The Monitor., 1891-04-24
semi.Annual W. c. r. u. convention.

way. AIteT TOil Call Vi cuuDty oiAOcio anu
superintendents OF departments the follow
ing committees were appointed: Creden-
tials, Miss Belle Humphreys, Miss Annie
Mac al,ioDer: Resolutions, Emily r. Kirby.
Mrs. A. H. Sembower, Miss Mary I.
Shourds; Courtesy, two young ladies ot
Elmer, " no were prompt and quick III at
G. nding to their duties as pages OF the day
Iu the absence OF the Recording Secretary,
Mrs. 0. j. Croft, Penusgroye, the CORES
uopdmp Secretary, Mrs. Cornelia Is. WIS
tar, Saiem was appointed to fill the vaean-
cy and read the miuntes OF the conventions
held al Sharptoan i'll October
At 1898 an interesting paper by Miss
Louisa Powell, Haucock's Brioge, was
read by Anpa P. Ridgwsy OF the same
place. 10 35 paper on deceptive
/. huences OF Cider Drinking" WAS read BY
Mss Annie Macaltoner, " hich was excel
lent, showing the readers previous close
study of the question, which she LANDED
with tnat degree oil Intelligence which
always carries convincing argument With
it. Tne poem Signing lite Farm Away,
hich Miss Macaitioner read III cohnectl0h
with her paper, was pathetically beautiful.
We understand tha. both will be published
in the MONITOR next week.
Singing by the convention. Paper on
Emily r. Kirby, Woodsto@n. Tins veiy
excellent aper, which was highly spoken
OF by those who heard it, will also appear
in an early issue Of the MONITOR -EDT ]
Paper on Suffrage" by Mis-. L. Nj. Hall,
oil Salem, read by Mrs. Cornela b. Wistar
OF the same place, in which were many
quotations from Z3relda G. Wallace, mother
of the author of Ben Hur." Among the
rest in speaking of woman, "-"Io on call
her the queen OF hone, and so she Is, but
without the ballot she is an uncro@ned
queen" You cannot develop slave,
development comes only through freedom, :"
etc. At twelve O'Clock the convention
arose and sang that grand old hymn Rock
of Ages and Mrs. 4iaDnah Torton, Penns-
grove, letitioned the Father that the w. G..
I. L. women build like unto the rock OF
ages.
Discussion-''Th significance of wear
ing the White Ribbon" opened by Mrs A.
H. Sembower, Salem, with paper, beau
| tifully setting forth the good influence
which this simple badge has upon many
men and women who come into contact
with it. During her discussion she spoke
of boys, as being ''bundles of grand posi-.
bilites." Mrs. Patterson followed i'll The
| discussion.
/
| Sharptown, made ber report, Mrs. Sallie
| NJ. johnson, President Elmer Union, well
coined the delegates to their town and
homes, stating that four years ago their
women as union were stepping out into
| the arena OF the battle OF this temperance
war. She also stated that Elmer has four
places W. here soft drinks are sold aud a
| hotel, and that with its population OF one
| thousand inhabitants, it seems necessary
to have Que place where the thirst may be
slaked (?) to every two hundred iuhabi-
tants. Doxology. Dismissal. The body
standing adjourned until o'clock.
Devotions of afternoon session were led
by Mrs. Virginia Bronson, Salem, whose
subject was Let us sing unto the Lold, :"
| showi ing that the heart ofthe true chris
tian Yorker always sings. Alter the min
utes OF the Executive committee were
read, MIS-. Downs tried TO impress upon tie
mind OF each individual worher how neces-
sary 10 Der is copy of the State minutes,
| it being a complete book OF reference TO w.
G. T. u. work throughout the State as ell
as an excellent guide TO the workers. We
wish each member OF the union would take
her advice and procure a copy-she would,
after studying the same, be a much more
competent worker. Mis-. Downs explained
the proposition of erecting w. c. T. L.
building at the Waverly State Fair, ground
having 1een presented the State Union by
the Agricultural Board for such purpose,
aud asked that each county that could at
ford it would raise fifty dollars toward the
erection Of such a building, the object
being to furnish the weary sight-seer with
| q place of rest, wherein all home comforts
might be obtained free ofcost.
She urged upon the Uuious also the inn
portauce of conducting Mothers meet
| logs, aud for mothers to be more watchi ul
of their girls. stating that during her
travels up aud down the State, 1t was
alarming how girls are allowed to frequent
| railroad stations when the trains come i'll;
that through this means they get the blush
of mOdesty rubbed of very soon, and that
the w. G. T. L. is 50 wide in its scope
| that it is casting its mantle over every
| thing i'll society to-day. Urged that when
| fifth meeting in the month occurred that
| its subject be the state of Union" and
that we must read from authors who are
more Intelligent than We are.
Hiss Bessie Morris paper on Physical
Culture was read by MIS-. Wistar, and
was full of good points. Following are a
few extracts:
LAS soon as woman began TO cultivate
her intellectual qualities, her physical
body was discovered to tie out of tuDe,
aud she soon realized that only in a sound
body is 4 sound mind. "
woman was never intended to have a
| waist, but gsnte slope from shoulder TO
waist.
I'VE cannot obtain our highest literary
and spiritual development while any part
of our physical bodies are in bondage"
Beauty is not born, bat is cultivated"
I'VE need to be more flexible, more
elastic"
"As the body assumes beautiful posi-
tions, so the mind will be beautitied and
frightened by them"
Altogether showing that it is only as
our physical natures are in unison with
the intellectual ard spiritual that We may
hope to attain that scope Of intellectually
or spirituality so necessary in the woman
of to-day.
The following resolutions were read and
adopted by conventions:
WHEREAS, The question is sometimes asked,
what do these feeble women, ara
WHEREAs, Some who have run well for
season have become discouraged because all
that is desired is not Immediately accom-
plished, therefore
Resolued, That though but feeble women
we can enter our protest against The drink
usages of the day which are making drunk
ards by the thou ands, robbipg the eoinmu-
nifty of citizens, and mothers, wives and sis
ters, of sons, husbands and brothers.
Resotred, That though we may be deprived
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