River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-10-29

jOrity in our ranks arc home keepers and moth.
ers. It is not 70 escape these duties that we are
here. but because duty to these homes calls us
| into this public work; and in order that we
work intelIigently ii is necessary that we meet
| and counsel together Our loved ones are not
neglected by our doing this. The true, earnest
| White Ribbon worker is not only better woman
| but better wife and mother than she was be-
fore uniting in this peaceful war 'For God and
home and native land" Being composed OF
mothers und daughters the organization has
woman's love, that dares all for loved one
May we all receive a refreshing from this com
/ ing together and this clasping of hands prove a
| blessing to us, that viii enable us to go forth
carrying fresh impetus and greater enthusiasm
into every department of w. c. T. U. work
| especially along the line of organization, until
/ we see in every toGn and city and rural hamlet
| in the county Union of true earnest women
| doing faithful service for the Master; and tina.
| this great White Ribbon army may gather new
| recruits from all homes, and that they may be
imbued with true, genuine spirit for right
| with a determination to see it win the wide
world over, and will continue to work until
| King Alcohol is dethroned and sobriety and
purity and true happiness are enthroned in
| every home.
| In our locals we often feel that we are doing
but little, If anything, towards lessening the
evils of the liquor traffic, and we are led to ask
ourselves, "does il pay? forgetting that it takes
the little to make up the great whole, aud
| when we take a backward look and see what a
power and help the Womens Christian Temper
ance Union has been in bringing the Temper
once Reform movement to the advanced posi-
| ton Of to-day. we readily answer yes, it does
| pay. II pays thousand fold more than to
1 spend our time in making fancy articles for the
| adornment of our homes, which at their best
only please the eye for a short time: nothing
lasting that viii count for the well-being of the
| rising generation. We enjoy the beautiful as
| well as any one, but do sincerely believe that
God has called women of the 18th century to q
| higher life, and especially the mothers, those
to whom He has given the training of immortal
souls for His Kingdom.
Again, it viii pay for the comfort 1t viii bring
to us in old age when in looking back over our
| lives we can see good, faithful work done fol
| humanity, and have an assurance that we have
helped to make the world better for our having
| lived in it. Yes, 1t pays: the labor is easy. II
| we enter it with an earnest purpose the Master
/ is kindly in His dealings with u.s. He wants
more hands; come and work with us. 1t pays.
We so often hear the cry, what can we do to
make our meetings more Interestingly Surely
out Of the forty ditereGt lines of work that the
| Nationals working under there can be plenty
| found to keep up the interest Of any aud all
Unions. Perhaps more thorough study Of
| these different departments than most Unions
| give them would prove both interesting and
beneficial You would at least gain u deeper
interest in the State and National society. You
| would also be prepared to give an intelligent
answer when asked what the woman's Christian
| Temperance Union Is accomplishing, and show
| them what could be done if only the women Of
their community would give time and money
| 10 the work By being able TO answer intelli.
gently the questions so often Gsked US IL regard
to our work would result in more good to our
| cause than most of us think for.
/ The Juvenile department should be taken uI
by every Union unless there is already a Juven-
| lie Temple, when of course it would not be ad-
visable to organize loyal Legion unless it was
in large town where there were children
enough for two societies. II seems 20 me that
there is enough In this Juvenile department Of
work to keep up the interest in any Union If !;
was worked properly. We believe that all
should help; not simply appoint superinte nd
emit, then expect that she can do all the work
l anu Alhkt u bEdlAu euCCSSS VI ~ we uO ubA 6lsu
to be understood to say that we do not think
| but that there are women that can do justice &c
this work without any help, and while admitting
| that you may be fortunate enough to possess
such member. we believe that II is far better
for all concerned that you all lend hand in
| the work; If by no other way, then by your
| presence at their meetings, which will prove an
encouragement to both teacher and children.
/ hat ha hov nd yfr 1c NJ RI daN
are the men and women of tomorrow, what
better work can We ask for than that Of helping
them to lay the foundation of purer life
J The Catholic priesthood say, give us the
| children and we care not who have the men and
women" II this be true, and we have every
evidence that it is. how very anxious we should
be that we do not neglect this line OF work. My
Sisters, while through the W. Q. I. U. there are
grand opportunities opened to US, we mnst not
forget that there are also great responsibilities
for to assume, and one OF the greatest of these
| is that Of doing all in our power to teach the
rising generation the evils OF the rum traffic
and che effects of alcohol ana narcotics upon the
| human system, and we firmly believe that no
| better way is now opened than by organizing
the children into Loyal Temperance Legions,
''what is the price of the boy and girl who stand
Noble anu fair as the god Of old,
Dreaming the dream that life never told?
What is their price? oh, ask of thy heart,
Mothers who love them, whoever thou artl
| Closely related to the L. t. L. work is that OF
Mothers Meetings, which none of us can afford
| to ignore, and would suggest that every Union
hold one of these meetings at least once Il
| month, sending invitations to all mothers to be
present, stating the subject that you are to take
/ up for that meeting; then let all the members
| understand that they are expected to help 70
make the meeting a success. giving them ct
! least ono week t. study up on the subject so
that they may be ready to do credit 70 it, as
well as to the cause for which we are AL so in
| terested. There should be a good supply of
| material for reading and study at these meet
ings. We are so sadly ignorant of the Informal
ton to be thus gained. twill teach the moth
ers how 20 properly raise their children; how to
meet the perplexing questions which the little
ones come to her with almost daily. Also, how
to retain their confidence through life.
wish to say a few words in regard 10 County
Fair work, as ] believe it to be the most advisa-
BILE plan by which to place the County Union
| on firm financial basis, and am therefore snx-
ious that all the locals should become interested
in the work so that more extended work may be
accomplished another year, not leaving it all to
was this year Each local should have Super
intendent whose duty il should be to cooperate
with he Co. supt. and be at the tent during the
fair. so that each Union lend helping hand
by at least one member. And while re are anx-
ious that this work be made a success finan-
cially, we do not wish to overlook another i'm,
portant feature of it, that Of having pienty Of
good literature for free distribution, as wen as
some for sale. Our Supt. in her report will tell
you what was accomplished this year in this
department. think that x you all knew wi hat
they had to work with that you would be sur
prised that they did 81 well. and would feel very
grateful to our Supt ana Mrs. Combaeker of
Ellsworth, who stood by the work so faithfully
during the entire fair. Our Supts. have been
sadly crippled for the lack Of money 10 carry on
their work during the past year, and eonse-
auently they have been obliged to leave undone
much that would have resulted in good TO our
cause. sincerely hope that this convention
viii so plan that his difficulty viii be remedied
80 that more work can be accomplished another
year.
My dear Sisters my desire for you Is. that
when these blessed opportunities shall come TO
You during the coming year for service through
the W. G. 7. Z. may you each be found ready 70
make the most of them, SO that when the Master
calls you 10 go up higher it can be truly said Of
each of you, "she hath done what she could"