The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-09-22
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BREEZE FROM MISSoURI-LAND.
MRS. ANNIE ARMSTRONG
Local Press Superintendent.


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BREEZE FROM MISSoURI-LAND.
Over in the northeast corner a.
Missouri, Mrs. Ollie Miller, pres
dent of the first district, has evolve
a new campaign idea. She called 4;
district rally for her three counties
advertising it by both newspapers
and posters. 1t came off at Luray
July 3Oth. The stand concessions
more than paid all expenses, and left
a nest egg besides. The picnic
grounds had seating facilities and &
band stand from which the speakers
addressed their audiences. Men anC
women were there from a dozer
towns or more. Five ministers haC
a part on the program. A W. C. T
representative made the principa,
address. All the speeches were to
the point, and each helped 20 en-
phasive every other. Two lads in
their teens, Kelly Beach, of Arbela,
and Master Woods, of Granger, gave
fine orations. Luray's young ladies
had hoop drill, and Granger's l..
7. L. gave series of drills and rally
cries The whole town was decorat-
ed with flags. A parade was another
feature, including some highly origi-
nal floats.
Mrs. Mamie Benning, of Gregory
Landing, on the Mississippi, is plan
ming two rallies for two country I'M
ions. The first one is a watermelon
rally to come off when water-melons
are ripest and juciest. The second
one is pumpkin-pie rally. The
pumpkins are growing in her fields
for the occasion. and in late October
the champion pie feast of Missouri
will come off. Trust Mrs. Bennine
that "pie-day" will be Prohibition
day" as well. 1t ought to be joy to
be a man in Missouri, for the Mis-
souri, women persist in feeding the
mere male man on every occasion.
They preach, and talk, and sing, and
pray, and write, and argue, and con-
test, but on none Of these occasions
is the lunch forgotten. And what
cooks these Missouri women ace!
The eighth district reported four
teen nov unions ibis wear. It leads.
1Ae state Plenty OF the districts re-
port & number Of new unions. Mrs.
Miller's first district broke the erecord
when in five days, the latter part Of
July, she put union in two county
seat towns, Kahoko aMd Lancaster.
The county seats are important
points, but usually hard ones to or
ganize. Two in one week is swift
record.
Street meetings and open-air meet
ings are the order of the day all over
the state. 1t is too hot to get crowds
in the churches, so our prohibition
speakers mount box on the shady
side of the street, or stand on court
house steps, Or speak from band
stand, and voters come in shirt sleeves
and everyday attire to hear. 1t has
ceased to be a novelty.
The pot boileth in Missouri! Pro-
hibition is in the air. The ministers
are dealing sledge-hammer blows.
The politicians are sitting up and Ia
king notice, and we think the best
general of them all is painstaking.
far-seeing, ever-working Mrs. Kate
Newton Of Carthage, the state W.
C. T. u. president.
Campbell, Mo-, in the south west
ern part of the state, had rally in
July with an attendance of 1000.
Only a dozen men in all but what
good-naturedly wore our famous flag
tag, with "Missouri's going dry in
1910 will you help?" printed on it.
Mrs, Lora S. La Nance, Joplin, Mo.