The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-11
". C. I. U. AT SNAKE HILL
Jersey City Union Take Bon
Bons and Magazines to
Children and Convicts.

| About twenty-five of the w. C. T. u
women. all beribboned in white, repre-
senting the several unions of the city
visited Snake Hill yesterday. taking
flowers, candy and literature to aims
house, asylum and prison. They started
in the morning, making an all day ex-
cursion of it.
Perhaps the most prominent in this work
is the Jersey City Heights Union, and
that had the largest representation. The
members congregated at ten o'clock in
the morning at the residence of Mrs. w.
D. Edwards. Atlantic street and Bergen
avenue, and at the residence of Mrs Hay
wood, on Kensington avenue, whence they
embarked by stage for their days outing,
adding to the weight of dozen women
by at least thirty pounds of bon bons,
piles of papers and magazines and bushels
of flowers. The ride was delightful and
greatly, enjoyed by the occupants of the
stage, among whom were Mrs W. D.
Edwards, Mrs. John L. Scudder, Mrs.
Lawrence Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Haywood,
Mrs. S. Rowland, Mrs Purdy, Mrs L. W.
Fowler, Mrs. E. NJ Opdyke and Miss
Lizzie Jackson, the matron of the Door
of Hope, to be opened Thursday at No.
II belmont avenue.
Members of other unions also went in
groups, but by train. Mrs. Banta, presi-
dent of Jersey City Union NO. /, had with
her a goodly representation, among whom
were Mrs. Vail and Mrs. Titus, as had
also Mrs. Copeland, president of the
Union Hill Union.
Upon arriving at Snake Hill the ladies
We're met by Colonel Grimes and shown
round, the courtesy of all institutions be-
ing extended. However, as it was then
lunch time and the ladies were hungry,
the actual work among convicts, lunatics
and children did not begin till an hour
later. Luncheon, which the ladles hal
brought with them, was served in a pref
" little summer house overlooking the
Hackensack. Mrs. Grimes furnished tea
and coffee
After luncheon the ladies dispersed, the
different unions holding services in thu
corridors of the buildings, or individual
members of the W. G. t. U. holding con-
versation with individual convicts. The
bon bons were distributed among the
children of the Almshouse, who were de-
lighted with the gift and among the
older inmates who were equally delighted
share of the sweets would straightway
hide them under their pillows, holding
out their hands for more as the next
union came along with its distribution.
Candies were also distributed among
the lunatics, but it was principally flow
ers that were given to these unfortunates,
and it was pitifully interesting to note
their appreciation and the care with which
they handled the blossoms. Where the
lunatic could read magazines were gives
The literature, both papers and maga-
zines, was distributed principally among
the convicts
TIE fact that there are at present only
about two dozen children in the Aims
house surprised the temperance women
who had brought sweets for twice that
number. 1T spoiled half the fun re-
marked one woman, "the children are SO
appreciative. This is the first year there
has been such a few"
The W. c. T. U. takes this trip to Snake
Hill annually about this time of year, and
children and adults look forward to their
visit with pleasure.