The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-01
LOCAL OPTION IS
BUT MEANS TO END
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tn the ladies' by expressing his ad-
miration for the determined stand
they are making in the interest of
temperance.
The women lined UP with the
cause don't waste any time warbling
or side-stepping," no said, land ad-
mire them Tor It"
Wants Statewide.
Mrs. q. C. Carpenter. corresponding
secretary, made ringing speech of
welcome, In which she also took
fling at local option as a permanent
institution. She insisted that ahse-
lutte prohibition was the only means
Of efreetualiy routing the liquor de-
mon.
Mrs. Carpenter urged the creation
Of sentiment against liquor posters
and advertisements on bin boards pro-
claiming the alleged virtues of GER
tain brands of whiskey for Christ
mas consumption, The sooner such
advertisements are prohibited. she
thought, the better ii would be for
The cause of temperance.
In her quarterly address Mrs. Bick-
Grs reported that u new union had
recently been organizes in Fulton, and
Il also gave her pleasure to note that
C'himhorazo Y had allied itself with
lemher convention in Portsmouth.
Appeal Turned Down.
This local was formerly "a part Of
the original bi.county union, which
was put out of commission at the con-
->~ntft-ff following an appeal rur rec
ignition made ny Mrs. J Tyler job
>son. It's president. Mrs. Jobson II is
Understood, noted q further appeal
before the national body In baltimore
the early part OF last month, but WAS
turned down as In Portsmouth,. Her
naion now consists of thirteen locals.
II is said, and while rot affiliated
with the regular union. will continue
10 prosecute the fight against the H.
quor evil
Prominent among those present at
the quarterly session was Mrs. How
ard NJ. Hoge, preside It " the State
w. G. T. T.. who occupied IA seat on
the platform by the 81 le Of Mrs. Bick-
sys. Mr.. Hoge her husband, was also
present.
Later In the day Mrs. Hoge address
I'd the meeting. telling OF the recent
convention in Baltimore ann predict
ing ultimate victory fo- Statewide pro-
hibition.
Arraigns Men Speakers.
In the course OF her talk, Mrs. Ifoge
paid her compliments to men who
have occasion at one time and an
other to address women at meetings.
As rule" she said. these men
speakers have a habit of addressing us
In iiattering terms such as ! am glad
TO note so many Of YOU ladies pres
ent, and j am pleased to welcome
YOU and that sort of thing without
any substance. ] can say, however.
that Mayor Mahooi of Baltimore
talked to us in a different style. He
did not Disguise the fact that he WAS
in sympathy with our movement and
lie was honest enough to say 50. IL
all mayors take the same stand that
he does, our cause would undoubted-
Is make greater progress. Mayor
Mahooi is. all exception. though. and
!. understand that he probably won't
be reelected because he is honest
enough to say what he thinks. Poll
ticians, somehow or other. don't seem
To like that sort OF man.
Compliments Governor.
Airs. Hoge Also com p,:mented a FOR
naer governor Of Nebraska for having
the courage to stand up for the tenn
perance cause even at the risk of his
Office She said she had no patience
with men who "craw!ish around" as
many OF them do.
Discussing the meaning and value
.of Mite ribbons as emb,ems OF tenn
i,eraitse, she believed that they should
standtipt only Tor total abstainers but
should also mean that their Nearers
are working for others
The ribbons, she thought. should be
worn whenever II is practicable for
them TO be worn and not on special
occasions, az some persons seem to
think.