The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-03
ABOUT GIRL Sr1OkERS.

fashionable women smoked, ana some
how he was so handsome and bewildering
In his uniform that was led to try one
"It was delicious. II was an Egyptian
cigarette and made me feel drowsy and so
delightfully."- lazy that l tried another.
The second one made me sick, ana then
the naval officer went away. The fleet
went down to New London, but felt sure
my officer would run down to see me
again, and so began smoking cigarettes
desperately, in order TO let him see that
had taken kindly to his fascinating habit.
"Sure enough, in a few days he did call
and brought me beautiful cigarette case,
which / still keep in remembrance of him,
for just now he is out in China somewhere.
We still correspond and he is coming back
again some day. After he had gone
smoked inccssantly always the Egyptian
brand Some little time ago noticed that
my chest was growing thin, and that
was beginning to shrink. This alarmed
me. knew my naval officer would not
like to find me all shriveled up, and while
was deliberating as TO what allied me
Mrs. Bartram's Anticigarette league was
formed. l read some of the circulars de-
scribing the effects of narcotics on the sys-
TEN, and decided TO join the band and
also to save all the other Stratford girls
who were smoking and drying up.
1.-THE result, as you see, has been benef-
cial as far as ! am concerned. We of
Stratford pride ourselves on our blood, you
know. We trace our ancestry back to the
colonial days without the slightest diff
Guilty We cannot afford to dry up that
blood. If 1t had not been for the visitation
of the white squadron, we girls of the pres
ent day might have escaped the contami-
mating influences and effects of the ciga-
rette. But then perhaps it Is just as well,
for now we have a league in Stratford that
will prevent in q measure the further use
of the cigarette"
AS the interview closed Miss Morgan
gracefully swung herself out of the ham.
mock, and with smile added: II hope
what l have said will be lesson to other
girls living along the coast where navy
officers may happen to land. A cigarette
in their hands is irresistible. One officer
with package can in five minutes coun.
teract the workings of the league for O
whole year"
The extent of the cigarette habit among
the girls of Connecticut was first suggest.
ed in Bridgeport recently at the twenty,
first annual meeting of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union. Each year the
workers of the union undertake some
especial bit of reformation and at the
meetings announce either the success OF
failure of their work. This year Mrs.
George Bartram had the satisfaction OF
springing upon the convention the an
nouhcemert of an anticigarette league Of
100 members, all of the staid old town OF
Stratford, all girls and all former smokers
A general discussion followed which
brought out the fact that a similar move
ment was on foot in Greenwich, Danbury
Ansonia, Sherman and Bridgeport. Mrs
L. p. Hubbard of Greenwich reported ar
anticigarette league of 10 members. Mrs
II. +. Comes of Danbury reported league
of 440 members. Mrs. f. 4. Mott, presi
dent of the league for the entire county
spoke Of the progress made In Bridgeport
which exceeded in reformations the tota
number for the county. This, it was ex
planned, was largely due to the fact that
the major part of the population in Bridge
port is composed of factory operatives ant
the majority of the operatives are of the
feminine gender.
In an interview with World reporter
Mrs +. K. Mott, president of the W. G. T.
u, said: "Our work originally was that
of temperance, but of late there have beer
added a number Of side issues, and one o.