The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-29
Yesterdays proceed nes.

At last evenings session of
the W c. T. U. convention. Joseph S.
Peery, one of the leading workers for
prohibition in Ogden. delivered a
forceiul address on the subject, do
Saloons Build Up TOWN." Mr..
Peery, after giving some statistics
gathered from eastern states where
prohibition laws have been enacted
in which he pointed ont that tho
wealth of such communities have In
creased and crimes OF all kinds have
| decreased. called on the members Of
his audience to join the fight for pro-
hibitIon in this state
About Local Conditions.
Regarding local conditions he said:
They tell us that the city councils
can refuse TO license saloons. This
Is true and there is a weapon in tho
hands of the people for reformation.
| Stop voting Your parry tickets
straight AS long as you continue
voting straight. so long can YOU ex-
| pect the saloon interests 10 dictate.
for the saloon interests and politicians
of all parties are hand I'm glove.
Rise. citizens, declare your independ-
ence. Pick out men, no matter what
ticket they are on. who are for the
| people and who arc not the eager,
earnest attorneys of the saloons. Vote
| for the men least committed to the
/ saloon throw In all your forces with
them and YOU Will Immediately put
a premium on decency In politics" "
Continuing MT Peery Informed the
members of the w. C. T. U. that they
are not SinGle-handed in the fight for
| temperance but that vast army of
people in the state are preparing TO
] rally to their support.
The Evening Session,
The evening session was called to
| order by President Lulu Shepard at
s O'Clock when Jesus, Savior, Pilot
Me" was sung by the w. c. T. U.
chorus Invocation was then said by
| Rev j. e Carver. In the absence of
Joseph Chez, who was to have de.
| livered an address. Miss Foster Bry-
ner talked briefly on the education
of the young people along religious
lines,
Before the meeting closed with the
| benediction by Rev. III. D thinner
man. Mrs. E E Shepard delivered an
| interesting address on THE Great Is.
sue. Mrs, Shepard declared that the
w c. r. U. does not stand for refor.
nation but the utter annIhlation of
saloons Victory" the national song
of the union was rendered in an eff
fective manner by Miss Lulu Mitchell
Other musical selections completed
the evenings programme
Today's programme follows:
9:00-Deyotionals. led by Miss
Josephine Kellogg. Provo.
9:10-"How to Make a w. c. T. u
Attractive" Mrs. w. F. Core, Salt
Lake City.
Symposium Statement. Great
est Need of Our Union" Zone dele
gate from each union limited TO one
minute)
9:45-"What Equipment Does a
Member Need for w. C, T. U, Work ."
Mrs. F. C. Jensen. Mount Pleasant.
10;0O-"Why Should We Always
Wear Our Badges?" Mrs. NJ, A, Gran
ger, Mendon.
.1O-"Mothers Clubs" Mrs. VIII.
liam Craig, Ogden,
0:2o-Parliamentary drill, members
from Salt Lake City.
10:45-"Our Part In Legislation' s.
Mrs. Virena D. Wight, Salt Lake
City.
l1:oo-"The Banner Union In the
Town Of Endeavor,@ Miss Leota S,
Kennedy. Ogden
11:15-Discussion of any of the
above subjects. CLimited to two min
utes per Speaker)
IL: 11:S0-Adjournment for lunch at
restaurant Delegates from other
towns to be guests of Ogden union
Wednesday Afternoon, Lecture Room.
t:30-Devolionals led by Misa
Louisa Frost. Eph7aIm.
1;i5-"Why Have a Loyal Temper.