The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-07-11
The Significance of our Badge. Why
and When Should it be Worn.


What's in. name? Much.
What's in badge? All that's in
a name and more for it tells it's
name in unspoken but wonderfully
effective language.
The white rose pin telling it's
story of purity, and temperance
where ever seen.
Where purity dwells there is safety within
Where purity reigns there is freedom from sin
Where purity lightens the heart of it's load
Communion is sweet in the service of Cod
The Loyal Temperance Legion
badge denoting a valiant soldier in
the army of the young crusaders
fighting against king alcohol and
part but not least bow of white
ribbon speaking to the world of
devotion to God and home and
native land. Its significance?
Purity that our lives should be as
pure in thought and deed as free
from stain as this bit of white rib
bon. And dear sisters the world
expects it of US. Why should it
be worn? That all the world may
know we stand for what is pure,
not only in what we eat or drink,
but in thought, word or deed.
When should it be worn? Always
for whenever we come in touch
with another, we influence that
person either for good or ill. I
have worn the white ribbon for
about Is years and in that time
have seen what influence it has
often had.
In Chicago, passing into one of
the dry goods stores young man
held the door ajar for me and lift
ing his hat said pardon me, it was
for that white ribbon, my mother
wore one in her coffin, and the
remembrance of it has often kept
me from sin, why do not more
ladies wear them?
In one of the beautiful restaur-
ants Of hat city as we were about
to take IT,. .,nly vacant places in
sight the waiter with glance at
my white bow said mot there lady
they are drinking' and in shame
be it said, there were we'll dressed
ladies at that table, come over
here and showed us to a clean ia
BILE across the room. Once when
walking down the street of one of
our neighboring cities / saw a
crowd of boys busily talking and
looking at something they held
among them, seeing me one said
she. has got a white ribbon and
whatever it was, was quickly hid
den from sight. In our own vii
lage passing one of the saloons
three young men drove up and
were going in seeing me they
stopped and pretended to be fix
ing the harness, | saw they were
farmers boys and without stopping
to think Gf | had I should never
have found courage) I said don't
go in there boys, 90 home sober
tonight, your mothers will be so
glad, one said how did you know
we were going in. I said because
you stopped when you saw me
they finally acknowledged that my
white ribbon stopped them and at
last they drove away home with
out going into the saloon. So few
W. G. T. U. women wear them, I
asked one lady in Chicago if there
were no members in that church?
0, yes. Where are their badges
[ asked? o we do not wear it,
only to the meeting, it looks SO
conspicuous you know. Well |
said | never can say very much,
but | can wear a white ribbon and
show my colors to the world she
told me the pastor did not approve
of it, had spoken against it's being
. worn, what could you do in that
case, wear it I said all the same.
So dear sisters let us help wher-