Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-06-13
W. C. T. U. NOTES.

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The 18th annual convention Of the 9Th
District w. c. T. u. was held in LaJunt a
May $3.50. The district includes Pue-
bio. Otero. Crowley and Kiowa counties
and has thirteen working unions.
With the exception Of Vice President.
the officers were reelected. as follows:
President. Mrs Anna NJ. Parker. Pueblo;
Vice President, Mrs. Elizabeth Stanton.
Holbrook. Corresponding Secretary. Mrs.
Belle Loweook, Pueblo. Recording Sec
rotary. Mrs, Lillian 3. Bailey. Rocky Ford,
Treasurer. Mrs. Ida Boroughs. Pueblo.
According to custom. each session was
opened with deyotionals and on Thursday
morning an evangelistic service was con-
Quoted by delegates from the oolored
union of Pueblo. in which many took part.
Best methods Of carrying on the work.
how to promote morality. latest methods
in scientific temperance training. how to
enlist and train the young for temperance.
were subjects for discussion which
brought out many helpful ideas.
Reports Of officers showed a large
amount of work done, especially during
the prohibition campaign. and an optimistic
spirit prevailed.
Two most excellect papers were given
by DR.. Blotz and DR.. Warner. DR.. Blotz
showed himself quite up-to-date on the
subject Of alcohol and disease. He defined
alcoholism as the stigma Of degeneraey.
In the new born babe the hereditary traits
lie dormant. the dormant strain shows
itself with the unfolding of its faculties
He illustrated this truth by a comparison
between the descendants Of man OF
good ancestry from two mothers. The
first was feebleminded girl and from
this couple there were 48o descendants,
Of whom 552 have been traced. or these
l45 wsre feebleminded. Sc Legitimate,
So immoral. "a confirmed alcoholics, 5
epilepties, criminals. 8 keepers of vice
resorts. and 80 died in infancy; only 46
were normal. Not one Of this line rose
above mediocrity. and most were below it.
Many were found in slums and aims
houses.
The father of this line later married a
Quaker girl Of good ancestry and from
this union there were 4e6 descendants. oil
whom all but two were normal. Among
the men Of this limo were many Of promi-
nenoe in professions. and all were in good
circumstances.
DR.. Blotz believes the high school age
a critical one, and advocates having
ministers on high school faculties to give
talks on morality, as they are trained to
handle subjects pertaining to moral up
lift.
DR.. Warner, on THE White Slave Traf-
fo Menace" showed thorough UNDER
standing Of the subject. He stated as an
absolute fact without exception that no
home nor young lady in our land is safe
from the White Slave traffic and gave in
stances of cases known to him proving
this to be true. He said the social evil is
the twin evil Of intemperance. the coming
of prohibition will be the most efficient aid
10 the abolition of the White Slave traffic.
There is no traffic in our midst today that
overrides and undertakes law like this.
Statistics show that country girls make
the largest addition to the unfortunate
captives. behind the bars. Christian
people must be aroused and not be afraid
to speak plainly on this subject. The sit
uation is serious and the public must be
convinced of it.
Judge Miller gave pithy talk on Nat
ional Prohibition in 1920" The only way
to bring it about is by education and agi-
tation. Sentiment is growing. papers and
magazines are refusing liquor ads. Politi
cal Office may now be obtained even
when the candidate has pronounced tenn
peranee views. For the first time, through
the Webb bill, the U. S. Government is