The Penn's Grove record., 1904-10-07
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Ii those who are interested or curi6tis
regarding this matter could have been
present at the 18th annual Convention
held in Elmer on the 29ths of Sept. they
would have found an answer to Their
query. Representatives were present
! from eleven Unions. The Corresponding
Secretary reported the membership to be
1893: eight members and one LOYAL Tenn
perance Legioners have died during the
year.
The T~reasurer's report showed 1882. %
collected, and $166. 95 expended dnring
the year, leaving a balance of Sl13.27.
The County Prize Banner was again
won by the Woodstown Union. Mrs.
w. A. Lilley, of Quinton. and Mrs. EN-
ma HItchner, OF Friesburg, conducted
the devotional services. Rev. J. F. Sc
christ, OF Elmer, Rev. C. w. Deibert, of
Daretown and Rev. G. G. Senser, of Fair
ton, were introduced and expressed their
interest in the work.
A very able paper on Suffrage was
read; also II on the "Life Work of Mrs.
Mary G. Hunt"
The Spring Institute was invited to
meet with the Sharptown Union. Sew
enteen OF the twenty-one departments Of
work were reported, showing earnestness,
persistence and faith on the part OF the
members in the local Unions; for what
are the reports but accounts of faithful
work done at the weekly or monthly
meeting OF the small Locals? The reports
told how the children have been taught
temperance principals in public schools
ana Loyal Temperance Legion; how the
poor, the sick and the sorroWing have
been visited and helped, physically and
spiritually; petitions have been signed;
the principles of citizenship inclucated;
flowers have added their influence to the
work; the Press has been utilized; the
2ll5 temperance and religious papers sub
scribed for, and the II, 93S pages of tenn
perance and religious literature which.
have been distributed prove the w. C.
L. U. are fulfilling their pledge s'to edu-
cate, to educate, to educate" The SOL
dlers, the sailors, the mother, the prison.
er IN the Jail and the inmates in the
almshouse have received attention: pas
tors have given their aid through ser
mons and addresses. Sunday Schools.
have been visited, and greater faithful
ness I'D the observance of the Sabbath
has been sought after.
This Is only a part of the work done;
much 9 will only be known "when
the roll is called up FOUNDER" Then we
will lind that much that was here deem
ed too insignificant to be counted has
been recorded up there.
lie Resolutions embraced one of
Thanksgiving for the blessings of princi-
pies; opposition to the seating of Reed
Smoot; approval of President Roosevelt's
action on Peace and Arbitration; suffrage
for women; thanks to the local Union
and the church officials.
A message of greeting was sent to the
Gloucester Co. Convention, assembled
at Mullica Hill, and one was received in
return.
The officers elected for the ensuing wear
were Mrs. M. E. Lawrence, President;
Mrs. R. P. Patterson, Vice President at
large; Mrs. G. B. Wistar, Corresponding
Secretary; Mrs. S. n. Johnson for Record
ing Secretary and Mrs. N. A. Carpenter
for Treasurer.
The superintendent of last year were
all re-appointed but two. The officers
appointed the superintendent for the
various departments as follows:
Anti-Narcotics, Mrs. Sarah Ogden, of
Salem; Christian Citizenship, Mrs. Il. ?.
Patterson, Woodstown; Evangelistic and
~Almshouse, Mrs. Jennie Fitch, Daretown
Flower Mission, Mrs. E. E. DeGrofft.
W~oodstown; Franchise, Mrs. E. A. Hum
phreys, S%harptown; Heredity and Physi-
cal Education, Mrs. Carrie Andrews.
W~oodstown; Legislation and Petition,
Mrs. Cornelia B. Wistar, Salem; Litera-
ture, Mrs. Joseph Mayhem, Daretown;
Medal Contests, Mrs. Annie Pancoast.
W%oodstown; Non-Alcoholics in Medicine,
Mrs. S. N. johnson, Elmer; Observance
of the Sabbath, Miss Rebecca Borton,
Woodstown; Peace and Arbitration, MISS
Louisa Powell, Hancook's Bridge; Prison
and Jail, Mrs. Annie f. Finlaw, Salem:
Purity and Mothers Meetings, Mrs.
Mary j. Pancoast, Salem; Scientific Tenn
perance ~lnstructian, Mrs. Jennie W.
Humphreys, Woodstown; Social Meetings
and Red Letter Days, Miss Abbie Wool
man, Woodstown; Soldiers and Sailors.
Mrs. Naomi Batten, PENIS Grove, Sun
day school, Mrs. Lena James, Pennsville:
The Press, Mrs. Elizabeth L. Davis.
Woodstown; Unfermeuted Wine, Mrs.
M. P. Lloyd, Sharptown; Work Among
Colored People, Mrs. Florence Morrison,
Salem.
A new department was instituted, that
of work among foreigners and Mrs. Ella
b. Moore, OF Woodstown, was appointed
superintendent.
Mrs. Gildersleeve, of New York, made
an address in the evening upon the Nor
mon Question, showing its baneful in
huence and ever increasing power, and
emphasizing the need of all good citizens
to work to Danish it from our land.