The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-14
WOMEN SCORE GRIGGS
The Christian Temperance
Union Can't Forget He
Signed an Applica-
tion for a License.
BETTER CIGARETTE PICTURES SECURED
Reports of officers Show the Or
ganizalion to Be In Good Con-
dition in This State.
BETTER CIGARETTE PICTURES SRCUREI
Especial to s"rne Jersey city Ncws."1

Especial to "The Jersey City Ncws.'l
TRENTON, Oct. IA, 1S96.-The State
| convention of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, heard President EN-
ma Bovine of Newark express ! herself
| very decidedly on the use of liquor in high
places. In her annual address to the dele
gates she fayed the gilt lace colonies and
| captains of the National Guard who drank
between skirmishes on the States battle
field at Seagirt.
Even Governor Griggs did not escape
her notice, because, as President of the
Rife Association, he signed an applica-
tion for a license for the clubhouse on the
camp grounds. she deplored the fact
that the State itself, representing the
whole people, should go in the liquor
business.
She added that the women Of the Unit
ed States had already shown their dis
approval of such acts on the part of high
yersity. She deplored the fact that SO
ing of the license for the princeton Inn,
the APPLICATION for wrich was signed by a
former President of the United States
and two professors of the Princeton Uni
versity. She depored the fact that SO
many prominent persons have given q
favorable opinion of the action of the
Princeton faculty, both in public and
private.
Mrs. Bovine then paid her respects to
the canteen system that has been in
vogue in the army and navy, and ex-
pressed the belief that the more modern
system of distributing liquor as part OF
the ~rations, was the making of many
drunkards and that the Government was
responsible.
The T~reasurer's report showed that the
income of the State Union was $o,7S4.
Sixteen associations own their own head
quarters.
Mrs. Bovine then presented the State
prize banner to Salem county.
Mrs. l.. H. Demarest of Closter, the
Corresponding Secretary, reported that
124 unions were stronger" % weaker"
and 10 reported ''the same; IS were I'M
reported in this line. Fourteen new
unions were organized, and 8 have died, a
gain of 6. The reasons given for disco
luton were lack of interest, hard times,
couldn't pay dues, no force of officers, OPP
position of pastor. We have 81 Y
unions, have lost 4 and gained 2, a loss
of 2. There are l13 Loyal Temperance
Legions, with a membership of 1851. Over
Ou6-ldll Ol Liz lCLlDC SIlP 40 sS
wearing the white ribbons. There were
1888 public meetings addressed by 24o
speakers. n 4.526 w. G. T. q. meetings.
Burlington county has the most local
unions, %. Essex has the largest member
ship, 1876. Salem county has the largest
number of new unions, with Hudson next.
Salem county has made the greatest gain
in membership, Isl. Burlington has the
largest number of Loyal Temperance
Unions, Is, and Camden has the largest
membership in the legion. LOLA. Essex
has had the most public meetings, so4.
Burlington had the most w Z. T. T..
meetings, SAB. Six counties have decreased
in membership, the highest decrease for
a county being Is.
The report for Mercer county W.
Unions, 8; members, 1885,; decrease in
membership. Is; Loyal Temperance Leg
ions, 8; public meetings. 80; signatures to
the pledge, 81
The figures for the State are: 206 unions;
7,035 members. increase $40; young wom-
EMS unions, 27, with 749 members; loyal
temperance legions, 113, with 7,461 MEM
bers; signatures to the pledge, 1884.
The report of Mrs. Caminade of this
city, the Treasurer, showed receipts of
IS, S74. 80, n disbursements of 81. 453. rs. h
total gain in membership during the year
was sol. there being a gain of 42 in the
w. C. T. U. and 50 in the Y. w. c. T. u.
The State is now entitled to twenty dele
gates in the National Convention, an in
creased representation of two.
Mrs. s. r. Krom of Plainfield reported
on narcotics. She said that the outcry
of the mothers against the obscene cigar
etto pictures had resulted in changing
the character of the photographs. Now
pictures of animals and flags of all ma
lions are put in the boxes which are,
perhaps, more of a temptation to small
children. Five hundred cigarette pic
lures had been gathered and burned. Re-
ports had been received from 81 county
257 adults who had signed the narcouc
| pledge, and 1,125 children signed the triple
pledge. Several instances are reported
where children had urged their fathers
Miss Laura Holmes OF. Clarksboro, Su-
p~erintendent of Franchise and Good
Citizenship, made an interesting report.
h spoke of the need of distributing Ii
| erature on the subject to show how the
homes. Every union should hold citi-
Lincoin,s birthday. and She Suggested
programmes for the same. Never sit
down to read a temperance article with
out a pencil to mark the strong thoughts,
GREETED that the woman's suffrage amend
ment had been defeated. When women
get the ballot they Will want legislation
or moral questions, and legislators will
not be afraid of running on the ticket
| again for reelection.
Mrs. Moore of Passaic reported on
| mothers meetings. There had been 200
| meetings held in the State.
e. r. Kirby of Woodstown, reported on
| The press. She said they should not at
I tempt to pay for space, but teach the
| papers that a tone will be given to a pa
per by a we'll conducted w. C. T. u. de-
| time Nine times out of ten a well
| written letter to an editor will secure al
most any publication. There had been
a gain of % per cent. in articles, repre-
| senting APP items. She advised young
women for the work. The total work
don't is startling with encouragement.