The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-10-16

Quoted by the Loyal Temperance LIE
gion. This band of young people
marched down the aisle of the churcl
/ carrying white banners and the Amer
lean flag LaClare Welsh led the pro
cession, holding handsome silk Amer
lean flag with white ribbon streamers
After taking seats in the front of the
/ church, which had been reserved, the
little ones listened to reports Of Their
officers. First, from the President,
Anna Bates; the Secretary, Clara Lee,
and Treasurer, LaClare Welsh The
committees reported were Scrap books,
Roll book, Entertainment, Literature,
press, Flower Mission and Band of
Mercy A feature of the exercises was
recitation by Virginia Dickinson,
three years old, who walked to the
platform and spoke a sweet little
piece. The little child is a grand
daughter Of the State President, Mrs.
Bourne. The demonstration exercises
were interesting Petitions, ballot
boxes, and other things which the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
work in, were told of by the children.
Just before the exercises, Mrs. L. M.
N. Stevens, president of the National
Union and Miss Anna A. Gordon. the
vice-president, arrived in the church
and the convention greeted their noble
officers by the waving of American
flags.
Both officers made addresses to the
children, and impressed upon them
that flags should wave over every
schoolhouse, but no flag on any sa-
loon.
America was sung and diplomas pre-
Sented to the following graduates .
Miss Anna Bates, Miss Edith johnson,
Miss Abby johnson, Miss Maud Welsh,
Master LaClare WEIGH and Miss Cora
A. WEIGH. The prize banner was pre-
sented to Monmouth county; also the
prize of two books.
The evening session was most en-
joyable one as there were present the
national president and president,
Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens and Miss Anna
A. Gordon. Both of these ladies ad-
dressed the convention and at the
close of their talks they and the State
president, Mrs. Emma Bourne, were
presented with beautiful bouquets by
the presidents of the Morristown W
G. t. o., Mrs. H. M. Logan, and the
Loyal Temperance Legion, Mrs. A. G.
Giles. In accepting them, Mrs.
Bourne seized the opportunity to pre-
sent the president of the Morristown
Union, Mrs. HI. M. Logan, to the con-
yention. Mrs. Logan had been asked
to occupy seat on the platform
earlier in the evening but had refused,
as explained by Mrs. Bourne, because
of her modesty
The session was opened by the sing
ing of the welcome song to the national
president and vice-president, ac-
companied by the waving of flags by
the delegates. This song was com
posed for the occasion by Mrs. E. B.
Dickinson, of this city, who is a
daughter of the State President, Mrs.
Bourne. Two copies Of the song,
printed on satin in gold letters, were
given to the visiting national officers,
one to each.
After the opening exercises and the
receiving of a report on the Young
Women's Work, which was made by
Miss Elizabeth Goodwin, the prize
banner, given to the society gaining
the greatest percentage in member
ship during the year, was presented to
the Haddontield society, which had in
creased it's membership from four to
twenty-four. The presentation was
made by the president of the Tucker
ton Society, which had held it for the
past year.