Bridgeton pioneer., 1896-10-29

Secretary, arose and said she was not a
candidate for re election and positively
declined nomination. She said she
had served as Corresponding Secretary of
the State Union for fifteen years.
A resolution of thanks was rendered
Mrs. Ellis.
ResolUed, That we express our high
esteem and loving appreciation of the
faithful services given by Mrs. Margaret
B. Ellis for fifteen years as Correspond
Resoloed, That her expenses to the
National Convention be fully paid
Mrs. Johnson addressed the Conven-
ton on the colored people of the State,
giving her report of the work done the
last year.
An evangelist by the name of Branson,
from Michigan, was introduced, and told
the history of his life and how he was re-
deemed from a drunkar to person who
was now trying to down the liquor traffic.
He served the country on the battlefield
for four years and when he came out he
was confirmed drunkard, and from
there he went to Mexico, and in addition
to the drinking he was gambler, and to-
day his body has several bullet holes and
scars from knife thrusts, received over
the gambling table.
Thursday Afternoon.
The afternoons session was very
interesting inasmuch as the latter part of
the session was given up to the children
of the Loyal Temperance Legion.
The SnSSinp yyac uac o,opoJ MIL, lo.xa
tional exercises led by Mrs. Ella B. Car
ter, of Newark.
The reports of Superintendents were
read, and afterward the following per-
sons reported:
Prisons and Almhouses, NJ. G. Barber,
of Trenton; Unfermented Wine. Lizzie
Jackson. of Hoboken; Evangelistic, A.
E. Bennett, of Atlantic Highlands;
Soldiers, Sailors, Firemen, ETC., M. B.
Bradley, of Tuckerton; Purity, A. M.
Worden, of Vineland; Sabbath Oh
servance, F. V. Cox, Mt. Tabor; Flower
Mission, E. R. Fuller, of Ocean Grove.
Mrs. G. Story, Of Jersey City, gave a
report of the New Jersey delegate to the
British Womans Temperance Associa-
ton, London.
Considerable time was taken up in
electing the National delegates. The re-
suit of the election follows:
Delegates to National Convention,
from New Jersey to the st. Louis Ma
tional Convention;
Cumberland county-Mrs. Ella NJ.
Murphy, of Millville.
Burlington county-Mrs. M. D. Brad
ley, of Tuckerton.
Essex county-Mrs. T. j. Blanchard, of
Newark.
Monmouth county-Mrs. Kate Rap
heal, of Ocean Grove.
Union county-Mrs. E. B. Noe, of
Elizabeth.
Atlantic, Sussex, Ocean and Cape May
counties-Mrs. G. r. McMurty and Mrs.
Newton.
Salem and Passaic counties-Mrs. A.
S. Brown, of Passaic.
Mercer and Morris counties-Mrs.
Clara G. Wood, of Dover.
Mrs. M. G. Campfeld, of Newark;
Mrs. Anna Perkins, of Moorestown;
1hAS ~ ~ oOuuSOIl, Vi Elu0T; were
elected alternates.
Following are the National Superinten-
dents elected:
Legislation and Enforcement of Law
Mrs. Margaret B. Ellis, of Newark.
Parlor Meetings-Mrs. M. E. Tomlin-
son, of Plainfield.
Soldiers and Sailors-Mrs. Ella M.
Thochar, of Florence.
Sabbath Observance-Mrs. T. U. Cox.
Mt. Tabor.
Room was made in the audience for the
children of the Jr. League and with their
teachers they marched in the room, aided
by four of the State officers. There was
an hour given to these little ones by the
Convention.
Charles Robbins gave a recitation
Marching On"
Clara Baggs gave one on 1.-THE lips
that touch liquor shall never touch NINE"
chorus was sung by a number of
boys and girls.
Mrs. Sparks, who is devoted to the
work of The Loyal Temperance League
of New Jersey, addressed the meeting.
a AOecuio VI bio pIOCc6uluSS OI tu0
Loyal Temperance Legion, was the voting
contest by the boys and girls. A ballot
box was prepared with ballots and the
little ones would go up and take out a
ballot on which were the words Loyal
LEGION" Temperance"
Honestly" "Hope." Patience" "Sa-
looms" and Tobacco" Then a vote was
taken and the children all voted for the
words except when "Saloon' and ''To-
bacco," were read and for this they voted
against it unanimously.
Mrs. Bourne addressed the children on
the work which they were being fitted to
do. She said in town up Jersey there
were girls who were now smoking cigar
cites She hoped there were none in this
city, but still there might be.
Mrs Campbell told the children of the
temperance building erected on the State
fair grounds at Waverly. The talk was
very interesting to the children and older
people as well. Mrs. Camnhall said she