Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-05-18

RAPS LADIES
OF ". c. 7. U.
Referred Last Night to That
Bunch of Women Who
Went on Picnic.
LADIES AT A METUCHEN
W. C. 7. U. MEETING

Members of the Women s Christian
Temperance Union, Of this city, are
somewhat incensed today over some Of
the remarks made by DR.. Biederwolf,
the evangelist, during his talk in the
Auditorium last night. DR.. Biederwolf
took occasion to upbraid some women
Tor going off on picnic" when
he said they should be actively engaged
IN the revival work. He referred to
that bunch of women who boarded
trolley car about 2 o. clock yesterday
afternoon and dwelt at some length on
The matter, not mincing words in ex-
pressing his contempt for their action.
DE said he would wager that not one
qf those women attended any of the
prayer meetings in the morning.
The ladies said this morning that
they thought the remarks of the evan
gelist were entirely uncalled for Those
in the party who were referred to as
that bunch of women, were Mrs.
Jane Overington, Mrs. E. v. R. So
field, Mrs. j. Lanning, Mrs. John Hal
pin, Mrs. i. s. Blackwell, Mrs. M. La
ing, Mrs. Blow, Mrs. Sylvester, Mrs.
Wolters, Mrs. K Woglom, Mrs. J. G..
Garretson, Mrs. Throndsen, Mrs. Chris
Jefferson, Mrs. Healy and Mrs. G. D..
Rnnyon. They explain that long before
any date was fixed for DIR. Biederwolf
coming here they accepted an invita-
tion of the Metuchen w. c. T. U. to
visit them in Metuchen on May II,
and as the date was one that could not
well be changed the ladies saw no harm
in attending the Metuchen meeting,
especially as their meetings are of a
religious, nature.
Moreover, the ladies point out that
the doctor would lose his wager as to
the prayer meetings for every one of
the ladies had attended one or the other
of the prayer meetings yesterday morn
ing and all but one of the ladies were
in the audience at the auditorium last
night. In fact, these ladies are among
the most faithful workers in the
churches which are holding the evange.
listic meetings and have taken lead
ing part in all connected Herewith.
The incident is all the more forcibly
brought out because DR.. Biederwolf,
after upbraiding the women proceeded
to give temperance talk, calling upon
the Christians to take the heer ont
of their cellars etc This is along
the very line that the ladies' had been
considering while on that "picnic' at
Metuchen in the afternoon Instead of
being a "picnic, " as the evangelist
called it, however, the meeting was
held at the home of Mrs. Hunt, in Me-
tuchen,. and the following program was
carried out:
Devotional exercises, Mrs Overing-
ton; hymn, "Some Glad Day." scrip
ture reading; prayer, Mrs. Overington; /;
hymn, ooh, for Thousand Tongues; !"
piano solo, Mrs. Clark; reading, "The
Evil of the Licensed Saloon" Mrs.
Healy; vocal solo, Mrs Clark; reading,
a poem, "The Storm, Mrs. Garretson;
vocal duet, Mrs. Johnson; Mrs Kelly;
reading, "Jeremiah Arranges a Polit-
ical Parade Mrs. Wolters; reading
Mrs Overington.
A short address was given by the
county president, Mrs. A. r. Fisher, of
South River, who urged curfew law
for which the unions in both Metuchen
and Perth Amboy have been working
for some time.
A social hour followed the program.