The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-22
W.C.T.U. RESOL We
Polygaimis t Roberts
Shall Not Take His
Seat in Congress.
COLD WATER AND CURFEW
to Be Placed on Boule-
ward Between Bridges and
Second Shall Ring.

There was a decided Improvement IN
the attendance of the afternoon session
of the Hudson County w. G. T. U. Cons
vention, held yesterday in the North Bap-
list Church, and it was during the after
noon that all business was transacted
After Mrs. Story's address, reported in
Yesterdays News Miss Corbin of the
Deaconess' Home gave a Scripture read
ing, taking for her subject, Power" and
then came the election of officers, with
the result hat every officer OF the pre-
ceding year was reelected, as follows
Mrs. c. Story, president; Miss T. jack
son, corresponding secretary; Mrs. 4. j..
Kennedy, recording secretary; Mrs. e.. >.
Van de Werken, treasurer.
The Rev. Mr.. Smith, missionary from
Africa. gave a most interesting address
on the customs and habits of that race.
He said that while the prevailing idea
seemed to be that the worst type OF negro
in this country represented the African
race, the reverse was true, the best type
in this country comparing favorably with
the African. He also showed a number
of images representing the deities wor-
shipped on that continent.
Reports were given by the various SUI
perintendents. beginning with Mrs. Stires,
reported on Mothers Meetings; Mrs
Nordine, on L. T. L. Work.; Mrs. searles,
Sabbath Schools; Mrs. Van Buskirk, An
ti-Narcotics: Mrs. COPELAND, Evangeiistic
Work; Miss Jackson, Flower Missions;
Miss L. Page, Literature; Mrs. Fisher,
Sabbath Observance: Mrs. Boyd, Parlor
Meetings: Mrs. l.. A. Opdyke, Purity in
Literature and Art; Mrs. Puter, Railroad
and Motor Men; Mrs w. Beach, Scien-
tihc Temperance; Mrs. Record, Soldiers
and Sailors; Mrs. Booth, the Press: Mrs.
Stivers. Unfermented Wine; Mrs. RAN
dolph, Colored People: Mrs. Tompkins,
Foreigners, and Mrs. Banta, Prisons.
The Committee on Resolutions then
brought forth the following. all of which
were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the women of Hudson
County w. C. T. U. push. with all their
power. the passing of the Army Can
teen bill when 1t again comes up, With the
influence they can bring to bear on the
voting power of his country.
Resolved, Thai this convention do ex-
press its opposition to the lynchlng and
mob law as recently perpetrated In the
South by the lynching of negroes; that
all w. G. T. u. women stand for law
and righteous citizenship. and no lynching
or mob law either North, South, East or
West.
sympathy and resolution of Christian and
philanthropic people of Hudson county for
the organization of a home for the pro-
lection and help of girls in our country
to save them from falling and to assist
them If fallen.
Resolved, That our Union do more
home work by appointing alternate com
mittees of two from every Union in the
nn14afrxr ~ vfcit fHa n0fharc of fhNfr dis
tricts to solicit their membership and keep
up their interests by visiting them once
a month, and report work OF Union, and
have them feel that the applauded Well
donei' belongs to the tired and housed-up
mother, having lone what they could.
Resolved, That we are in sympathy
with the Curfew law; that less crime
would be committed if parents would
make more effort to know where their
children are after dark, and see to 1T
that they are indoors by nine during the
winter and eight during the summer
months; that more superintendent be APP
pointed for home and social purity.
Resolved, That this convention put on
record its moral protest (since it had no
voting protest. against Polygamist Rob
erts Of Utah taking his seat as Congress-
man, to which he has been nominated
and elected
Resolved, The some means be devised
for a cold water fountain on the Boule-
ward. between Central and p. r. r. tracks,
for wheelmen and pedestrians"
Resolved, That the Hudson County
Union extend its appreciation for our
presidents (Mrs. Story uniform kind
ness n labor, and congratulates her
upon her reelection"
Resolutions of thanks were also extend
ed ito Union No. /, for It's entertainment;
Pastor Benjamin Otto. Rev. Ruth, Rev.
Little, Rev. Smith,, for their courtesy in
speaking, and to the trustees of the North
Baptist Church for the use of that ediice.
Besides these there were three resolu-
lions offered by Miss Raymond, one
against the licensing of concert halls. one
against the keeping of saloons open on
Sunday, and one against the custom of
placing and emptying garbage in and from
the same receptacle with ashes, all of
which were passed.
The evening session opened about eight
o'clock with an excellent audience. De
votional exercises were led by the Rev.
Benjamin Otto. pastor of the church.
there was music by the church choir, a
vocal solo, Victory by Mrs. T. J. Ken
nedy. and the address of the evening, was
made by the Rev. DIR. C. H. Mead of
Brooklyn. who talked ably on the subject
of Temperance" incidentally mentioning
the National Temperance Society, in
which he is interested.
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