The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-14
State Convention Of the
Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union Closes
Its Session at
RoseVille.
REV. ANNASHAW'S ADDRESS
Reports From Committees on Sum
day School Work and the
Extension of the
Franchise.
Special to the JERSEY Citv Neavs.


the Women's Christian Temperance
Union. which has been in session since
Tuesday in the Roseville Methodist Epis-
copal Church, was brought to a close this
morning. The church was decorated In
red, white and blue and the platform
heaped with flowers aud plants. Mrs.
Emma Bourne, of Newark. State Presi-
dent, was In the chair this morning when
the meeting opened with dsvotions. led
by Mrs. J. H. Ames, President Middlesex
county. Reports were presented by Mrs.
Beulah S. Ewing on Social Purity and
the Suppression of Impure Literature;
Mrs. j. II. Ds Mott, VINO told Of the read
ing roomS and libraries supported in
the State by the w. G. 7. u, Miss
E. r. Chatham, who described the
contests for the Demorest medals offered
for excellence in elocutlon, and Miss May
Tomlinson. who described at length the
workings Of the kitchen garden, whore
children are taught housekeeping after
the kindergarten method. This report
was of especial interest to the w. G. I. u.
OF Jersey City, as Mrs. Hannah Cairns.
who was in attendance, will open q Glass
of this sort in Humboldt Hall some time
next month. The final adjournment then
took place.
At yesterdays afternoon session Super
intendents reported, Mrs u. P. Sparks.
telling of work among the children, of
whom IL. 500 are enrolled In 200 So
cieties. They have raised for the work
-, 900. 43 In the past year. Mrs. N. l..
Caminade spoke of Sunday scnool WORK
aud pointed to the chains which draped
blue pledge cards bearing the signatures
of Sunday school pupils. These will
fiually be sent to the W. c. T. u. Temple
at Chicago. Mr.. II. M. Britten
told what courtesies had been ex-
tended the order by the press.
and Mrs. R. A Phelps described the
crusade against tobacco. A memorial
service. led by Mrs J. L. Ellis, was held
at half-past three O'Clock to commemorate
10 members removed by death during
the year, especially Mrs. Susan Downs
and Mrs. Helen Peck Crane. Mrs L. w.
Tomlinson, Mrs. j. Fl. Cox, Miss l.. Fl.
jackson and Miss Fannie Bstts presented
reports on various phases OF religious
work.
LAST NIGHTS SESSION.
In the evening session. which opened at
heif-past seven with deyotions led by
Mrs. E. A. Mickle of Millvflle, Treasurer,
the subject OF the extension of the fran
chise was thoroughly ventilated. The
seating capacity OF the house was taxed
pIause was frequent. Mrs. I. w. Sea-
brook of Ocean Grove was to read the re-
port of the Superintendent OF Franchise
but owing to defective vision, substituted
Il verbal account of what had been done.
She referred 10 Gne statement that Wv
omiDg WAS the fist State in which
women had ever voted for President, aud
reminded the audience that the honor
belonged to New Jersey. where women
voted twice for Washington, once for
Adams ana once for Jeffer>ou. Tnen the
word male" was Inserted in the Copsti-
tuition, some people say because the
women were all Federalists. But they
tell story about two women who voted
for man who had saved their corn from
being sold for debt, and this was so much
like bribery that the State of New Jersey,
which couldn't stand such thing, took
away the franchise from all women to
keep them out of practical DoliticsW
DIR. sHAW's SPEECH.
Miss Wolf gave q soprano solo, and
Mrs Mickle introduced to the audience
the Rev. Anna Shaw, NJ. D., of Washing
ton, d. G.. whose face is familiar sight
to the apDendags OF any National Con-
vention OF women, and who spoke on
1.-THE Fate of the Republic" DR.. Shaw's
manner in discourse Is pervaded with
quiet raillery that makes whatever she
says aecidedly interesting, and entirely
tree from the tone of either fault finding
or exhortation. She began by saying,
Men have always tried hard to keep us
women houest. They have been SO de-
sirous of this that they even took fraudu-
lent meaus to care for our welfare
But we women have been cared
for so long that we are
getting tired of it. We think we have
been watching IL done for so long that
We know exactly how, and we would
like to try it ourselves just for change"
Raw DR.. Buckley of Brooklyn, tue bette
9loir of all organizations of women. re-
ceived gentle tap as she said "Dr.
Buckley still lives and tells as some
highly interesting facts about ourselves
every now and then. For instance, he
says, we WELD potent but silent indu-
ence on politics. Now silent inhueace
is good, but it doesn't count on electioa
day. Praying is all very well, but if you
confine your labors strictly TO prayiuz
you may walk through New xorK and
Newark on the morning OF the resurrec-
tion aud find the sign Free Lunch ill
Day" still displayed. God always an
swers prayer i'll republic, but His
answer is through the ballot alone. aud it
we do not use this means shat He gives
us. we must wait and suffer until we do
In republic every class that votes in the
long run affects the government
along the line of its nature. No
one denies IuaG Llo IlQu0r ele-
nent Is large aud powerful as it is
will fail to procure the enactment of laws
for its protection. No matter how small.
class, If it can but secure q representa-
tive, will use It's votes for its own benefit
witness the gamblers and prize fighters
of New YORK city, whose interests were
protected in the Legislature by Mr..
John Morrissey. Now why do not the
temperance people influence Rovernment2
Why, there's the Prohibition man, and
the Local Option and High License and
Moral Suasion man. and the woman OF
the e. L. U.-five of them," aud she held
up one hand with fingers spread. They
strike SO. Now the aati-temperance men
strike altogether. all at once and all for
the same thing-they strike so" and she
hsld up the other hand in clinched list.
A HUMBLE MAN.
Miss Shaw told of the debate in Com
gress at the admission of Wyoming. and
how Southern Congressman wanted :" to
keep these angelic creatures on pedestal
and not degrade them to our level I
felt so sorry for that poor. bad man, so
dreadfully degraded, and thought that
it was a little TOO bnd that the men that
said they weren't fit Co as
sociate with us should be
making the laws for us angels up on our
pedestals. Susan B. Anthony was sitting
near me. and leaned over and said,
Aunt Susan. did you know yon had