Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-04-28
w. C. T. u.
COLUMN.
Iaisea BY the Local Chapter Of the
"omen's Christian temperance unloa.


a letter from the College Field See
re'ary Of the Nalionai w. g. Il. u.
Dear Young People:
am writing TO you from Texas
wnere spent only two weeks. In
mat time could touch but tiay cor
ner,of The great state, which is almost
40 empire in itself the distance across
y from east to west being as far from
We" YORK TO Chicago. The good peo-
pie are praying and working TO put
Texas Ia the lis, of dry states next
july, when they viii vote on prohl-
ei lou amendment. A large part of the
state Is already under prohibition, aud
II Is interesting TO note the many Inn
provements since IL went into effect
Old wooden 'shaeksn replaced by rine
brick stores, handsome schoolhouses,
churches and new homes ereeted-all
OF which prove that prohibition has
not killed the towns. A man who had
prophesied all kinds of calamities if
the town went dry remarked, "Well /
must say that our town is improving
in spite of prohibition.
l stopped at Atlanta, Texas, and it
was pleasure to visit the Union which
| organized eight years ago. 1t has al
ways had large membership and has
made history, having been the chief
factor in making the county dry.
The president because of her conser-
vative training, was very timid about
taking the office, has grown into one of
the bravest, brightest OF leaders,
which only shows the all-round devel.
opment which our work gives and
that we become forgetful of self and
our timidity when we are fighting for
liberty.
Mrs. Hendon, of Tyler made it pos
sble for me to address the students of
one of the largest business colleges in
this country. IL was not feasible to OF
ganize a Young Peoples Branch, MS the
attendance is constantly changing.
After the address, the president said:
SIT would be a pity not to have some
really tangible results after the address
we have listened to, and so every
young man here who is willing to
quit at once and for all time his eig-
arctic habit may place his tobacco bag
on the desk as he marcnes out" Ten
young men gave up their bags and
boxes of tobacco and books OF cigarette
paper and | shook b lnds and had a
few personal words with each one.
They will miss the tobacco for time
bat soon the vitality of youth will as
sert itself, the appetite will improve,
the eye VIII brighten and the young
! men will be better able TO meet life's
duties
/ wonder if it would not be good
plan whenever we have speaker for
school, to give young men such an
opportunity to decide. We must help
these young men in every possible
way. Tell them what physician told
me that the juice of oranges is great
help in overcoming craving for liquor
ana tobacco | Know man who had
drank for years, who during the hard
months following his determination
not to drink, took the juice Of as many
as two dozen oranges some days, and
he conquered in the end.
This is the only business college |
ever visited where the days work is
begun with devotional exercises. Prof.
Byrne the president, who, by the way,
is the originator Of the Byrne short
hand system, told me that the rules
each year Of business men, IN regard
to the use of liquor and tobacco, are
becoming more stringent.
| have visited Jacksonville college, a
Baptist institution and Rush Acad-
envy, organizing in each a strong
Young Peoples Branch of the w. c.
T. u. each will have temperance
corner in the library and subscribe for
the weekly Union Signal
Yours for the best possible for our
young people.
Rhena E. T. Mosher.
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