The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-10-06
wv. @. n. U. Convention.

The Twenty-second Annual Convention
of the Burlington County W. @. T. U.
was held in the Bridgeboro M. E. church,
on Thursday. This convention was a
most important one, more than 200 dele
gates being present. The annual election
of officers for the coming year took place
during the day.
The officers of the past several years
were almost unanimously reelected as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Ella H. Thacher.
Florence; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
s. r. Sullivan, Moorestown; recording
secretary, Mrs. E. v. Street, Beverly;
treasurer, Miss K. A. Peters, Beverly. The
musical directress for the convention was
Miss A. Antrim, of Pemberton.
The convention was very largely at
tended by delegates from all over the
county, who came by train, trolley and
opened by an address of welcome made by
Mrs. Kate Perkins, president of the
Bridgeboro w. G. t. U. The annual
address of County President Mrs. Ella
81. Thacher, was also made at this session.
The few moments left at the close of
this session were occupied by the Rev.
Mr.. Snead, of Beverly, who made short
address; also the Rev. G. W. Powell,
pastor of the church, gave few words of
welcome to the many visitors.
The corresponding secretary reported
paid membership of over 1900 in the
county, an increase of 100 over all losses
with eight new unions formed this year.
The County Treasuser, Miss Kate A.
Peters, showed in her report the amount
of money received during the year to be
1904 70; expenditures, $821.52. making
a balance of $500 The amount collect
ed for local option was $495. 2S; out of this
$3.50 "a was spent, $500 of which was
given to the Burlington County Local
Option League.
The afternoon session opened with a
Bible reading by Mrs. M. e Higgins,
followed by a solo, Lead, Kindly Light,
sung by Miss Antrim, of Pemberton. At
this time memorial services were held for
the seventeen members of the different
unions who had died throughout the
county during the past year.
Resolutions were adopted to indorse
candidates for Assembly who are pledged
/ for local option. 1t was also resolved to
pledge the support of the w. G. T. U. to
| Governor Fort, in his Atlantic City cam
paign; at this time one member arose IN
the congregation and stated that her
father, her husband, three sons, seven
brothers and one brother-in-law had ex-
pressed their decided intention of voting
for local option. A resolution to make
every effort to further the cause Of
woman suffrage was also formally
adopted The delegates for the National
Convention which is to be held in Denver
were elected as follows: Miss Nells
Thacher, Florence; Mrs Lambert. River
side, and Alternate Delegate, Miss Dilks
Delanco.
The evening meeting opened will
congregational singing, followed by
scripture reading and prayer, after which
the choir of the NJ. E. church sang.
An address 1.-THE Four WIS, Winning
Worship, Women and Worship" wa
: delivered by DR.. Francis Green, of thu
West Chester Normal School, and as Il
always the case, his talk was fluent. de
lightful instructive and entertaining DR.
Green needs no recommendation as
speaker as he is well-known Throughout
the county, being strong local optiol
man and an earnest worker.
: After the offering and singing the SEES
sion adjourned, thus bringing to clos
one of the most successful and Target,
attended conventions ever held in tn
county The mid-winter institute will b
held In Florence In January.