Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-30
DAUGHTERS OF
LIBERTY HAD A
BANNER YEAR
Essex County Leads with Enroll
ment of 3,445 and $500 in
Benefits During Year.

The semi-annual reports that will be
issued by the many councils of the
Daughters of Liberty in this city, Essex
county and throughout the State during
the first part of the year will show
that the fraternity has had one of the
banner years in its history. While a
liberal share of credit is due State
Councillor Mrs. Jennie b. Hayward, Of
this city, and the associate State off,
GERS for this most encouraging result
it must also be conceded that the most
promising increase In membership and
inances was largely secured through
the individual efforts OF the subordinate
county officials and members, who took
an active interest in swelling the roster
rolls.
In this city and Vicinity the gains
will be shown to have been exception
ally gratifying.
The local councils that have closed
an suspicious zee include the Pride
Of General Putnam, Pride of the
Juniors, Pride of General Custer, Pride
of Newark, Evening Star, 200 Intent,
Vigilant, Welcome, Pride of Prospect,
%Ivanhoe, Pride of Peter Cooper. Pride
of Marcus L. Ward, Roseville. lingo
mar, Good VIII, Pride of East End,
Pride of General Lawton, Pride Of Dam
lei Webster, Pride of William w.
Phelps, Pride of Anthony Wayne, Pride
of General Sedgwick and Pride of Irv-
ington Council, of Irvington. The
cilors for the year-end term, who have
aided the commendable growth of the
order through their official activity,
comprise Mrs. Emma Schue. Sallie Ar
mond. L. C. Wilson, Mrs. Belle Doctor.
Minnie L. DeCamp, Mrs. Kissewetter,
Mrs. Patterson, Louisa Bartrup, Mrs.
J. H. Parker, A. Sink, Hattie Gray,
Loretta Raynor. DR.. Elizabeth Madi-
son, Mrs. Boiler and Councillor Bas-
sett.
The last report rendered in July for
the first six months term showed that
Essex county was leading the State
with an enrolment of 3,445 members,
while Hudson county stood second with.
a membership of 2,839. The Increase of
members for the term in this county
was 1872, while Hudson county gained
"a. Monmouth county reported 2,133
members, a net increase of 120, while
Middlesex county showed an enrolment
of Lotto, and a gain of only three mem
bers. Passaic county a a total of e36,
with q gain of Is, and Ocean county
has sos members and made an increase
of Ia. Bergen county reported 416 for
the term and Atlantic county 204 mem
bers. Mercer county, with a total en-
roilment of 1,702 members, made a gain
of one. Essex county also led in
amount of benefits paid, $3.50; Mon
mouth, $4,62S. and Mercer, s4,091.
The first council to be instituted in
this city and the county was the Pride
of the Juniors. It has over ESQ members
and has paid out in the last ten years
sS,173 in benefits and has received from
dues and other sources a total of ST.
TAD. The second council to be insti-
tuted in Newark and Essex was Rose
Vile. The council mas over 245 mem
bers and has paid out in stock and
funeral benefits since 1900 a total of
S9,041.5 so, while the receipts from all
sources amounted to SIG, 1884, SO. Since
January 1, 1896, a period of fifteen years,
the councils of New Jersey have ex-
pended a grand total of $461, 1884, SO in
benefits.
The prominent local officials of the
State body are: State councillor, Mrs.
Jennie B. Hayward; national represen-
~tatives, Mrs. Jessie A. Parker. Mrs.
Laura B.. Taylor and Samuel Day; dep
uty State councillors, Miss Nellie A.
Bates, Mrs. Annie 3. Rayner, Miss Har-
riet Hallett, Mrs. Lizzie Hedden, Mrs.
Roselle Bowdish and J.. A. Meyers, and
on the finance committee, Mrs. Amy D.
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