Dodge City times., 1888-12-13

Do not forget the box for the poor,
advertised by our union last week.
Denver, Colo. has a W. c. T. U. nur-
sery.
At its last convention the Mississippi
". c. I. L. adopted wOman's suffrage
plank.
Mrs. Zerelda Wallace has been at work
in Arkansas since the national conven
ton. She has returned to Indiana, and
reports rising tide in the south for pro-
hibition and woman 5 suffrage.
The ladies of the w. II. c. and the
W. {. I. L. who visited Lewis Post No.
a9i on Tuesday evening of last week.
wishes to extend thanks for the very
kind and courteous reception given them.
Those that mourn that the days of chiv
airy are past, should see the gallant gen
tlemanly manner in which these grand
heroes of the late war of Lewis Post
No. 204 ever received and entertain their
lady friends. We observed with pleasure
the large attendance: the cosy home-like
appearance of the hall, and the pleasant
harmonious feeling that prevailed. We
listened with pleasure TO those who so
ably discussed the subject of The West
ern Kansas Soldiers Home We were
made happy by the heartfelt manner in
which ali, or nearly all present respond
ed with their signatures to the petition
asking congress to pass law prohibiting
the sale of intoxicating liquors in the
soldiers homes of the United States We
wish to say tor the information of those
interested in this subject-and many
should be. now that we will doubtless
soon have a home of this kind near us
that this is not new branch of work.
For years such earnest christian women
as Mrs Sarah A. McClees of No. 3, East
14th St, New York City, our national
superintendent, Mrs. EudOcia S. Moffat,
1903 Woodward Ave, Mich, and Mrs.
Julia \. Chase, of Hiawatha in your own
fair sunny state of Kansas, national and
state associations have been engaged in
trying to bring about this much desired
reform. So far as heard from, every
home now has its .'beer hail. so fast
has this evil spread. Mrs. Chase in her
annual report TO the last national cOnven-
ton in October. said: The beer saloon
at the soldiers home at LeavenwOrth
early claimed my attention. l addressed
the president of the national board of
managers of military homes with refer
ence to it. My letter received no reply
and the saloon is still an adjunct of the
home at LeayenwOrth. | then solicited
and received very cordial invitation
from the governor of the home, Colonel
Smith, to hold temperance service
there In company with the ladies of
the Leavenworth union; chapel service
was held at which the pledge was pre-
,al - IL,
signatures. We also visited the hospital
wards and spoke personally TO, and gave
to each of the two hundred or more poor
sufferers there word of cheer and bo-
quet of flowers. A cOmrade told me that
he passed through the wards after we
were gone and found at least a hundred
men weeping like children and saying:
God bless the women who have not for
gotten us Mrs Chase adds
I'VE were most cordially received by
Major Shockley; made welcome by all
and invited to come again"
The session of Dec. 6 was full of bust
ness.
Reports from the different committees
show that the union is in earnest Faith
full earnest work will accomplish much.
Some of the unions are calling for a
convention. Where are the county Of
fcers?
The following petition was presented
to our union (for signature) for indus
trial school for girls ITO the Honorable
Senate and House of Representative of
State of Kansas:-We, the undersigned
citizens of the state of Kansas, respect
fully represent that,
! WHEREAS. There is in the state of
Kansas no state institution for the shell
er. protection or reformation of girls;
a ID
WHEREAS. The need for such an in
stitution has been apparent for years,
and petitions from citizens of Kansas
have not met favorable response from
previous legislations; and
WHEREAS. The growing demand has
been partially met in this direction by
the establishment of a state industrial
school for girls at Beloit, Mitchell coun
ty, Kansas; and
WHEREAS. This experiment has only
shown how many girls need the restrain
Ing. educational and reformatory infiu-
ence of such an institution. and has DEM
onstrated the fact that private enter
prises are entirely inadequate; therefore
we earnestly petition your honorable
body to frame and enact such laws as
may be necessary to make said state in
dustrial school one of the charitable in
stitutions of the state, and provide for its
maintenance; SO that the girls, as well as
the boys. may be cared for Voters and
women are called upOn for signatures