The Monitor-register., 1897-10-29

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anoe principles aud against smoking.
In relation to smoking, she said hat a
vouue man would not walk on the
streets with a young lady smoking. he
won ia be- ashamed to, and the young
lsdy should have as much respect for
themselves as the young men. 1t was
the duty of the W. G. I. U. to teach
youne women that it is as bad for
Young men to do wrong as for young
women.
Mrs. Boole advocated the training of
Young women for public speaking and
preparing them to mould public senti'
ment. She also said she wanted them to
help no. ". She was not ~ much con
oerned about the work after she was
goue as now.
Ia commencing her address on the an
uounced subject, Mrs. Boole said she had
come to the conclusion that there are
props which sustain the legalized liquor
traffic. So long as bar rooms are open she
would have little faith in men reforming
unless they gave themselves to God. The
| Calvary cure was better than the Kelley
cure.
The first prop she characterized as the
apathy of good citizens. She showed
how men we're more interested In so
many other things of less concern. Ii
every man could be made to feel his per-
sonal responsibility it would be a great
point gained.
Tie last prop she spoke of was the re-
fueal to allow women to vote. The men
we're little interested in the question.
while the women were working and
prayipy against the liquor traffic, but
they could not vote.
The final proposition was tn At the W.
C. T. U. was one of the greatest agencies
| which could be used to knock down the
props, which she predicted would fnally
be done.
The meeting closed with a solo by MIS-.
Werner.
FIFTH "a MORNING.
The all important feature Of this
mornings session was the annual cleo
ton of officers. Mrs. M. e. Frome,
president of Essex county, presided dur
ing this period. The informal ballot
was used. OF the $40 votes cast
for president Mrs. Bourne received 216
Mrs. Frome, Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Ham
mer received n complimentary vote
each. Mrs. Tomlinson two, Mrs. Ds-
marest thie3, and Mrs. Thatcher five.
Gu motion, the informal was made the
formal ballot and President Bourne was
declared reelected. When introduced
to the convention she was received with
applause aud with the ChRutauaua salute,
and said: 81 feel pleased that you have
confidence in me. l have tried to do my
best. God helping me, | will do my best
in the future"
Mrs. Bourne was presented with a
bouquet of beautiful roses and said: 81
often think it is nice to have flowers be.
fore re come to our casket."
OF the 234 votes cast for corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Demarest received 232'
For recording secretary, 231 votes W ere
cast, Miss Eifreth having received 1913
And Mrs. Nettie l.. Csminade received
222 of the $50 votes cast for treasurer fol
the ensuing year.
The value of property owned by the
W. C. T. Unions of the State should have
been $146 900 instead Of $46 900, as given
in last weeks report.
Reports of superintendents of depart
ments were continued, each showing a
marked increase of work over that OF last
year.
Twenty delegates of the States quota
we're appointed to attend the National
Convention at Buffalo.
Mrs. Isabella Story, superintendent fol
work among foreigners, told of the efforts
being made to educate immigrants witt
a view to their becoming law-abiding and
Christian citizens. Interest in the
department she reported to be on the in
CT6dSb. 1D6 lIlcIdbulo ktSCu " X Q
is always gratefully received.
Both she and Miss Lunden, who
followed her, deplored the condition a.
Ellis Icland, whore for 5000, which
the government receives, a liquor dealer
is allowed to extort money from immi
grants and almost compel them to drink
through inability to get water, milk, tes
or coffee on the premises.
Miss Kate Lunden, of Pennington. a
Scandinavian, who came over as an
immigrant a few years ago and has dout
much temperance work among her people
AID other foreigners, gave an address
which was replete with good thoughts
1t was delivered in a pleasing mi nnel
and contained many sarcastic reference,
to the manner in which foreigners art
treated on their arrival here. She spok,
of them as a fertile field for temperate,
work, as they could be- led either RICH,
or wrong There was no time when a
person was so impressionable and &c
easily Influenced as when thrown,
like driftwood, on a foreign shore
with all home ties br oxen.
The mothers of the land, she said
could not vote except in some parts of the
wild" and woolly west," and native
born children could not vote until 81
but f 'reigners could come to this count ~
and vote in a few months.
Talk of the illitsrate foreign votes ,
she said, ''the lawmakers evidently con
slider them remarkably intelligent to give
them the vote it refuses to mothers"
at seems like tempting providence. ,
she went On. ito give them the ball
with no provision for teaching them tn
responsibilities and duties of citizenst ip.'
Miss Lunden urged that it was tho duty
of the W. G. T. U. to do what they could
in forestalling the hepchmen of the liquor
traffic in teaching them their duty. She
also spoke of the ways in which foreigners
could be best reached aud bitterly
denounced the government for its
responsibility for the conditions existinz
at Ellis Island, in relation to which I'll"
cou d speak 30 forcibly because Of itr
own experiences there.
EVENING SESSION.
The meeting last evening was excmd
iDgly unique. The First Presbyteriar
Church choir furnished the music, and
Miss Cassie Smith, of Ocean Grove, c,n
Quoted the devotional exercises.
All the county presidents and state
superintendent occupied seats on the plat.