The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-24

dnytnlnS oil a boy, girl, woman, or nome,
for all the interest evinced you would
never know there was one in the land.
Lots Wife is the only woman who stands
a chance, no one else Will. The w. e. T..
tecting everything but homes. Once in
South Dakota when they were making
q platform some of us went to see what
they would do with us. There was a
plank of sympathy with Russian Jews,
there We're 5000 of them, there was
sympathy with Irish Home Rule, most
of them were Irish, there was sympathy
with the farmers, there was a large per-
,centage of farmers. Surely SAID,
our turn comes next But no, they put
in a plank of sympathy with the farmers
dry weather, and resolved to petition
Congress for artesian wells. There was
nothing for women.
GREATEST INFLUENCE.
Men tell us we have the greatest in
f1uence in the world-we have the power
of persuasion. If they think SO, let them
surrender to us the ballot, and let them
the difference of persuasion with prayer
behind it and persuasion with the ballot.
Years ago l visited the Massachusetts,
Legislature for the first time. l was
frightened to death. I didn't know if |
would be able to understand the Ian
guage in which they debated. l had been
bated for three lays and a half, at s.
d day, whether they hould catch fish
with a seine or with a hook. Oh, the
learned arguments there were on each
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majority, to catch them both ways.
There was no debate as to how they
should catch boys: whether they would
allow the s~aloon-keepers to catch them
by the scores with a seine, or whether
they would be restricted to catching
them singly with a hook. There is a
influence with prayer. Wendell Phillips
has said. If you put all the womanly
sentiment in the world on one side of
a scale and the ballot of a drunken
SaH la wa q on the other the ballot will
outweigh every time
SALOON-KEEPERS' ADVICE.
1--WE have tried all methods in our
w. C. T. u, and finally we went to one
of our American saloon-keepers, Patrick
Murphy, and asked him the way. He
said we must go at the Government; so
now. When we did that, the men told
us we were going out of our sphere. 1
have been out of my sphere for twenty
five years, and l am happier out than
rapidly getting into ours. We say moth
ing when we have men cooks, table
girls, washer women. dressmakers, mil
liners and chambermaids. l was in
Chicago once. and told my secretary to
ring for the chambermaid. In a few
minutes a knock came, and [ called,
Come in | saw six feet of big strap
ping manhood, and apologized, saying 1
had expected the chambermaid, when, to
my establishment, he replied, I'm the
chambermaid.'
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a father. When, after seventeen years,
she has been sacrificing her life to him,
she sends him out in the world, into
the streets, which are the province of his
father, she says 1t is your business to
keep the streets clean, instead of scold-
ing us for not keeping him at home,
you clean the streets or ask us to lend
b hand to help you, else we will have
to take a hand and protect our children"
Mrs. Shaw closed with an appeal for
money for the ". g r y; h audi
too the speaker. She was interrupted
continuously by applause, and was vo-
ciferously applauded at the close.
Rev. Joseph Garrison of Trenton pro-
nounced the benediction.
Teachers are specially invited to the
meeting Thursday afternoon, when Mrs.
Hunt of Boston will tell them how to
teach temperance physiology.
TODAY's PROCEEDINGS.
This mornings session was called to
order by Mrs. Bourne. Mrs. Hammer,
and Mrs. Nichols were introduced to the
delegates and greeted by the C~hautauoua
signal. When Mrs. A. V. Robertson led
the devotional exercises there were about
by the Secretary and was responded to
by Scripture verses.
The Executive Committee reported tina
they would suggest issuing certificates
of life membership at $25, and that $3.50
DE appropriated to the Rest Cottage debt.
The pages appointed were:-Misses
chilly HpSdI, Nldlll6 SFODSy, Mamie
Wilson, BERTHE Williams, Belle Wright
man, Emily Burroughs, Emily Wester-
welt. and Ethel Potts; on courtesy, Mrs.
Cairns, Mrs: Beach, Mrs. ;Thacher, Mrs.
Sullivan, Mrs. Raphael; bylaws, Mrs.
Wynn, Mrs. Greenman and Mrs. Coz.
Mrs. Bourne delivered the Presidents
address and told of the temperance work
done. She spoke of the assistance given
by Rev. J. l.. Scudder of this city and
of the passage of the bill compelling the
teaching of scientific temperance in the
schools.
Mrs. Ellis, the Secretary, reported that
twelve new unions had been formed dur
ing the past year. h said the most
important department was the juvenile
temperance bill would be wonderful. The
statistics of the counties are:-Atlantic,
unions, las members; Bergen, 8, 147; Bur-
N / n tSs' cu Is, fes; Gamd 1fl 49, I, a. Ess Cape s M az
Gloucester, 8, 1873; Hudson, Z, 1888; Hunter
don. 4, So; Mercer, 6, 327; Middlesex, 7, 240;
Monmouth, Is, 500; Norris, 6, 220; Ocean, 8,
l19; Passaic, 6, 225; Salem, s, 3o5; Somerset,
3, 70; Sussex, 3, so; Union, Z, 465; Warren,
5. las; the total membership, $3.50.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Mrs. N. L.. Canimade, the Treasurer,
reported that the amount of dues for
the year was 81 ,S65. Is, and the amount
raised from other sources was $1,514.72,
making a total Of $3,179.so, which plus a
balance of 1888. 29, makes a grand total
of 50, 442. 10. Disbursements, 80, 306. 16, leav-
ing a balance on hand of $6S70S.
The repor given on the colOred people
by Mrs. Johnson showed that Hudson
County has induced thirty children to
sign the pledge, has distributed temper
ance tracts and papers, held mothers
meetings, sewing schools for children,
and hopes to organize more societies.
Mrs. Harper, National Superintendent
of the colored department, spoke on the
subject, and told of the great influence
which colored people have. She was
greeted with a rising reception.
Mrs. FSller read a message from the
President of the Loyal Temperance
Legion, Mrs. M. P. Sparks, in which
She asked them to work more earnestly
in the coming year for the boys and
girls. Hudson County has five Leagues
with a membership of 480rwhich nave
held 1876 regular and 3 public meetings.
They have had six entertainments and
seven graduates. She made several sug- |
gestions for carrying on the work and |
asked them not to rely on the school
temperance teaching. $50 !
Foreigners. Fourteen counties nave SUI |
perintendents for this department. She
suggested that an effort be made to in
terest foreigners in the work. The de-
partment has a balance of $60.22 in the
treasury. Mrs. A. M. Hammer spoke on
Bible reading and told of the help de-
rived from the Scripture. The Noon-tide
Prayer was led by Mrs. M. r. Denman.
PUNCHING FOR THE MISSIONS.
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