Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-05-09
W.C.T.U. SPRING INSTITUTE
Reported for the Democrat by L.
A. Holmes.]

u<iu 5 (uIlS lidu SulpSAdnNS OAiOA
of Gloucester County was held at
Thorofare last Thursday. The presi-
dent, Mrs. Il. P Gilmour, of Venom
ah, conducted the sessions with her
usual graeiousness.
The morning deyotions we're led by
Mrs. May P. Sparks, of Bridgeport.
The pastor, Rev. J. T. Richardson,
and Mrs. Rachel Wilkins president of
the Union, gave cordial greetings in
a few well chosen words.
Mr.. Richardson said: You are
part OF the church; your organization
and the hurch are one in their effort
to annihilate our common enemy, the
legalized liquor traffic. Mrs. p.
Kleinhenn, president of the Williams
town Union, gave an appreciative re-
sponse to the greetings.
Miss Maude Young, of Westville,
recording secretary, read full min
utes of fall convention held at Pauls-
boro Mrs Gertrude Cliff, of Wood
bury, treasurer reported receipts to
be 500 95; expenditures $3.50, bal
ance $50 .3S.
One of the most encouraging fea-
lures of the day was the Introduction
of six members of the new Union at
Gibbstown, and the pastor, Rev. w.
H. Libe, who helped make possible
the Union. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
son sang most beautifully Gods
Way" Mrs. May P. Sparks spoke on
the Possibilities of the Local Union
which is here to make more safe the
homes of this county. The liquor
traffic stands for the destruction of
the homes. The liquor traffic is not
business because it does not give an
equivalent for value received. 1t
there is lack of sympathy and coop
Grafton it is due to lack of knowledge
of our work Let the pastors and
others learn that you are here to help
the community. The National Sup
erintendent of Legislation at Wash
ington is repeatedly asked, How
many unions do you representa- She
can reply nearly 100000. Each local
Union helps to make this reply pos
sible. As an indication of the ad-
vance in temperance sentiment Mrs.
Sparks stated that sixty members OF
Congress participated in the last BAN
uuet of the Anti-Saloon League. Lo-
cal Unions are helping to make pos
sible a dry nation Some Glad Day
was sung.
Hon. Richmond Pearson Hobson IS
resolution covering prohibition
amendment to the Constitution was
read The liquor forces concentrated
to defeat Hobson as representative
from Alabama, but the fearless tenn
peFance advocate came off victorious
A bounteous lunch was served by
the ladies Of Thorofare and enjoyed
by all.
The executive committee made pro-
vision for a rally of young people at
Pitman, and an enlargement OF edu-
cational temperance work at Alcyon
Park, under the management of Mrs.
Albert Repp, of Glassboro.
Mrs. Lidie Hoffmap, of Clarksboro,
conducted the afternoon deyotions.
Mrs Grace lSwartz of Wenonah, read
a comprehensive paper on The
Awakening" from which We quote:
For years Utophians have been theor
izing as to requisites for satlsfac-
tory society and government, but ul-
til lately they have been usually rldi-
culed or ignored. The world wanted
to sleep on Not so now. The great
" improved means of communication,
the news of the world served fresh
each morning to our breakfast tables;
great students of social, civic and
economic questions speaking to US
through innumerable magazines, per-
eonal addresses of statesmen and
scholars before Chautauqua, Institutes
and Fairs,-all have caused the body
polite to yaWn and rub drowsy eyes
into a great awakening. We ind that
the topics of conversation have turn
ed from the conventional weather, or
tariffs or imports or bank statements
or even inventions and science to the
rights of men, equal liberties and
equal opportunities!
For about 80 years the women of
the world have been asking for an
explanation of why, for unknown time
man alone has made the laws which
she must obey. OF late years she
has commenced to inquire, when CALI
ed upon to pay taxes, whether the
once popular slogan, taxation with
out representation is tyranny is ap-
plicaIble to but one sex. And man
unable any longer to reply TO the In
uuiry why he alone should have as
sumed the prerogative of command,
mas already begun to give to woman
her rightful place by his side as his
equal That the women of this
country and many other countries are
face to face with great and new
responsibility is becoming more and
more evident every day. China's
national assembly, as crownirg
touch to her recent victory, has hon
ored her women by passing a resolu-
ton favoring the principle of votes
for Women. A fitting tribute for any
nation TO pay to the mothers and
daughters, sisters and sweethearts
who sacrificed their loved ones in the
cause of freedom.
Full suffrage to women now OBJ
tains in Finland, Federated Australia,
New South Wales, Isle of Man, Tas-
mania, Queensland, Wyoming, Color
ado. Washington, Utah, Idaho and
California The women of England,
Scotland, ireland, Wales, Sweden,
Denmark and Iceland vote upon the
same terms as men in all elections
ovear,f for members of Parliament