The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-30
TEMPERANCE WORKERS
NAME THEIR OFFICERS
Joseph Peery Makes Address Advocating Closing
Saoon-He Quotes Statistics in Favor of
His Position.

The state convention of the w. C..
T. II. came to a close at noon today.
after three DAYS successful session.
The ladies' are pleased with the work
of the convention and feel that much
good has been accomplished. They
arc also nstlnted In their praises Of
Ogden and her people. declaring Og-
den 10 be the best convention city in
the state.
A brief session was held during the
forenoon. after which the visiting del
egates were banqueted at the Ken
nedy Cafe by the ladies of the local
Union
The officers elected for the ensuing
year were as follows
President-Mrs. l.. L. Shepard Salt
Lake
Vice Presidents-C. S. Newton
Springville, and Mary NJ. Boiden, Pro
vo.
Corresponding Secretary-Mlss Leo.
ia S. Kennedy. Ogden.
Recording Secretary-Miss Harriet
Laney. Mt Pleasant.
Treasurer-Mrs. w, F., Core, Salt
Lake.
Mrs l.. L. Shepard and Miss I.eota
Kennedy were made eX-oficio dele
gates TO the national convention OF
the w. c. T. u, and Mrs. 7. d. Pitt
of Salt Lake was elected as the reg
ular delegate.
Mrs p. S SImpkIn of Salt Lake
was chosen to act as regular delegate
TO the worlds convention. with Mrs.
l.. L. Shepard ex-ofilcio delegate The
worlds convention Will be held in Ed
lnburg. Scotland,
The superintendcnts elected were:
Literature. Miss Freida Dresser, Salt
Lake.
Work among the soldiers. Mrs. c. A,
Walker. Salt Lake.
Sabbath Observance. Miss Louisa
Frost, Ephralm.
Mothers Meeting, Mrs. A, H. Ber
holder, SDringyllle.
Prisons and Jails. Miss Josephine
Kellogg, Provo.
Antl-Narcotlc. Mrs. Abbie Burt,
Springville.
Sabbath School. Miss Rose Judson,
Payson
Flower Mission. Miss Mary B.
Sumner. Silver City.
Press. Miss Leota Kennedy, Ogden.
Sci Lemp Institute. Miss Jennie
Simons, Salt Lake.
Red Letter Day, Miss Laura Colly.
manti.
Mercy. Mrs Tom D. Pitt, Salt Lake.
Purity, Mrs. Frcweling, ogden.
Joseph S. Peery's Address.
Joseph S, Peery In his address be-
fore the convention on, DO Saloons
Build Up a TOWN." said;
If YOU conccde that saloons build up
man, I will concede that they build
up a town Conversely, IF they In
jurc a man. then in greater ratio.
they injure many men and, therefore,
injure a town. Whatever affects the
individual affects the community OBJ
serve for yourself A man by hard
work and frugalIty has succeeded in
business; with success comes leisure;
too often with leisure comes the as
sociations Of idleness and pleasures
The strong character developed
through years of labor is now tempt
cd by prosperity VIII he stand sue
cess? II depends upon his ideals and
associates If he wishes TO be
good fellow and a general genial
mixer. he may mako the mistake that
Is too often made i'm the West and de-
ceivc himself by seeking pleasure in
the convivlal glass that produces
tinGlinG sensations of the nervous sys-
tenn while IT tears the nerve structures
apart He may think he is strong
enough not TO drink 10 excess. but
none of MS realize our real weakness
AS Emerson says:
'All flesh Is frail all dust is weak "
He learns some day that. as David !
Starr Jordan says
Moderate drinking is Ike moder'
ate lying or TO use BeecherS words, !
Like beefsteak with incidental ar
senlc. He may learn this lesson.