The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-03-14
v. c. |. j. DEPARTMENT
Mrs. e. Van Hood, Editor
What the w. C. It. U. is Doing
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The W. C. T. U. is sending good
speakers and literature into the neg
lected parts of the state like Wash
ington, Wakulla. and other western
counties.
The W. C. T. U. is paying mission
airy to meet all steamers that arrive
at Port Tampa.
1t is endeavoring to help the ne
groes perfect temperance organiza-
tions among themselves and to educate
them with good literature.
1t is holding temperance medal con-
tests among the Spanish and Italians
in Tampa, and distributing good leaf
let's among them and among the
Greeks and the syrians.
In EvangeIistic Efforts;
The w. c. t. U. aims to secure the
reading of the bible in the public
schools.
1t strives to teach the benefit of
clean, sober, upright living to rail
way men, street-car men, postmen
policemen. street-car men, postmen
1t takes intense interest n the spirit
ual welfare of the soldiers and sailors
and by literature. letters, and comfort
bags" filed with all things a ''lone'
man needs. seeks to supply little OF
the home touch to their lonely lives.
The w. c. T. T., by its ministry OF
flowers, carries help and comfort to
the poor, the sick. and the bereaved.
In Preventive Measures
The w. Z. T. U. is furnishing lee
turers to hold health institutes and
give addresses on mental and moral
hygiene.
1t is striving to educate the general
public on the danger of patent medi.
cines and to expose fraudulent cures
In the Legal Department
The w. C. T. u. is persistently try
ing to make all acquainted with laws
for the protection of morals; to pro-
mote prohibitions; to fight all vice.
1t works Systematically to secure the
enforcement of all laws.
In Educational
The w. c. T. U. plan to instruct those
having the care Of children in all tha
relates to the best interest of the
child physically and spiritually. Thi!
it does by mothers meetings, by en-
rolling the very little children, and b!
literature.
lie school teachers in supplying then
with supplemental helps to give tn
clearest possible teaching in physiol
ogy and hygiene, and to interest tn
students by offering prizes for tn
cotics.
It assists the Sunday School teache
| in emphasizing temperance truths b
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exercises. mass meetings, and quarterl
| temperance lessons.
/ 1t aims to supply the press with tn
| results of the latest Investigations o
science as it relates to alcoholics an
narcotics, to report the progress O
the temperance movement, and to kee
before the reading public the principle
/ of total abstinence for the individua
and prohibition for the state.
1t concerns itself in every child wei
/ fare movement, endeavoring to prever
the employment of young children, t
and to aid in the reclamation of a
| juvenile offenders.
Tt seeks to install into the mind
of the young the knowledge OF tn
harm done by tobacco and other na
cotics
1t is arranging to hold a schot
for Christian workers in June.
These are some of the practics
works of the w. C. T. U. in our stat
It needs your cooperation. It need
financial aid Will you not assist b
a generous gift, sent to either til
State President, Miss Minnie E. Nea
p East Bay ST.. Jacksonville, or Stat
Treasurer, Mrs. Geo. I. Doig, Gaine.
Vile?
Testimony of DR.. Taylor
DR.. E. o. Taylor of the Nations
Temperance Society. in Letter to Mi:
Neal, says: MY experiences and oil
servations make me feel very keen1
the Importance of the w. C. T. |
work and that of the Unions through
out the state. This educational wor
which is absolutely essential to II
telligent legislation in Florida, mu
be done by some organization keepin
steadily at it, and the w. C. T. u.
the only organization in the state tn;
is pretending to do this work or thi
is at all adapted to do it. The NEAR
ing Of which is that there is a dut
and opportunity presented to yo,
workers that is simply immense
Importance. 1 could help you to in
press this matter upon the peop