The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-18
Those of HackettstOWn and
SOmeryiIle for Excluding
IntOxicantS.
BISHOPS LAW ENDORSED
Declare It 10 Be First Step in
the Campaign to- Kill the
Liquor Traffic Entirely in
the State of New Jersey.
Prizes Awarded.
Especial to the Evening start

JERSEY CITY, Oct. 1S.-"Prohibi-
tion'' was the w~atchword of the MEM
bers of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union of New Jersey, now in
convention in the Lafayette NJ. E.
Church, at the young peoples service
last night under the leadership of Miss
Elizabeth H. Goodwin, of Greenwich.
There was an ~elocution contest for
a gold medal, the contestants being
selected from among the young people
and the selections all being on tenn
perance subjects. There was also a
vocal music contest, the prize being a
gold medal.
Miss Mary O'Neill, of Newfield, was
awarded h medal in the %elocution
contest. Her selection was "a Threat
ening Cloud in Our Horizon" Miss
Laura Consaul, of Brooklyn, won the
vocal contest, her selection being THY
Will Be Done"
More than 1000 people listened to the
contest, taxing the church to its ut
most capacity. The benediction was
pronounced by the Rev. Jasper S. Ho-
gan, of the Dutch Reformed Church,
this city, who also made the presenta-
lions.
The final service of the convention,
which reopened this morning, was led
by Mrs. Mary L. Woodruff, of Fleming
ton, who gave a Bible reading for
mothers and daughters, taking the life
of Joshua for her parable. She urged
the women to keep in touch with the
Lord hat they might reach out and
avail themselves of the opportunity.
He puts in heir way to do good.
The following delegations were ap-
pointed to the national convention,
which will lake place in Nashville,
Tenn, early in November.
Atlantic and Cape May Counties
Mrs. e. Maurer and Mrs. Elwood; al
ternate, Mrs. Dilly B. Smith, of Sea-
vile.
Bergen. Sussex and Hunterdon Counties
Miss Ella S. Christian, of Branchville;
| alternate, Miss f. S.. Ackerman, of Closter.
Burlington County-Mrs. Hope Littlefield,
of Pemberton; Mrs. C. B. Lippincott, of
J Moorestown; a~lternates, Miss Kate Per-
kins, of Bridgeton, and Miss S. r. Sulli-
van, of Moorestown.
Camden County-Miss E. H. Elfreth, of
Haddonfeld; alternate. Miss S. r. Swyler.
of Camden.
Cumberland County-Miss Julia Davis
Shiloh; alternate, Miss Laura W. Gibson.
Essex County-Miss Bryan Grant, New
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Newark
Hudson County-Miss Ida L. Page; alter
nate, the Rev. Florence Randolph.
Gloucester County-Miss Chew; alternate,
Mrs. L. p. Gilmour, of Wenonah.
Mercer and Morris Counties-Mrs. H. c..
Virgins, of S~uccasunna; alternate, Mrs.
Fl. o. Neis, Madison.
Middlesex and Warren Counties-Mrs A.
R. Fisher, of Sayreville; alternate, Mrs.
Blackwell, of Perth Amboy.
Monmouth and Somerset Countles-Mrs
L.. p. Hyatt, of Ocean Grove; alternate.
Mrs. H. A. Boyd, of Matawan.
Salem and Ocean Counties-Mrs. John
son, of Elmira; alternate, Mrs. Tyler, of
Point Pleasant.
Passaic County-T. N. Moore, of Passaic;
alternate, Mrs. Ada Robertson, of Pater-
son union.
Mrs. c. Lippincott, of Morristown, gave
the report of the department of franchise.
She said in part: THE women of New Jer-
sey are coming to realize that the prin-
ciples of equal suffrage for all citizens are
Just and right. An evidence Of this was
given at a recent county convention. when
nearly every woman rose in response to the
question whether they would like to exer-
else the privilege of the ballot.
Mrs. Lippincott said that the w. c.
r. u. women Were using every effort in
the interest of franchise legislation and
petition and that much mas been accom-
plishee.
The committee on resolutions offered a
resolution commencing the action of the
fire department Of Hackettstown and SOM
erville in excluding intoxicants from their
recent parades, and advised similar ac-
tfon on the part of the fire companies
in different localities, and that a copy of
the resolution be sent to each fire depart
ment.
A resolution was also adopted to uphold
the Bishops law in all its restrictive fea-
lures "as a step toward the ultimate an