The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-20
MRS. GRANT WINS
IS NOW PRESIDENT OF ES-
SEX U N w. C. T. U.
Convention Held in Summit-Rev. Anna
H. Shaw Makes Address at Evening
Session Before Large Audience.

Social Heredity' was the topic oi
an able address delivered by the Rev
Anna Howard Shaw, NJ. D., of Phila'
delphia, at the closing session of the
annual convention of the W. c. T. u. OF
Essex County. held in he Methodist
Church. Summit, N. j., last night. DR.
Shaw has been affiliated with women's
interests for many years and is now
considered the leading spirit of the suf-
fragists of this country.
DR.. Shaw laid great stress on the
work being done by the w. c. 7. u. In
the interest of the home.
She told of the discouraging, but surely
successful efforts of the union for the
abolition Of this evil of intemperance and
declared It was not a large army or navy
this nation needed to prevent the agrees
sion Of the Japs on the Pacific coast or
to keep a foreign foe from the Atlantic,
but the elevation Of the spiritual and
moral character of the youth and man
hood of this country by the severance OF
the governments partnership in legahzing
the LIQUOR traffic.
She dwelt strongly on the injustice Of
forcing the saloons on a helpless woman
hood through their inability to have the
privilege Of the ballot, and said the high
est ideal being set forth by fathers to
children today was the accumulation,
either through honesty or dishonesty in
f1nanciering of wealth, and not character
and spiritual elevation.
The argument, she said. that what Is
need to destroy the depraved appetite or
man for drink is better food prepared by
woman she ridiculed with a humorous IL
lustration of the mince pie made which
contains cider and which, she declared,
"drives the boy direct to the saloon and
the girl directly to the prayer meeting"
n,r{,r f,a Iofa aftpr1nnon session the
following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Bryan Grant. of Newark.
to succeed Mrs. Margaretta c. Campield,
Of Newark, who resigned because of H.
health after seven years In the office; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Aida Dean, Of
Summit; recording secretary, Mrs. M.
Sophia Holmes, OF Newark, reelected,
treasurer, Mrs. Helena D.. NicoIl, reelected;
delegate to national convention ir Nash
vile, Tenn, on November Q. Mrs. Bryan
Grant; alternate. Mrs. Campf1eld.
Mrs. William Jube, Of Orange, n Mrs.
L. B.. Bunnell, of East Orange, conducted
the evangelistic service which opened the
afternoon session, prior to the election Of
officers. Mrs. Bunnell said In part:
It is In the power OF many of you wonen
to do great work in your individual
churches. We are entering into q new
calling in thunder tones, and we see from
time to time the change that is being
wrought In those about us. l feel that the
end Is near at hand, for never before have
] seen such devotion and such evidence
of the JUNCTION of the Holy Spirit.
Mrs. Bunnell is a magnetic speaker. So
forceful were her remarks that many of
the women showed signs Of deep emotion
and there were few dry eyes in. the as
semblage. She closed her Bible reading
with a ~forceful prayer.
Durfnr tha axqcuffVa session tha follow
ing superintendent were appointed: L.. t.
L., Mrs. Charles Walters; work among
foreigners, Mrs. aCorneDa Castles; work
among colored people, Mrs. NJ L. john
son; anti-narcotics, Mrs. J. #. Hathaway;
Christian citizenship, Miss Fanny M.
Pelletran; evangelistic and almshouse. Mrs.
Ellen Vandegrift; fiower missions, Mrs. c..
A. Edward; literature, Mrs. Myra Bryant;
medal contests, Mrs. M. l.. Johnson; med
ical temperance. Mrs. e. #. Scott; Sab
bath observance, Mrs. e. Schofeld; peace
arbitration, Mrs. Ella b.. Carter; penal and
reform, Mrs. e. Ronnesville; moral educa-
ton, Mrs. Lee Cook; Smith scientific
temperance, Mrs. Jennie Carlot; social
meetings and red letter days, Mrs. L. S.
Keyes: soldiers and sailors work, Mrs.
Lucy Sloat; Sunday school, Mrs, Martha
A. Sullivan; press, Miss Eva M. Drew;
unfermented wine, Mrs. NJ. o. Mcdowell.
The Rev. Minot C. Morgan, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church of Summit, made
an informal address. He said in part:
The day has come. l am sure, for the
dawn of temperance in our land. The
wave of morality which has swept over
Georgia and Kentucky Is a sign of the
times. and the day is not far distant when
this reform will reach over the world.
The Rev. ELAN M. Carton, assistant pas
tor of the Metkodist church, also spoke
on the same theme.
Mrs. Lucy Sloat, superintendent Of work
among soldiers and sailors, gave a detailed
report of the work In her department.
showing progress. Six unions, she said,
have visited the soldiers home and have
furnished clergymen 10 hold special meet
ings. She also told of a union formed
among the soldiers IN the home at Kearny,
where good work is being done.
Mrs, Martha Sullivan reported for tenn
perance work in the Sunday schols. She
said the total number of leaflets used by
the workers during the year was 1896.
Over 5000 pledge cards have been signed
by the boys and girls, and the total num-
Der of temperance books In the Sunday
school library is 1900.
A sumptuous supper and luncheon were
served through the courtesy of the Sum-
nit Union and the Epworth League OF the
Methodist Church.