The Penn's Grove record., 1893-10-13
W. 9. 4. U. CONTENTION.

The State convention Of the w. c. Il.
U. was held in Broadway NJ. E. Church,
Camden, last week with Il large increas-
ed attendance from all over the State.
Mrs. J. E. Ellis presented her report
as Corresponding Secretary, showing a
total membership of G123, of which 574
are members of the Y. ". c. Il. U.
There are 151 unions in the State.
These have held 4651 regular and 1895
public meetings during the year. The
value of property owned by the various
unions was placed at SILT, 800. During
the year As speakers other than local
workers have spoken at public meetings
in the State. Burlington county has
the largest number of unioms-1S wom-
EMS and 4 young women's. During the
year $50 regular and IS public meetings
were held. Camden colnty's unions
own $500 worth of property; Essex
county, with IL unions and 624 men,
bership, reported property valued at
1913, 900. NJ. i. Campbell told of last
years work, stating they had four new
unions, and that four unions had been
disbanded. She attributed ''the de.
crease of membership to girls who mar
ry and go away The banner OF the
w. G. T. U. of New Jersey was pre-
sented to the society at Florence, Bur
lington County, that society having
had the largest increase in membership.
State Treasurer Mrs. Z. A.. Mickle re-
ported receipts of S29j3. II, with a bal.
ance on hand of S403.
Mrs. Mary E. Prone, the Superin-
tendent of Foreign Work, presented her
report. She said in this country % per
cent. Of the population is foreign born.
She discussed this with rA'atiOn TO the
saloon. New Jersey, she said, has 1927
licensed saloons, which is one-twenty-
sixth of the entire number in the uni
ted States. There is a licensed saloon
in the State to every 100 persons, and a
school to every S95. There are 1915
public schools.
Miss Clara Parrish, of Illinois, made
an address on "'The Future Of Young
Women in Temperance Work" She
said that Columbus had discovered
America, but that the W. G. T. U. had
discovered women. What the world
needed to day was w0man's voice and
pen. She deplored that Il Govern
ment grants licenses to sell liquor, Il
right which the heather Queen of
Madagascar refuses to ~countenance, and
that good men are in a minority. She
believed that a country may be meas
ured by the appreciation of its woman
hood.
Mrs. r. p. Patterson and Mrs. Fos-
Ter were elected delegates to represent
Salem Gloucester and Cape May
ties in the National convention.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed unanimously:
RESOLVED, That as some parts of New Jersey
have suffered by the State appointment of an
Excise Commission, whose business is to, grant
licenses to liquor saloons against the wishes OF
the majority OF the citizens as expressed by
their ballots, we declare that this act Is both ar
bitrary and tyrannicai, utterly opposed TO the
principles Of free government, ana we strongly
protest against the action which mas Soid to the
The attempt to keep the EXPOSE
lion open on Sundays demonstrated tne neeu Oh
a National sabbath Rest Law, therefore
they resolved to circulate petitions and distrib-
ute literature to help bring ABOUT tllat ehu'
They saw with alarm the detrimental eileets on
the youth, mentally, physically ana Spirituality,
of the use of tobacco, and especially OF the
cigarette, and, consequently, asked legislation
to restrict its use. The utteTances on the racing
laws are as follows:
WHEREAS, The Legislature OF New Jersey has
passed one OF the most diSgraceful and imam
Gus laws ever known in the history q the STATE,
legaliZing race track gambling, dlsieSafdlhS
the protest OF tile people ana tue veto Oh inc poN-
ernor therefore be 1t
RESOLVED, That the Women's Christian TEN
perance Union declares the passage OF sald DIS
IN outrage, q public wrong nl ANA ana If y m eVarv law w
upon our statute books which legaNZeS crime,
RESOLVED, We take nc, backward steps ID re,