Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-10-19
Nav Jersey state Convention

Inc tWenty-nfth annual Convention Of
the New Jersey Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, met at Atlantic City OF
Tuesday, October 8, last Mrs. Emma
Bourne, of Newark, presiding,
The attendance was large throughout
the sessions Every county was represented
either by delegate, county or State officer, o
Superintendent of some department 6hil,
large percent of the local Unions haG
delegates present.
The Convention opened with prayer BY
Mrs Emma Homer, of Camden. Mrs.
| n. Leed0n, President of the Atlantic City
Local Union, in graceful manner, WELDON
ed the ladies to her home beside the sea
after which Rev j. M. Read, pastor of the
ST Paul M. E. church in which the sessions
were held. also gave the women words O.
welcome, and gave over to them entire
possession of his church.
Mrs NJ E Bassett, of Sharptown, re-
sponded to these words of welcome. As
this was the close OF the twenty fifth veal
of the organization of the White Ribbon
workers of New Jersey, Mrs. Bourne, il
her annual address, gave general resume
of the inception and progress of the tenn.
peTance cause during the past twenty
FIVE years, and congratulated the State or
the wonderful achievements of quarter Of
century She expressed great pleasure
in seeing so many co workers together. She
severely arraigned the administration al
Washington for their lax methods concern.
ing the army canteen. and scored Attorney
General Grggs for his decision on the
qnesti u
Regarding our civilization of the Philip
-, 4 Al. II. l. 1.
of liquor and beer into the islands had
increased from 5000 worth in 1897 tc
$1O9 600 10 1899
Mrs | H. Demarest, of Cluster, gave hel
report to Corresponding Secretary. Total
membership 1904 w. C T. U members
$50 Y. W. C. I. Q members 1921 L L
members.
Mrs II. L Caminade, Trenton, gave her
report as Treasurer, and showed money
collected to the amount of SIS, 143 20. Dis
bursements, $3.0S5 81; leaving balance OF
81 O65.13
The Superintendent of the following
denartments were nearly all present, and
read excellent papers, giving reports oil
work done. and many helpful suggestions
nd remarks
Press, Miss Emily Kirby, Woodstown
Soldiers aud Sailors, Mrs. II. L Morris,
Moorestown Work Among Colored PEG
pie, Mrs S. N. johnson, Elmer Sunday
school, Mrs E. V. Street, Beverly; State
and Interstate Fairs, Mrs NJ G. Garfield
Newark Peace and Arbitration, Miss
Emily Stokes, Woodbury. Mothers Meet
ing and Purity, Mrs. S. NJ. Webb, Haddon-
field Craftsmanship, Miss Laura Holmes,
Clarksboro; Work Among Foreigners, Miss
Kate Lunden, Pennington Unfermented
Wine, Miss Lizzie jackson, W. Hoboken
Prison and Jaiis. MIS- NJ L Barber, Tren-
ton !; Evangelistic, Airs. A. NJ. Hammer,
Bayone; Anti-Corcoiics. Mrs. S. R. Krom,
Plainfeld Physical Culture, Miss Maud
Miller, Literature. Miss Lille Page, Ho-
boken Parlor Meeting, MIS-. / C. Wynn ;
Railroad Men, Mrs NJ. A Searles, Jersey
City.
On Wednesday afternoon Miss Alice
Guernsey gave Loyal Temperance Rally
A large number OF children being present.
The flag was presented to the Loyal Legion
of PIeasantvllie, having made the largest
per cent. OF gain IN membership during the
year
Wednesday evening was devoted to
young peoples work, and Mrs Kate Rap
hail, OF Ocean Grove, presided. The " Y"
banner was presented to Rridgeton Y for
largest increase of membership.
Miss Lillian Herr, of Conn gave the
address of the evening. The World
Wide Work for Young Women,p and car
ried her audience in an imaginary trip
around the world, to find the White Rib
bon workers every where.
Thursday was largely devoted TO reports
of work and conference of the general
Oficers-giYing points to local officers and
much good advice. The election of officers
resulted in the reelection of Mrs. Emma
Bourne, Newark, for President Mrs l. q,
Demarest, Closter, Corresponding Secl etarr;
Mrs. 81. L Caminade, Trenton, Treasurer !:
Mr.. E h. Elfrsth, Haddonfeld, Recording
Secretary.
A new State song written by Miss Kate
Lunden was sung, and adopted.
In the evening the w. c. I. q. banner
was presented to the Atlantic City Union.
Miss Jessie Ackerman, of Connecticut.
gave the address of the evening, "How
and why l went around the World" This
was a most forclble address, and was
listened to by full house. She touched
on the apparent hopelessness of moral
suasion" where forty six die drunkaFds to
where one is saved, and in quoting from
the prayer of reformed sot, she used
these words: God pity those who make
it easier for us to become drunkards than
to be sober men,"
The resolution to amend the Constitution
and have the thirty cents per member paid
into the State Treasury equally divided
among the National State and County
Unions, was lost.
The Convention closed to meet next year
at New Brunswick The following dele
gates were appointed to attend the Nation
al Convention at Seattle, October 20, 25:
Mrs s. B. Webb. Camden county; Miss
Fannie Belts, Burlington county; Mrs. NJ L
Gilbert, Cumberland county; Mrs. Ii.
Copeland. Ocean county Mrs R. R. Patter-
son, Salem county. MARY R. BROWN.