Cumberland County NJ Archives News..... Women Temperance Workers, February 7, 1903
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Dollar Weekly News February 7, 1903
Women Temperance Workers

Their Activities During the Last Month - Souvenir Card from Japan - Three New 
Members Received

The young women of the Y. W. C. T. U. met in monthly business meeting last 
evening, in their rooms on South Laurel street, and considerable business was 
transacted. The reports of officers and superintendents showed a healthy 
activity during the last month, as well as some of the special work reported. 
Among other things the following superintendents reported these items of 
interest: -

Flower mission, Mrs. Julia Wilson - visits and delicacies to the sick and a 
garment given to a poor child. Literature, Miss Jennie Nickelson - Distributed 
22 'Union Signals,' 31 magazines, 93 “State Gazettes,' and 6044 pages of Anti-
Canteen literature. Legislation and Petition, Miss Nickelson - had in the name 
of the Union petitioned Congressmen Gardner and Loudenslager and Senators Keen 
and Dryden to use their influence for the maintenance of the anti-canteen law. 
Had received reply from Mr. Keen and Mr. Loudenslager. Also secured the 
promise of 17 voters to write to the same effect. Social Mettings, Miss Myrtle 
Headly ' One social meeting had gained two new members.

The Press Department reported five columns of notices, reports and items 
published. Loyal Temperance Legion, Miss Jessie Rice – 9 members who had taken 
the 'triple pledge,' after a month's instructions, and others now taking 
preparatory instructions. The committee on extending thanks to City Council in 
their report made special mention of the kindness of Mayor Hampton and other 
city officials and the help they kindly gave when the committee visited City 
Hall.

The time given the members in which to earn a dollar was extended to February 
23, and at this time a 'dollar social' will be held. A letter of 
congratulation was received from the State president Mrs. Emma Bourne, and 
also a pretty souvenir postal card from Miss Kara G. Smart, and Y. missionary 
in Japan. This was in reply to a greeting sent by four of the members while at 
National Convention in Portland. The picture is pretty showing four Japanese 
ladies at afternoon tea. 

Miss Lucretia Sheppard sang two very pretty solos after the business meeting.


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