The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-10-03
Temperance Workers Meet.

Temperance Workers Meet.
u The thirty-first annual conventio
: of the Woman's Christian Temperate
Union of Burlington county was bel
! in the First Methodist Episcopa
e church. Mount Holly, on Thursday
The three sessions held were largely al
: tended. Encouraging reports on tn
e work of the past year were made
Every department showed gains an'
: most of the results gave the Temperance
workers a refreshing start TOWARD
greater efforts for the coming year.
Devotions were conducted by Mrs
F. H. Jacket, of Mount Holly; aftel
1 which the convention was called tc
order by the president, Mrs. Emily V.
Street, of Beverly.
Words of greeting were extended to
the visitors by Mrs. Henry l. Budd,
president of the Mount Holly w. c. I.
o., and Mrs. Leon Buzby, president OF
the Armor Union. The response was
made by Mrs. Marie Moon Albertson,
of Burlington. A solo was rendered
by Miss Annie Antrim, of Pemberton.
1t was decided that all temperance
members who attend the Mount Holly
Fair should wear their white ribbons
and let the people know that the tenn
! perance movement is more alive that
ever.
The reports of the corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Catharine b. Lippin-
colt, of Moorestown; and treasurer,
Mrs. Ella Ireton, of Florence, were
read. During the past year S1,0S9.31
was collected throughout the county
for the work. The present member
ship of the county union is 1431, gain
over last year. The greatest percen-
tage in gain was made by the Moores-
town Union and it was awarded a
prize of IS offered by Mrs. Ella Hoover
Thacher. honorary president of the
county union.
The annual address of the president |
was so fine that it was ordered printed |
and distributed.
A piano duet was rendered by the |
Misses Edith r. Reynolds and Grace |
M. Stillwell, of Mount Holly. The
credential committee reported that |
there were 136 present entitled to vote
during the convention.
The following officers were elected:
Honorary president, Mrs. ella Hoover
Thacher, Washington, d. c.; president,
Mrs. Emily V. Street, Beverly; cores
ponding secretary, Mrs. Catharine b.
Moorestown; recording
Mrs. Alfred X. Boyer, Mount
Holly; treasurer, Mrs. Ella Ireton,
Florence; delegates to national conyen-
ton, Miss Sarah Haines, Moorestown,
and Mrs. Annie Haines, Vincentown.
Before adiourning for lunch the fol-
lowing vice presidents reported on their
branches OF work: Young peoples
branch, Miss Blanche l.. Dilks, De-
anco; Loyal-Temperance Legion, Mrs.
Martha A. Lippincott. Moorestown;
Work among colored people, Miss r.
D. Douglass, Burlington; Work among
Ioreign-speaking people, Mrs. Mary
Beverly.
Prof. Barbour and Rev. w. E. Zim-
norman were introduced and made
brief addresses.
Luncheon was served in the Friends
meeting house by the Mount Holly
Unions.
At the afternoon session the reports h
If the various departments continued
rs follows: Scientific Temperance in
Mrs. Ada M. Lippincott,
kHnrracfArx-,1. ~ 1
Mary L. Coachley, Medford; Literature,
Miss Caroline B. Zelley, Moorestown;
Press, Mrs. Georgianna Hazard,
Beverly; Medal contests, Mrs. Eliza ,
Mason, Palmyra; County fair work,
Mrs. Ii. l. Budd, Mount Holly; Proper
tomato and systematic giving, Mrs.
Kate Perkins, Beverly; Evangelistic
md almshouse, Mrs. Laura Bishop,
Burlington; Penal and reform, Mrs.
Edgar Armstrong, Mount Holly; Sol
Tiers and sailors, Mrs. Frank p. Jones,
Beverly; Observance of the Sabbath,
Mrs. Eva Wiley, Burlington; Railroad
men, motprmen and firemen, Miss
Margaret M Keller, Columbus; Social
meetings andre letter days, Mrs.
lula A. Biship, Beverly; Flower mis-
ZION, Mrs. H. B. Dunphey, Marlton;
legislation and petition, Mrs. Emily
Y. Street, Beverly; Franchise and ,,
Christian citizenship, Miss Sarah
Moorestown; Peace and
Mrs. Katharine D. Max
ield, Florence; Juvenile court, Mrs.
Deborah w. Coles, Moorestown.
Royle Eddy, of Mount Holly, gave
eading entitled "Who Killed the :
Jnion?" Miss Antrim rendered pleas
ng solo.
There was another large attendance .
1t the evening service. Prayer was
made by Rev. Luther M. Bicknell, of ,
he Presbyterian church; and the !
Scripture was read by Rev. James III,
Terry, of the Baptist church. The ad-
iress was delivered by Prof. Livingston
Barbour, of Rutgers college, who is the
Prohibition candidate for United States
senator. His address was very inter-
sting.