The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-05-27
BIG INSTITUTE
FOR W. c. 7. U.

Methodist Church last Wednesday.
After a devotional service, led by
Mrs. McEwan, of Pennington, and
routine business, delegates told of
McEwan thought that printed pro-
gram increased interest. Fleming
ton has successful poster campaign.
Business men gladly donate space in
their windows as they realize. that
prohibition will mean more business.
Mrs. Willever, of Bloomsbury, said
we should cooperate with missionary
societies. 1t does not pay to send
one missionary and shipload of rum
to the heather.
Miss Bessie Titus told of our work
for curfew. Most people consider it
a good thing. A negro voter hopes
that it will never be repealed as it
has done so much good. There is
small danger of legal reconsidera-
ton, as all the books on parliament
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must be acted upon at the same or
two following meetings.
Miss Carpenter advised all Unions
to poster-to hire a bill poster to
paste posters in public places-and
spoke of the kindness of the moving
picture men, BARRIERS, merchants and
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window space.
Miss Gebhardt, of Clinton, was
surprised at the men who petitioned
for national prohibition. Some re-
spectacle men refused because they
thought it might hurt their business.
Many drinking men gladly signed;
they felt it was the only thing to
make them the men they should be
and knew it would hep the young.
Mrs. Bourne, CT Newark, spoke of
our late president, Mrs. Stevens, the
first woman for whom Names flag
floated at half mast.
Miss Evelina Gebhardt sang "The
Home Land" and Mrs. Powell led in
prayer.
The afternoon devotions were led
by Mrs. Bloom, of Frenchtown.
Mrs. Levi Brown read a paper en-
titled Temperance and Missions"
We are sending strong drink, tobac-
co and opium to heather lands and
making drunkards, cigarette fends
and opium eaters faster than we are
making Christians.
Mrs. Bourne wants all to work for
national prohibition. In dry Kansas,
crime, insanity, idiocy and pauperism
are decreasing. In license states
they are increasing. In Gainesville,
Pa, under local option, accidents in
mills diminished AZ per cent. and the
useless patrol wagon was sold. Yet
local option bill was killed in COM
mittee this year in Trenton. Rev.
Mr.. Corson said that the church could
help secure national prohibition by
cooperation and prayer.
The children, under the, leadership
of Mrs. Chas. F. Holcombe, marched
in, singing Onward, Christian Sol
diers," gave the pledge, rally cry,
Crusader Bonnet and prohibition drill.
Mrs. Boddis told how woman suf-
frage would help secure national pro-
hibition. In fifteen months Califor-
MIA women by their votes closed one
thousand saloons. Last April Illinois
voters made eleven counties and sew
eral cities dry. 40 per cent. of the
men and 85 per cent. of the women
voted dry. No wonder saloon and
dive keepers hate woman suffrage.
A medal contest was held in the
evening. Misses Smith, Regain, Tay-
lor, Wall and Williamson recited. All
did so we'll that the judges, Misses
Smith and Gebhardt and Rev. Mr..
Lewis, found the decision difficult.
Miss Williamson received the medal
with Miss Wall close second. All
the young ladies received pretty pins.
The Unions adjourned to meet in
convention the third Wednesday in