Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-03-18
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The following report of the Rocky
Ford w. {. +. u. will we some id ca
OF the work perform ! during the
past year, rs well as t..e practical ma
turc of the work:
Sunday School rallies ........ 1
Lectures .. 4
Mass meetings .................
Columns i'll local and state papers IS
Banners awarded ............
Visits to sick .................- 100
Literature distributed, pages 200
Letters written ............. II
Social ccuug5 ................
b0uGucls ..-.. -...-.....-...''' 50
Literature az station, pages ....7547
Comfort bags to cruiser Colorado s
The nest meeting will Ec on Fed
Grafton Day" March IS. Subject:
Woman as Factor i'll the Civic m
nrovemcnt Of ROCKY Ford" Leader,
Mrs. Isabel Kellogg. Judge Minor
will also address the meeting on
itors are always welcome.
The following interesting news OF
the campaign in Chicago was read
at the last meeting OF Mrs. Bailey:
when 5000 women, the older
ones with grim, determined looks,
the younger ones with smiles, stlrt
oul 10 do som-ihiuT, its iair to pre-
ria'a rk.rN 7, i
80 i thc year pi grace 1911 secs
Chicago without saloon, without 4
u.'ir,wau in SIGHT. without q single
rcd-H-ht uaucc hali---
Yes, il Is pretty big job, hut
these 5000 women -Tc wCrnH.E night
and day ID accomplish it. They want
e. u.a' e Ci.s.-.. . de crt .ar the
thirsty. a drDUIhy spot in i state
that Lccu an oasis iar many years,
They want the III TO be clampcd
down and coppcr-rivctcd on this big
city.
The organization of the w. c. 7.
l.. here is engaged in death strug
gle with the saloon forces. On every
street corner. in every Il" station in
the downtown district. little dctach
mcnts OF the army OF 5000 women
are on guard, armed with rcicrcn-
dunn pctitions-and smiles. Their
petitions must he filed in very few
days, and they must have 1000 vot-
cr,' names signed to them.
There are 1000 saloons in this city,
and against the women is marshalcd
the influence OF every saloonkceper.
There is more than one saloon for
every woman who IS fighting g. the
ranks in this big battle. But the
women say the will win.
It's hard to refuse the women. OF
course. the men can vote yes" or
no just as they please. but under
several searching pairs OF mothers
eyes some OF the most bibulous have
a little impulse that whispers to them
each time they dodge that w. c. 1.
u army's scntinels
The liquor interests knew the wo-
men would get results il let alone. so
they had lot OF buttons printed,
reading: II don't want to be cam
ell o.. fF
These appeared on hundreds of
overcoat lapcls. Still. the wcarcrs
have that uncomfortable feeling ev-
cry time they meet the women with
the petitions.
Mrs. Emily Hill and Mrs. w. c. II.
kcou"h. the latter former school
board member. are two OF the lead
crS in the movement.
! know we'll win said Mrs. Hill.
n mans n man. even IL he docs
drink. We want to help them. So
we believe they'll help rs drive sa-
looms ont OF Chicago.
'Sixty-onc thousand names are
needed. That means twelve names
for each woman in the war. 1t ought
to be easy
Other cities arc watching this
struggle OF womanhood against IL
Quor, OF smiles against Redeemed
noses. of lapel buttons against street
corner petitions"