Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-15
AT W. c.. T. u.
CONVENTION
Diamond Prizs for 0raiory
Awarded to 0akhurst
Young Man.
NEW PRESIDENT ELECTED

Newark, Oct. 15:-Harry A.
Relyea, of Oakhurst, carried off the
honors last night in the diamond
medal oratorical contest given by
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union at it's thirty-seventh annual
convention, which is being held in
the First Presbyterian church, this
city. The title of Mr.. Relyea's ad-
dress was "The Wages of Sin is
DEATH" a chapter taken from Ralph
Connor's BLACK Rock"
Professor Martin F. Cox, Of this
city, made the presentation address.
1.-THE excellent preparation shown in
the rendering of these selections by
the young people who spoke in this
contest" be said, made the decision
of the judges extremely difficult"
The w. c. T. U. in planning these
contests shows the public spirit upon
which the union is run and the mem
bers should be congratulated.
The other speakers of the evening
were Miss Rebecca G. Barrett, of AL
monesson Miss Ada Frances Harris,
of Newfeld; J. Irving Leonard, of
of Sweedesboro.
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DR.. Robert Scott Inglis and Miss
Esther Elfreth, of ~Haddonfeld, were
the judges. Miss E. H. Goodwin
presided W. the contest.
Mrs. e. H. Elfreth, of Haddonfield,
| Camden county, was elected presi-
dent of the New Jersey Woman's
Christian Temperance Union yester-
day at the meeting held in the First
Presbyterian church. Mrs. Elfreth
succeeds Mrs. Emma Bourne, of this
city, who had been the presiding
officer for nearly a score of years,
but declined a denomination.
AS a mark of esteem and respect
the delegates presented to Mrs.
Bourne a diamond ring. She also re-
ceived a seal leather recticule and a
purse of money. The other officers
chosen were: Mrs. E. H. Goodwin,
of Greenwich, secretary of the young
woman's branch; Mrs. Mary P.
Sparks, of Bridgeport, secretary 10y
al Temperance Legion branch; Miss
Mary Reeves, Of Bridgeton, work
among foreigners" and Miss H. l..
Floto, of Jersey City, work among
colored people" superintendent,
Mrs. M. s.. Holmes, Newark, anti
narcotics; Mrs. c. Rowland, Clifton,
Christian citizenship; Mrs. A. G. Sen
ser, Wenonah, evangelistic and aims
house; Mrs. H. 1. Budd, Mt. Holly,
flower mission; DR.. Mary Hassy, East
Orange, franchise; the general Off
GERS, legislation and petition; Mrs. G.
Lippincott, Morristown, literature;
Miss l.. e. Holmes, Clarkesboro,
medal contests; Mrs. G. w. Fitch,
Daretown, medical temperance; Mrs.
j. l.. knight, Eatontown, mothers
meetings; Mrs. v. F. Cox, Vienna,
observance Of the Sabbath; Miss
Emily B. Stokes, Woodbury., peace
and arbitration; Mrs. M. s. Stout,
Bayonne, purity In literature and art;
| Mrs. M. L. Wright, Camden. penal
and reform; Mrs. w. w. Casselberry,
Dunellen, proportionate and syste-
matte giving; Mrs. T. G. Bodine,
Plain1eld, railroad men, motormen,
fremen; Mrs. A. Swan Brown, Pas
sale, scientific temperance instruc-
ton; Mrs. M. B. Matthews, Passaic,
social meetings and red-letter days;
Mrs. Franklin Patterson, Atlantic
Highlands, soldiers and sailors, the
| general officers, state and interstate
fairs; Mrs. e. V. Street, Beverly,
Sunday schools; Mrs. M. e. B. Noe,
Elizabeth, the press; Mrs. Nettie
Adams. Pleasantville, u~nfermented
wine.
Just before the close of the after
noon session Mrs. Elfreth reviewed
the work of the retiring president,
which she said had been done at
times under the most trying circum-
stances.