Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-06
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N CONVENTION
,..,.d Last Night in the Phil
V'''' Iios Congregational
Church.
u,s. CROKER WON A MEDAL
,,e session Was a Declama'
ie''" o,,,s.,-welcome to 10 Del
w. .,o,es by Mrs. DitmSrs'

ST., syteenth annual 80"
Tns ". G. r. u. opened last n'snt
ne n, s philips congregational l. 'na asnl
". . y feature Of the evening was . use
Ins ~. coptest for gold medal par
hn .,,e5 m by Mrs ]. Rutlle of Bins-
n| ,,rs r. ]. Kroupa Of Provo Mrs
hn ,,arvjck Of Provo, Mrs. i. H.
pu ,n 81 salt Lake, Mrs A. crocker
y, lake and Mrs W. A. wight OF
:. city. The judges awarded '"'
IN, to Mrs, Croker ,.,o,.,, ~ tho
pg, r. NJ. Dltmars, secretary on Wv
WE ~ la welcomed the 10 delegates
slae 1u' :. Gordon Of Ogden re-
ana "a" Mrs u. 4. Shepard, pfesi-
s s,0t msde an address in when sue
said ,,ns have not been ac-
~ isbod individual work this year
.Vnp "a, been encouraging, put ! al'
Aas w. s,ste that the work or the Wo-
f3u christian Temperance union OF
msn General has been most graft
ulth !" Gradually our efforts are hav-
iylns aasIyed effect. The corporation.
las u .nlroed or the large Industry OIL
lns .h,ch does not demand al least
.a5srance IN its employees IL haru W
wa railroads over al thls country,
.I IN nearly all European lands, WIN
~ Ma a man who drinks while on
1 's and the majority even demand
IVY w. refraln from liquor while on
uM ~ Ara MS the same way with
GM ..,o,,es Employers Of today look
ph. hands Of applicants to md the
pn.ale stain. go, - ,,o reyul.
.,n n spirit in the glorious, olu
s.rnand The south has a name ioI
NV snd Of drink Let me tell you
wy ,shlne In the majority OF the
s.a,isyn states today laws are en-
S.,.,s regulating and restricting the
l%.'o a,a manufacture OF intoxicating
s sn 81 Tren dear old Kentucky,
nlss, famous for rs old Bourbon, mas
H. s Laws and is enforcing them,
s,ns In my own. my native state
,nnS old Tennessee, only tnirteei,
,nrrs issue licenses for the SAFE OF
roror Think Of it--thirteen places u.
nsIJ ~ yet a drink. In many OF
A. Southern states the temperance
u' IL made political issue ana
\. records Of candidates are carefully
so o aver as to their sobr'ety.
IN Maine leads IN the fight against
"A. llouor traffic" the speaker
'. .an Comments Of the public press,
,ra Of foreign workers we're quoted py
t,r showing the tremendous strength
s,oulred BY women all over the world,
N their unequal struggle against the
layages OF alcohol.
POWER OVER HUSBANDS.
The local option vote does the work.
There We have a chance to make our
,over over husbands, fathers and sons
nl, TO Theodore Roosevelt, president
q The United States, Is our gratitude
due 70 him are we Indebted for send
M ths, grand soul, Mary II. Hunt, TO
Germany to study the liquor question,
and NO. Der work and his assistance
ar W, he workers OF America. most |
dependent
Our greatest victory has been won
n he iathsrland, the land OF beer and |
Der drinkers The imperial parliament
and The various reichstags throughout
d, empire have placed great restric-
tins upon the sale and manufacture of |
spurious liquors. And this in Germany. |
France TOO, has joined US In this work, |
and even her schoolchidren have band |
I'd themselves into great leagues for the
suppression Of the absinthe traffic. All |
ever that beautiful country billboards
ard great posters tell Of the restrictions
aIA' traffic and this means of fighting
ha spread all over England and Scot
hd
slch laws and their enforcement
az Needed In this country. Statistics
s@w mat 70 per cent OF insane women |
n lns country have been made 40
sner oy the sins OF their parents or
,p tnelr own excuses in the use OF |
.qgor Houses OF prostitution are filled
Nlln poor wretches whose misery Is d.
issuy due TO liquor. and 1t is liquor
snlcn causes the downfall OF many a
pu'e' Innocent girl.
WORK AGAINST DRINK.
no greater aid TO us In our stand
gu ss.lnst drink can be had than that af-
ICY oy the school teachers of this
's Lei these teachers instruct their
, ,aalsS IN the evils following the ex-
M. use OF alcoholic lquors-let them
Ivy n up me misery, the crime ana the
-,,, o'ey,ly due to this, the greatest OF
n. W. lhe schools are the nurseries of
n, sun ~. Every woman should work
on,, "o snaclment Of laws against IL
, u. au' should make a study OF exist
rs Vue'' The ballot for women win
NJ, NV ~. GOWN this evil. To vote should
NJ .,' s"l De our privilege, but our duty,
n, ouf children, train them IN fiebt
on n INV whleh Is throttlng the life
tg. .. we peoples OF the earth. The
.n,Its. une local union has been most
h ,,,s' ana the unions throughout
nd Il NV are gaining both In numbers
',Dlect followed '''' oh tue same
slh.,ns conclusion Of the program tho
,sng committees we're annein,na 'hv
pesnehl Shepard: "''" w
has es hroupa. Ault and
I ppin and Rarig. 'iesuames
b. Miss = Mesdames Gordon. New
AushIsas Nelson and Kellogg.
I'm, ~ MISS Ditmars Mesdaras
In spnlstock and Martin.
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