The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-02
LOUISIANA A UNIT FOR
STATEWIDE PROHIBITION
Published by Request)


siye, new.featured convention and a
distinct success from the first hour.
SIidell has 5000 people. Alas! she has
ten saloons and a wholesale liquor
house as well. The white ribbonerS
certainly made them sit up and take
notice. Audiences were large, en-
thusiasm was contagious; the good
people of Slidell opened their beautiful
homes to the delegates, and later they
opened their pocketbookS. Mrs. A, c.
Mckinney, the state president, says
that more was pledged and raised at
this state convention than in any other
Louisiana has ever held.
The first day was given up to
evangelistic services. 1.-THE battle is
the Lords, we are His army" was the
keynote of the meetings. On this day
Louisiana discovered she had a valu'
able asset within the state in the
person of Mrs. Norwood, late OF Ten
nessee, now of New Orleans. A
woman of fine presence, quick winning
speech, and ready eloquence, she won
all hearts. The convention made her
the state organizer. She will do effect
i've work, and being at the states me-
tropolis can stir New Orleans as can no
outsider. Louisiana rejoiced at her
great good fortune in finding in her
ranks another ready speaker. This
was Mrs. T. D. Lipscomb, recording
secretary for the year just closed
Mrs. Lipscomb's sweet voice in song
and clear, ringing tones in speaking
make her a most valuable state evan
gelist. Did her home duties permit
she would do valient field service.
Mrs. LaMance was the convention
speaker. She kept all her own appoint
ments, put in an extra meeting fol
colored people and filed the gap fol
another speaker who was billed blu
failed to come, and, accompanied by
Louisiana white ribboner, made tn
rounds of the schools.
One of the unusual features was tn
address of Mr.. Robert L. Smith G
Slidell, illustrated by seven handSom
+ paintings showing various stages
mans life; An innocent child. kneelin
in prayer at his mothers knee; 10
} going forth to seek his fortune, whoI
temptation allures and who ends a mi
: spent life in a drunkards grave. tn
G beautiful pictures were the.Work OF
Sidell artist, a mere girl, Miss EStel
Gilliss. Ten children were dedicate
e by the parents as white RIBBON recruit
S The two closing days of the CONVEX
j. ton were busy ones. Some abSorbin
= discussions were on the carpet, one
:, them-"What must Louisiana do to
: saved?" Mrs, La Nance was given tt
: topic "Eugenics." She made illustr
e tions in black and white to show no
j. vitality this touched the family.
Traffic in women called forth an ir
FASHIONED address from Mrs. 7.
. Lipscomb, who has labored much II
unfortunate women.
Il Mrs. La Nance was so favorably il
q pressed with the ability and capabili1
: of the Creole population that 81
started a fund of 5000, and raised abol
half of it, to train Creole woman fl
e definite w. C. T. U. work in Louisian
.e So closed this splenid convention. 4
n of the old officers except one succeed
"a themselves. Miss Benson OF New c
leans was elected recording secretar
Mrs, Lipscomb having positively I
fused reelection. Louisiana VIC 7.
stands as unit for statewide pro-
bition. The Union Signal,