The Monitor-register., 1896-05-08
Home Sweet; Home.

This seems to express the secret of th,
cause of so much pure and simple enjoy
ment as came to two former Gloucester
county girls, as they found themselves
once more in attendance at a Gloucester
county convention.
II On the 29th ult., a fue day brought
representatives to the W. G. T. U. con.
v%eItion, held at Swedesboro, from all
owe, the county. Besides our State Presi-
den, Mrs. Emma Bourne, was present.
Mrs Bourne seems to be growing
youAger- looking with the years. An
adda wilderness to her hair adds too
rathe than detracts from the glow of
youtfHlness that suffuses her face as
there cme before us, questions of the
work Which her constant experience
would bitter enable her to explain than
could an one else.
The copty officers: Mrs. DIR. Gilmore,
PresidentIElizabeth r. Chatham, Cor
respondineSecretary; Emily B. Stokes,
Recording Secretary; and Mrs. Louisa
Emory, TreAurer, were all present.
Some of To visitors present were Mrs.
Emma Hofer, President Camden
county; Alice / Guernsey. East Orange;
Mrs. J. W. Huiphrey, Eliza P. Gibson,
Mary A. Kirby cd others. Woodstown;
Carrie H. GauntNorth College venue
Philadelphia. Bdde Laura E. Holmes,
C%larksboro; Anna Warren) Walton, the
wife of Woodbury. chief ex executive, and
Mary Hainss BrowlsIrene Stratton Han
mold, Jessie silvers eadley, now wives
of some of Swedeaoro's most inter-
prising business men, all of whom are
old comradesi in white-rbbon bonds (from
our youth up) may sxpsin why there is
such a heart song tothetune of "Home,
home, sweet, sweet, lome,"
And as former members of the
Gloucester County Convention (Which
privilege has come aain to us) we feel
it a great privilege tsit under the chair.
manship of Mrs. Dr.. Gilmore, of
Wenonah, whose ofial duties are dis.
patched with 80 mucbease and intelli.
gence, possessing. as So does, attributes
of cheerfulness and the,ower of adjust
ment SO necessary to tho successful pre-
siding officer.
When Mrs. Gilmore PRODUCED Mrs.
Bourne to the convention the latter in
part said: "My heart isalways sadly
touched when coming &c this county
Elizabeth B. Stokes, its slowed Presi-
dent, was taken from us, b; here is this
child Cunning toward 10 efficient
Recording Secretary comm right on"
AS the mothers lay down thlburdens of
the work the daughters everywhere are
taking it up and bearing it Bously.
Mrs. Bourne also spoke beatifully of
Joseph A. Bogardus. He assessed in
the truest sense of the wol, such a
clean face. To look into it SO noys one
up. He was a man of few ,srds, but
his language was always veryo1oice and
every word uttered carried Height. He
was the wisest Prohibition wFker in New
York City.
The resolutions adopted peak briefly
of some of the lines of woriunder con-
%sideration, and are as follow
We, the women of Gloucester County
Woman's Christian Tempence Union,
in convention assembled, is Goth day
of April, 1896. while acknowledging the
blessings of God, and the itsperity of
u work, still believe in totb abstinence
for the individual and totalprohibition
for the State and Nation, dotereby
Resol0e, That careful atte1bn be given
to the children of our committees, as in
them we look for a greb army to-
morrow. Instruct them in sery possible
way, and urge them to tke up the
course of study provided foEhem by the
National leaders, and also ibur Sunday
school work and endeavor get more
pledged members. Belfing luke
warmness does not reach tb work for
which We aim, and
WHEREAS, Christian whan's inhu-
ence is a potent factor for god,
Resoloed, That we irml believe the
ballot should be placed inhe hands of
woman, and that she, in aticipation of
such a privilege, should kip herself in
touch with the questions interest be-
fore the country. SO eduste herself to
the Importance of this trdt, that when
the day dawns it may shd her not SO
much in numbers as in inIlligence.
WHEREAS, ''The pen idnightier than
the sword,'' and that in be publication
of such sensational mattt as the con-
fession of the hardened cIminal Holmes,
the newspaper press of DR. country has
proven its pages to be Srriers of such
demoralizing influences as are sown
broadcast through this confession and
other like detailed crimetherefore
Resoloed, That we as IN organization
and as individual works., express our
disapproval and promis&o do all in our
power to educate the ublic mind by
encouraging a higher wral standard for
the circulating press.
The following clipping treats on a
| subject that Ia suTalv 4 interest tn all