Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-13
KANSANS LIKE
PROHIBITION, SAYS
" C.. !. j. LEADER
Mrs. Emma Bourne, State Pres.
ident, Tells Convention Here
of Unions Great Work.

The second day of the t~hirty-sev-
enth annual convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
which is being held in the First Pres
byterian Church., Was called to order
shortly after . o'clock this morning
with Mrs. Emma Bourne, the State
president, in the chair. Delegates from
every county in the state were pres
ent. The meeting opened with prayer
and sons, and the minutes of pre-
yious executive meetings were read.
Credentials were received and other
routine business was attended TO. A
few minutes after 10 Mrs. Bourne
made her address, which was enthu-
siasticalls received. In part Mrs.
Bourne's address was as follows:
our membership now is 1874. Last
year we gained S36 members. This is
a larger increase than we have ever
had. 8
THE real corruptors of society are
not always the corrupt, but some
times those who have held back the
righteous leaven; those who are too
timid to warn against temptation and
danger.
Unions work Ix Worldwide.
THE patient, toiling members of the
". G. T. L. are sending their mes
sages to people in al walks of life, in
all states, in all lands. winged by
love and prayer, The etwork of ca
BILE and telephone wires are the nerves
of the worlds brain. which is throb-
hing increasingly with the messages.
lit was remarked at the worlds
convention of w. G. II. T., held in
Glasgow last June. that women are
doing more TO bring nations together
than the speeches of Theodore Roose-
Welt or than did King Edward the
Peace-maker.
THE w. {. 4. L. is "A child of the
church; it is a great searchlight. dis
closing danger to it in Dissertation Of
the Sabbath, i'm the circulation of i'm
pure. literature. on the use of alcoholic
drinks. ard in the use of fermented
wines. al the Lords table.
While one person is being converted
to Christianity in foreign fields 1000
are male %drunkards by our license sys-
tenn.
Some women believe they can do
nothing without the ballot. but the
temperance sentiment of today is due
10 the influence of woman in the home.
schools. clubs and churches.
The characteristics Of the W. {. Il.
L, o;ne are pietV, unseliishness, in
dlstry and loving. sacrificing loyalty
to ti1sir cause.
Prohibition Popular In Kansas.
prohibition was never so popular in
Kansas as now, after - thirty-year
trial
She further stated that many of the
jails. and .pe%nitentiaries are without
pis soners and that there are few in
isals persons there. ATLANTA. Ga, be-
gan its frs prohibition year owing
s1S6.0pa and closed with S253, 900 in The
sinking fund, Men are Of more value
thar money. but the saloon rob- us of
both
Speeding on Personal Liberty" Mrs.
Bourne said: "Brewerics are not de-
sifous oil having respect for law,
which constitutes the safety of the re-
public, but liberty for the s~aloonkeeper
To fool the wage-earner into parting
with his money for a poison that ruins
his body and blights his home
1t was decided to have 10000 copies
of the speech printed and distributed
among the members. Mrs. Delano, or
Montclair, sent Mrs. Bourne nineteen
roses in commemoration of their nine-
teen years of work in the organization,
and the Emma Bourne Young Peoples
Branch of the W. c. y. IT,, of Union
Hill, also sent flowers to the president.
In reading her report, Mrs. |. III.
Denlarest, the corresponding secretary,
commented on the healthy growth OF
the movement in this state during the
past year, and said that besides the
regular department work the women
OF the union We're interested in many
civic reforms. The report was accept
ed and the treasurer, Ida Lillian Page,
then read her report. Miss Page was
warmly praised for the splendid, bust
vote of thanks.
Ocean County Wins Banner.
Tie banner for the largest percent
age gain in membership was won by
Ocean county. which had u gain of 81
per cent. 1t was presented by Bergen
county, which Won it last year.
The flag for the actual gain was pre-
sented to Gloucester county for having
q gain OF 1879 members during the year
Camden county held it last year.
The Rev. Florence Randolph, of Jer-