The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-23
STATE W. C. I. u.
Now in Session a Re-
formed Church Of
Hackensaek.
MRS. BOuRNE's /: { ADDRESS
Says Anarchy Is Brewed in
Saloons and Tenders Sym
pathy to President
Roosevelt.
MRS. BOURNE'S ADDRESS

Twenty-eight years have the Tempers
ance Women Of New Jersey been orgari-
ized into that bow knot OF white ribbon,
the w. G. T. u. They are now celebrating
that fact in convention assembled ia fhe
Reformed Church OF Haekensack The
celebration began last night and viii ceil-
tinue until Friday noon.
At 7:45 last night the convention was
called to order by the State President.
Mrs Emma Bourne. There was singing
by the church choir, followed by five min
ute welcomes by Miss T. II. Ware, Of
Bergen County W. C. T. u; the Rev.
John C. voorhis. representing the
churches, and Mr.. w. d. Snow. of the
Board of Trade. Response was made by
DR.. Eva M. Lake, of PIeasantville.
The address OF the evening was the adj
dress of the State President. Mrs. Emma
Bourne who, after reviewing the his
tory of the w. c. T. U. and mentioning
gain Of LOCO unions during the yesf
with a gain of 10000 members n tho
national organization. She's Aid in part
''Our motto, For Gdd and Home and
Native Land has come to be a household
word. and suggests a building up of what
the saloon is tearing down. Close the
saloon, crime ceases; poverty ends: homes
are made happy; prisons are vacated.
anarchy stops; health improves; market
is provided for surplus products; wages
advance; taxes decrease, and the country
will be more prosperous. Moderate drink
ing today is a hindrance to the progress
of total abstinence. The recent disaster
at sea by which fourteen lives were lost.
caused by drunken captain and pilot
is but one of many object lessons fast re-
| curing to clear the moral vision. The
demand now is for the best way to ge,
rid of this evil in our midst. High
cense has proved a failure by the testi-
mony of the liquor dealers themselves.
The lesson from their testimony is two
! fold-what law has raised to power. law
alone can destroy, and what is salts
factory to those engaged in that business
is not what good citizens should advo-
cate. Slowly the people are learning that
even the revenue paid is a small part Of
| the cost of the traf1ic.'
! Mrs. Bourne here mentioned the deatl
of President Mckinley. going into des.
/ criptive details on the official period OF
mourning, and continued
Anarchy is brewed In saloons. There
the drink is sold that makes the mental
degenerate whose unbalanced mind fur
pislies the fertile soil for this class. The
saloon itself obeys the laws when it suits
Otherwise it does not. How many are
closed on Sundays-refuse to sell to
drunkard or minors? When by precept or
| example the lesson is taught that law is
to be eluded or violated, we have anarch-
ism. To Theodore Roosevelt we tender
our sympathy and pray that wisdom
divine may be given him as he guides this
/ great nation"
| The report Of the corresponding secre-
| tary Mrs. J. H~Demarest Of Closter, gave
| a list of the banner counties, awarding
the prize banner to Ocean county for
having gained the largest percentage of
members during the year 1t also showed
| that Essex had raised the greatest
| amount OF money. and that New Jersey,
| with its gain of SIS members, is entitled TO
a place on tEe programme on benefit night
at the national convention to be held At
Forth Worth. Texas, in November. She
] is entitled to twenty delegates. including
! the four officers to be elected Thursday
/ mornn.
| The treasurer, Mrs. II. L. Caminade, OF
Trenton, submitted the following report
Total from dues. s2.4s7.77; total from
special funds, s477.s4; total from miseel-
| laneous funds, 1921 49, total receipts, ST.
ss717: grand total, s5.17s.17 total disburse-
ments, ss,sls.16; balance October Is, ST.
| sssoi: number of paid members, 4s2;
number of paid VS.. 546; total paid men-
bership, 1878.
MORNING SESSION.
The convention was again called to
order. 1t consisted of prayer by Mrs.
stires. OF. Jersey City, roll call, minutes
of executive meetings. appointment Of
committees on credentials, Courtesy ana
resolutions, report of counties grouped for
election of national delegate, report OF
auditing committee; mothers meetings,
4 read by Mrs. S. A. Webb, Haddcnfeld.
REPORTS on:-Railroad men, Mrs. T. G.
Bodine, Dunnellen; soldiers and sailors
Mrs. III. l.. Morriss, Moorestown; Sunday
j schools. Mrs. Z. ". Street. Beverly; social
meetings and red letter days, Mrs. A. G.
Willetts. Haddonfield; anti-narcotics, Miss
Lizzie jackson, Jersey City; peace and
i arbitration, Miss e. B. Stokes, Woodbury.:
work among colored people, Mrs. 3. n.
4 johnson, Elmer.
4 A secretaries, conference, followed by
noontide devotions, led by Mrs Hammer,
] of Bayonne, concluded the mornings pro-