The Baltimore County union, the Towson news., 1909-11-20
w O. r u. NOTES

The Thirty ninth Annual Convention of
the National Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, which recently met in Omaha, Ne
braska, received royal welcome from the
Governor Of the State and the Mayor of the
city. The city council of Omaha appropriated
$500 for the special illumination Of the streets
during convention week. The letters Nv. G.
T. o." in cleaning points Of fire were placed
above the word Welcome" The Omaha
World Herald, in its "Welcome to Worthy
Women" in poetry, said:
If Omaha we're walled with stone.
And at its gates both day and night
The guns Of sternest watchmen shone,
Yet would the guards with true delight,
tive welcome and swing wide the gates
TO those who come with motives good.
SO warmeet welcome here awaits
The nations noblest womanhood.
From many regions. near and far,
Win nope and purpose pure and strong,
as following some guiding star.
NJ on come WITH t n sweet, naliowed song
Blest guardians of that pure fount
Supplied by true companiOnships
The cause SO dear to you shall mount
Above the heartless schemes of men,
Above the british motives rise,
Until the righteous spirit reign
That loves and lifts and purihes.
The national convention of 1910 will be held
in Baltimore. Invitations for this convention
were also received from Indianapolis Atlantic
City, Toledo, st. Louis, University City. Mo-,
and Mobile, but Baltimore was the fortunate
one. and may plans be made at this conven-
ton that will wipe out every saloon in Mary
land, My Maryland"
Since the last convention met one year ago
on the mountain tops of Colorado victory after
victory has been achieved for temperance. The
Nashville Christian Advocate, referring to the
saddest day in the history of the State of Ten
neeee, when a murderous bullet pierced the
heart Of Edward Ward Carmack. said Car
mack the prohibitionist, is dead, but prohi-
bition, the choicest flower in our public life,
will spring from bis grave to give fragrance
and beauty to this fair State of the South, and
eternity will ring with the praises of those
who will live in the pure atmosphere made
possible by such sacrifice"
Space will not permit q detailed account Of
the tremendous battle, or OF the unwarranted
position of Tennessees Governor upon this
burning question, other than to say that the
voice Of the people of Tennessee rather than
the veto voice of the Governor prevailed and
the licensed saloons in that State closed for
ever on July l. 1909.
1t will not be long before the legalized saloons
in Kentucky will be thing Of the past, for So
out of 119 counties in that State are entirely
without saloons, and at least 90 per cent. OF
Kentucky people are living under prohibition
prohibition that has outlawed the saloon.
The Kentucky Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, under the leadership of Mrs.
Frances E. Beauchsmp, its State president, has
entered upon a straight out-and-out campaign
for Statewide prohibition.
Alabama has furnished wonderful chapter
in prohibition agitation aud conquest. The
Governor called the Legislature in extra ses-
sion to strengthen the prohibitory laws and
the amendment adopted makes it in many
respects the most far-reaching and stringent
liquor law ever enacted, and in addition to this
the Legislature voted in favor Of constitutional
prohibition, the question 10 be voted upon
November %.
South Carolina bids fair to be the next State
to secure Statewide prohibition, in January,
1910.
great campaign is on in Florida, the Legis-.
lature having voted to submit the question of
constitutional prohibition. This came about
through the united efforts of noble manhood
and consecrated womanhood. The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union worked valiantly,
and the plea made by Senator McMullen on
the floor of the Senate touched all hearts. for
as he spoke bis mother was lying dead in their
home, days journey distant. He did as she
had wished him to do-to stand in his place
when this vital home question should come
up and to speak for her and for the woman
hood of Florida.
PRESS SUPT. TowsoN W. G. T. q.