The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-10-28
WORK OF LOYAL TEN
PERANCE LEGION

The entertainment given by the
Loyal Temperance Legion at the Bap-
tist Church recently, should not pass
unmentioned. Fourteen boys and
girls took part and did credit to
themselves and their leaders, Mrs. A.
| f. Smith and Mrs. Herbert Swift.
Promptly at the appointed hour, the
Legion marched in, singing a temper
ance song, and on to the platform
where they halted in fine form; they
told the name of their organization,
its motto, its colors, its rally cry
and gave the salute.
The names of those taking part fol-
low: Elizabeth Leidtke, Ernest King,
Reta Eddy, George Leidtke, Isobel
Holt, Helen Reynolds, Raymond Jes-
sen, Herbert Benson, Forest Cher
bonneau, Ruth Holt, Glee Eddy, Ger
trude Dyer, Celia Graves, Alton
Hicks. The event of the evening was
the recitations--which were lengthy
for children of their ages and excep-
tionally well rendered. We trust this
is not the last time the l.. 7. l.. will
preach temperance through recitation
and song to a Manchester audience.
Arrangements had been made for
the presentation of pictures portray
ing scenes in the life of Christ; be-
cause of unforeseen obstacles in the
way, the pictures could not be given
that night, but were given the follow
ing week and enjoyed by fair sized
audience.
As every one may not be familiar
with the order of the Loyal Temper
ance Legion and its aims, word of
explanation may not be amiss. The
L. r. l.. is a juvenile branch of the
Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion, and its aim is to make of our
boys and girls the highest type Of
citizens. Every state in the Union is
carrying on this work,-in fact is is
world wide.
Besides the regular course Of tenn
perance study, business methods, par.
| Iliamentary usage, etc. are taught.
The l.. T. l.. aims to awaken in the
mind of the child an interest in all
things pure and noble, to train the
young for the highest and best in life.
Ann Gordon, National President of
the w. c. T. IT,, is also Worlds Sec
retary of the L. T. L. Miss May b.
Erwin, National Secretary and Mrs.
A. F. Smith, State Secretary. Mrs.
Smith has done faithful work in the
state and was unanimously reelected
to this Office at the recent state W. c.
1T. L. Convention held at Barton. One
feature of Mrs. Smiths work during
the year was the getting out of a
series of anti-cigarette blotters, %
thousand Of which have ben placed in
the hands Of the boys and girls in the
schools of Vermont.
All parents are ambitious for their
children-they want their boy and girl
TO have better chances in life than they
had. No other argument has the
weight to convince a man as the argu-
ment in behalf Of that mans children.
A man may drink liquor himself-but
he does not want his children to do it;
he would rather there was no liquor in
the world where his children are con-
cerned.
We are agreed that this would be
better world if liquor and the liquor
habit did not exist. While we work
and wait for this ideal civilization, let
us join hands to cultivate public senti-
ment for sobriety, and this is best
done by educating the children along
temperance lines. To this end the
Loyal Temperance Legion is pledged.
The Manchester Center Legion meets
in the yestry Of the Baptist Church
once in two weeks, on Saturdays at
$3.50 p. m. Would not all parents like
TO have their children receive the in
struetion which il offers, and which is
free to all. All are welcome and cor
daily invited TO attend.