The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-08-14

Yes. by the combined efforts of
ham forces under the leadership Of s0-
Ic.ouos organized specially for the
work educating public sentiment to
demand prohlbitory laws and their cr
forccmcnt and also the continuous
proper instruction of children as to
nature and effect of alcohol, tobac.
60 and other narcotic poisons No
great reform movement has even ad-
yanccd so rapidly as The movement to
overcome the liquor traffic and drink
custom in the last quarter Of a cen
| tury. II ought TO be finished in a
few years, and will be, If each mem
Der of the w c. r. U. does her duty
as God leads her to see It, We pro-
fsss to be White Ribboners with all
the white ribbon represents If So
are we willing to sacrifice selfish
ease, pleasure and comfort? Are we
willing to stand for the right no mat
ter what society thinks, says or does?
Shall Satan with his army OF whisky
peddlers, boot-leggers, gamblers en-
slave our dear young men and maid
ems. ruin them and desroy them
trough all eternity?
It remains for the women Of the In
dian Territory to say what shall be
done.
God can with one soul given en-
trely to His WIN put ten thousand of
our enemies to flight
Recommendation
My arst recommendation Is to tue
department Of scientific temperance
instruction,
The right education Of the young
will help to bring about safer condi-
tions in social a. well as all other
walks OF life. There is no place like
the public school to teach obniSAnce
to law The report OF the Csited
States commissioner OF educ@sion
hsows that the average length of
school attendance for the whole Unit
ed States is little less than five
years OF 200 days each. Therefore
the Importance cannot be over-esu
mated of this study being faithfully
pursued in the lower grades. witt
the help Of the text books in the
hands of all pupils that use text
books in their other studies
My second recommendation is tc
the Loyal Legion. Frances Willard
said: our Loyal Legion work is
the hope for the future lcaguers
with q Legion in every town what
might not the w C.. r. e. accom-
Iplsh? The Loyal Legion should be
among the first of The department.
taken mp. because the children of TO
day can bc saved il the Womant
Christian Temperance Union win u,
it's duty
Third II is very important ta hay,
q Y. to work I'm conjunction with tn.
vs.. thus mutually strcngthoniu.
each other. And who can cstimat,
the influence these dear young sister
, exert in building mp temperate.
sentiment?
, Fourth The schools saving banl
# is certainly one Of the importan
educational factors If correct
o. economical habits can be formed fl
=. childhood then We can hope for mel
f and women of principles and reliabl
character
IS Let me urge superiutendents Of al
d departments, either local or district
% 20 work your departments; when yo
IL accept the position you tacitly al
ID sumo an responsibility ccnneete
e. with the advancement Of that specia
le line Of work. May we then be faitl
IT ful in all things given to us that v
r may hear the welcome plaudit we
ID done. good and faithful servants
I'd Some one has said the way to Il
crease cur activity is to intensity OF
p- spirituality"
h You will bear with me know
m we dwell on the great necessity
he bringing UP all department wor
as You know that it has been said tn
IA. the spinal column Of the W c. T.
ss Is our departments of work, |
.st gret that these have not been work'
ed TO their limit and then much go'
IA. work is done that suporintendents II
ed to report. We cannot expect
ng reach the hlgh water mark Of tempe
,y. ance until we are willing to me
ty the requirements Of cur obligation
True. this entails "a great amOu