The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-05-27
An Earnest Worker in Good Cause.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
On the evening of Thursday, May
21st, Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh of Ore
gon delivered a lecture under the aus
pices of the local w. G.. T. u, in the
Institute hall. For many years this de-
voted woman has travelled up and down
across this broad land of ours appealing
for the protection OF ''our boys. She
said that the Woman's Christian Tem-
perance Union was the organized moth
erhood Of the land pleading for the de-
liverance of the children, especially
the boys, from the temptations OF the
saloon and all the train OF evils that tol-
low in its wake. She showed how the
mighty law stretched out the strong
arm to protect the birds OF the air, the
beasts OF the field and the fish OF The
sea = oyster. forests, business enter
prises, everything that had 4 money
value-but the boys. the boys. who are
TO be the men some day, have no such
yalue. and so the few laws for their
protection that are on the statutes are
nor enforced. She showed how our
particular form of saloon, here in South
Carolina, the State dispensary. is, If
there are shades OF black the blacklist
of them all, and called on the men to
rise up and drive it out. Our unprac-
ticed pen cannot do justice to this earn
est and eloquent address. AS we sat
and listened our hearts burned within
US, and we wished that, instead of the
handful, every man in town had heard.
Friday morning at 1890 the conven-
ton of the Seventh district of the South
Carolina Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union convened at the Methodist
church. AS this was entirely new work
Mrs Unruh presided and showed US
how" The Manning and Paxville
unions were the only ones represented.
the Lake City and kingstree delegates
failing 10 come. The details OF the
convention may have been somewhat
dull to those not actively engaged in
W. C. T. 7. work, but the long session
was full of interest and instruction to
the white ribbon women present.
The following district officers were
elected:
President-Mrs. Joseph Sprott, Man
ming.
Vice President-Mrs. Joseph Minis,
PaXville.
Corresponding Secretary-Miss Liz
zie Perry, Manning.
Recording Secretary-Miss Ida Rog-
ers, Lake City.
Treasurer Jessie Curtis, Pax
vile.
Friday night Mrs. Unruh addressed
the children and young people at the
Methodist church. The c. L. Toy
al Temperance Legion-occupied the
central block of pews, and led by Mrs.
Cough, sweetly sang number of tenn
perance songs. Mrs. King is the leader
of this band and, with Mrs. Coughs
assistance. is giving the children a reg
ular course OF study on the effect OF al
cohol on the body, mind, soul and purse.
In this lecture Mrs. Unruh attacked
the cigarette habit as the forerunner
of many bad habits, and begged the
children to let tobacco in every form
alone. In closing she paid a touching
tribute TO the heroes OF the South and
pointed to Lee and Jackson as models
of exalted manhood for them to emu
late.
Saturday Mrs. Unruh rested quietly
in the home of Mrs. Joseph Sprott, go
ing to Greeleyville on the evening
train. From there she goes to North
Carolina for two weeks, then to the
North for the summer, returning to
South Carolina in October in time to
attend our State convention. 1t was an
Inspiration to meet and talk with this
cultured woman. and we trust her visit
will result in much good. S.