The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-15
TEMPERANCE WOMEN
The w. c. T. U. Has a Busy
Day at Its State Conyen-
ton in Trenton.
OLD OFFICERS ALL REELECTED
Delegates Chosen to the National
Convention to Be Held In Buff
falo- Unique Evening
Session.
OLD OFFICERS ALI REELECTED
[sps.ial to ..rhe Jersey clty News."l

IftEIN Yin, ,Oct. 10, lo5t.-lHS iueiipctS
OF the w. c. T. U. State Convention had
a busy day yesterday. The old officers
were reelected, and a large number of
reports were read.
The morning session was opened with
devotional exercises by Mrs. M. A. Searle
of Jersey City. The Credential Commit
tee reported 279 members present,
through Mrs. Barber, its chairman.
Preparations were at once made for the
election of officers. and whenever posi-
BILE a superintendent report was read by
the superintendent, or, in her absence,
by the secretary.
Mrs. Frome, of Newark, presided while
the election of president took place. Mrs.
Bovine received PIG votes. Mrs. Frome.
Mrs. Hammer and Mrs Ellis received one
complimentary vote each, Mrs Tomlin-
son two, Mrs. Demarest three, and Mrs.
Thatcher five.
The reelection of Mrs. /. H. Demarest
as corresponding secretary, Miss r. II.
Elfreth as recording secretary, and Mrs.
N. l.. Caminade as treasurer was prac-
tically unanimous.
Mrs. f. Belts, chairman of the Temple
Fund Committee, reported $5l2.5 contrib
uted for the Woman's Temple at Chi
cago during the year, making a total OF
Sc, 42S. 80 contributed since July, 1887. when
the work of collection began.
Mrs. Anna M. Worden of Vineland made
her report on purity. The work done in
| Guided distribution of literature on the
subject, holding of meetings and personal
work.
The report says:-One superintendent
- -. ..11. -,1ulr - not nnDIll0r - No
| reform questions are not popular. They
often work against popular sentiment,
and that work involves sacrifice, and
| often a sense of loneliness which is akin
| to shame. But we are not to be ashamed
| of anything or any work that makes for
| peace and health and honor. God has
made US and given us a creative agency,
and it is for us to so live and so teaeh
| that those coming after may avoid pit
falls that lie in wait. From all quarters
| comes the declaration that immortality IS
| increasing faster than population; n Ia
the children in the schools are being cor
rupted; and it is neeaful to be on the
alert. Parents and teachers should be
alive to this subject.
I marvel at the Indifference of parents
| as to the whereabouts of their children,
especially in the evening. There is no
| work more needful. In view of the hor-
rible Chimes committed against our sex,
against which not age nor youth nor
| childish innocence are any defence, it be-
hooves us to speak with no uncertain
sound.
The following are the delegates to the
national convention TO be held at BufIaio
as named by the counties, the second IN
each case being the alternates:-
| Burlington-NrS. S. X. Sullvan, MIS-.
| Hope Lippincott.
F.. Archer.
Powell, Mrs. L. NJ. Moore.
Sussex, Warren, MorrlS-Mrs. a. =.
Giles, Mrs. NJ. Baldwin.
Atlantic, Cape May, Gloueester-Mrs
t. p. Gilmore, Mrs. A.. w. Bodine-
Hudson and Ocean-Mrs. G. story, MIS-.
e. S. Parsons
Cumberland-Mrs. S. NJ. Riley, Mrs. E.
Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset-Mrs.
r. M. Anderson, Miss Rachel Allinson
Monmouth-Mrs. A. G. Hammond, Mrs.
EssexNMrs. NJ. E.. Frome, Mrs. M. c.
Union-Mrs. E. S. Baker, Mrs. E. A.
Parse. NJ
Salem-MrS. M. =. baSSetI, MIS- p. ~
@Y' Delegate-Mrs. Kate Raphael;
The four State officers are delegates by
l. virtue OF their DOSlIlCI1S, ANA III &C oSlSi
4 will be elected by the Executive COM
mittee this morning, Xxi twenty ~
all. r.
worth League. in reply to the one sent,
expressing sympathy and prayers ana
nledgfiig hearty support in the war pellg
waged against the abominabie hquoi
Mrs. Isabella Story, Superintendent fol
work among foreigners, told of the e.
forts being made to educate dm n Maahid
ing and Christian citizens Interest IN me
department she reported to be on the IN
crease. The literature given 70 forelsiieis
Both she and Miss Lunden, VINO loi-
lowed her, deplored the condition at Eahs
Island, where for 1900, whicn the 10Y
lowed to extort money from lmmlgranls
and almost compel them to drink through
inability to get water, milk. tea or coIfee
Miss Kate Lunden, of Pennington. a
/ Scandinavian, who come over as an I'M
migrant a few years ago ana mas uoii i
much temperance work among her people
and other foreigners, gave an audIess
which was replete with good thoughts
1t was delivered in a pleasing nrogue
and contained many sarcastic. references
to the manner in which foreigners are
treated on their arrival here. She spoke
Of them as a fertile held Tor temperanes
work as they could be led either right OF
wrong. There was no time when a per
son was so impressionable and 50 easily
inflieQceQ as Wben JlrOWHs IKE uiiit-
wood. on a foreign shore, with all nome
ties broker.
The mothers of the land, she said, could
not vote except in some parts OF tne
wild and woody west and native-born
children could not vote until twenty-one,
but foreigners could come to this country
and vote in a few months.
.rTalk of the illiterate foreign votes,
| she said. 1.-THE lawmakers evidently con-
slider them remarkably Intelligent to give
/ them the vote it refuses to mothers"
SIT seems like tempting providence
she went on, ito give them the ballot
with no provision for teaching them the
RESPONSIBILITIES and duties of citizenship
Miss Lunden urged that it was the duty
Of the w. C. 7. u. to do what they could
IN forestaIling the henchmen of the liquor
traffic in teaching them their duty. She
| also spoke of the ways In which foreigners
could be best reached and bitterly de-
nounced the government for its response
| bilitv for the conditions existing at Ellis
island in relation to which she coul6
speak so forcibIy because of her own ex-
perienees there
The meeting last evening was exceed
ingIy unique. The First Presbyterian
Church choir furnished the music. and
Miss Cassie Smith, of Ocean Grove, con
Quoted the devotional exercises.
All the count presidents and State
platform, Each president spoke of tht
work dome in her county, and gave some
encouraging remarks and each superin-
tendent described the purpose of her de,
partEaent. .
THE central idea was New Jersey shal
he redeemed and as each county presi-
dent stepped to the front to tell what