The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-25
w. c. +. U. Convention Cap
lures a Drunkard and So
Has Him Redeemed.
THE "Y's1 BRING OUT THE MEN
Young Ladies Warned Against
Marrying Men to Save Them
-Today's Exercises.

| doing their best to show their tow
in a good light to the Woman's Chris
| tan Temperance Union, now in session
\ at DR.. Brett's Church. AS a sort of
delicate compliment, as it were, they
We're enabled yesterday. through the
courtesy of the clerk of the weather,
to show that the city does sometimes
have plenty OF pure and wholesome
water. Under these encouraging cir
cumstances Mrs. Eva E. Gebhardt led
the devotional exercises when the after
| noon session opened.
Mrs. Van der Hoef. President of the
Kings County, N. Y, Union, was intro
duced and told of the way some of them
suppressed liquor. They resolved to boy
colt those grocery stores which sold
liquor, and trade only with those who
did not.
Mrs. Reynolds of Brooklyn congratu-
| lated New Jersey and wished success
| to the efforts beng made. She said
More good can be done by being good
than any other way"
Mrs. Whittier, President of Juvenile
Work, in Minnesota, also gave her con-
gratulatious.
The Resolution Committee is compos-
| ed of Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Price, Miss Elf
| reth, Miss Wales, Mrs. Munroe, Mrs.
Frome, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Coupland,
Mrs. Gerhardt. Mrs. Butterworth. Mrs.
Lahue, Miss Clark, Mrs. Wood, Mrs.
Wright, Mrs. Angel, Mrs. Humphrey,
| Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Krone
and Miss Werts.
Mrs. Wynn, superintendent of Parlor
| Meetings, said:-'There is a growing in
| terest in parlor work, and a growing
conviction tina it has much to do with
! the success of the unions"
Mrs. E. F. Fuller, Superintendent Of
| Flower Missions, said there are LII Flow
er Missions, an increase of six over
last year. They have expended $94.73
in this work, every county being rep
| resented. She said New Jersey has
| for years stood at the head of the
| Union as regards Flower Missions.
COUNTY FAIRS.
Mrs. Campbell. Superintendent of
temperance work at State and county
| fairs, said every county was represent
| ed this year. There are IS Unions in
the State. Rest Cottage is on the
| grounds of Waverly Fair. She said the
amount of money raised was $2.191.31.
Mrs. T. H. Demtarest reported for Rest
Cottage. Mrs. Demarest is an interest
ing speaker. and held the attention of
the audience during her report.
The ladies hold gospel temperance
meetings in their cottage, and they are
all well attended. Mrs. Demarest said
that, having the cottage on the grounds,
raised the standard of morality.
Two-minute reports were given by
| eight county presidents. Mrs. Demarest,
for Bergen county; Mrs. Gilmore, for
4 Gloucester county; Miss Campfield, for
Cape May; Mrs. Powell, for Huntingdon
county; Mrs. Rice. for Mercer county;
Mrs. Aymar, for Middlesex; Mrs. Peek,
for Somerset, and Mrs. ~Spangenberg. for
Warren.
The Rev. Mr.. Little and the Rev. Mr..
Doolittle were invited to the platform.
The Rev. Mr.. Meade also was presented.
Mrs. Barnes, National "Y" Secretary,
spoke for a few minutes while waiting
for the children of the Loyal Temper
ance Legion. She told how the work
has been started in the schools and
colleges.
Mr.. VIM. Beach was introduced to the
ladies and, was nearly bowed down by
his excessive modesty.
SANG FOR THE LADIES.
The Children of the Loyal Temper
ance League a to the ladies. Though
frightened at first. they sang the chorus
Temperance Boys and Girls Are We
right loyalty. Mrs. Hammer of Penn
s~ylvanfa spoke to the children, and told
them how important it was for them tc
be temperance boys and girls while
they were young. Mrs. arne also
talked to them. She said they should
consider it an honor to belong to theil
society.
The convention was adjourned by
singing the Doxology. The Rev. Mr.
Doolittle pronounced the benediction.
Congratulatory letters were received
from Mrs. Margaret Bottome and the
Rev. J. L. Scudder, both being unable
to be present.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Last evenings session opened with
song by the Iron Cross Army of Newark
1t was the anniversary of the Youns
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
and many .Y's" were there in spite o
the bad Weather The Iron Cross Arm,
Is composed of men, and their singing
was highly appreciated by the womel
they had come to honor.
The audience was interspersed largel,
with men, who had been conspicuou
mainly by their absence at the previous
meetings. Mrs. J. S. Wilson of Phila
delphia continued the musical service b.
singing hymns.
Miss Alice Smith, in place of Mis-
Andrews, who was unable to be present
read the Scripture selection. Mr.. Georg
ElMsarn, an honorary member of tn
Railway eY" Union. led in prayer.
After the Iron Cross Chorus, some
times known as the Newark Prohibitiol
Giee Club, had again favored the CONVEX
ton, their leader, Mr.. Charles Bell, CAV
an account of the object of the Iron eros
Army. He said
II ut Is intended to be an organization
of the churches. We would like to hav
q company from FAC church in tn
army. Our object is to awaken interes
in temperance matters
Miss Campbell. "Y'J Secretary OF tn