp
bell, Associate, read a paper on young
Woman's Union-Their Past and Present.
l;ecitions were given Miss Anna S. Klotz,
of Hackettstown, Miss Carrie McGuirc, Of
Long Branch, Miss s. Y. AIiIne, ofPasSaic,
and Miss Jessie Ellis, of Ocean Grove.
At the second days meeting, the officers
elected were Mrs. S. j. =. Downs, pres,
Mrs. j. r. Ellis. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Emma Bourne, recording secretary ;
and Mrs. Il. y. Micklc, treasurer. Hy 4
change Of the constitution, local presidents
become viee-presidents of the comfy
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