The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-07-14
RIBBON
COLUMN
Edited by Mrs. Thos. Weir

can, 10 WhOm you can.
White carnation.
Hurrah for vacation.
Are you all taking vacation so
/ you will be ready for the years work?
Some of our superintendents are. Mrs.
Dorsey of railroad work is in Wiscon-
sin. Others are going and coming.
Mrs. Horton and daughter of Brink
Haven were calling on friends here
Sunday.
Mrs. Parsons sister is reported bet
ter. Mrs Ward is better. And others
are reported sick throughout the coun
ty. Mrs. McIntire has had vacation
but will be ready with her drill in
Parliamentary soon. Mrs. Splitter was
attending a reunion but will be ready
for the next meeting.
Hope you are all well and have n
good time and be ready for the con-
vention. Don't forget Mt Vernon Is
to have the convention so the other
unions will take notice. Who is ahead
Ill lut COulGOl. ltdSt Stuu III lCDOl 70
for June? Women are surely doing
wise thing this hot weather-keeping
cool.
The women of New Hampshire after
many years of hard work have at last
succeeded in getting bill passed max
ing mothers legal guardians of minor
children with fathers. Quite right.
Who should be the guardian but the
mother?
so3iation has increased it's member
ship 80 per cent the last IL months.
A New York woman says she hangs
her head in shame because America is
not producing more poets. Poets are
born, but we can't expect them at the
rate of one a minute. We have some
great poets Don't she know it?
Lillian Russell says, 1T is better to
be good than beautiful but it is best
to be both" Perhaps we can't be eth
er, but some can't be good the same
as some can't be beautiful. We were
not to be angels, at least not always.
Anna S. Peck, the famous mountain
climber, sailed for South America Sat
urday, on her way to explore unlinowh
parts of South American continent.
As well as to add to her reputation as
climber why not all women try the
ladder of success. Go up a round any
way and then stay; don't let any one
knock you off the ladder. Be like
Longfellow in the Excelsior When
on the top round shout Excelsior.
For the heights of great men reached
and kept were not attained by sudden
fight. But the while their companions
slept We're toiling upward in the night.
So let every one of us have some IDEAL
TO which we turn and if above us, we
will steadily climb to the top, ana
then waive flag of triumph and shout
word of welcome to those below.
Women can, il she will, do anything.
Let her turn her powers to good and
see the results.
We are very sorry to lose some of
our good members, But what is our
loss is some one elses gain. So our
thought is for Mrs. Brininstool "She
hath done what she could" which is
the greatest praise to any one, And
her efforts will be crowned with sue
cess.
Don't forget when Mrs. Rev Trego
will be here at Camp Sychar. Also the
baskets and your friends to go with
you.
All the Unions in the county take
notice: Send in your reports on press
work. Remember we are working for
the banner.
Have we visited the sick and those
in the hospital and strangers who are
III in the city. Flower mission super
intendent take heart, we will have
long list to report this quarter.
Fredericktown had good report as
did Brink Haven. Hope the men will
lend hand. But not be like the old
rooster, make great noise. And gath
er the hens about him and when they
are all there eat the food himself. But
isn't that like a man? Urge you on
and when the glory club is to be raised
he is the fellow that waves 1t and Is
the hero.
Luck is a good deal like lightning.
II seldom strikes twice in the same
place. SO should we ne lucky enough
to- get the banner this year, Let's
work now for 1t may never come our
way again,
A friend of man "A true friend is
one of Gods richest gifts to any one"
Have you all read Sam Waller Foss'
Poem "The House By the Road If
not be sure and read it.
Be true friend TO man.
Ankenytown union report just came,
$40 points in the contest. Hurry up
some of you others, or Ankenytown
will beat you.