Smyrna times., 1903-12-09

Pledge drafted and circulated; Field
Secretary appointed; three tracts pre-
pared giving information as to what
the Alliance is, what the campaign be-
fore the last Legislature was, and the
majorities the temperance people will
have to oyercome; a campaign button
devised; and five Local Alliances or
ganized, at Smyrna, Cheswold, Saint
Georges, Frankford and Harrington
respectively.
President Collins Report Adopted.
The report was unanimously adopted
as we'll as seven recommendations
made by the President as to methods
of work. The most important changes
in NJ ,thod were the date of the annual
meeting changed to first Tuesday in
October; the County Alliance dropped
and the work in the counties to be
done by committees; and the plan
for having five delegates from every
Church, Sunday school, Young Peo-
ple's Society and Temperance organ
ization in the State
There was much earnest discussion,
but decided unanimity of thought and
action. The three items of most
portance as looking toward aggressive
work were:
Jeatn 1. The adoption of a resolution
'osI, ''That we urge the pastors of the State
m, TO arganize.s,Aocal Assance in every
80 = IN gnton HundreGs pG1o'ble, and Ipress
luse," sqs st kork OF f65 Voters Teague Pledge,
carer Do Illing the attention of our temperance
ip of her workers to the fact that the next four
In enc months will be the golden time to or
IAN ganize before the formal opening of
the compaign of 1904"
2. The overwhelming vote to in
struct the Executive Committee to
secure the services of a Field Sec
retary as soon as possible, that he
may give his whole time to the work.
3. Instructing the secretary of the
Finance Committee to correspond with
every church in the State urging an
immediate collection for our State
treasury to prosecute the work.
A delegation of ten ministers of the
- Delaware State African NJ. E. Preach
- ers Association came in to bring greet
~ ings, and pledged their hearty sup
-, port. These made such an impression
Il, on the convention by their earnestnesi
= of manner that DIR. d. w. Wisher
pastor of Bethel A. NJ. Church, Smyr
80, ma, was added to the executive com
sted by th> A'''ee
[. P. ChurcC Ommtees Appointed fOt the Departments
- Mrs. Emma G. Caulk, President o
the Delaware State W. G. T. u, wa
introduced to the convention an,
made very neat speech in greeting.
The following committees were ar
pointed: Constitution, George M
Stevenson, l.. V. Aspril, John Hutton
Finance, r. NJ Cooper, F. Bringhurs
Jos. E. Carter; Field Secretary, r
Watt, G. T. Wyatt, J. Fl. BeauchamT
L. E. Barrett, George M. Stevenso or
John B. Nelson; Nominations, c. "
Prettyman, b. F. Woodall ". G
Koons, J. E. Graham, John W. Cal
row, Jr., f. J. Cochran; Resslut ioni
E. @. Atkins, Alfred Smith, L. '
Aspril, Albert Chandler, D. F. M,
Faul.
In the earnest debates those wh
most frequently took part were f
Watt, W. G. Koons, Alfred Smiti
Joseph Brown Turner, Rev. Nj
Davis of Port Penn, F. J. Cochran
r. NJ Cooper. 1t was to be observe
that no matter how earnest and no
long the debate when the vote ws
taken 1t was almost unanimous
every case.
Officers Elected for Ensuing Year.
The following were elected O.
fcers for the ensuing year: Pres
dent, Rev. Vaughan s. Collins; tre
surer, r. M. Cooper secretary, Re
Joel s. Gilfllan; vice-presidsnt Re
Robert Watt, d. D., Frederick Brin
hurst, Walter o. Hoffecker and Fl.
Hitch; Executive Committee: WI
mington, George W. Todd, Rev. Y
l.. S. Murray d. D.. Peter B. Ayre
Mrs l.. G. Emerson; Rural New Ca
tie, William Deakyne, L. v. Aspr
d. B. Maloney, Mrs Mary b. Do
nell; Kent. George NJ. Stevenson,