Imperial Valley press., 1909-05-01
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
, Mrs. .. c. slsekInsor, Press Cor
 respondent Of the w. c. T. U.

The third annual county convention
 f the w. C. T. U last week was
 inc of the most interesting gatherings
 f that body ever held In the valley.
 Its success was due chiefly to the
 Ible leadership of the county president
 Hrs. Angie Miller of Brawley.
 At the morning session a memorial
 service was conducted by Mrs. Ira ! Aten in memory of Mrs. Futile,
 ormer and much respected citizen
 md teacher in our schools. Opti-
 nism and cheerfulness at all times
 were distinctive qualities in the char
 lcter of Mrs. Tutue.
 Brief reports from County Superin-
 endents in some fifteen different de- partments showed that creditable work has been accomplished during the
 ,ast year, especially philanthropic and
 Educational temperance. While the
 results of this work are not fully ap- parent to the general public it's iuflu- ence is reaching out into all parts of Sur valley, and beneficial results are sure to follow all well-directed effort
 oward worthy ends. There are thir- #y-eight departments In the National Jnion, covering nearly every phase of *noral, physical, spiritual endeavor, and many new departments will be added No the work already begun in local 1nions.
 4 It was decided that detective work be made permanent feature of the Bounty Union, and that Mrs. Ida Tout be superintendent of the department. A special fund is to be drawn upon for 3ietecting violations of the liquor ordi- nance in all parts of the valley. Mem 3bers of all the unions were requested Ito interest in this department those who desire to have the county freed from illegal liquor traffic.
 Superintendents of departments were appointed as follows: Anti-N Mar bottles, Mrs Nichols: Evangelistic, Mrs Tout; Fairs and Open-A Meetings, Mrs. Bennett; Flower Mission, Mrs Abbot; Health and Heredity, Mrs ILongshore; Institute. Mrs. Greer; Legislation, Mrs. C. A. Miller; Medi- 9cal Temperance, Mrs. Plush; Mercy Mrs. Smith Mothers and White Rib bon Recruits, Mrs. Newby; Music Mrs. ButtSzss; Non Alcoholic Flavors, Mrs. Newton; Parliamentary Usage, |pplTs. Abbott; Peace and Arbitration, Mrs. Cramer; Press. Mrs. Blackinton; Purity in Literature and Art, Mrs. Ak ems; Sabbath Observance, Mrs. Bern hart; Scientific Temperance Instruc- |tion, Mrs. Longshore: Systematic Civ ing, Mrs. Alta Hoyt Unfermented Wine, Mrs. Twomley; Foreigners and lIndians Mrs Childers: Y's., Mrs. Tom kins; L. T. Is. Mrs. Wilsie. Mrs. Mary Flush. of Brawley gave Ia demonstration of Medical Temper lance at the afternoon session. exhi- Pbiting several kinds of patent medi- cines which burned readily with a blue flame, showing the unmistake- able presence of large per centage of alcohol. She also. gave brief lecture from a chart which showed the per centage of alcohol in some two dozen varieties of the cure all" family medicines.
 Prof G. A. Ragan followed with an earnest plea to fathers and mothers for more confidential relations between the parent and child.
 A paper, written by pr. Miller of Brawley was read. on "The Right of tine Child to be Well Born" # The Influence of Work on Charac- ter was the subject of a paper by Mrs. Alta Hoyt. Mrs. Bongshore gave Tan impromptu talk on the Influence of Food on Character" As an i'm promptu supply for all absentees Mrs. Longshore made the hit of the con- vention.
 Mrs. Newby gave practical dem- onstration of what can be done by the White Ribbon Recruit. in which sev- eral small children responded to their temperance lesson with remarkable in- terest.
 MT. Ira Aten reviewed the legal side of the temperance question. He de- clined to accept any money from the w. c. T. U. for indebtedness incurred in liquor prosecutions. and expressed a wish personally to expeGd upwards of -a-t1oDsand dollars year 10 keep li- quor out of Imperial Valley
 Songs by Mrs. c. r. Hayden, Miss S and the Ladies Quartette, and a -1e aperance recitation by Miss Garnet Davis were pleasing numbers on the