The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-05-11
and 500 paid up members of W. G. l.
L. in Louisiana.

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past six months, and fermented wine
almost entirely baVished from COM
munion tables in churches.
Mrs. A. G.. Mckinney, OF kuStoh'
editor of the Bulletin, temperance
paper, reported 81 regular suoScrlP-
tons.
The "Wbite Ribbon Messenger,
the official paper for Louisiana W. ~
r. L. was instituted and large num-
Der of subscriptions at . cents takeh'
and Mrs, A, G. Mckinney, of Preston,
was made editor and manager OF 'hlS
organization.
State officers we're elected as follows:
President-Mrs. Nellie O'Belrne, ol
| Zwolle. !
Vice President-Miss Edna Pitts OF
Grapes Bluff.
Corresponding Secretary-MrS' Fearl
Gonzales, of Jennings.
Rec, Secretarv-MrS. Alice Cary NC
Kinney, of Ruston.
The difficulty in obtaining correct
list of voters was presented by dele
gate from Welsh union and after due
discussion it was voted that the state
Executive Committee procure dlSesV
of prohibition laws of Louisiana anu
present copy to each union.
One parish Grant, has become d
prohibition parish since the last con-
vention, due largely to the work VI
the w. c. T. U. unions in that parish
The untiring efforts of Mrs. Jefferson
wife of District Atty. Jefferson, o
!. Marksville, who did so much to carry
- Ayoyelles for prohibition recently
"a furnished most excellent paper OF
: 1.-The w. c.. r. u, A Christian Noun
q er's Club" Until a few years ag'
y y she was a society woman, but now dc
Q votes her whole time and talent to tn
o temperance cause.
~ RESOLUTIONS.
- Besides the usual resolutions {
g courtesies, also one setting torth III
% necessity of the L. 7. L. andy bran
. ches being maintained in every unlol
g the following were presented:
% Whereas: We believe that the az
81 of consent for the state OF Louisiana
. being only twelve years, its entlreI
@ unjust and wrong, be it resolved;
q That: We as band of worker
@ endeavoring to maintain the puri
% and best interests ofour fair girls, II
- mediately petition our Legislature
20 raise the age of consent at least S
- wears. making it eighteen years inSte;
- of twelve.
20 Whereas: Agents for distilleri
% and saloons, have been and are inv
80 ding our prohibition territory a
% posting and painting glaring adv
80 tisemepts of their business in G
20 towns and public thoroughfar
"a therefore, be it resolved;
g That: We as body appeal TO
20 legislature and ask them to enact 81
- laws as will protect us against Z
% - wrong.
30 Mrs. Emma Bertha
20 comm Mrs. Anna Wilson
500 Because of limited space only
40 brief mention can be made of the
.,.,.. eral excellent addresses given.
,.;o, Mrs. Anna Simmons, OF Chlca
National Lecturer, addressed the
vention on the subject OF Suffrage.
was full of good things. She sal
81 believe in human rights for
human family. One objection
the raise to women voting is that
.ance women will vote too. Statistics pl
n the that there are eleven times as II
Lrles. had men as women and none
were denied the right to vote. A wo
from must beg for the guardianship o.
IS of own children in case OF their 1ati
death, there being but II state
oe;no which the mother and father
be at. equally the guardianship OF their
! tho and daughters. The age OF Co
hon ot has been raised to q years in
toroct RADIO through the work OF the "
fur T. U.
+, and Inc paper VI 1T'.>h,on -.
hand Mother" by Mrs. Humphrey o.
,Io,,;o nings, was full OF good pra
~: points on training, disclplin,
=, 49, confidence, etc.
~ WI In the address of Rev. Gonzal
go "Christian Citizenship" ne
,.n clearly set forth the dlfferen'
'li'n tween a citizen and a Christian
os 49, zen. He paid great respect
.'eN ~; women of the W. c. T. u, an'
~ he expected to see the time WIN