The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-12-08
WHITE RIBBON
COLUMN
Edited by Mrs. Thos. Weir

M0tt0-heep sweet.
Flower--White carnation.
Meetings-First and third Tuesdays.
A great many are wondering what
the w. G. T. u has been doing. There
is one department alone that is we'll
worth mentioning, the Flower Mission
department and as the women over the
county as well as Mt. Vernon, want to
know what they did in that depart
ment l will give the Flower Mission
Superintendent's report:
During the year Of 1911, we sent
636 bouquets, II funeral sprays, one
dozen rases, Is dozen carnations, 20
growing plants; 347 text cards, 1901
visits to the sick, visits to public in.
stitutions, bu. Of tomatoes, 3 bu. po-
tatoes, 1 basket Of grapes, half bushel
plums, one dozen oranges, 81 quarts OF
fruit were given to needy ones, 81
garments, 43 yards of muslin, 1 box
clothing, one bundle of clothes, z pair
shoes, pair shoes repaired, 6 dinners
Al glasses of jelly, quarts fruit juice
for the sick. $81.43 in money given
various times throughout the year. We
are sure Mrs. Alspaugh has done a
great work with the assistance of the
other ladies, and If not another branch
of work was taken up that alone is
worth the organizations efforts to be
union to help the needy. Many acts
of kindness are done by members ol
the w. G. T. U. who have not yet re
ported. ttl
| Our department of mercy has also
done good work and the paper of Mrs
Rightmire will be printed in full the
next column.
Miss Rose Davidson of Frederick
town will speak to the ladies on We'd
nesday afternoon and address the
young people in the evening. Be sure
to attend Wednesday, Dec. Z.
A London daily reports the follow
ing showing as that the saloon is q
terror to any community:
Saturday during the space of one
hour and half the watchers saw
795 persons enter its DOORS OF these
there were 209 men, 30 women, 81
youths and girls, 1913 very young and
babies in arms. Seven perambulators
were taken in some of which had In
them two children. Outside there was
scarcely an uneventful moment, three
women were turned out and five men
| There was one very bad fight and 81,
disturbances. Three girls about sew
! enteen, came out quite drunk. "a men
Including potmah IN livery andI1!
women left the house hopelessly
drunk. Two of the women had babies
in their arms. At 10:30 the house hat
| to be closed with the exception of s
small side door on account of a gener
al row. A policeman stayed outside
until closing time.
| Is this not enough 10 convince us
that the fight for temperance mus
| still continue and we can not afford to
rest at ALL 4!
In the heart of the worst drunkart
away up, a great many pair of stairs
in remote corner, easily passed by
covered with cobwebs there is door
1t is our business to seek for it, ant
when we find it to knock! Yes, ant
wait, and not go away and say 1T /!
no use!
Remember Him who knocks at thu
door of our hearts until His hair Il
wet with the dew, and remember thi'
is the one hat died for us, that he II
our brother. BY and by, the quiverin,
lips, and faltering tongue, and starting
tear, will tell you that you have beel
knocking at the heart of man;
heart that can be touched by tender
ness.
Another thought comes to us ant
makes our hearts sad, when we thinl
of great America setting the example
she does to our foreign brothers ant
sisters. At recent temperance meet
ing in Shanghai, China, prominen
representative of the Chinese people
WI Ting Fang, whose experience a
Washington as minister from China
qualified him to speak, said, after stat
ing how he had Yielded to drink Will
at Washington and had induced hi
wife to partake of certain concoctior
whose immediate effect was 80 pleas
ing he then told how he came to tn
realization that there was sting in
all. Result:
am now total abstainer and ar
much stronger. Moral do not Away
follow the great American.
Some of our temperance worker
say that they will stamp out the drink
"You will never do it, judge" said
bystander, "as long as there is pc
: cetn profit in 10 cent drink an