The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
This Column is Edited by the W. c. T. u.
Dakota ". @. y. D.

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cheer to bring. The outlook was more
encouraging and though we were soon to
separate and work us two organizations
u power for good would thereby be
doubled.
All sessions were crowded with bust
ness. The first morning was occupied
with reports OF corresponding secretary,
treasurer and county presidents. The
secretarie'srepor showed the total num-
Der OF local unions to be 300, with a
membership OF 1904. In the afternoon
reports OF superintendent were taken
up and the president read her annual ad-
dress. The report OF the work done in
the Black Hills was also given, many
| delegates expressed their surprise and
pleasure that such good work was being
done by the "White Ribbons OF the Hills.
The presidents address was very fine;
she pictured the two great armies array
ed against each other in our warefare, on
one side are the drunkards, brewers.
gamblers, saloon men, a few degraded
women from the brothels and alas! a
few ministers and church members, all
crying for the saloon and "high SIM
their banners bearing the mottos: Cheer
and Doodle for ballots" "Hurrauh for
hell" The latter a banner actually car
ried by saloon men. In opposition to
this army is that made up OF the best
manhood and womanhood OF the coun-
try, their motto: "For God and home
and native land.' These two great ar
mics are SO closely drawn together that
there is not a foot of Dom for any man
or woman to stand on"
Miss Barker's address with suggestions
OF work for the coming year will appear
in the territorial minutes.
Among those introduced to the con-
vention. on the first day, were Rev. M.
Cotton Prof, Bartlett, and Judge Barns.
Prof. Bartlett said: "If it had not been
for you (the W, c. 7. W we shouldhave
no prospect Of carrying prohibition in
Dakota this FALL" Judge Barns said:
politicians as the best organized in the
< country"
Il The first evening after the address O.
G welcome, by Mrs. S. NJ. Swift, and res
1 ponses by Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Monsoon
q was occupied by the Us, with addresses
G essays and readings. Among Other
. things said were the following:
"Wcarcnothere to get votes forthe cap
itol but to see what we car ofor the pro-
lection OF our homes" The question a.
the polls should be: What can you do fol
T. your homes and yonng men,? "a million
boys for whisky, was q motto which actu
ally appeared on the walls at a brewer!
convention Women cannot cast thu
ballot, but God holds every woman account
e able for the way she casts her influence
/ Reports of superintendent were contin
e ued on the second morning; among the
: most interesting were those on Legislation
e and petition, work among mines, heredity
: and hygiene. Under legislation Mrs. John
son spoke of the necessity of having string
e ent avs we'll enforced after prohibition i:
carried. She recommended passing a lay
e enforcing scientific temperance instruct
i ton in the public schools.
. Mrs. Ghraham reported $548 raised il
Dakota for the temperance temple. Mis-:
S Clara Stevens reported 1900 Union Sig
5 nails taken in the two Dakotas.
l Reports we're made by state organizers
that of DR.. Nettie G. Hall being especial
| :4,,o,A,, Cbu L,J ,.ot r,;+I, , ,l
j ventures having several times had saloo1
,, men on the platform to oppose her, AM
had many times come out victorious wher
a less courageous person would have fail
ed. The other organizers we're Mrs. Barker
Mrs. Cranmer, Mr.. Haming and Miss Esty
all reported good work.
' Among others introduced to the CONVEX
e ton on the second day was Rev. w. ]
johnson, of Sioux City, successor to tn
murdered Haddock. He said: ''There
n not now one open saloon in Sioux Git,
, Before the enforcement of prohibition
n woman dared not walk alone on Eourt
H. street, she can do it now ct midnigh
Some say Sioux City has been killed b
prohibition, it is tho ~liveliest corpse I eve
1T saw. Prohibition has lessened the take
if Haddock were back he would say 'let n
ID die twenty times to bring this about.
believe prohibition is the best thing tn
" ever struck Iowa"
ID The third and last day was a very bus
one. The organization was divided AT
is an organization completed for each sta
IL Lack of space forbids our givir
all the details, but q few extracts fro
lg Miss Wizards closing address we ~feelcor
IS PEELED to give, she said: This is a hon
ne question, the great question is home {
he one side and the saloon on the othe
ne The cause has need of clear brains. Civ
as SO much clear thought we have so mu'
ne clear action, given SO much crazed thong
I'll we have so much crazed action. Tea
DC the youth to solve the question of how
y make a clean and pure life. What is t
~ strong power of the liquor traffic? 7
ny money in it. 1t is its weak point too.
ms
Statistics show that fourteen gallo
OF liquor imbibed in this country /
~ every man, woman and child. Accol
'se ing to this the men who drink the me
must get away with about fifty gallo
"e each year,
BILE General News ofthe Week.
ed, OCTOBER 25th.
wn Senator Pettigrew and TreasuI
ent Jewett were in Chicago to-day prote
the ing against Determinations in freil
'er- rates that are being made against Sou
lat Dakota Not meetina with anv s,,cc,