Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-10-05

made during coming years to get col
unins in the papers of the State. We
have all been fratifsd the past year
by Mrs. Aron's excellent work and fire.
quent letters to the Union Signal, and
she is to be congratulated upon her
SUCCESS in obtaining the news from
unions. But she has not. done SO with
out trouble, which faithful reporter
in each union could hare spared her.
We are such busy women, that sug-
gest when desired there be two re-
porters in each union, one to corre-
spond with Mrs. Aron and the other
with the State press superintendent.
Another thought in the way of a sug-
gestion it would be we'll for local press
superintendents to keep record of the
number OF original and selected articles
furnished papers, SO that at the close
of the year the State superintendent
can make an accurate report to the
National Press Superintendent
A short report on the Medal Con-
test" written by Mrs. L. Emma Rob
inson, was read by the secretary
Mrs. M. S. Cranston- superintendent
of Franchise, reported that she had in
vited Mrs. Rachel Porter Avery of Phil
adelphia to speak on the subject of
Franchise. y Mrs. Avery said:
''As temperance women we are inter-
ested in the use of the ballot for that
cause But believe in it because it
is right and expedient. 1t IS just that
women should be represented, because
she is % woman just as man should
be represented because he is q man, in
our form OF government. In Wyoming
woman have voted on an equality with
e., Hlt,n orsle s,aI
by tho opponents have not been real
lied. When Wyoming entered the
Statehood the men had the opportunity
to suppress woman suffrage, but they
preferred to have the women vote OF re-
main a Territory. One result is a fixed
salary for public school teachers,
whether the position be held by man
or woman. The same thing is true in
| Colorado. In four States women vote
on all SUBJECTS, in 81 States on some
| questions. In Kansas women vote on
municipal matters. The power of the
ballot does not mean that women
should devote all their time to pollti-
cal matters but only use that power as
a means for good legislation. The men
| have confessed that the women have
great influence for good in the primary
election"
Mrs. Matlack reported on .Evangel-
istic Work and Systematic Giving. "
Lewes is the banner union, having had
devotional service every week during
the year. Wilmington unions have
had special meetings in the churches
and attended 10 body. The spiritual
influence of these devotional meetings
is wonderful.
Mrs. A. d. Warner, president of the
State Federation Of Women's Clubs,
was introduced and expressed her be-
lief in the co-operaiion of women or
all lines of work. She spoke of the
fact that wines and liquors are not al
lowed in the Century Club and de-
scribed some of the work of the educa
tional committee of the Century Club
whose object is the betterment of the
schools and particularly the rura
schools, and she also described thu
Travelling Library system instituted
about year ago.
Mrs. N. B. Smithers read report OF
"Jails and Almshouses. She sale
the iails of Delaware weresin the SAINT
miserable condition and referred en-
couragingly to the New Castle count.
workhouse soon to be instituted.
Memorial services were held, ant
Mrs. }. d. g. Hanna, on behalf Of tn
Wilmington union. spoke of the dealt
of Mrs. Martha Francis. Mrs. Puse.
read paper in memory Of Miss Ann
Semple, whose portrait stood in tn
front of the church. Miss Emma Lor
sang "Abide With Me. I" Mrs. Creame
and Mrs. Berlin spoke of the life O
Mrs. Billany. Mrs. Brown spoke O
Mrs. Kilnier. Mrs. Price was ais
spoken of in memoriam.
Mrs. Il. G. Marks spoke on eth
Girls Industrial School" She said
1--WE feel that we owe more to the "
tion. Mrs. Marks also spoke O
) social purity and the "curfew bell'
regulation for children on the street
at night.
Mrs. Price moved that the petitio
urging that Liquors of any. kint
should not be sold in soldiers homes
! IN forts, in camps or on any premise
! owned or leased by the government" b
sent to the Delaware Senator and Rep
; resentative in Congress. The motto
was adopted unanimously. !.
The evening session opened wit
singing by the congregation, led b.
Jacob f. Clymer; Mrs. Woodall c
, Laurel read the 5lst chapter of lsaia
and Mrs. Irwin led in prayer. A vocs
duet, ''The Bird with the Broke
? Pinion.' was sung by Miss Lewis an
Mr.. McDanel.
Mrs. Jennie G. s. Price, who pre-
sided. introduced, Mrs. Helen N
+ Parker, the national treasurer and tn
speaker of the evening. She said:
3 When the sleepy world in aroused il
y first outburst is against the reforme
rather than the evil. We claim to /
free nation, yet 100000 slaves al
bound in the worst bondage ever know
7 Gladstone said: "Strong drink is wors
! than war, pestilenoe and famine. " Wa
may not be preventable at certain time
Q but the scourge of drink is uninte
I rupted. Twenty five years ago in Cha,
9 tauqua a meeting of mothers wondere
what they could do to eliminate tn
!. curse; the w. G. 4. U. was the resu
= and now its unions extend nearly owe
9 the earth. At brewers conventio
Q one speaker said; "Ihe most puzzlir
Q foe we have is this fanatical movemer
't of the W. C. II. W. We say when v
y read the Declaration of Independent,
e that tho men who wrote it were il
g spired by God and l say the same
q the founders Of the W. Q. I. U. The
n had four obiects the education Of Il
,. children, the building up of bett
y public sentiment, the reform of Il
IS drunkard, and the adjustment of ii
q dram shop.
u Today 5000, 600 children in IL
D nublic schools are taught temperan
systematically. We believe that we sht
s, train up a generation that shall not b
u lieve the saloon necessity. We al