The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-11
w. c. T. u. MEETING
Held in the Methodist Church Sunday
Hfternooa-Good Attendance and
Insoiriru Service

inspiring service
we'll attended meeting OF the ".
.. T L was held in the Methodist
church sunday afternoon and the pro-
gram "a printed in the Star Saturday
was carried out. The president, Mrs.
z. Van Hood. presided. a delightful
feature Of the exercises were the two
solos rendered by Mrs Mote. He-
singing was d rare treat. Mrs Axis
son presided at the organ. Mrs. E. Z.
RenJZ read a paper entitled Temper
alec Conditions among the Nations,
:. AIch showed the great progress made
in educating the people from drinking
alcoholic beverages.
Mr.. Whitfeld's paper, Temperance
Conditions in the United States" was
a Very gratifying and marked showing
that progress was evident from all sec
lions Of this great republic. Temper
ance Conditions in the South" was the
subject Of Mrs. Bittingers paper. and
it plainly indicated that in this great
reform the South was distinctively IN
the van as shown by the action Of the
people OF Kentucky, Tennessee. GeOr-
gia and Alabama, not forgetting the
forward movement of Florida.
Mrs. Burford read a very interesting
paper on Temperance Conditions in
Florida" showing that steady progress
had been made all over the state and
the new counties that recently have
adopted local option.
Mrs. L. Van Hood detailed the great
anti-sal00n campaigns in Asheville, y.
g., and Birmingham. Ala. part of
which she witnessed. Never in the
history Of these cities was so great an
interest aroused and men in all call
ings and professions took part on the
contest for the overthrow OF the sa-
loon. Describing the voting scenes in
Asheville, she said solid bodies of wO-
men and children guarded the polls
and urged the voter to rmember home
and mother. How two saloon men. one
seeing his mother in the ranks, said he
could not vote for the saloon and the
other could not resist the appeal of
the women and children. 1t was
contest in which the women showed
their power and influence for good by
coming out of their retirement and
giving their personal influence in the
cause Of moral reform. Mrs. Hoods
description was both graphic and in
tensely interesting.
Then followed IAN open parliament"
Quite a number expressed their views
along lines To strengthen and further
the cause. II was suggested, because
so many country people say Ocala is
more deeply interested in the question
of closing the saloons than the county,
and that they desire to assist us in
CARRYING out our wishes and to this
end a big basket picnic will be held
near the close Of the contest and all
the country people be invited to it and
| for the occasion one of the best and
most effective temperance orators will
| be secured to address the people. Mrs.
Hood said to arouse and further slim
ulate the temperance cause a medal
| contest will be held. in which the boys
and girls of the town will be invited to
participate. She appointed Mrs. r. f.
Cole and Miss Madge Sims to take
| charge of the contests and Mrs. Mote
would superintend the song service on
that occasion.
| The president made a few stirring
remarks about the temperance men and
women showing their cOlors and sug
gested that every woman who favored
the cause should wear d white ribbon
I
treasurer. Mr.. Will Gary, will supply.
Work among the cOlored women was
also referred to and ii was decided to
get them to organize a W. G. 7. L.
and TO assist them in their public
meetings Some one made the state
ment that the colored voter is largely
in excess OF the white voter. This is
a mistake While the colored pOpula
ton in Marion is greatly in excess of
the white population. when it comes
10 the registered vote the COlored vote
is much smaller than the white vote.
| These meetings Will be continued
from time to time and great good is
expected to come out of them. All Ia
dies not members of the w. c. T. l.
were appealed u to join and a num-
Der responded. The meeting was OPEN
ed with a prayer by DR.. Izlar and clos
ed with a prayer by Mr.. w. I. Gary.