The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-03-23

Tn n late number of the Union Signal
the inquiry was addressed to local UNI
ions, What one thing has your union
done the past year that has accomplish
ed the most good?" Though We are not
able to answer that question, let us men,
ton u few OF the things We have tried to
do:
Mrs. Blackman, our superintendent OF
Social Purity, planned q meeting for
girls that was held in the parlors OF the
Presbyterian church in November and
which fifty or more girls attended, and
we know not how many Of them may
have gained that day a truer idea OF
noble womanhood.
The success Of that meeting suggested
the ACCESSIBILITY OF holding a similar
meeting for boys, and the superintend.
emit of our public schools arranged the
program for that meeting for boys, held
in Odd Fellows hall in January, a meet
ing which some who attended said they
believed would do more good than any
other one meeting held in our city dur
ing the entire winter. .
Early in December the W. &. T. u.
held a parlor meeting at the hotne OF
Mrs. w. F. Smith and the evening was
spent in considering how fathers could
and should make their Influence mor
helpful in the right training Of their
children, the fathers themselves being
present in large numbers and leading
the discussions.
The last Sunday evening OF the old
year we held an anti-tobacco meeting in
the Presbyterian church and the entire
evening was given to a discussion OF the
evil effects of tobacco. Since that day
there has been far less smoking on our
streets and in public placee than FORM
erly; but we did not expect the meeting
to have much effect on those who al
ready used tobacco. We do, however,
hope that it may be the means OF keep
ing some from ever forming that bad
habit. We believe it vas the influence
of this meeting that led our board OF ed
ucation to pass a regulation stating that
'any person who uses tobacco is liable
to be suspended or expelled from
school," The girls have formed IN anti.
tobacco society, pledging themselves not
to accept attentions from a young man
who uses tobacco.
1t was a member of our union who
suggested 20 Supt. McClenon that a Sc
ries of Demorest contests be held in the
public school, and we firmly believe
these contests are doing more to awaken
right sentiments towards the liquor
traffic thaL. any number Of w. G. T. U.
mass meetings could possibly accom-
plish.
The heart Of every e-ribboner is
filled with deep sorrow that our legisla.
tors should SO ignore the interest OF the
home as to vote in accordance with the
wish of the saloon rather than of those
who are working for God and home and
native land"
The thousand and more members OF
the w. {. L. U. in our state who sent
Mrs. Cranmer and Mrs. Summons to
Pierre know we'll that those noble WON.
en- did all in their power to protect oul
homes; We know also THAT these o,n
were on the right side, the Sioux Falls
Press to the contrary Notwithstanding
1t will take more than the logic of the
editor OF that paper to convince thou
sands OF other women throughout the
state that Mrs. Cranmer and Mrs. Sim
mons are upholding the wrong, while
the proprietor Of the Sioux Falls brew
cry is standing for the right.
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