The Penn's Grove record., 1889-10-26
w. G. T. q. state Convention.

" ats4oANiAth8 tlC t1tu, We tCtb LGDil
Grove to attend the annual convention
II the Woman's Christian Temperate
Union, ut Ocean Grove. By the tim,
We reached the City by the Sea the SUI
was shining beautifully. At the depo
there were plenty Of hackmen to tax,
rs to u stopping place. Entering on,
Of the cabs we were quickly driven Il
the Norman House, on Bath Avenue
where we were welcomed by our host
e.. After a little rest we took q wall
to the ocean. IL only being two block
away. As we stood on the board wall
gazing At the immense body of watel
No could not help thinking of the re
mark made by the old colored woman
who said It seemed to her that thu
ocean was always swallowing and swal
lowing and never got enough. WI
thought Of how many it had swallowed
since We last had seen 1t.
At 7:30 we gathered at st. Paul's NJ,
e. Church where q Memorial service
was held, for death has been In ouI
midst during the past year, and claim.
ed ffty.two OF our number, some oil
them our brightest lights. 1t has also
clsimed six honorary members, and
sixteen out Of orr Band of II ope. Al.
tor the touching service Of respect fol
our departed ones, w listened to an
address BY Anthony Comstock. Of New
York. His subject was "Impure Litera.
turee.n Would that everyone could
have heard this address and then profit
I'd by It, for many Of u boys and girls
arc being ruined every year by trashy
literature which Is being circulated sc
freely through our country.
On Wednesday morning the coliven.
tion was called at $50 by the presi.
dent. The roll call was followed by
the appointment Of committee on Cred
entails, Resolutions, Constitution,
Pages and Courtesy. We then receiv.
ed an address of Welcome by Mrs.
Betting and MI. Betting, pastor of st.
Paul's ii. E. Church. These were re.
sponded to by Mrs. J. Patterson, Of the
the Salem Union. The President Mr..
Downs. delivered her annual address In
which she advocated equal suffrage
and scientific instruction in public
schools on the effect Of alcohol and mar.
cotics on the human system. She a.
stated that it was proposed to raise
500 for q Memorial window In the
willard Temple at Chicago, for the
late another Hill" Of Newark, the first
president Of the first Union of New Jer-
In conclusion Mrs. Downs declar-
I'd ssthat the complete overthrow of the
liquor traffic has been and is the object
I've point Of all our work"
The report of the corresponding Sec
rotary, Mrs. j. ]. Ellis, showed that
there were 217 Unions IN the state with
6l36 active and 1851 honorary mem
bars. Nearly $4,000 have been raised
tbs past year for temperance work.
The treasuser, Mrs E. A. Mickle, Of
Mi1lville, reported that over $4,000
was contributed for state work. The
usual noontide prayer was observed
and the session IN closed by Rev. H.
Belting' after which the delegates re-
paired to the dining room of the How
land House where they partook Of q
served by the Ocean Grove
At the afternoon session various
president were called upon and
each one gave encouraging reports of
The work. Mrs. Augusta G. Bristol, Of
closed the afternoon session
BY delivering an address on 1.-The Reve-
lati0n of Capital and Labor to Tenn
At the evening session the
report on "Young Women's Work."
By Miss Fannie milford, followed by
Mrs. f.. j. Barnes, of New York, SUI
perintendenl of that state, who deliver
ID an address touching on the subject.
On Thursday morning the county
treasurers, superintendent,
md secretaries met in conference and
considerable business. The
eyeotion OF officers next took place, all
The old ones being reelected as follows:
Nm. Sarah Downs, OF Ocean Grove,
and State Organizer; Mrs. j.
i. Ellis, OF Newark, Cor. Sec.; Mrs.
Bourne, of Newark, Rec. &c.,;
Mn. e. A. Mickle, of Millville, Treas.
Mis- Julia Thomas closed the morn
Ing session by a lecture on physical
Culture telling us how to keep clear
Of rheumatism and other diseases and
how We might add ten years to our
lives.
At the afternoon session the report OF
the Resolution Committee was present.
Cd and adopted. The resolutions pro-
vide for petitioning the Legislature to
grant women the right to vote at mu
elections and to enact a civil
act and to provide for scientif-
10 instructions In the public schools.
Other resolutions provide tor educating
the foreign population on the temper
question, and declare against the
impure literature. Another recomends
that women be placed on the Bible,
Sunday School and Facts Society boards
in the churches.
The Prohibition and female SUFFRAGE
were loudly applauded by
the delegates.
The evening session was held in Edu-
cati0nal Hall, when George w. Balm,
Of Kentucky, addressed a large audi
epce on the subject 0ftemperance. The
Hall WIS filed to its utmost capacity.
For one hour and a half Mr.. Balm held
IN sppreciative audience nearly spell
with his elOquence, logical reaS-
0sIng aud earnest appeals.
On Friday morning the seventeenth
annual session OF the Womenfs Chris
tian Temperance Union, Of New Jer-
~ closed. The devotions were led by
Mn. q. Mobiles, of Atlantic Highlands,
The several superfntends gave suggest
ions ON the work among foreigners, the
use Of narcotics and tobacco, the kltch.
en- garden, and the county and state
fairs. Delegates were then appointed
to the National Convention which meet
e Chicago In November. The session
was cIoeed by singing the hymn "God
be with you till we meet again" and
the benediction. A DELEGATE.
JOS. c. Riley, of Woodstown, execi'
tor and trustee of the large estate Of
the late Dr.. ID. D. Clawson, by direc-
tion Of the Orphant's Court has paid
over to VIM. ). Clawson, son of said J.
d. Clawson, decd, all the estate
amounting to $4,000.
The Salem Library was robbed Of
81. money received for dues, on Fri
day night.