Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-09-09
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Annual Report Of the Superinten.
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Annual Report Of the Superinten-
dent.
.: The ". c. T. U. OF Pleasantville held.
its annual meeting, Thursday, Sept.
3rd, and elected officers for the ensuing
year with the following result 3:.:: 33:::
Z. President DIR. Eva W. Lake. ::::;:3::'3:: ::::::;;:3::'3
=. Vice President for Presbyterian Church:
-Mrg. Lucas La Ike. *::::::: :;:
::* Vice President for Baptist Church:
MrE A. E. Douglass. ;: ::;.:
= Vice President for Salem M. e. Church
Mrs. G. H. Jenness. . ..is3:'.::=:s :::.;::=
IS Vice President for Mount Pleasant
Church-MrE. Nina Andrews.
81 No member in St. John 5 Church.
=: Trea surer Mrs. Alvin p. Eisley. ~:
8 Corresponding and Recording Secre-
tary Mrs. Gertrude Lake. -:s----'--7'
3 Announcement S: OF Superintendent5 .
will be made next week. ;:' +: ~ ri
+; The President made the following
report and appeal for help in erecting
a suitable Hall. 9. -. y: :.:::::;::::::. :.::::::;::::::.
]: Dear Sisters The second year OF our
experience as a Local Union OF the W.
pause for a moment TO look over the
field to see what we have done and to
plan out our next year s work f'::.::.;: '::::. 80:
The question has been asked, What
is the use OF joining your Union? What
do you accomplish ?' :::i.:: ..:3 =: :::::. :=;:
I: The questions are good ones and L
am proud to answer them even in part,
Touching lightly upon the great work.
done by Miss Willard end her band OF !:
missionaries in encircling the great, round:
Earth with the white ribbon, drawing
together into HARMONIOUS action che
women OF all the world in their struggle
ior Home Protection, We will take as
one instance OF the work done by the
". c. 7. u; the Scientific Temperance
InstructionLaw.T Thisla w make compul-;
sorry the instruction OF our school chill
Gren in the effects OF alcohol and tobacco:
on che human body. = Not only in one
state, but in all the territories and in;
every state, save one, OF this great land,
is this the law and The ". c. 7. u. looks
after its enforcement. ::. ::; Z -;:::: .s:::
s: Has anything greater than this been
done in this generation? !: Genius has
been defined IS Infinite patience" BY:
this definition, Mary r. Hunt is gem
ius, for to her untiring spirit do we owe:
this tremendous and fer-rea ching legis-
lation. Who can reckon its effects? ~
What has our own Local Union done
to help on the general advancement =
5: We have tried in various ways to
uphold the principles we believe in. Two
years ago tbs cigarette habit had g ter.
rible hold on our boys. Every one LH
plored the evil, but nothing was done:
until the Union made canvass OF the:
borough and all the dealers in tobacco:
(nearly twenty except two signed a. !:
paper promising rot to cell cigarettes:
to boys. Since then We seldom see boys:
smoking. : .;:: : t-i;-:. ESQ.
Z: A year ago we sent a set OF re5olu-
tions to-: our store-keepers regarding
the Eale OF cider to our boys, thus utter:
ing our protest againsta growing evil:
We hope it has awakened thought. ::s:*::;::
We have held helpful public meetings
for Mothers; we nave cheered and COM:
iorted the sick and those beTeaved; we
have visited the Almshouse, and suppli-
ed Temperance literature; and have cared
ior soldiers and Eailors ::::.s s' s.'.
s.; Three times have we had TO fight
the license question and three times has
it been defeated. &: The fourth attempt
is now. being made and again must We.
work to prevent it. *3: s:s,';
::::* Not long ego we cslled the attention
OF Council to The peddling OF beer and
whiskey through tine townfroma wagon
with the result that legal opinion was
rendered adverse to the Wretched bust;
ness. AS
= We have tabiiShed a Loyal Temper
ance Legion this summer 70 which we
look for the future protectors OF the
Home against its worst enemy.
We have had the pleasure Oh helping
to organize new Union, the Central,
at Bakersvile Also member OF ours
in Philadelphia has gathered about her
women enough TO undertake forming
a separate Union in her neignborhood.
We have grown in membership till
now wenumber As besides l chonoraries. 4
What can we DO in the coming year
to increase our usefulness?
We must have more literature for .
ourselves and for others; more public
meetings; more interest and enthusiasm
on the part OF members.
We are now an incorporated body.
able and ready to receive and to legally
hold all the donations that generous
friends can offer. A building must be
had that we may carry out our pien
of a place for rest and refreshment OF
the public. This should be accomplished
in the coming year. The land is probably
provided for, and we have five shares
in the Building Association, but the
sum OF So, 600 should be raised Tor The
building. We need an assembly room,
a reading room, room where men mEy:
meet for conversation Snd discussion
and neat, tidy, light restaurant
the plan OF the dairy HtcEens'' in the
cities. This mas been our pet plen for
year and q, nall and is rational and
growing need of our Gown. 1t would
do much towsrd removing the isncied 4
need OF a place where Intoxicating drinks
are sold.
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