The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-20
as they are is to see things as God
sees them"
Saloon Number increases.

Saloon Number increases.
Rev. Traum's address followed the
reports of the department superintend-
ents which covered the work of the
last year. Mrs. Rowena Randle, SUI
perintendent of the Law and Statistics
department, said there were two more
saloons in the county than at the time
OF the last convention.
These are In Cambridge City. In
Richmond the number remains the
same with fifty-two saloons, the an
nual cost of running being about $21,-
600. According to the report S67 ar
rests were made in the city during the
year. more than half Of which were
on the charge of public intoxication,
the exact number being 439.
Law Is Evaded.
The temperance forces have secur-
ed the enforcement of the curfeW to
a certain extent, but the police report
that it is impossible to prevent the
sale of cigarets to boys. There are
many ways Of evading the law which
make it impossible for the police to
stop the violation, it is said.
The Flower Mission department I'M
der the leadership of Mrs. Mary Bel
ford has given away 1,403 bouquets
and ten growing plants during the
year, and expended Sab in carrying
on the work, Special efforts will be
made this year to keep an accurate
record of all flowers, clothes and food
distributed by this department. The
union hopes to make such an excel
lent showing that the state OrganiZa-
ton will reward their work with a
banner.
Stops Picture Sale.
Due to the work of members Of the
union the sale of september Morn"
in the stores of the city has been pro-
hibited, and Postmaster Haas has an
nounced that any post card of Sep
TENDER Morn" or any imitation of it
will be sent to the dead letter office.
Only two unions in the county,
those at Economy and Fountain City,
have superintendent of medical tenn
perance, reported Mrs. Sophia Huff of
that department. The purpose of this
department which has distributed O.
500 pages of literature during the year
is to inform the members of the OBJ
jections to alcoholic drinks as medi-
cine, and to the dangers of proprie-
tary medicines.
Twenty oratorical contests were
held in the county last year under the
supervision of Mrs. Martin, of Econ
omy, who was placed in charge Of that
department for the coming year No
admissions have been charged, but
free will offerings were taken, which
made the contests self supporting.
Mrs. Rosa Keplinger, head of the
department of the press, said the at
titude of the press was more friendly
than it had been. Three hundred and
sixteen notices of meetings were print
ed during the year.
Scientific temperance is not taught
in the schools as required by law,
said Miss Mary Woodland, of Fountain
City. In many instances this is due
to the fact that teachers are not &C
quainted with the subject. Miss Wood
ard suggested that the unions of the
county place the literature and tenn
perance papers in the hands of teach
ers. Interest, she said, could be slim
ulated with essay contests and moth
'ers' meetings.
The McColl Union, of colored wom-
en-, is one of the strongest in the coun-
ty, according to the report of Mrs. w.
A. McCurdy and Mrs. Anna Conrad.
Besides being numerically strong the
union is interested in the franchise,
and has been discussing it at many
meetings.
Reports from several departments
were not heard. owing to the failure of
the superintendent to send them
when they could not attend the con-
vention.
Miss Fannie Harold won the grand
gold medal at the oratorIcal contest
last night held in connection with the
county convention of the w. G. T. U
The judges were Rev. w A Stovall
Rev H s James and Mrs ROwena
Randle.
To arrange for float in the Fall
Festival parade, the county superin-
tendent's named Mrs. S. w. Traum
chairman of a committee. Mrs. Traum
says the union is going to make a
hard fight to win one of the prizes.