Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-22
FIGHTING LIQUOR.
Woman's Temperance Union
Convention Closes.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION D1sBANDED

COUNTY ORGANIZATION DISBANDED
Resolutions Setting Fourth the Intention
of the Members to Persist In the Observ-
ance Of the State Laws with Reference
to This Question Adopted.
The Rock Island County Woman's
Christian Temperance union conven-
ton came to a close at Hiilsdale last
evening. after two days discussion
of the work which this society is
prosecuting.
But hereafter there will be no
county conventions. the county or
ganization having been abandoned
owing TO the cumbersome system of
offices which it embodied AID which
resulted in delaying and handicap
ping progress to s. noticeable extent.
A county conference will be held in
stead, the next one to come off in the
fall at a time and place to be ar
ranged later. The union after abol-
ishing the county organization de-
cided to elect county secretary and
- SUI Cl. hOSS ChpSCu alCs
Secretary-Mrs. Allie l.. B. Lanca-
shire, Moline.
Treasurer-Mrs. Atkinson, Moline.
At yesterdays session there was
an able talk On Scientific Temper
ance Instruction" by Mrs. Huntoon,
of Moline, and there was paper by
Mrs. Stella Thompson, of Moline. on
s.Hamnoro ~ Ea1d.S onI thoro
was parliamentary drill led by Mrs.
Metzgar. of Moline, and a mothers
meeting led by Mrs. Atkinson, Of Mo-
line.
What proved to be the most forci-
BILE talk during the convention was
that Of Rev. f. 2. Brand, of Alpha.
on what constitutes the strength OF
the liquor traffic. He said there
were two causes-appetite and desire
for money; that the friends of tenn.
perance licensed the salo ms with the
mistaken idea that license restricted
and diminished the sale of liquors
and that the great desire for revenue
created license, the greatest obsta.
Gle to the abolition of the liquor
traffic. Rev. Brand said the position
Of the temperance people should be:
Free whisky or no whisky"
Resolutions.
These resolutions were adorted:
We, the w. G. t. u. of Rock ISL
and county, in convention assem- bled.
gratefully acknowledge divinesguid-
ance in our work during the year.
We pledge ourselves to the princi-
pies of total abstinence for the indi.
vidual and statutory prohibition for
the state and nation.
We believe the evangelistic depart
ment the basis OF all our work; there
fore,
Resolved, That we will push Wig
orousiy all our lines of evangelistic
work; that the work of scientific tenn
perance instruction be pushed until
every school in the county conforms
to the state law; aud also insist that
at our county teachers institute this
subject have its rightful share of
attention by the paid instructors.
We also recommend the organization
and carrying on of the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion work.
Whereas, We believe that the bal
lot for women is a power and a
means to an end. therefore
Resolved. That We will, as a
Woman's Christian Temperance uu-
ion, work for the full infranchise-
ment of women; that we will main
tain our attitude of pledged prayers
and influence to the prohibition
party. the only party that in its plat
form declares for the annihilatiou of
the liquor traffic, and the ballot in
the hands OF women. While we note
with gratitude the recent action of
the grand jury in regard to the en-
forcement of law, we believe that
the interests of our community would
be best served by the moral, as well
as the financial enforcement of all
the laws that control the saloons.
Resolved, That we extend our
hearty thanks to the citizens of
Hillsdale who have so kindly enter
tanned us. to the prohibition brothers
who have stood by us SO nobly to the
trustees of the church who opened its
doors to us; to the local Woman's
Temperance union; to Mr.. Butter
who so kindly furnished the room
where the lunches were served, and
to all who in any way have contrib
uted to the pleasure and comfort of
the convention.