Evening journal., 1913-09-25
TEMPERANCE


nell Of Newark gave a comprehensive
resume Of the years work. touching
briefly upon the salient points of the
Fall Institute IN New Castle last Oc-
toher. featured by protest sent to
the Washington, d. C., Post condemn
ing the utterances Of Bieeker Won
Waeeman. of New York city. who.
during the sessions OF the Hygienic
Congress held in Washington, adyo-
Gated polygamy as a means OF health
TO the nation; a stirring address by
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor. Who ap-
pealed to the mothers 10 give their
children all knowledge possible 10 ft
them for the duties Of life. and the
report of the superintendent Of the
Ant-Saloon League. which gave 400
prisoners in Grcenbank in 1907 as
against goo at the time the report was
giyen-the decrease being due 10 local
option in Kent and Sussex counties:
the all-day executive committee meet
ing in Wesley NJ. F.. Church on Janu-
sry rs. with Mrs. Ella Hoover Thacher
as the special speaker. the all-day
meeting in North End Union on
February To- the County Convention
in Red Lion on May %.
Mrs. Donnell also paid a touching
tribute to the late president. Mrs
Jessie Mearns.
The increase in Union membership
as given by her. showed a gain of 10
paid members in Blackbird; New Cas-
tile. 10; Victory, 10: Wilmington. 10 (;
lMiddletowu. 10. This entities each
union to free transportation paid for
by county to the Worlds or National
Convention.
The Fall Institute was held in Del
aware City on September 16. Three
addresses were made on MormOnism.
Suffrage and Temperance by Miss
Lulu Loveland Shepard, Of Utah. The
report concluded with the following
summary:
Summary.
New Castle county gave SIS toward
State prize contest for temperance ora
/ tions in Delaware College. Eight COM
fort bags TO the battleship Delaware
three dozen teaspoons to the soldiers
reading room. $40. Had rooms cleaned
new paper. new mating. new sink and
new rocking chair. at cost ot $3.50;
had placed scientific journals in all white
schools, and crusade monthly in colored
schoois. az cost of S}i. Twenty-Five dol
lars have been paid toward expenses OF
State delegate To national convention NJ
Portland, Oregon. Personally, Mrs. Don.
nell has sent $40 pledge eards "a
unions: distributed 23l0 pages Of litera.
tiIre: written 1880 letters aud postcards
and sent many letters to legislators
county executive committee meetings
held numbered ;; county conventions, :
institutes. 3; members paid for year
1850: addresses bv national workers
Madame Layyah Barakat, Pennsyl
vania. 1: II. p. Freeze, New York, the
Hon !. G.. McWhorter. West Virginia
n; Mrs. Ella Hoover Thatcher. New Jer
sew. 3; Mrs. sara ObehOltzer Pennsyl
vania. 4; Mrs. Mary p. sparks, New Jer
sew. II: Mrs. Lulu Ioveland Shepard
Utah. lG: Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, Geor
laia. is: Mrs. Edith Smith Davis, Wis
eonsin, p.
Sussex County Progress.
Miss Lillian Csde, Of Milton. vic
president Of Sussex county, reporte'
for her county.
She said that public agitation va
not vet strong enough TO prevent
people from evading the anti-liquo
law. and referred to the agitation
which was being caused in the coun
lty. in regard to the anti-shippni
law. She believed the time woulI
come when the men of the towI
would live above the spirit Of Office
seeking, and stand for morality, pur
ity and sobriety.
Miss Cade spoke OF the noticeable
difference in evils existing in commu
mites where there we're and we're no
the w. c. T. L. women at work. Sh
briefly referred to the executive com
mittee meeting at Lincoln NJ. +
lChurch, January 16 and paid trib
ute to Mrs. Sarah Ellis, first presi
dent OF the Lincoln Union, who's
, death occurred some time after tina
meeting. County convention wa
held May s, with Mrs. Martha Gran
, ston, state president OF the Del.
S. A., and Mrs. Emma =. Caulk pres
ident Of the Delaware w. C. T. L.
we're guests Of honor. The next coun
lty convention will be held in Green
, wood next spring. An open air meet
! ing was held August 80 under tn
; auspices Of Lillian Cade Union. pre-
, sided over by the president, Mrs. Fl
! len Bryan.
Z More than 200 business meeting
, have been held by the local union
b in the county.
, In the summary. Miss Cade report
= ed: County executive meetings
State executive meetings attended b.
county president 4. county conven
tion 1, addresses.
a Zee u IL
p Aron, 4; state President Mrs. Caull
, 4; county president / unions r.
I ported. 16; Young Peoples Jranche
y reported. 4; paid members, 55s.
Young Peoples Work and Loys
! Temperance Legion Work Is not %
organized but much attention is be
!. ing paid 20 H.
= Kent County Activities
I Presenting her report, as vice pres
4 dent of Kent county, Mrs. Annie
. Faulkner of Magnolia stated that n
i year had been one Of petitions, when
a as she expressed il. "many Of Us ha,
: written ourselves limp" Replying
her own question as 10 whether il hs
Q paid. she stated that one had but I
:. recall the great movement for NOR
v reforms that have been brought to Il
y attention Of the citizens OF the gres
L commonwealth for consideration to al
r. swer a tribute was paid by her to Il
= dinate to those Of the association, til
n issue seems clears. and there is n
Il reason for delaying action
p Miss Bissell, as manager OF Il